HOK-Designed Interdisciplinary Science Building Breaks Ground at Montclair State University - HOK

The world moves fast, and UBC Faculty of Applied Science students deserve an educational experience designed to keep pace.  Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Xun Liu are our two newest Marshall Bauder Chairs in Innovation in Interdisciplinary Education, who will be championing just that.  Over the next three years, they will craft the institutional infrastructure needed to develop meaningful, interdisciplinary learning experiences and teaching tools for students and educators alike. Their work draws from and builds upon the Applied One ethos: a commitment to connecting disciplines around the challenges that matter most. Creating an educational framework for interdisciplinary learning Dr. Ellis, a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the UBC Vancouver campus, aims to design a Faculty-wide educational framework to support collaborative learning, interdisciplinary research, professional practice and community engagement. “Universities are increasingly challenged to prepare graduates who can work across disciplines, engage with complexity and lead meaningful societal change,” said Dr. Ellis.