Hollander and Catanach will join 27 other Pew Scholars in June at the Carnegie Foundation headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., for a 12-day session addressing the issues and challenges in the teaching of their fields. During the 1999-2000 academic year, each scholar undertakes a project designed to contribute to the body of knowledge and practice in his or her field. The Pew Scholars will get together again for 12 days in June 2000 to share the results of their projects. Hollander is Chapman Professor of Business at the University of Tulsa and is director of the School of Accounting and Management Information Systems. She played an integral role in the college's recent redesign of its degrees in accounting and information systems.
Students research weekly topics using a variety of resources.
In class techniques include class discussion and debate, invited speakers from the professions, formal and informal student presentations and technology-based demonstrations and tutorials, which student groups often prepare and lead. Hollander uses online communications infrastructure extensively, minimizing lectures. She was named TU Mortar Board Professor of the Year for 1997-1998 and won the Dean's Innovation in Teaching Award in 1998. Today's Revolution in Business and Information Technology. An active member of the AAA, she is past chair of the Membership Services and Subscriptions Committee and has served on the finance and nominating committees.