Adapting to the changing landscape of our student demographics (more first generation and minority students) is an opportunity for us to explore the best pedagogy to reach the broadest range of our “new majority” students. The TCNJ School of Science has been strategically shifting our collective teaching and mentoring practices to support our students. We have developed a theory of change that focuses on developing our instructors to be experimentalist teachers. An example of the chemistry department practicing our theory of change will be shared. Dr. Benny Chan received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA and a B.A. in Chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA. He has published in a wide range of academic areas from electrocatalysis, actinide solid state chemistry, superconductivity, coordination chemistry, and scientific education. He has been an advocate for diversity and inclusive since he started as a faculty member at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He advocated for the LGBTQ+ STEM community through the American Chemical Society, National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Science and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP), and the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). He helped to develop national LGBTQ+ safe zone training targeted at the engineering and physical science communities through the ASEE. He has been recognized for his work as the 2019 NOGLSTP LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year and was named a 2020 American Chemical Society Fellow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx