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Academic Year 2025-2026:

Fall 2025:

Kevin Angstadt
Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics Department
Re-envisioning & implementation of core teaching infrastructure

Neil Forkey
Associate Professor, Canadian Studies Department
Archie F. MacAllaster and Barbara Torrey MacAllaster Professor in North Country Studies
HIST 213 Global Environmental History

Mark MacWilliams
Professor, Religious Studies Department
Sykes North Country Garden and Technological Angels - UFOs, Religion, Pop Culture & the Supernatural course design

Aswini Pai
Associate Professor, Biology Department
Organizing the ASIANetwork Conference

Spring 2026:

Zeyno Ustun
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Digital, Media & Film Departments
User experience design with critical perspectives

Katie Wolfe
Associate Professor, Philosophy Department
Power & Privilege course design/redesign

Zhenjun Zhang
Professor, World Languages, Cultures & Media Department 
Asian Fantasy Fiction and Film course design

Academic Year 2024-2025:

Sara Ashpole
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Department
R. Sheldon '68 and Virginia H. Johnson Professor in the Sciences
Project to explore the development of an Environmental Studies undergraduate journal

Brad Baldwin
Professor, Biology Department
Project to begin implementation of large research grant awarded by NYS  on conservation

Jennifer L. Hansen
Professor, Philosophy Department
Project to take CS 256 in Fall 2024 to advance computer science knowledge to develop a course that can be offered regularly on software engineering ethics

LeAnn Holland
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, Education Department
Project to develop a 4+1 combined program in leadership at SLU and develop an application for NYSED

Academic Year 2023-2024:

Spring 2024:

Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins
Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics Department
Development and outreach for a makerspace in Bewkes