I am happy to announce Dr. Erik Gooding is our new Director of the Honors Program and the Center for Engaged Learning. Erik is an anthropology professor in the Department of Anthropology and Earth Science. He will draw upon his experiences as a community engagement director for a local Indigenous non-profit, his recent four-year participation in a Bush Foundation Community […]
We are seeking to fill a faculty position as the Honors and Center for Engaged Learning Director next academic year. This position has been two separate positions and has been filled on an interim basis. We are returning to combining the positions into one and offering as 1.0 FTE. Below and attached are the details. The faculty will serve for […]
Calling all Faculty, Staff, & Students… Do you have a hobby or interest that you feel like sharing with K-12 students? College for Kids & Teens is now accepting course proposals from prospective instructors. Get paid to help share your passion this summer! College for Kids & Teens is a summer camp program for K-12 students. The classes encourage exploration, […]
Physics and Astronomy students Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented research on variable stars and on observations of planets in other stellar systems at the 113th annual meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers in November. Max presented a new observation of the exoplanet KELT-1b and used it to evaluate the accuracy of the measured period for the […]
Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers ((AAVSO) in Boston, MA on Nov 6-7. Max reported on the measurement of the time of transit of an exoplanet, which is a planet orbiting around another star. Brett presented a technique for combining his measurements of a variable star […]