Annual Reports
The Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM) is not a degree-granting program, but rather a program that coordinates activities in outreach, teaching, and research across the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Geology, in the Northern Kentucky University College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Computer Science in the College of Informatics, and the institution's College of Education and Human Services.
Established by Kentucky's Council on Post-Secondary Education as the Program of Distinction at NKU, CINSAM is dedicated to enhancing teaching, learning, and application of science and mathematics at all educational levels throughout the region. It prepares outstanding future teachers by promoting integrative science courses and by providing opportunities for collaboration among education, science, and mathematics faculty and their students at all grade levels from pre-school to college graduate.
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- CINSAM coordinates area science and mathematics alliances for teachers, pre-service teachers, college faculty members and industry scientists and engineers. It provides workshops and courses led by NKU faculty for elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers as well as on-campus and off-campus learning experiences and programs for them and their students.
- CINSAM scholarships, integrative science courses, internships in business and industry, and research opportunities help develop students who are capable of handling complex interdisciplinary problems in school, in the workforce, and in their own lives.
- The public gains an improved understanding of science and mathematics through CINSAM-sponsored symposia, guest speakers, faculty lectures, tours, and other presentations.
- CINSAM's unique mission is advanced across disciplines; among students, teachers, and the private and public sectors; and around teaching, learning, and creative thinking.