2017 “Enhancing Student Success in Science”: a two-day faculty workshop to build more inclusive classrooms

March 2 – 4, 2017

For the second year in a row, UCLA’s Divisions of Life and Physical Sciences jointly sponsored a two-day, invitation-only workshop for faculty called “Enhancing Student Success in Science.” 41 faculty leaders, from both Life and Physical Sciences, were joined by Dean Sork and Dean García-Garibay, to improve the teaching and mentoring of diverse students in the sciences.

This year the workshop was organized and facilitated by Dr. Anna Yeakley– a national leader with over 20 years of experience in facilitating and training intergroup dialogues, and Director of UCLA’s Intergroup Relations (IGR) Program­.