USIE: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT INITIATED EDUCATION EDUCATION

USIE STUDENT FACILITATOR PORTAL

WELCOME TO THE USIE PROGRAM

We are so excited that you have chosen to advance your passions and interests by offering an undergraduate course through our program! This site is designed to help you prepare for your time as a USIE Student Facilitator and also guide you through the information you need to successfully complete your time in the program.

Prior to the Fall quarter, please review the major deadlines and complete each item noted by the designated date.

During the academic year, it will be your responsibility to manage the preparatory work, including, but not limited to, enrolling in your pedagogy seminars, creating contract courses, and more. While the program culminates in the facilitation of your own course in the Spring, there is much to prepare before then. Please refer to the checklist page frequently to make sure you do not miss these important deadlines.

For additional questions, please contact Kara Brown, USIE Coordinator, at usie@college.ucla.edu.

INITIATED FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTS

Undergraduate Student Initiated Education (USIE) is an innovative program designed to provide a select group of juniors and seniors with the opportunity to develop and facilitate, under close faculty supervision, a lower division seminar for their peers.

The USIE Program was created in 2005-06 when a group of undergraduate students approached then Dean/Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Judith L. Smith, with a proposal for student-initiated courses.

As of Spring 2021, more than 150 students have designed and offered their own seminars, enrolling over 3500 undergraduates.

USIE is a program housed in the UCLA Honors Programs Office, A311 Murphy Hall.

MEET THE TEAM

USIE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Jennifer Lindholm, ex officio
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education
and Director, Honors Programs

Jessica Lynch
Professor of Anthropology
College of Letters and Science

Paul Hsu
Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health

Christopher Mott
Lecturer in English
College of Letters and Science

Hannah Whang Sayson
Assistant Director
Center for Educational Assessment
Center for the Advancement of Teaching

PEDAGOGY INSTRUCTORS

Professors Hannah Whang Sayson and Christopher Mott are the pedagogy instructors for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. They are the primary instructors for the HNRS 101E seminars, designed to help refine your syllabus and equip you with important pedagogical tools to ensure you are prepared to facilitate your course in the Spring.

USIE COORDINATOR

Kara Brown is the USIE coordinator. The USIE coordinator assists with the management of programming and logistics for USIE. She is your contact point for any questions about enrollment into your pedagogy seminars, submission of contract courses, general advice for scheduling your seminars in the Spring, and information about major events, such as our annual reception.

USAC - USIE COMMITTEE

From its inception, the Academic Affairs Commission (AAC) branch of USAC has been responsible for and played a large part in maintaining the and advocating for the interests of the undergraduate students who participate in this program. They do this by appointing an undergraduate student Chair and Vice Chair of the USIE Committee, a group of volunteers, who lead all outreach and marketing efforts for the USIE Program. This year's members are:

Cristopher Espino
Academic Affairs Commisioner and Vice Chair

Sujana Sridhar
Chair

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