UERU Presents Inaugural Carl E. Wieman Award for Excellence, Honoring National Leaders in Undergraduate Education Reform
Introduction
The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) today announced the inaugural recipients of the Carl E. Wieman Award for Excellence. The Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Student Success, and Effectiveness at the University of Illinois Chicago were recognized for their leadership in advancing teaching excellence and equitable student success.
Presented during the UERU Leadership Summit, the awards broadly recognize research university departments and offices that demonstrate a sustained commitment to teaching excellence and high-quality undergraduate education. The award was established to advance the vision outlined in the Boyer 2030 Commission Report, The Equity-Excellence Imperative (2022). The UERU Leadership Summit was organized to hone and bolster implementation of the Boyer 2030 Commission Report recommendations despite changing circumstances.
Read more on The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) website