A five month course combining a thematic student-faculty research project and global education, conducted with Dickinson faculty members and collaborating faculty from one of our partner institutions. The program trains students in the process of interdisciplinary research, team-building, and effective cross-cultural communication. Thomas Arnold, Associate Professor of BiologyIan Tibbetts, Associate Professor of BiologyBrian Brubaker, Interim Executive Director of Global EducationCarla Maranto-Arnold, Assistant Director of Global StudyNeil Weisman, Provost and Dean of the College

STEM for the 21st century “to ensure that the undergraduate biology taught in classrooms reflects the biology

practiced by scientists in their labs and in the field.”

VISION AND CHANGE IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY EDUCATION: A CALL TO ACTION. AAAS, NSF, HHMI (2009)

understand the process of science

integrated within society

Communication,

collaboration, language

active, outcome-oriented, inquiry-

driven and relevant

Student–faculty research experiences

• Less funding, more pressure to assess outcomes. Rise of the MOOCs: 86% online professors believe MOOCs will significantly reduce the cost of a college degree but 81% felt they diverted a large amount of time from traditional teaching and mentoring.

• STEM fields lack diversity & a global perspective. Few U.S. graduates “possess the cross-cultural skills to interact with representatives from other cultures, adapt products and services to new markets, cooperate with international partners, and work with a cross-cultural team”1.

• Integration: global education and student / faculty research are expensive, and often “conflicting opportunities”.

• Re-entry: students often have trouble making connections between their experiences abroad and academic coursework.

STEM and Global EducationChallenges and opportunities

• A balanced education. SFR and global education provide place-based educations and mentoring that low-cost MOOCs can not.

• A natural fit. Study abroad opportunities provide STEM fields with access to a diverse audience.

• A junior “super semester” provides a global perspective, satisfies STEM graduation requirements, and provides a logical re-entry program.

STEM and Global EducationChallenges and opportunities

A Global STEM Pilot ProgramImpacts of climate change on marine

ecosystems

Global ScholarsPilot Program Dickinson College

Foundation• 2,341 students; 40 programs, 24 countries; 60% study abroad; tradition of global education and student research; “creative” funding.

• 17 juniors, 88% female, 75% science majors

Academic ContentSCIE3241 and

BIOL560Marine station orientation; 10 weeks of evening lecture; 5 guest lecturers; 5 journal club meetings; 5 writing workshops;1 manuscript / 4 revisions;1 presentation; 1 press release.

Research

Research / CultureMarine station: safety briefings, introduction to environments, species lists, field and lab work; aboriginal culture; site assessment; collections; bioassays; data analysis; sample transport

Re-entry• Collaboration with

NSF-TUES sponsored course (+22 students)

• Conference presentations and career workshops

• Manuscript publication

Global ScholarsPilot Program Dickinson College

Front Row (from left)- Professor Tom Arnold, Ioni Kokondis, Courtney Cara, Emily Seklecki, Esmeralda Alverez, Laura Schorfheide. Back Row (from left)- Josh Margolis, Antonia Johnson, Phoebe Oldach, Katie Daley, Nicole Davidson, Casey Reilly, Amanda Karampatsos, Chris Mealey, Kaitlin Jurewicz, Professor Ian Tibbetts, Christine Talbot, Anna Ramthun, Stephanie Bernasconi. Not Pictured: Annie Weichert

Global ScholarsPilot Program Dickinson College

Two committed

groups with adequate funding

Faculty commitment to teaching and subject

expertise

Field & lab facilities

and student commitmen

t

Ability to convert study

abroad into study-at-

home

Collegesupport

Healthy Int’l

program

Internal funding

External funding

HealthyResearch programs

Mature teachers

Tenured faculty

Family support

Student-friendly facilities

Motivated students

Safety training

Capacity to fail

Plug-in to research

Venues for sharing

Support for SFR

Track to graduation

European

MedSeA

Center for Global Studies & EngagementCenter for Sustainability Education

Program Assessment

Two committed

groups with adequate funding

Faculty commitment to teaching and subject

expertise

Field & lab facilities

and student commitmen

t

Ability to convert study

abroad into study-at-

home

Collegesupport

Healthy Int’l

program

Internal funding

External funding

HealthyResearch programs

Mature teachers

Tenured faculty

Family support

Student-friendly facilities

Motivated students

Safety training

Capacity to fail

Plug-in to research

Venues for sharing

Curricularintegration

Track to graduation

European

MedSeA

Center for Global Studies & EngagementCenter for Sustainability Education

Program Assessment

A community based research project to bring together students from our partner institution in Japan, Akita International University, with Dickinson students for a eight month project to study the delivery of health care in rural Japan and rural Pennsylvania.  The highly selective program is currently accepting applications for five positions on the international research team.

2014Global Scholars Program