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Center for Academic Innovation and Creativity
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Cultivating the intellectual curiosity and creative efforts of faculty, staff and students.
The Center for Academic Innovation and CreativityThe Center for Academic Innovation and Creativity nurtures Mount Saint Mary’s core values of innovative teaching and learning. The Center offers programs, tools and resources that foster student success and faculty development - igniting a spirit of inquiry fueled by curiosity, imagination and experimentation.
About us-
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Faculty
In collaboration with the Center, Mount Saint Mary鈥檚 professors develop and share effective teaching strategies and test new technologies and emerging best practices.
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Students
Students participate in initiatives like the Center鈥檚 annual Academic Symposium, the University鈥檚 Honors program and various undergraduate research grants. Students also have access to holistic mentoring and tutoring services and an ePortfolio tool to support their success throughout their college career and beyond.
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General public
The Center welcomes partners, educators and the general public to explore our research and apply discoveries in their communities.
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Academic Symposium and Research
Academic showcaseThe annual Academic Symposium is an opportunity for faculty and students to present insightful and relevant research in health and human services, the arts and humanities, political science, the biological sciences and more. Many of the students use the Symposium to further develop their research in preparation for publication in academic journals or at conferences around the globe.
2024 Symposium programSupport academic excellence and innovation
The Center for Academic Innovation and Creativity (CAIC) brings together faculty, staff and student thought leaders from across our community to incubate and launch the most effective practices to support student success, innovative teaching, learning and engagement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Your gift allows us to advance the mission of The Mount. Thank you for your support.