Most people currently in the chemical workforce once were students in undergraduate chemistry courses. Furthermore, the work of many of these people connects to wider global issues and enterprises.  As the abstract for this symposium points out, �existing chemistry curricula are not always representative of the current trending toward a transnational practice of chemistry.�  How can we transform our courses in order to bring global competencies into the chemistry classroom? What models now exist? How can the concepts of sustainability inform what we teach?  This talk will address these questions, with an eye to three overarching principles: (1) We live on a finite planet, hence the need to learn to conserve, (2) Our world is interconnected, hence the need to learn what we do in one place affects those elsewhere, and (3) Our world is changing, hence the need to teach questions as well as answers.

Inspiring chemistry education for a world that is finite, interconnected, and changing

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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