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Study abroad experiences, relatively rare in chemistry programs and encouraged by the American Chemical Society, are a way to advance the cultural competence of students. We describe a study abroad experience that includes an upper level chemistry course on fermentation. Many articles have described the integration of fermentation into lecture and lab classes, providing instructors with resources for course development. The described course demonstrates several novel features: a model for the development of a study abroad experience, a strategy for increasing student enrollment, and a mechanism to ensure student engagement with the fermentation content before and during the study abroad trip.

Upper level chemistry electives provide an opportunity to integrate modern interdisciplinary topics into the chemistry curriculum. One such elective is Food Chemistry, a course first taught as part of a Common Read program. The course has changed over time to incorporate activities designed to illustrate the connection between food and chemistry as well as reinforce soft skills like team work and oral communication. In addition to student learning outcomes, benefits for faculty and the department have been realized and are described.

An extensive but cost-effective approach to maintaning a 60 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is described. The output is routed to a laptop computer through a two-channel data acquisition apparatus. The new set-up allows for faster collection and processing of data.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University (Savannah, GA) Summer Chemistry Workshop is a well-liked graduate course for secondary school science teachers of the area. Science teachers have unique challenges because their work demands expertise in laboratory management as well as in content, and these are addressed in the workshop, which focuses on the comprehensive laboratory component of science instruction. Teachers actually perform experiments related to current topics, among them vitamin C content in soft drinks, cholesterol in gallstones, molecular modeling, DNA cloning, and MRI. The workshop helps in the development of a relationship between the university and science teachers.

This paper discusses ideas on how to incorporate Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services into a Catholic college nursing curriculum. Questions addressed include: What does the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops say is the purpose of the Ethical and Religious Directives? Is the profession of nursing a particularly difficult one in which to incorporate Catholic teachings? Can we share with our students a code of nursing ethics that supports the Ethical and Religious Directives? Promoting faculty and students' learning about Catholic teachings may be a step to changing what Blessed John Paul II called the culture of death into one of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]