Revitalization for Academic Success Initiative

At Austin Peay we know that getting off to a good start has an profound effect on student success. What is more today’s pedagogy tools offer possibilities for learning that are unique to our time.

The RASI program, a partnership between the Office of the Provost, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Faculty Senate, is designed to encourage groups of faculty to re-imagine the structure of fundamental courses on our campus so that by redesigning these  high impact courses we might improve student success.

The first year saw 31 proposals from every college. The 9 selected proposals are now preparing to implement their pilot initiatives in the fall. 

2011-2012 Awardees

•  BIOL 2300 Principles of Microbiology
  Dr. Chad Brooks

•  CSCI 1005 Computer Hardware, Software and  Programming Concepts
  Dr. Wei Ding
  Nancy Smithfield 
  Dr. Jim Vandergriff

•  CSCI 1010 Introduction to Programming
  Nancy Smithfield
  Dr. Jim Vandergriff

•  ENGL 1020 English Composition II
  Dr. Mercy Cannon
   
•  HHP 1250 Wellness Concepts and Practices
  Donna Dey
  Dr. Marcy Maurer
   
• MATH 1410 Structure of Mathematical Systems
  Dr. Ann Assad 
  Dr. Jennifer Fillingim
  Ashley Stonecipher
  Dr. Jackie Vogel
  Dr. Andy Wilson 
  Dr. Mary Lou Witherspoon
   
• MATH 1810 Elements of Calculus
  Dr. Ben Ntatin
   
• POLS 2010 American National Government
  Dr. Marsha Lyle-Gonga
   
• SOC 2010 Introduction to Sociology
  Dr. Tucker Brown