Becoming an Agent of Change: Theory and Strategy for Effective Change Planning and Implementation for New and Early Career Faculty

Authors

  • Lisa G. Bullard North Carolina State University
  • Jason M. Keith Mississippi State University
  • David L. Silverstein University of Kentucky, Paducah
  • Donald P. Visco, Jr. The University of Akron
  • Charles Henderson Western Michigan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18260/2-1-370.660-132216

Abstract

In this paper we summarize the work of Henderson et al. who suggest a foursquare diagram that looks at change on two different dimensions so that an appropriate change strategy can be selected. Operationalizing such changes can be facilitated through the Accelerating Systematic Change Network (ASCN) Change Dashboard. We briefly introduce this Change Dashboard and how it might be used to implement a desired change, translating strategy to workable tactics.

Author Biographies

Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

Lisa G. Bullard is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University.  She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from NC State and her PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.  She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Company from 1991-2000.  A faculty member at NC State since 2000, Dr. Bullard’s research interests lie in the areas of teaching and advising effectiveness, academic integrity, and instruction in material and energy balances and capstone process design.  

Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

Jason M. Keith is the Dean and Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport, Jr. Chair in the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. Keith received his chemical engineering B.S. from The University of Akron and PhD from the University of Notre Dame. He was a faculty member at Michigan Technological University from 2000-2011, became Director of the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and holder of the Earnest W. Deavenport Chair at Mississippi State University in 2011, and became dean in March 2014. Keith, a Fellow of ASEE, received the Fahien Award from the ChE Division of ASEE.

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky, Paducah

David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky where he has taught for 24 years. He received his BSChE from the University of Alabama and his MS and PhD in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training with a special interest in faculty development. He received the following ASEE ChE Division awards: Fahien for young faculty teaching and educational scholarship, Corcoran for best CEE article (thrice), and Martin for best ChE Division paper at the ASEE Annual Meeting.

Donald P. Visco, Jr., The University of Akron

Donald P. Visco, Jr. is a professor in the Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering at the University of Akron. He earned his BS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, with a stint in the US Navy in between. He is a former dean at Akron, a co-author of an undergraduate chemical thermodynamics textbook, and the current editor of Chemical Engineering Education.

Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University

Charles Henderson is a Distinguished Professor at Western Michigan University (WMU), with a joint appointment between the Physics Department and the WMU Mallinson Institute for Science Education. He is the Director of the Mallinson Institute and co-Founder and co-Director of the WMU Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education (CRICPE). His research program focuses on understanding and promoting change in higher education, with an emphasis on improving undergraduate STEM instruction. Dr. Henderson’s work has been supported by nearly $11M in external grants and has resulted in many publications (see https://sites.google.com/view/chenderson).

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Published

2023-10-23

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 4 (2023): Fall 2023

Section

Summer School Special Section