On Friday, October 28, David Laude, PhD, will be the third keynote speaker in a colloquium series, convened by UCAT and sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, to support STEM course redesign. Dr. Laude has been a member of the faculty in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin since 1987. Dr. Laude presents an argument that the collaborative partnership between administrators, faculty and students to improve student success on a college campus should have as its starting point the expectation that every student will succeed in the classroom. Nowhere is this effort more important than in the teaching of STEM majors who historically have struggled to thrive at the same rates achieved in other fields of study. Toward this goal, an initiative to employ pedagogical advances in technology and community building in large UT Austin gateway classes has resulted in a reduction in non-passing rates in chemistry, biology and statistics courses from the 20 to 30% range to below 10%. In turn, persistence and four year-graduation rates for engineering and science majors are at an all time high in large part because of these successes in the classroom. Join Dr. Laude as he shares more information about this successful initiative and engages with members of the Ohio State teaching community who are committed to enhancing STEM education. Please RSVP here and at the event webpage: http://ucat.osu.edu/events/creating-student-centered-stem-classroom/ After the event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance.