Summer Institutes

AAC&U summer institutes offer campus teams a time and place for sustained collaborative work on a project of importance—away from the daily pressures of campus life. Participants learn from new research, national trends, other campus’ efforts, and consultations with distinguished institute faculty to develop campus action plans that are thoughtful, research-based, and feasible.

2010 Summer Institutes

Institute on General Education and Assessment
June 4-9, 2010
University of Vermont
Each year, AAC&U holds its annual summer Institute on General Education. The Institute is an opportunity for campus teams to come together to work with consultants and each other on the redesign and assessment of general education programs.

Greater Expectations Institute: Leadership to Make Excellence Inclusive
June 15-19, 2010
Vanderbilt University
The AAC&U Greater Expectations Institute is designed to help campuses respond to national calls to improve the quality of undergraduate education, increase student engagement and success, and make excellence inclusive.

Engaging Departments Institute
July 7-11, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
With the support of the Teagle Foundation, and as part of its ongoing work in Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP), AAC&U offers this summer institute for campus faculty and department chairs. The purpose of the institute is to advance integration and engaged learning in and across disciplines, and to assess student learning outcomes.

PKAL Summer Leadership Institute for Early Career Faculty
July 17-22, 2010
Baca Campus of Colorado College
Early-career STEM faculty are invited to apply for the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Summer Faculty Leadership Institute in Crestone, Colorado. The institute is designed around a carefully coordinated blend of theory and practice, weaving discussions of national issues into sessions on the politics of change. Institute mentors guide the conversations and institute sessions and work with participants on pedagogical approaches for STEM classes, including case studies, role-playing, field trips, and collaborative problem solving. The Summer Leadership Institute is supported by the National Science Foundation and all costs at the institute are covered. In addition, travel stipends are available for faculty from historically black colleges and universities and from Hispanic-serving institutions.

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