SCI-New England and the Host Institution

Southern Connecticut State University is the host institution for the SCI-New England.  SCSU, located in New Haven, has applied the SENCER approach in substantive ways on campus, and faculty there are responsible for several model courses, including Computer Ethics and Science on the Connecticut Coast.

Photograph: Participants during a working session at SSI 2007, an event held at the University of Southern Maine and co-hosted by the university and the SCI-New England.  Photo by Katie Shade.

Areas of Expertise and Focus

SCI-New England initiatives are open to participants around the U.S. but are primarily designed to address the needs and interests of individuals in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the Eastern Canadian Provinces.

The New England group has broad expertise among its members.  The region is particularly strong in the areas of environmental change, pre-service and in-service teacher education, and health related issues.

Recent Events

The Future We Create: Science Education for a Scientifically Literate Public

January 8-9, 2008, hosted by Southern Connecticut State University

SENCER Summer Institute 2007

August 3-6, 2007, hosted by the University of Southern Maine

SENCER New England Regional Symposium

January 11, 2007, hosted by Springfield College