Brett Simpson accepts role as director of core curriculum

Brett Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, has accepted the position of director of the Core Curriculum beginning in January 2019. Simpson joined the faculty of Coastal Carolina University in 2002, and served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics from 2011 to 2014.

"I am excited for the opportunity to be taking on my new role of director of Core Curriculum here at Coastal Carolina University," Simpson said. "I look forward to working with the various colleges and departments on ensuring the new core is meeting the needs of the students."

Simpson has served the CCU community in a variety of ways during his time on campus, on the CeTEAL Faculty Advisory Board, the Presidential Service Excellence Task Force, and as a CeTEAL Instructional Coach. He was instrumental in bringing the Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) online learning platform to the Department of Chemistry and Physics, and remains the primary organizer of that program in his department.

Simpson's goals for his tenure as director of the Core Curriculum include providing seats in the core for students in an efficient manner by expanding offerings and adjusting core seating capacities, and he looks forward to working with advisers to find the best ways to ensure we are successfully keeping students on track for graduation.

"I believe the most effective way though to ensure success of the core is to have communication and discussion of ideas from all constituents, and I encourage everyone to reach out to me if there are any thoughts on applying our core more effectively," he said.

Margaret Fain, who served as director of the Core Curriculum for the previous six years, returns to her role as a librarian at Kimbel Library.