Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts

Vision & Mission

Institutional Context

• A Story from a Campus– Building a research-rich learning environment– working toward and ensuring the success of African American students in STEM fields: The University of Maryland, Baltimore County

• Linking departmental and institutional mission: The Morehouse Experience
  - J.K. Haynes, David Packard Professor & Dean of Science & Mathematics - Morehouse College
  Building a strong department from the foundation of a solid vision that drives all planning and assessment is the key to the success of the biology department at Morehouse College.

• What matters - A PKAL survey
  Characteristics of ideal spaces for science

• Keck/PKAL consultancy reports
  Curricular planning must come first - Advice on getting your curricular planning right before planning your facility
  A thoughtful and well-articulated vision for teaching science is the most important element of a successful building project.

• What matters: A PKAL presentation
  Using environmental issues to transform the learning environment– top to bottom: The Middlebury College experience
  – Nan Jenks-Jay, Director of Environmental Affairs & Planning– Middlebury College
  Middlebury designated environmental studies and awareness as one of its six "academic peaks of excellence," and has integrated the environment into its academic program, organizational and management structure and into its plans for the future. They have created a community with a shared vision and goal.

  • Illustrating the story: The new science facility at Middlebury College