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Supporting Students
By: Shirin Mollah
It has been a delight to work as the Faculty Fellow within the Ethnic and Intercultural Services (EIS) Office during the Spring 2023 semester. I have worked closely with The Learning Community and Intercultural Facilitator programs within EIS. Our goal is to understand how these programs have made an impact on undergraduate experiences. We began to develop surveys for short- and long-term assessments of these programs. These surveys will supplement the data analysis that we examine for students in this program. With the wide variety of opportunities, we want to better understand what EIS resources were best utilized within the office and how to provide more. We are also in the process of creating a resources database, where students can access information related to their major including, opportunities for internships, graduate and professional schools, and full-time jobs. Most recently, the EIS office held a Professionals in STEM panel where two women engineers (chemical and electric) shared their career journeys, beginning with choosing a major in college to their current job. Students had the opportunity to ask questions such as why they chose their major and the specific subfield within engineering. We will host more events that showcase expert and professional panels to inspire students. In addition to my work with EIS, I have been working on various pedagogical strategies that encourage student participation. This spring, I hosted an event through the Center of Teaching Excellence about an ongoing experiment in my Introductory Economics course, testing different ways of engaging students. I shared the different strategies I’ve implemented to engage students with the content and I look forward to sharing the results of this study.
Shirin Mollah
Shirin Mollah earned a Ph.D. in Economics at Claremont Graduate University specializing in health, labor, and applied econometrics. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Economics Department. With her background, she takes an interdisciplinary approach when teaching Introductory Economics. She enjoys teaching students from several majors and collaborating with colleagues from other departments. Most recently, she was a Fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Her research examined the effects of policies implemented during the pandemic and the labor market. She is currently a faculty representative on the College Council and held past positions on the Faculty Senate. She is excited to work with the Ethnic and Intercultural Services Office, where students and faculty have the opportunity to connect to discuss ideas and achieve their goals. In her free time, she enjoys running, field hockey, traveling, and anything in the sun.