The 20 Most Innovative STEM College and Universities to Watch 2017
List of The 20 Most Innovative STEM College & Universities to Watch 2017 which made their own path of success
List of The 20 Most Innovative STEM College & Universities to Watch 2017 which made their own path of success
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<strong>Most</strong><br />
<strong>Innovative</strong><br />
<strong>STEM</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Universities</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>Watch</strong>, <strong>20</strong>17 T R<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>20</strong><br />
Earlham <strong>College</strong><br />
Forming a community of global citizens of strong moral character who see the world with broad, inquisitive minds,<br />
through their open governance, values, <strong>and</strong> interdisciplinary-minded, research-focused education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> United States has thoroughly flourished as a global leader through the prodigy <strong>and</strong> diligence in the work of its engineers, scientists,<br />
<strong>and</strong> innova<strong>to</strong>rs. To pursue more clarity in this increasingly complex world, the youth needs <strong>to</strong> be equipped with the knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills<br />
<strong>to</strong> solve <strong>to</strong>ugh problems, collect <strong>and</strong> evaluate evidence, <strong>and</strong> make sense of all the information. <strong>The</strong>se are the types of skills that students<br />
learn by studying science, technology, engineering, <strong>and</strong> math subjects — collectively known as <strong>STEM</strong>.<br />
Earlham <strong>College</strong> provides one such prodigious platform for students <strong>to</strong> innovate <strong>and</strong> thrive, with a free-h<strong>and</strong>, in more than 40 areas of<br />
study, including popular <strong>STEM</strong> majors like Neuroscience, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geology, Math, Computer Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Physics <strong>and</strong> Astronomy. Earlham was founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1847 <strong>and</strong> remains deeply rooted by the Quaker<br />
principles <strong>and</strong> practices of respect for persons, lifelong learning, <strong>and</strong> the pursuit of truth.<br />
Earlham: A National Liberal Arts “<strong>College</strong> That Changes Lives.”<br />
• Associate Professor of<br />
Chemistry, Lori Watson,<br />
recently led a workshop<br />
sponsored by the Global<br />
Liberal Arts Alliance. <strong>The</strong><br />
meeting of educa<strong>to</strong>rs from<br />
around the world was designed<br />
<strong>to</strong> promote international<br />
collaborations <strong>and</strong> further the<br />
incorporation of researchbased<br />
pedagogical practices in<br />
<strong>STEM</strong> education.<br />
• A community-based<br />
research project has<br />
resulted in a survey of<br />
trees in the Richmond<br />
area. Chemistry <strong>and</strong><br />
Environmental<br />
Science classes<br />
surveyed water <strong>and</strong><br />
soil quality in the<br />
Wayne County area.<br />
• A student-led<br />
Astronomy club<br />
regularly hosts star<br />
gazing events for the<br />
community at the<br />
<strong>College</strong>’s observa<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
• Joseph Moore Museum,<br />
Earlham’s natural his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
museum, is a hub for<br />
scientific research <strong>and</strong><br />
collaboration with people of<br />
all ages from the outside<br />
community.<br />
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