Welcome to the 2023 UC STEM T3PN Conference

Christine Alvarado is the Associate Dean in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the University of California, San Diego; she is also a Teaching Professor and holds the Paul R. Kube Chair in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department.    Her current efforts are focused on designing curriculum and programs to make computing and computing education more accessible and appealing, with the specific goal of increasing the number of women and Black, Latinx, Native American and Pacific Islander students who study computing.  She is currently working with the Center for Inclusive Computing as the Program Manager for the Transfer Pathways Program. 

My Experience as a UC Teaching Professor: Thriving in a Job that No One Really Understands

Abstract: 

The Teaching Professor position at the University of California is a special but not always well-defined role.  In this talk I will share my journey to becoming a teaching professor at UC San Diego, and the tips I've learned for overcoming barriers and finding success along the way.  (Spoiler alert: Don't try too hard to figure out what is expected of you in this role.  Instead, do what you're passionate about, and then convince people that what you've done is what they expected of you.)   I will discuss some of the educational programs I've built at UC San Diego including the CSE Early Research Scholars Program, which is now the basis of a new national program run by the Computing Research Association.  Finally, I will discuss several initiatives that I have been involved with that have helped elevate the teaching professor position at UC San Diego.   There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion!