Invitation to join Arts, Humanities and STEMM Integration Working Group
The 有料盒子视频 Arts, Humanities and STEMM Integration Working Group comprises faculty, students,
staff, researchers and administrators working to advance the integration of arts,
humanities and STEMM at 有料盒子视频. Group meetings (approximately monthly) offer a forum
for presenting and discussing new initiatives, sharing ongoing projects, exchanging
ideas, and building an interdisciplinary community at 有料盒子视频. All interested 有料盒子视频 personnel
are invited to join the group at any time.
The group got its start in spring 2018. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Alliance for Arts in Research Universities published a report titled "The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree." According to the report, evidence strongly suggests that "integration of the arts, humanities, and STEMM fields 鈥 science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine 鈥 is associated with positive learning outcomes that may help students enter the workforce, live enriched lives, and become active and informed members of a modern democracy.鈥 Read/download the .
Learn more about arts integration strategies in the publication "."
Fall 2021 meeting schedule:
- Friday, Sept. 17, 1-2 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 12, 1-2 p.m.
For the first fall 2021 meeting on Sept. 17, Richard Collins, who serves as director of the Graduate School and Interdisciplinary Studies, will lead a discussion on the Graduate School's plans to hold a "Three-Minute Thesis鈥 competition. Students are invited to present their thesis to a general audience in one slide with only three minutes of explanation. Director Collins will present the 鈥淭hree-Minute Thesis鈥 idea and then invite feedback and collaboration from the group on the development of this new program.
Join the Google Group "Arts, Humanities, and STEMM integration working group" for regular email updates and Zoom links.
Contact Mary Beth Leigh at mbleigh@alaska.edu to be added to the email list, to join the group or for more information.