2024 KU CTE Teaching Summit
Building Trust, Centering Belonging: Fostering Learning for All
Thursday, August 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Center for Teaching Excellence, Provost’s Office, and KU Medical Center co-sponsor the conference for faculty and instructional staff members from the Lawrence, Edwards, and Medical Center campuses.
An opening plenary session located in Budig 130 includes a thematic keynote speaker and recognition of the recipient of CTE’s Departmental Teaching Award. This is followed by three waves of conference-style breakout sessions led by faculty members, and boxed lunch final discussions.
Beronda L. Montgomery is a professor of biology and vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Grinnell College.
Her scholarly efforts focus on how photosynthetic organisms, plants and bacteria, adapt to changes in their external light environment. Her scholarship extends beyond biology and into studying mentorship and faculty development to develop evidence-based strategies to foster equity and inclusion across higher education.
Montgomery is also a writer (author of Lessons from Plants published in 2021 by Harvard University Press) and science communicator.