Jenn Rossmann, Lafayette College
Hannah Stewart-Gambino, Lafayette College
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A linked pair of first-year seminars addressing the problem of global hunger culminated in projects completed by multidisciplinary student teams. Building on the WPI Great Problems model, these two First Year Seminars were team taught by a mechanical engineer and a political scientist, each addressing the problem of global hunger. Students from both sections combined in project teams and for interdisciplinary discussions of course topics. The course included a community-based learning component as well as the development of a research & development plan for future engagement. Introducing students to the multidisciplinary complexity of such “Grand Challenges” as hunger lays a foundation for integrative education and a felt need for interdisciplinarity.