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Teaching and Learning Colloquium Keynote Speakers Announced The third annual Teaching and Learning Colloquium, scheduled for May 12 and 13, will feature two well-known academics as keynote speakers. Eric Mazur, professor of physics at Harvard University, will speak on “Understanding or Memorization: Are We Teaching the Right Thing?” Mazur holds a triple appointment as Harvard College Professor, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, and Professor of Physics at Harvard University. An internationally recognized teacher and scientist, he leads a research program in physics education as well as in optical physics. In 2001, he was honored with one of the first National Science Foundation (NSF) Director's Distinguished Teaching Scholar awards, the highest distinction conferred by the NSF. Diane Ebert-May, professor of biology at Michigan State University, will discuss “Assessment of Student Learning.” Ebert-May has been a leader in the ongoing effort to improve education in the biological and environmental sciences. She is director of FIRST II, a National Dissemination Project funded by the NSF to provide opportunities for faculty and future faculty throughout the country to improve their teaching of science. For more on the Teaching and Learning Colloquium, contact Gary Gabriele, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, at ext. 2244. 4/21/03
Hold the Date: Faculty Recognition Dinner May 13 Faculty members are asked to mark their calendars for the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, which will be held Tuesday, May 13. Information and invitation to follow. 4/21/03
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