Spring Newsletter

2023 Election: Call for Nominations for President-Elect

SABER calls for nominations for President-Elect. Please consider nominating someone or self-nominating. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please do so soon so we may contact them!

All nominations (self or other) must complete this form: 2023 President-Elect Nomination Form

The deadline for completed nominations is April 30, 2023.

Descriptions of our elected offices are available on our website; current officers are also available to answer questions. Find their contact information here. 

President-Elect Term (3 years): 1 year each as President-Elect, President, Past President

Please encourage individuals whom you believe would be outstanding candidates to carry forward the leadership of our growing and vibrant organization to submit a nomination form. If you have additional questions, please send them to Stanley Lo (smlo@ucsd.edu).

Voting will open June 1 and run through June 15, 2022.

Join us Tomorrow for our April seminar!

Two more seminars to come!

Thursday, May 11
9am PT, 10am MT, 11am CT, 12pm ET

"Examining the US premed path as an example of discriminatory design,"
with Barret Michalec

Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/81007546210 

Thursday, June 1
9am PT, 10am MT, 11am CT, 12pm ET

"What am I actually measuring? The role of validity evidence in STEM education research,"
with Regis Komperda

Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/85220663854

Early-bird registration opens May 1st!

Information will be available on the website and announced via email in the coming weeks. 

Travel Awards

SABER leadership invites graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, 2-year faculty, persons that identify as PEERs, and SABER committee members to apply for a travel award to support your attendance at the SABER 2023 National Meeting. Improving access to the annual SABER meeting is part of a movement towards a more inclusive community and a more diverse SABER meeting. Successful applicants will be awarded $600 to assist in travel to the 2023 SABER meeting. Applications are due May 10, 2023, 11:59 pm PST.

2023 SABER Travel Award Application

Conference Lodging

• Follow this link to reserve a room at The Graduate Hotel. 
• Lodging will be available in University of Minnesota residence halls. More information will follow. 

SABER Regional Meetings

SABER West

On January 14th and 15th, 2023, nearly 300 faculty, staff and students attended the 7th annual SABER West conference at the University of California, Irvine. This gathering of biology education researchers and instructors included 20% of attendees from two-year institutions, 40% of faculty and staff from 4-year institutions and 40% who were students and postdocs. Presenters shared novel educational research, campus initiatives, and classroom-level interventions in the form of 30 talks, 13 workshops and 90 posters. In addition, SABER West continues to offer professional development programming that provides training opportunities for attendees in research methodologies and evidence-based instructional practices. The weekend opened with an inspiring plenary presentation from Dr. Nancy Acevedo-Gill (Cal State University, San Bernardino, College of Education) focused on leveraging student strengths to broaden participation in STEM. The conference agenda continued with concurrent short talks, attendee-led workshops, and education research posters all centered on the meeting theme of “Supporting Equitable Transitions in STEM Education.” Despite rain throughout the weekend, the conference was full of lively conversations, constructive feedback, and plans for future collaborations. The organizing committee looks forward to welcoming everyone back to UC Irvine on January 13-14, 2024. Look for more information this spring!

Save the Dates!

In addition to SABER West, there are two new regional meetings in the Midwest and East regions! Look our for these additional chances to present your work, learn from your colleagues, and network with other life science educators. 

SABER East
May 29-31, 2024
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Stay tuned for more announcements and details!

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Diversity and Inclusion committee is accepting new members! The group meets every other Friday. Please email committee chair, Ariel Chasen, at achasen@utexas.edu if you are interested in joining. 

Join the Listserv Google Group!

Join and subscribe to the SABER Listserv Google Group to learn about job opportunities and events related to DBER, and participate in discussions about evidence-based biology teaching and STEM education research. 

SABER Newsletters are published on a quarterly basis. Please contact Emily Grunspan, SABER Managing Director, with content suggestions. 

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