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Cynthia Maguire, a past president of the Native Plant Society of Texas, is one of only nine educators in the U.S. to be elected as a 2012-2013 SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) Leadership Fellow by the National Fellowship Board of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement.
Ms. Maguire who is also a senior lecturer in the Texas Woman’s University chemistry and biochemistry department, was elected as a SENCER Leadership Fellow from a pool of more than 2,500 faculty members and academic leaders who are part of the national SENCER community. Funded by the National Science Foundation, SENCER is a comprehensive faculty development and science education reform project that engages students in science and math by focusing coursework on real-world problems.
“Being a part of SENCER has changed my life both personally and professionally, because I am part of a community of practitioners committed to improving student learning,” Ms. Maguire said. “Being elected as a Leadership Fellow is a great honor because I can pay forward the benefits I have already gained from SENCER to make a difference, not only locally, but on a larger scale as well.”
Ms. Maguire is one of the lead instructors of TWU’s Science Society and Sustainability Certificate program, teaching both the foundation and capstone courses. The program is designed to teach sustainability issues from many perspectives and culminates in a civic project to improve the sustainability of the local community.
Ms. Maguire was President of the Society in calendar year 2011 and currently serves on the Board of Directors.
For more information on SENCER, visit www.sencer.net.
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