Innovative Spaces for Learning and Engagement Project | Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences

The Crowdfunding campaign has ended. As of 8/23/2019 at 9 pm, we raised $102,895!
If you missed the Crowdfunding campaign, you can still make a tax deductible gift to the John Harshbarger Memorial Fund or the HAS General Fund! Both support student computer and chemistry labs, student field work, student scholarships, and student life in general! (Just use the dropdown box to designate a specific fund.)

Watch the Crowdfunding Harshbarger Renovation video featuring Martha Whitaker, HAS Alumna and Associate Professor of Practice, with videography by Brittany Ciancarelli, HAS Alumna and Program Manager, BAS Online Education
As of 8/22/2019 at ~5 pm, we raised $101,845. As of 8/21/2019 at 11 am, we raised $96,300. As of 8/20/2019 at 7 pm, we raised $88,950.
As of 8/14/2019, we raised $86,750. As of 8/13/2019, we raised $84,250. As of 8/9/2019, we raised $81,750. As of 8/7/2019, we raised $79,150. As of 8/2/2019, we raised $76,550. As of 8/1/2019, we raised $75,550. As of 7/26/2019, we raised $72,250. As of 7/23/2019, we raised $71,050. As of 7/21/2019, we raised $69,950. As of 7/18/2019, we raised $69,600. As of 7/15/2019, we raised, $64,325. As of 7/10/2019, we raised $60,900. As of 7/9/2019, we raised $59,900.

The UA Innovative Learning Spaces website provides an overview of the Collaborative Learning Space (CLS) concept, an environment that supports active learning pedagogies and promotes higher level thinking
Watch Joint HAS Associate Professor Emerita Katie Hirschboeck talk about how the Group Testing Strategy in a Collaborative Learning Space improves student learning
More videos to inspire the use of Collaborative Learning concepts

Watch this short video produced by UA Libraries to learn why CLSs are important: Now Under Construction: The New Student Success District!
Read the Wall Street Journal essay by Denise Pope: PDF excerpt of The Right Way to Choose a College--What students do at college matters much more than where they go. The key is engagement, inside the classroom and out.
White paper by Denise Pope (Stanford): Engagement in college is more important than where you attend. Learn more at her website, Challenge Success.org
Link to Wall Street Journal: The Right Way to Choose a College -- Online publication of Denise Pope's essay, The Right Way to Choose a College (WSJ subscription may be required)