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Student Experience Project Faculty Fellowship

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About

The Student Experience Project (SEP) is a research-based national initiative aimed at supporting student success through creating welcoming environments.

Fellows will spend the academic year engaging with student feedback to encourage connections and belonging while promoting academic engagement and growth.

We are incredibly proud to bring this project to Rutgers to support teaching and learning, and we look forward to sharing the impact of our new fellows. Stay tuned for updates as this program unfolds!

Learn more about the Student Experience Project.

Leadership Team

Seven circular portraits showing members of the SEP leadership team, each labeled with their name, title, and Rutgers affiliation. The top row includes Kristen Syrett, SEP Faculty Lead and Professor of Linguistics; Natalya Voloshchuk, SEP Faculty Lead and Assistant Teaching Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology; Tracie Addy, SEP Rutgers Site Lead and Founding Director of TIIP; and Carolyn Moehling, SEP Strategic Champion and Senior Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education. The bottom row includes Pauline Carpenter, SEP Instructional Design Lead and Instructional Design and Technology Specialist in the SAS Office of Undergraduate Education; Crystal Quillen, SEP Assessment Lead and Assistant Director of TIIP; and Tiffany Moreno, SEP Assessment Lead and Administrative Coordinator of TIIP.

Current Cohort

TIIP is thrilled to introduce the inaugural cohort of Student Experience Project Faculty Fellows at Rutgers University–New Brunswick!

This year’s cohort was selected through a nomination process, recognizing faculty who are committed to enhancing the student experience through intentional teaching practices.

Photo montage containing headshots of ten faculty members. "Student Experience Project (SEP) at Rutgers University, Faculty Fellows Inaugural Cohort 2026-2027. Meghan Deshais, Applied Behavior Analysis. Rania Elanwer, Human Resource Management. Chloe Hawkings, Entomology. Christine Morales, Social Work, Environmental Justice. Sarah O'Rourke, Accounting. Katie Pincura, Public Health. Ryan Rhodes, Cognitive Science, Linguistics. Elin Wicks, Industrial & Systems Engineering. Jenny Yang, World Languages. Elise Yu, Applied Economics, Data Analytics." A logo for Rutgers-New Brunswick Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy.

Become a Student Experience Project Faculty Fellow

Applications are now closed for 2026-2027 and will open again in Spring 2027. We have successfully filled our cohort for the upcoming academic year and are excited to begin working with our new fellows this fall. Want to be notified as soon as the Spring 2027 application window opens? Subscribe to TIIP’s newsletter, follow us on LinkedIn, or reach out to us at TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu with any questions about the program.