Like many tools, AI can do good or harm, depending on how it is wielded. We set out to wield it for good by meeting the need for challenging predictions while piloting a process that is transparent, inclusive, and fair.
NWCCU offers kudos to Utah State University (USU) for its recent efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In Fall 2021, Salish Kootenai College (SKC) admitted the first cohort of students into a unique Master of Science in Natural Resources Management (MS NRM). The MS NRM program was designed to transform students’ lives and increase the number of Native Americans with educational preparation needed to provide resource management integrated with perspectives and worldviews of Native American communities.
The School of Education (SOE) at Utah Valley University is home to The Creative Learning Studio (CLS), a technology-driven innovation hub for future and current educators. The main purpose of the CLS is to support UVU students enrolled in the elementary and secondary teacher preparation programs on how to integrate technology across content areas through the use of robotics and computer science.
Next Generation Assessment (NGA) Web Bites co-hosts Dr. Tammie Cumming and Dr. M. David Miller interview Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, President of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) as part of a special Web Bites series on accreditors and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
This fall, millions of students across the country will return to classrooms for the start of the school year. After shifts to hybrid learning platforms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to face-to-face instruction still feels novel. For students in prison, however, this year holds additional significance.
In the past five years the landscape of tackling college hunger has changed significantly— rather than mostly student-led pantries scattered across the country, faculty, administrators, campuses and university systems as a whole are seeing that college hunger is a real issue and coming together to tackle it at all levels.
A Professional Development Workshop Series for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators from NWCCU Institutions
An interview with Tony Scinta, Executive Vice Provost at Nevada State College and NWCCU Equity Council Member
A focus on equity-mindedness and the Equity Resources Library tools