生物学教授获国家级奖项,并在会议上发表演讲

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中国博彩平台 Associate Professor of Biology Jacqueline McLaughlin, 照片摄于罗马尼亚, recently received the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 2022 John S. 杜利体验式教育终身成就奖. 和, 六月初, she delivered a virtual keynote address to attendees at the FarmConect 罗马尼亚 agriculture conference held in Slobozia, 罗马尼亚. 

来源:杰奎琳·麦克劳克林

宾州中央谷. — 中国博彩平台 Associate Professor of Biology Jacqueline McLaughlin’s commitment to teaching and research has resulted in a few high-profile accolades of late.

McLaughlin recently received the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) 2022 John S. 杜利体验式教育终身成就奖. 除了, 六月初 she delivered a virtual keynote address to attendees at the FarmConect 罗马尼亚 agriculture conference held in Slobozia, 罗马尼亚. The talk centered around her work as director of Penn State’s CHANCE (Connecting Humans 和 Nature through Conservation Experiences) program.

The NSEE award recognized McLaughlin for a lifetime of sustained contributions to “the development of the philosophy and practice of experiential education and to the advancement of that field.“获奖者”在这样做的同时表现出了职业操守, 人道主义方面, 道德的问题, 卓越标准, 了解知识, 领导, 服务, 奉献, 和公认的学术/实践,根据NSEE的说法. 

McLaughlin will receive the award in late September at the NSEE’s annual conference in Salt Lake City. She was nominated for it by Penn State Emeritus Professor of Biology Stam Zervanos.

“我的提名是基于两位博士的卓越表现. McLaughlin’s national and international contributions and achievements over the course of her career in the development and practice of experiential education,泽瓦诺斯说. 在我看来, she has been a trailblazer for the development of evidence-based science education practices that incorporate undergraduate research. Dr. McLaughlin’s quest has been to improve the quality of science education for students by developing and offering alternatives to conventional biology instruction.”

麦克劳克林说,她很荣幸获得这个奖项.

“I have devoted my life’s work to higher education and striving to create traditional classrooms and non-traditional field-based experiences that expound the philosophy of 实验al education,”她说。. “当学生投身于现实世界时, 让他们提出问题的实践经验, 调查, 实验, 解决问题, 承担责任, 要有创造力,为社会做贡献, I believe they define the well-rounded student that our institution endeavors to graduate. 这些学生有知识, 技能, 价值观和能力,发挥他们的潜力,改善我们的世界.”

Organized by the 罗马尼亚n Maize Growers Association in partnership with Slobozia municipality, FarmConect 罗马尼亚 featured three days of workshops on topics including regenerative agriculture and soil health. 美国.S. Embassy in the 罗马尼亚n capital of Bucharest put the conference’s organizers in touch with McLaughlin on account of her work as director of the CHANCE program, which for the past several years has focused on interdisciplinary water issues confronting the sustainability of the Danube Delta.

McLaughlin recorded her speech with assistance from Corey McDonough of the campus’s Multimedia Innovation Center.

“曾担任驻美国大使馆科学研究员.S. 国务院, Embassy Bucharest in 2020 was truly a privilege and a paramount opportunity for Penn State CHANCE,麦克劳克林说. “在完成我的服务后,我不仅继续与美国合作.S. Embassy Bucharest in the arena of science diplomacy to create American and 罗马尼亚n educational partnerships in environmental education, but also to promote real change in policy and practices that work to sustain the waters of the Danube River and its delta. My voice to the farmers and related agricultural stakeholders who utilize this watershed at the recent FarmConect conference held in 罗马尼亚’s breadbasket was a plea for the use of more sustainable farming practices from CHANCE Penn State and University of 罗马尼亚 students.”

Eleven Penn State students — three from PSU-LV and eight from other campuses — were chosen to take part in the binational, 由两部分组成的机会项目. 他们在春季学期从事在线教学, and later this month they’ll travel with McLaughlin and other Penn State faculty to 罗马尼亚 to collaborate with 11 students and several faculty members from the University of Bucharest.

虽然, the students will engage in field research that will include designing independent 实验s, 收集, 记录和解释数据, 并在国际研讨会上展示他们的研究成果. 除了提高他们的研究技能, 学生们将有机会加强他们的网络, 劳动力“软”技能和全球竞争力. 和 they’ll be able to build their resumes and prepare themselves for the next steps in their academic and professional careers.

有关CHANCE计划的更多中国博彩平台,请访问 www.chancepsu.org.

关于中国博彩平台CHANCE项目

The Penn State CHANCE Program is a distinctive educational model which combines study abroad with embedded opportunities for undergraduate research in environmental sustainability. The goal of CHANCE is to prepare global-minded citizens who understand the importance of restoring and protecting the biodiversity of our planet's ecosystems, 他们有能力应对我们这个时代的挑战,比如能源, 空气, 食物, 水和气候的变化. 因为生态系统是跨越国界的, CHANCE strives to define sustainable answers for environmental realities from a global perspective. 

 

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