Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

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Interdisciplinary studies integrates insights from multiple disciplines to address pressing, complex problems and difficult questions.

Interdisciplinary activities at ��ý��Ƶ involve:

Connecting knowledge, standards and perspectives from two or more disparate fields of study to explore broad themes or complex problems.
Adapting and applying skills, abilities, theories or methodologies gained from two or more disparate fields of study to create a deeper understanding of a complex topic or solve complex problems.

Interdisciplinary Course Development Initiative

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Faculty-Student Interdisciplinary Scholarship Award

Derek Montgomery [email protected], (Committee Chair)
Dillon Ward [email protected], Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts
Mary Conway Data-on [email protected], Turner School of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Michelle Edgcomb Friday [email protected], College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Joshua Lewer [email protected], Foster College of Business
David Spelman [email protected], Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology
Jennifer Stubbs [email protected], Cullom-Davis Library
Rachel Vollmer [email protected], College of Education and Health Sciences

Ameren Illinois Clean Energy Award

The Ameren Illinois Clean Energy Award provides financial support and recognition to undergraduates in any field—engineering, business, chemistry, biology, and beyond—who are pursuing academic excellence and impactful careers that contribute to a sustainable energy future through clean energy.
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Solve individual and community health problems.

The FIRE program provides community and support for first year students from all majors.

The program goal is to integrate each student’s first-year experience with academic and social opportunities. The opportunities are designed to build connections and community and foster academic success.

A faculty mentor, Dr. Valerie San Juan, has an office in the residence hall and has regular office hours throughout the week for students to drop in. The faculty mentor helps connect first-year students with campus resources, provides informal advising, and helps bridge academic life with living on campus.

The FIRE program is in University Hall and will be enrolling first-year students for Fall 2026.

Fore more information contact Julie Howe ([email protected]), Director of Housing and Business Operations.

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(309) 677-2590
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