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Letter from Dean Harris

Click to read Annual ReportDear Colleagues, Alumni, and Friends, 
 
It has been an amazing year of student accomplishments in the College of Science and Technology at Millersville University.  Our educational mission is to empower students to achieve their academic and career readiness goals through immersive and hands-on education and professional preparation. Having worked as a science educator in the South Central Pennsylvania region for more than two decades, I have observed firsthand how students leverage their high-impact and experiential learning opportunities into substantial next steps. This educational approach and focus on engaged and immersive learning is the hallmark of a Millersville education, as evidenced by the impressive list of select proof points and substantial student outcomes highlighted below.

It is my bold vision that we support and mentor every student in the College of Science and Technology through a professional and experiential learning experience.  For those of you who have participated in faculty-student research, independent projects, internships, co-operatives, study-away learning, service learning, etc., you know how you have leveraged those life-changing experiences into substantial next steps.  I routinely hear graduates pointing to these seminal co-curricular experiences as the reason they achieved their dream job, graduate or professional school placement, or elevated up the leadership ranks in their organizations. 

To achieve this bold vision, I need your help in building up resources that can be deployed across the many programs in our College to provide all students with these co-curricular experiential opportunities to amplify and accelerate their readiness for the future of work and to help them achieve their post-graduate goals.

Thanks for your support during this One Day Give campaign in helping my faculty and I prepare the next generation of scientists, mathematicians, practitioners, and technology leaders. 

Sincerely, 

Marc Harris, Ph.D. 
Dean, College of Science & Technology 

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Proof Points of student excellence and how the College educates for Career Readiness

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Internships: More than 100 students participated in credit bearing internships. Numerous additional students participated in non-credit bearing internships and clinical site experiences.

Research: Over 250 students participated in faculty-mentored experiences with numerous additional undergraduate and graduate students participating in research experiences that were incorporated directly into their courses.

Publications: 30 students were listed as co-authors on 20 peer-reviewed publications

National Conferences: Close to 100 Undergraduate Students presented papers at national conferences in all 9 disciplines within the College of Science and Technology

External Research: Over 20 students participated in nationally competitive Summer REUs and in federal and state internship and national appointments

Graduate School Ready: Over 20 students were accepted into top-tier Ph.D. programs

Nationally Competitive: More than 10 Graduate and Undergraduate Students received nationally competitive grants or fellowships  


Educational Philosophy
Millersville University and the College of Science & Technology exist to prepare students to meet the needs of a 21st Century workforce by implementing new and innovative directions in science and technology education and by utilizing emerging technologies and immersive learning strategies to ready students for the future of work. 

Educational Promise
Provide students with the depth and breadth of education, and the hands-on learning, needed for success in contemporary fields of science and technology. 

How does the College of Science & Technology deliver on this promise: 

  • We are active scholars and researchers who bring our passion and knowledge into the classroom – scholarship as a teaching tool 
  • We embed high-impact educational practices into the curriculum and mentor students through experiential and professional learning opportunities to help them develop the skills necessary to be independent, life-long learners, and to achieve their academic and professional goals 
  • We encourage our students to work TOGETHER to be strong and capable learners – collaborative and cross-functional teams 

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