The presentation will focus, in particular, on the need for higher education and K-12 to work together in solving these problems. The Privilege of Teaching and Exhortations for Good Teaching. Institutional accomplishments and reputation are based on rich traditions in which faculty commit themselves to professing, advancing knowledge, and public service. Scholarship is the hallmark of all of our work. Institutions bask in the glow of their faculty's research productivity and technical accomplishments.
Research is recognized and promoted as a scholarly endeavor.
The scholarship of teaching is beginning to emerge and may become recognized and valued. Faculty must be vigilant in maintaining high standards and expectations in all three missions. Otherwise, universities risk losing their core values and purposes and become solely research institutes. As we mark the beginning of the new Millennium we must ensure an overall balance among all of our responsibilities. In this presentation, we will rely on interviews with chemistry faculty and on recently collected data on four campuses about a range of teaching and learning issues confronted in the classroom.