A quick talk for the Trinity University's Fall 2012 HHMI conference on Truman's undergraduate mathematical biology program and how it's lead to broadening participation in STEM in different but powerful ways.
3. Truman State University
Public
Liberal Arts
Highly-selective
Affordable
Primarily Undergraduate
≈6000 students
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
4. Truman State University
Public
Liberal Arts
Highly-selective
Affordable
Primarily Undergraduate
≈6000 students
Values undergraduate research
Values interdisciplinary experiences
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
8. R E P OR T T O T H E PR E SI DEN T
ENGAGE TO E XCEL: PRODUCI NG ONE M ILLION
A DDI T IONA L COLLEGE GR A DUAT ES W I T H
DEGR EES I N SCIENCE , T ECH NOLOGY,
ENGI NEER I NG, A N D M AT HEM AT ICS
Executive Office of the President
President’s Council of Advisors
on Science and Technology
F E BRUA RY 2 01 2
25. Accomplishments:
Strong summer research community.
Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to
MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational
Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
26. Accomplishments:
Strong summer research community.
Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to
MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational
Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science
Competancy-based minor in mathematical
biology.
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
27. Accomplishments:
Strong summer research community.
Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to
MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational
Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science
Competancy-based minor in mathematical
biology.
Faculty embrace interdisciplinary approaches to
research.
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
28. Accomplishments:
Strong summer research community.
Quality new courses: Bioinformatics, Intro to
MathBio, Biostatistics, Intro to Computational
Science, Calculus & Math Methods for Life Science
Competancy-based minor in mathematical
biology.
Faculty embrace interdisciplinary approaches to
research.
but...
low throughput
TU-HHMI Conference 2012
Goal: to create infrastructure for a self-sustaining, research-based undergrad training program in mathematical biology\n+ elevate faculty scholarship \n