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To promote an expanded view of undergraduate education that encompasses a change in the current norms and expectations for baccalaureate study
To track research findings and "best practices" and communicate them to appropriate constituents with the goal of stimulating further discussion and action
To involve potential students and the general public in the educational process

 
  What will the Center do?  
  Sponsor round tables and symposia that bring together creative thinkers from diverse backgrounds to examine issues central to undergraduate education, and prepare papers on specific topics that emerge from these programs
Carry out studies to identify those aspects of undergraduate education that are particularly problematic and recommend strategies to address them
Develop and maintain a web site that includes a database of innovations in undergraduate education
Disseminate position papers and reports, through the center's own publications as well as through its web site
Develop networks of professionals in diverse fields 		 
  Who will benefit from Center activities?  
  All those who want to ensure that undergraduates attain the knowledge and skills they will require to be educated and productive citizens.
University faculty and administrators
Business leaders
Current and potential students
Policy makers & government officials
The general public 		 
  The Reinvention Center at Stony Brook  
 

The University at Stony Brook is well positioned to host The Reinvention Center.
Stony Brook was one of ten research universities nationwide selected by the National Science Foundation in 1997 for a Recognition Award for the Integration of Research and Education (RAIRE).
The University has a long history of involving undergraduates in research and creative activity.
Its faculty have been in the forefront in discovering and disseminating reform-minded innovations in undergraduate education, such as the calculus reform movement and the Federated Learning Community.
Stony Brook was one of three institutions honored in 1999 with a Theodore M. Hesburgh Certificate of Excellence for Faculty Development to Enhance Undergraduate Teaching and Learning.


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