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Meetings and Workshops

Our recent in-person meetings and workshops.

2025
July 22-23
Alternative Grading Workshop
Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio
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2025
February 6-7
Annual Meeting
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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2024
March 15-16
Annual Meeting
Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Conferences and Presentations

2025
Presentation
Student Partners Co-Authoring Professional Development Approaches
Patel, K., Bui, H., Nugent, M., Bernfeld, T.
Professional Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), San Diego, CA, November 20-23.
2025
Publication
(Mis)step, Reflect, Course Correct:  Reflections on Learning through Challenges in Pedagogical Partnership
Bernfeld, T., Patel, K., Bui, H., Nugent, M.
International Journal of Students as Partners (IJSaP) - in press
2025
Oral Presentation
Transforming Classroom Practices Through Data-Driven Communities of Practice: The Ascend Initiative
Hannah, R.M., Johnson, K.M.S., Knottenbelt, S., Rodriguez, C., Schmeichel, K., Suilmann, J.
ASCN Transforming Institutions Conference, 2025, St. Louis, MO, June 9-11.
2025
Poster
The SCIENCE Collaborative: Collectively Increasing Institutional Capacity for STEM Undergraduate Education Reform
Johnson, K.M.S., Brown, N., Flaming, A., Hannah, R.M., Smith, G., Tansey, J., Zeisman-Pereyo.
ASCN Transforming Institutions Conference, 2025, St. Louis, MO, June 9-11.
2024
Presentation
Identifying Critical Shifts to Navigate Collaborative Institutional Change
Johnson, K.M.S., Cole, R., Darnell, M., Gurney, R.W., Hannah, R.M., Lewandowski, G., Tansey, J.T., Uno, J.K.
AAC&U Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference, Arlington, VA, November 7-9.
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Whether you're an educator interested in these teaching approaches, a funder aligned with our mission, or an institution seeking to improve student success, we'd love to connect.

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