STEM Summit: Call for Papers

Call for Papers due February 1, 2009

For some time, service learning and social justice issues have been staples of the humanities and social science curriculum. The same can not be said of most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curricula. This summit, which will be held June 11th - 12th at Ithaca College, Ithaca NY, aims to gather faculty from STEM fields to discuss social justice issues and service-learning projects in these disciplines in order to learn from one another through the sharing of course modules, syllabi, best practices via presentations, workshops and networking opportunities. By building on the quality of existing faculty work, the summit will serve to expand the network of faculty in the STEM fields who integrate social justice issues and service-learning projects into their work.

We invite participants to submit abstracts for short presentations which demonstrate how service-learning projects are promoted and/or how social justice issues are incorporated into a STEM classroom. Topics may include, but are not limited to, theoretical assumptions, community-based research projects, model service-learning programs or curriculum, and/or pedagogical strategies. Abstracts should include the paper title, name and institution of each author, and text of up to 400 words describing the content of the presentation. Please submit abstracts electronically to Lisa Marano at lmarano@wcupa.edu. Include STEM Summit in the subject line of the e-mail.

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission: February 1, 2009.

Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2009.