| A team of faculty and a graduate student from ASU attended the 2007 Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities (SENCER) Summer Institute in Portland, Maine. SENCER is a National Science Foundation-funded program that selects a small cadre of teams from the many national and international application programs it received to attend the the institute to work on and share information and ideas on how to infuse civic engagement activities into the science curriculum. The team from ASU, led by Dr. Robyn Hannigan, Environmental Sciences program and Geochemistry, included Dr. Alan Christian, Zoology, Leonette Cox, graduate student, Environmental Sciences, Dr. Erik Gilbert, History, Dr. Steve Green, Soil and Water Conservation, and Dr. Tillman Kennon, Science Education. Dr. John M. Pratte, Chemistry and Physics, also gave a presentation, "The Effects of Online Classes on Engagement." |
