Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research, Ad-Hoc Committee on

Ad-Hoc Committee on

Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research

Membership

Chair: Isabel Jaén Portillo

Name Department
Fletcher, Harrell A+D
Hanoosh, Yasmeen WLL
Jaén Portillo, Isabel WLL
Jayasena, Nadeeshani MTH
Merrow, Kathleen HON
Roberts, Teresa SPHR
Zareb, Hormoz MME

Charge

Faculty Senate created this ad-hoc committee in April 2018 with the following charge:

.. to get a better understanding of ITR [interdisciplinary teaching and research] practices at PSU and elsewhere and to develop practical recommendations to support them at PSU, for consideration by Faculty Senate.  The AHC-ITR will explore:
* Practices already in place at PSU
* Impact on preferred practices of budget model and other institutional structures
* Ways to promote ITR, including concrete collaboration activities with OAI.

A resolution of December 2020 resolution extended the charge of the committee through Spring 2021 term.

Final Report, November 2021