Welcome & Introductions Neal J. Quirk Chair, Development and Communications Committee University of Georgia Foundation Greetings from the University of Georgia Jere W. Morehead President University of Georgia Invocation & Lunch Timothy Echols Georgia Public Service Commissioner, District 2 Class of 2016-18 Board Member UGA Science Learning Center: Moving Toward an Active Learning Environment Dr. Rahul Shrivastav Vice President for Instruction, University of Georgia Peggy Brickman Josiah Meigs Teaching Professor of Plant Biology, University of Georgia Tim Burg Director of STEM, University of Georgia Draven Khana Genetics and Microbiology, Class of 2016, University of Georgia Paula Lemons Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia Hallie Poindexter Communications Sciences and Disorders, Class of 2018, University of Georgia Craig Wiegert Associate Professor of Physics, University of Georgia Announcements & Closing Remarks Neal J. Quirk Chair, Development and Communications Committee University of Georgia Foundation
Peggy Brickman is a Josiah Meigs Teaching Professor of plant biology and a recipient of the USG Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. Her research focuses on developing and measuring the effectiveness of curriculum and instructional strategies utilized in college science classrooms. Peggy has been a long-time proponent of active learning and teaches in one of the SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) classrooms in the new Science Learning Center. Tim Burg, director of UGA’s Office of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education, is an engineer whose work bridges academia and industry. His recent research is focused on designing and testing a robotic system that stacks living cells to make tissues and ultimately build new organs. He is a professor of veterinary biosciences and diagnostic imaging in UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Daven Khana is a 2016 UGA graduate with dual degrees in genetics and microbiology. While pursuing his degrees, he took a SCALE-UP class in evolutionary biology and was a peer-mentor for SCALE-UP classes for Paula Lemons’ introductory biochemistry course and another introductory biology course. Daven is currently a research technician in the pathology department of UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine; he works in Dr. Jaime Tarigo’s laboratory to develop a feline vaccination for cytauxzoonosis (a tick borne blood parasite). Paula Lemons, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and a recipient of the USG Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, uses social scientific methods to investigate the teaching and learning of biology. She works with fellow faculty to promote undergraduate education research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to help UGA faculty translate education research into practice in the classroom. Paula teaches in one of the SCALE-UP classrooms in the new Science Learning Center. Hallie Poindexter is a UGA sophomore majoring in communications sciences and disorders. Hallie took Biology 2103 with Peggy Brickman during spring 2016 semester, a class that was taught in the biological sciences SCALE-UP room. Rahul Shrivastav, UGA’s vice president for instruction, oversees 20 units and programs that support the university’s mission of teaching, including admissions, financial aid, registration, curriculum, advising, first-year programs, and academic support units. Since his arrival in 2015, he has led the charge to improve innovative instruction across campus through several initiatives to benefit undergraduate students. These include experiential learning to promote hands-on learning, improvements to the quality of advising, hiring more faculty to decrease class sizes in core classes, increasing summer enrollment to improve time to degree, and promoting innovative instruction through creative teaching awards. Craig Wiegert, associate professor of physics, received UGA’s Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the OVPI’s Creative Teaching Award. Craig’s research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning in physics, implementing curricular reforms in the undergraduate curriculum and studying the impact of instructional technology on learning outcomes. He, along with colleague Steven Lewis, developed UGA’s first SCALE-UP classroom, converting a 50-year old physics classroom into a modern, active-learning laboratory.
TIMELINE SEPTEMBER 2013 The Board of Regents votes to submit a request of $44.7 million to Gov. Nathan Deal for a new Science Learning Center.
JANUARY 2014 Gov. Deal includes funding for construction in his proposed fiscal year 2015 budget submitted to the General Assembly.
MARCH 2014
The Georgia General Assembly approves the $44.7 million for construction.
Science Learning Center AT A GLANCE
Gov. Deal signs the budget that includes funding for the Science Learning Center.
AUGUST 26, 2014
n 33 undergrad instructional labs
n 2 biological sciences prep labs
n Two 280-seat tiered lecture halls
n 7 organic chemistry labs: 24 seats per lab
n Two 72-seat SCALE-UP classrooms
APRIL 2014
n 1512 instructional seats
n Organic chemistry prep lab
n 4 organismal/plant biology labs: 24 seats per lab
n Organic chemistry glassware room n Physics lab: 40 seats
n 6 cellular/molecular biology labs: 24 seats per lab
n Physics prep lab
n 2 ecology labs: 24 seats per lab
n Cafe
The groundbreaking for the Science Learning Center at UGA. From left are state Sen. Bill Cowsert, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby, Gov. Nathan Deal, UGA President Jere W. Morehead, UGA student Lydia “Meg” Babcock Adams, state Sen. Frank Ginn and state Rep. Chuck Williams.
n 50 fume hoods
n SCALE-UP classrooms: Student-Centered Active Learning Environment intended to create a highly collaborative, interactive, hands-on, technology enhanced learning environment. n Tiered lecture halls: tiered design allows students to interact with each other and work as groups in a large lecture hall format. ADA compliant.
OCTOBER 2014
n Student collaboration spaces on each floor with movable furniture. n TA/Group meeting rooms on each floor with conference tables, wall marker boards to facilitate group work. n Building and lab support areas and offices. Crews working on the site of the 122,500-square-foot Science Learning Center complete four weeks of rock blasting
STEM DEGREES ON THE RISE AT UGA Almost 21 percent of UGA students who graduated in 2015 earned degrees in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math.
AUGUST 11, 2016 15.5%
15.8%
17.9%
18.5%
20.0%
20.7%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
— University of Georgia Office of STEM Education
Open for classes
AUGUST 17, 2016 Dedication THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA DIVISION OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
SAVE THE DATE
THE IMPACT OF NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS Join us for lunch and dialogue on Friday, February 17, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Piedmont Driving Club 1215 Piedmont Ave. NE Atlanta, Georgia
Invitation to follow For more information, please contact Rita Manning (BSED ’78, MED ’83) at rmanning@uga.edu or (706) 369-5974.
The University of Georgia’s commitment to an affordable college education has become stronger than ever. This year, the university received a record number of applicants for admission– nearly 23,000–and the newest class is the most academically competitive group in UGA history. Many students arrive on campus, however, with significant financial need, and it is the university’s goal to lessen this need to see that students graduate with as little student debt as possible. Many students have faced tremendous barriers to receiving their education, and yet have still earned acceptance to UGA due to their strong drive and academic talents. Need-based scholarship support is particularly valuable for these students, as it can support a wide variety of areas such as tuition, room and board, books and supplies, or meal plans.