Shape the Future
Sharon Gerbode, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of physics, briefly describes how the IA Lab for Thriving in the Core can set students on a path to become the future STEM leaders shaping our world.
The Innovation Accelerator Laboratory for Thriving in the Core Curriculum provides a holistic support system throughout the Core, combining skills development, cohort-based community activities and customized one-on-one tutoring. Collectively these programs build a strong community that empowers students to thrive in the Core, achieve academic success, and develop a lasting sense of belonging.

“If students are to tackle the messy, complicated interdisciplinary problems in our world, they need to not just survive our Core, they need to thrive. We want our students to feel the joy in our Core curriculum. We want to set them on a path to become the STEM leaders that we so need shaping the future of our world.”
Sharon gerbode, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of physics
Sharon Gerbode, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of physics, briefly describes how the IA Lab for Thriving in the Core can set students on a path to become the future STEM leaders shaping our world.

The summer Core Skills Preview is a summer program offered to select entering first-year students. The program builds academic readiness and social connections to help students thrive in the Core Curriculum.