Dr. Tracy Summerville
Department of Political Science
Dr. Tracy Summerville is an Associate Professor in the Political Science program and the coordinator of IASK (Integrated Analytical Skills and Knowledge) which is an interdisciplinary curriculum for first year students. IASK is taught to a cohort of students with the intention of creating a safe place where the students feel comfortable to ask questions and take risks.
One of the purposes of IASK is to introduce students to the conversation between scholars in academia to help them understand what scholarship is and what higher education is for. If students can articulate the argument in the article, they are able to synthesize it with other arguments.