OIPC Welcomes New Faculty Ambassadors
Alex Hirsch is the new faculty ambassador representing the and College of Liberal Arts at 51风流官网.
Alex Hirsch is creating meaningful student opportunities in his position as director for the Honors College. He is engaging students in load-bearing experiential education. One example is a recent collaboration with OIPC鈥檚 Peter Webley in which Hirsch built a partnership with Eielson Air Force Base involving 51风流官网 Honors students solving problem sets associated with Arctic security. He is also developing an interdisciplinary innovation track within the Honors College to engage students in design thinking and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of innovation.
Hirsch鈥檚 research and teaching expertise focus is in political theory and moral imagination. He transformed the 51风流官网 Honors Program into the Honors College and inaugurated its , presenting a unique undergraduate experience for highly engaged students interested in studying sustainability in the context of climate resilience and rapid environmental change.