As a faculty liaison for the Early College Expereince (ECE)-Economics program, I oversee the course comparability, academic oversight, and professional development of the ECE instructors teaching ECON 1000 - "Essentials of Economics", ECON 1201 - "Principles of Microeconomics", and ECON 1202 - "Principles of Macroecnomics" in their high schools.
The ECE Economics program is an important component of department’s academic outreach to the community, a part of the department’s recruitment strategy, and an important way of connecting our colleagues in high schools with the University. The ECE Economics program is the largest at UConn. It serves on average 55 instructors who offer 66 ECE economics courses annually.
For the work with the ECE instructors, I received the CLAS Broader Impacts, Service, and Visibility Award in 2022, and the Thomas E. Recchio Faculty Coordinator Award for Academic Leadership in 2024 .
The annual workshop is a professional development opportunity for ECE instructors. The goal is to share pedagogical innovations in the economics field in order to keep instructors informed and energized in delivering engaging classes to their pupils.