2023 The Harry W. Rodgers III Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award.
This award was founded in 1971 to give public recognition to full-time faculty members whose teaching activities demonstrate a high degree of professional excellence. To be eligible for this award, the faculty is nominated by undergraduate students. We are delighted and excited that the 2023 Awardee is Dr. Theresa Nguyen, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Loyola faculty awarded $1.2 million grant to increase the number of STEM educators working in high needs schools.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Loyola a $1.2 million grant to establish the Culturally Responsive Equitable STEM Teaching (CREST) program at the University. The funding, received over five years through the NSF’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, will support teacher candidates in developing the necessary knowledge and skills to implement equitable practices to succeed as highly qualified STEM teachers in high-needs schools.
The Principal Investigator (PI) for the Noyce grant is Timothy B. P. Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and statistics, with Co-PIs Afra Hersi, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Education; Qi Shi, Ph.D., director of the Center for Equity, Leadership and Social Justice in Education and associate professor of school counseling, and Stacy Williams, chair of the teacher education department.
More details are provided in the Noyce grant Press Release.
2023 NAS Student Excellence Event
The 2023 Student Excellence event recognized four groups of outstanding graduating NAS Students. This event was held on March 31 in the Program Room, when both President Terrence M. Sawyer, and Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Cheryl Moore-Thomas, attended and provided the opportunity for each group of NAS students to take a group picture with them.
Images from 2023 Celebration of Science week (March 27-31) events and activities
Thanks to active participation by NAS students and faculty, the 2023 Celebration of Science week was a week packed with various activities and events to inform the members of the Loyola community about the excellent work of NAS members. The highlight of the Celebration of Science Week was the "Student Excellence Event" when we had the pleasure of our president and provost joining the event for recognizing our student scholars and research fellows. Below are some images from the week's events.
The Earth Day "Teach in" event & The environmental film event at the Senator
The Earth Day Teach In event is planned for April 21 as shown in the event poster below. Furthermore, the Baltimore Environmental Film Series will feature films from the Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers Andre Chung, Rona Kobell, and Sean Yoes moderated by Kaye Whitehead. The event is scheduled for April 18 at 7 PM at the Senator Theatre. Messina is providing transportation from the library starting at 5 PM and will provide bussing back after the event. More event info is available at: https://www.loyola.edu/join-us/environmental-film-series. Moreover, the direct link to Bridge Registration is: https://cglink.me/2hL/r2076269
