2YC3

Reserve the date! The 227th 2YC3 conference will be held at Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus on May 21-22, 2027! More information coming throughout the year.

⏰ Early-bird registration for ends May 18!

Now is the perfect time to make your plans: the refreshed conference website is live, and the preliminary in-person program is available to browse. 🎉

Take a look at the program, start mapping out your conference experience, and register before rates increase.

We can’t wait to see you in Madison! 🦩🦩🦩

Are you a Division of Chemical Education member (a subdivision of ACS)? If not, consider joining at https://www.divched.org/join .

2YC3 is a subdivision of DivCHED, and DivCHED actively supports 2YC3. For the past two years, the DivCHED Special Projects committee has awarded $5000 in matching travel grants to help with travel costs to attend 2YC3 Conferences. ( https://tinyurl.com/divched20262yc3 )

You do not need to be an ACS member to become a member of DivCHED. More information is found in the first link. If you have not been a member of DivCHED before, the first year is free, and then it is $25 per year. With this minimal amount, you become eligible for other opportunities for professional development (2026 BCCE scholarships in addition to 2YC3 travel grants!) and for a faculty/educational staff-centric voice at ACS.

Are you interested in attending the 226th 2YC3 Conference at Montgomery College-Takoma Park/Silver Springs (just outside of Washington DC), May 29-30? We have awarded some $500 travel grants, but there's still time to apply for a grant! The Google Form is available at the conference page below. If you'd like to apply, the deadline is this Thursday, May 7. We're looking forward to seeing our fellow chemical educators!

https://2yc3.org/conference

https://2yc3.org/conference

A few important notes for the 226th Conference in May:

Abstract Submissions: Submit your abstract for presentations and workshops.

Registration is open!! Early-bird registration: 2YC3 members - $75; Non-members - $100 (before April 26, includes lunch both days). Not a member? Join now…annual membership is only $25 (click here to join 2YC3)!

Travel Grants (up to $500) Available!! 2YC3 has limited funding to support travel awards.

Tomorrow, April 15th, is the last date to apply for a DivChed scholarship for the 2026 BCCE. To be a member, you need to be a DivChed member. Membership is $25 a year, and you can become a member at https://www.divched.org/join

Link to application:
https://www.divched.org/biennial-conference-committee/biennial-conference-chemical-education-bcce-scholarships

🎓 New DivCHED Scholarships for !

We’re excited to share that the ACS Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED) has introduced new scholarships to support DivCHED members who plan to attend the Biennial Conference on !

These scholarships are offered by DivCHED as a member benefit to help broaden participation and support access to the conference across career stages and institutional contexts. You do not need to be an American Chemical Society member to join DivCHED, making this opportunity widely accessible to educators.

If you’re planning to attend BCCE 2026, we encourage you to review the scholarship details and consider applying.

👉 Learn more and apply:
https://divched.org/biennial-conference-committee/biennial-conference-chemical-education-bcce-scholarships

Thank you to DivCHED for supporting access to BCCE 2026!

The Division of Chemical Education is offering scholarships to DivCHED members to attend and participate in the BCCE! This exciting DivCHED member benefit supports our community by broadening participation in the Division’s signature conference.

Scholarships will cover registration for BCCE 2026, housing in the dorm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or both registration & housing (applicant specifies). Please note that scholarships are exclusive to DivCHED members. Not a member? Join at https://divched.org/join. Division membership is $25.
https://divched.org/biennial-conference-committee/biennial-conference-chemical-education-bcce-scholarships

divched.org

🌍 Travel is tough right now, especially internationally.

That’s why is building in virtual symposia during the week of the conference—to make meaningful participation possible from anywhere in the world. 💻🌐

If you’re not planning to attend BCCE 2026 in person, we invite you to help organize or host a virtual session from your region.

Our goal is to support remote engagement across time zones and make BCCE and more accessible than ever.

📧 Interested? Contact us at [email protected]

The Innovations in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) Summit project is offering webinars open to the community - we welcome 2YC faculty, grants officers, and administrators, as well as others interested in 2YCs. The webinars focus on aspects related to 2YCs and NSF grants and will include panelists with relevant experience.
Below are the ITYC webinar series (open to all by registration). Webinars will be held on Fridays at 11am PT | 12pm MT | 1pm CT | 2pm ET - see https://serc.carleton.edu/ITYC-Summit/webinars/index.html
September 26: 2YC Grants Officers and Faculty: Working Together Effectively - Register by Wednesday, September 24
October 10: Advice for New and Future P*s
October 24: Designing & Implementing a Strong Evaluation Plan: Examples from ITYC Projects

September 26: 2YC Grants Officers and Faculty: Working Together Effectively
This webinar will focus on strengthening collaborations between grants officers and faculty at community colleges. We welcome 2YC faculty, administrators, grants officers, and others interested in how 2YC faculty and grants officers can work together on National Science Foundation grant proposals.

A panel of 2YC grants officers will share the ways they support NSF proposal development, writing, and submission in partnership with faculty. A Q&A session will follow. The panelists participating in the webinar are:
Adrienne Price - Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs, Mt San Antonio College
Matt Swenson - Director of Grants, Green River College
W. Troy Tucker - College Assoc. Dean for Sponsored Programs, Suffolk County Community College
This webinar is the second of a series of follow-on activities from the 2025 ITYC Summit. Information on the whole webinar series is available on the ITYC Summit Webinars website.

The webinar is free to attend, but registration is required. Please register by Wednesday, September 24.

Webinars To continue to build on the community of practice begun at the ITYC Summit, this series of webinars explores issues of relevance to two-year college faculty, staff, and administrators. Webinar 1: Micro-Poster ...