1. PULSE: Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education

2. Why Change? What’s the Urgency? STEM Pipeline --- Leaking Badly www.pulsecommunity.org

3.  Loss of students post-freshman Biology 80% underrepresented 60% for all others  US needs 1 million new STEM degrees for the next decade to maintain global leadership (PCAST, 2012)  $100s Billions (approaching $1 Trillion) has been spent on educational reform with little full-scale change Why Change? What’s the Urgency? www.pulsecommunity.org

4. Vision and Change Report (V&C) Design Programs Based on Learning Outcomes Innovative, Student-Centered Pedagogy Integration of Authentic Research Experiences Assessment of Student Success Professional Development at All Institutional Levels Resources and Tools Focus on Faculty and Departments www.pulsecommunity.org

5. Implementation of V&C  Core Concepts  Competencies  Inquiry-Based Learning  Institutional Support Support for faculty development Faculty recognition Student engagement Infrastructure support  National Biology Community Engagement www.pulsecommunity.org

6. How to get the Nation’s Biology Community to Engage in V&C?  PULSE –40 Leadership Fellows; all with leadership experience in driving educational change –Growing community of 600+ stakeholders –Driving Vision and Change at the Department level  PULSE is an Inclusive National Effort –Anyone can join (Students, faculty, administrators)  PULSE is backed by Give it a PULSE!

7. How will PULSE work?  Representation of Leadership Fellows  Liberal arts colleges  Comprehensive universities  Research universities  Community colleges  Role of Leadership Fellows  Produce roadmaps for Departmental change  Engage community for feedback  Refine strategies for change www.pulsecommunity.org

8. How can you get involved? Join the PULSE Community (www.pulsecommunity.org)www.pulsecommunity.org Participate and Communicate www.pulsecommunity.org

9. PULSE Leadership Fellows Working Groups Raising the PULSE – Public awareness campaign Taking the PULSE – Assessment rubric and recognition/accreditation framework Faculty Networks – Developing resources for faculty development PULSE Ambassadors – Training PULSE members to work as departmental facilitators www.pulsecommunity.org

10. Who will be involved? NSF, NIH, and HHMI Professional Societies Department Chairs and Faculty And You! www.pulsecommunity.org