Curriculum Redesign
Offering Real-World Opportunities for Students Enrolled in Statistics and Data Science Undergraduate Research
Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Layla Guyot
There is a need for offering data analysis support to our local communities. While many undergraduates
enrolled in our courses have expressed interest in conducting data analysis research projects, our department
doesn’t currently have a systematic way to offer these types of experiences. Thus, the primary goal of this
community-based service project is to provide both experiential learning and research opportunities for
undergraduates while supporting the broader Austin-area. Specifically, this project will coordinate with local
Strengthening the Sustainability Studies Degree
Cohort: 2023
Fellow: Jules Elkins
Sustainability Studies graduated its first sizeable cohort in 2022, and the program has yet to undergo a
comprehensive review. Conversations with students revealed their desire for better access to the professional
Cola Interdisciplinary Program Instructors' Community of Practice
Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Elon Lang
There are two main issues that this project hopes to address. The first is the student and instructor malaise that
has been noticed by educators and administrators across our whole campus since the return to face-to-face
Austin FC U: An Immersive Course Co-Development Between Austin FC and UT-Austin Sport Management
Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Matt Bowers
As the campus community enters a new post-pandemic era, it is clear that one of the most urgent needs
following 2+ years of remote and hybrid learning is to create poignant, relevant contexts for pursuing
immersive experiential learning. As universities reckon with the challenge of continuing to evolve their value
propositions to meet student demand for more industry-relevant experiences, there is an opportunity to
innovate how we design and deliver unique pedagogical experiences that connect more deeply with their
The “Social/Wellness Module:” Providing Space for Wellbeing and Social Learning for Incoming UT Students
Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Marina Alexandrova
My project addresses the lack of built-in social/wellness-oriented interactions in introductory courses for
Peer Mentor Leadership Project
Cohort: 2021
Fellow: Gwendolyn Stovall
UT CNS Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) peer mentors are a critical component of FRI success! FRI peer mentors, many serving as student teachers, guide undergraduate students in scientific research activities. For many, that includes leading meetings, providing student feedback, creatively solving problems and helping students connect the dots, honing interpersonal social skills, effectively communicating, and more – all 21st Century skills (Trilling and Fadel, 2009).
Making New Scientists: Supporting the Training of Incoming Science Majors
Cohort: 2021
Fellow: Ruth Shear
Traditional science degree programs concentrate primarily on content and are not known for preparing their graduates with other skills needed for scientific careers.
Digital Research Apprenticeship: Projects For Intersectional Justice
Cohort: 2021
Fellow: Tanya Clement
Research and scholarship in Digital Humanities applies technology to humanities questions and subjects technology to humanistic interrogation. DH pedagogy is difficult to develop because DH is inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary, crossing the humanities, archaeology, arts and architecture, computer science, film and media studies, information studies, geography, and the social sciences.
Internship in the Media Industries
Cohort: 2021
Fellow: Wenhong Chen
Internships have increasingly become a critical step in the college-to-career transition in the media industries and beyond.
Race, Democracy, and Global Social Justice: How Studying Inequality and Vulnerability can Transform the World
Cohort: 2020
Fellow: Peniel Joseph
My initiative will achieve better learning outcomes in undergraduate and graduate students in History and the LBJ School by examining the intersection of history and contemporary policy, specifically its disparate impact on communities of color. Currently, departments, centers, faculty and students work independently of one another and lack valuable opportunities to collaborate. Genuine collaboration has evolved into a rare and difficult concept.