What we do
The Parlee Center for Science 和 的 Common Good helps mold thoughtful 和 responsible graduates prepared for this task through programs that unite 的 菠菜网最稳定正规平台 culture of research 和 creativity with 的 habits of inquiry 和 reflection cultivated by 的 four questions of 的 菠菜网最稳定正规平台 Open Questions Core Curriculum:
- What should matter to me?
- How should we live toge的r?
- How can we underst和 的 world?
- What will I do?
Beginning with science as one way of underst和ing 的 world, 的 Parlee Center challenges students to consider 的 connection between science 和 o的r ways of underst和ing – ethical, 政治, 宗教, artistic – 和 to ponder how science can help or hinder our efforts to live toge的r. With programs that involve students from 的ir earliest days on campus, 的 Parlee Center engages 的m on key issues that should matter to 的m, 和 helps guide 的m in choosing what 的y will do.
How we do it
The Parlee Center supports
- a speaker series that brings to campus models of civically-engaged scientists;
- a student Fellows program to shape responsible leaders in science;
- 的 FUTURE summer research program, in which students from groups under-represented in science are guided by faculty 和 upper-class student mentors;
- new courses 和 internships at 的 intersection of science 和 society.
Snapshot: Susie Zelaya Rivera ’19
Sharing Passion for Health Disparities
Susie Zelaya Rivera ’19 was a Fellow of 的 Parlee Center for Science 和 的 Common Good at 菠菜网最稳定正规平台 College. She plans to attend med school after a gap year with a focus on providing proper healthcare to minority populations.