{"666337":{"#nid":"666337","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sciences Lands Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Grant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty in the College of Sciences have received new funding to help foster student belonging at Georgia Tech. The team\u2019s six-year grant is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative, and is one of 104 new grants funded through an overall initiative that\u2019s allocating $60 million over six years and several phases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHHMI\u2019s challenge to us addresses a critical need in U.S. higher education, and it is aligned with Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan,\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Collard\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior associate dean in the College and lead researcher for effort at Tech. \u201cThe grant to Georgia Tech will support a team effort in pursuing a number of complementary projects.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollard is joined by College of Sciences co-investigators \u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Leavey\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant dean for Faculty Mentoring; \u003Cstrong\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/strong\u003E, assistant dean for Teaching Effectiveness; and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003ELewis Wheaton\u003C\/strong\u003E, inaugural director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/lewis-wheaton-named-inaugural-director-center-promoting-inclusion-and-equity-sciences-c-pies\u0022\u003ECenter for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E. Collard and Shepler also serve as faculty members in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Leavey and Wheaton in the School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive Excellence 3 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the third phase of the HHMI program, Inclusive Excellence 3, known as IE3, challenges U.S. colleges and universities to \u201csubstantially and sustainably build their capacity for student belonging, especially for those who have been historically excluded from the sciences.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIE3 is also distinct from previous HHMI science education initiatives because it begins with a learning phase and, during that phase, learning communities envision how to move cooperatively into an implementation phase.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe grant uniquely challenges groups to work collaboratively to address one of three broad efforts. At Georgia Tech, the College of Sciences will work with institutions across the country to help empower colleges and universities to develop and support systems that cultivate teaching and learning in tandem with key concepts in inclusion and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, each IE3 team member will concentrate on a distinct area of work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive teaching\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey will focus on \u201cworking with collaborators from other institutions to share faculty development strategies focused on inclusive teaching, such as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/inclusive-stem-teaching-fellows-program-highlights-commitment-inclusion-and-innovation\u0022\u003EInclusive STEM Teaching Fellows program\u003C\/a\u003E ,\u201d she shares, \u201cwhich the College of Sciences piloted last spring along with the Center for Teaching Learning, the College of Engineering, the College of Computing, and the Office of Institute Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeavey adds that, a semester after its launch, the Fellows program is already generating interest across campus and at collaborating institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInclusive impact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShepler will help faculty assess the impact of their inclusive teaching efforts, working with collaborators to develop an iterative process to help institutions create formative assessment methodologies for teaching and learning that both facilitate and prioritize inclusion and equity in a manner that is consistent with institutional values and missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout the project, our aim is to make sure that students have a voice in defining what it means for them to experience teaching that centers\u201d on these concepts, Shepler says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work coincides with a goal of the College of Sciences\u2019 new Teaching Effectiveness, Advocacy, and Mentoring (TEAM) committee, which Shepler leads, to \u201cdevelop and adapt new processes for the evaluation of teaching that are inclusive and equitable for all faculty.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC-PIES\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, Wheaton\u2019s work as the director of the Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences \u2014 C-PIES, for short \u2014 will inform and supplement Leavey and Shepler\u2019s goals for the grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheaton will also lead a competitive C-PIES Faculty Fellows program that focuses on innovative teaching and research ideas that can transform student learning using key principles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Center will sponsor approximately five C-PIES Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellows in this effort,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is an exciting direction that will provide the tools to develop assessments in our curriculum, leading to a culture that emphasizes and facilitates a growth mindset of continued development.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETransforming tomorrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the researchers hope to leverage the Inclusive Excellence Grant to transform teaching and learning for faculty and students of today \u2014 and of tomorrow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThough much of the HHMI work will focus on faculty, particularly those in instructional roles, the potential impact of these efforts is on the learning experiences of future generations of students,\u201d adds Collard, the grant lead. \u201cI look forward to seeing how the project develops \u2014 and how it fosters changes that support student, and faculty, success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour faculty in the College of Sciences have received new funding to help foster student belonging at Georgia Tech. 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