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Creating Community Through Collaboration
18th Annual NAC&U Summer Institute
June 23–27, 2014
University of Redlands

Conference Programs

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Hunsaker Student Center - Campus Events Window

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

NAC&U Board Meeting: Senior Administrators and Campus Ambassadors
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

11:30 a.m. – Noon

State of the Consortium: Nancy Hensel, President
The New American Colleges and Universities

Location: Casa Loma Room

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Opening Luncheon
Location: Casa Loma Room

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Opening Plenary: Future of Scholarship
Edward Ayers, President
University of Richmond and 2014 Boyer Award recipient

Introduced by Mark Heckler, President of Valparaiso University and Chair, NAC&U
Location: Casa Loma Room

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee Break
Location: Orton Center

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Constituency Meetings

Chief Academic Officers Sara Varhus, Chair
Location: Orton Center – San Bernardino Room

Chief Student Affairs Officers Mark Ferne, Convener
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

Innovation Summit Participants Heidi Laudien and David Salomon
Location: Orton Center – McKinley Room

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Conversation with Bill Sullivan, author of forthcoming NAC&U book
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

Expanding Civic Engagement from Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Multi-University Consortium
J. Wesley Leckrone, Associate Professor of Political Science; Loyd Bastain, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research
Angelo Corbo, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Richard Goeke, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Timothy Sullivan, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of Graduate Programs in Education, Widener University
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

The Pacific Northwest Learning Conference: A Cross-Institutional Learning Collaborative
Dave Veazey, Director of University Assessment, Accreditation and Research, Pacific Lutheran University Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Conversation with Bill Sullivan, author of forththcoming NAC&U book
(For those who weren’t able to attend the earlier session)
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

Ingenuity: High-Impact Practices and Transformative Learning for the Global World
Thomas Burns, Provost; Beverly Schneller, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Mimi Barnard, Assistant Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies and Global Education
David Sneed, GPS Director and Director of Sophomore Year Experience
Patricia Jacobs, Director of Career Services, Belmont University
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

Global Engagement
Suk-Chung Yoon, Associate Provost for Experiential Learning and Global Education
Pat Dyer, Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center, Widener University
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Panel Report on Teagle Project
Beverly Schneller, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs, Belmont University
Lynn Hunnicutt, Professor of Economics and Director of Wild Hope Center for Vocation, Pacific Lutheran University
Heidi Northwood, Director of Integrative Studies & Core Curriculum and Professor of Philosophy, Nazareth College
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception
Location: Stauffer Center Courtyard

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Dinner and Welcome
Location: Casa Loma Room

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Social Gathering

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet with disciplinary groups
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Hunsaker Student Center – Campus Events Window

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: Change, Flip, and Listen
David Asai, Senior Director, Science Education Programs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Introduced by Ralph Kuncl, President, University of Redlands
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break
Location: Orton Center

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Global Service Learning in Greece: How Business and Communication Merged to Teach Leadership, Citizenship, and Social Responsibility
Regina Waters, Professor of Communications
Robin Scronce, Associate Professor of Management, Drury University
Location: Orton Center – San Bernardino Room

Violence Against Women Act and Title IX
Alan Sickbert, Dean of Students, Hamline University
Mark Ferne, Associate Provost for Student Development and Dean of Students, Westminster College
Francine G. Navakas, Bramsen Professor in the Humanities, Associate Academic Dean
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

Six Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Partnership Between Academic and Student Affairs
Wendelyn Shore, Professor of Psychology
Eva Frey Johnson, Dean of Student Development and Director of Student Involvement and Leadership
Amber Dehne Baillon, Associate Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, Pacific Lutheran University
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

Building an Online Civic Engagement Hub
Elizabeth Housholder, Assistant Dean of Civic Engagement, Widener University
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Discussion: Feedback on Teagle Project

Teagle Goal 1: Faculty Evaluation
Beverly Schneller, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Belmont University
Nick Richardson, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wagner College
Lori Quigley, Dean, Esteves School of Education, The Sage Colleges
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

Service –Learning and Inclusion: Moving Toward Transformative Practice
Leela MadhavaRau, Associate Dean, Campus Diversity and Inclusion
Tony Mueller, Director of Community Service Learning, University of Redlands
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

Globalizing the Curriculum: Building First Year International Experiences
Nancy G. Rosoff, Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies
Sandra Hordis, Associate Professor of English and Director of International Academic Programs, Arcadia University
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

The Academic Support Umbrella: Assisting Students through Multiple Avenues
Amy Wilms, Assistant Dean of Academics and Student Life
Courtney Carter, Assistant Director, Academic Success
Meigan Karraker, Academic Support Counselor
Fred Rabinowitz, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ruben Robles, Senior Associate Dean of Student Life
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch & Networking
(Lunch seating arranged by affinity groups)
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Building Our Community: Drury University Summer Scholars
Bruce Callen, Professor and Chair of Physics and Associate Dean of the College
Peter Meidlinger, Professor of English and Vice President for Undergraduate Affairs
Francine Pratt, Executive Director, Drury University Scholars Program
Mary Wood, Professor of Chemistry
Charlyn Ingwerson, Instructor of English, Drury University
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

General Education at the Intersections – How NAC&U Colleges and Universities Express Their Integrative Character and Institutional Identity
Francine Navakas, Svend and Elizabeth Bramsen Professor in the Humanities and Associate Academic Dean, North Central College
Heidi Northwood, Director of Integrative Studies & Core Curriculum and Professor of Philosophy, Nazareth College
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

Evidence-Based Assessment in the Honors Program
Beverly Schneller, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Jonathan Thorndike, Honors Program Director
Andrew Johnson, Leadership Studies Director, Belmont University
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

Academic Collaboration in the Digital Age
Heidi Laudien, Associate Professor of English, Manhattan College
David Salomon, Associate Professor of English, The Sage Colleges
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

Internalization, Faculty Development, and Project-Based Learning
John Noakes, Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and Student Learning
Warren Haffar, Associate Professor of Political Science and Dean of International Affairs
Sandra Hordis, Associate Professor of English and Director of International Academic Programs, Arcadia University
Location: Gregory Hall – Room #161

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee Break
Location: Orton Center

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Teagle Goal 2: Holistic Departments
Joseph Bognar, Chair, Department of Music, Valparaiso University
Lynn Hunnicutt, Professor of Economics and Director Wild Hope Center for Vocation, Pacific Lutheran University
Rick Gillman, Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs, Valparaiso University
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

Partnerships, Privilege, and Pedagogy: Re-imagining an Alternative Perspectives General Education Course
Joel Zylstra, Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service
Vidya Thirumurthy, Associate Professor of Education, Pacific Lutheran University
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

Redesigning Student Literacy: Rewriting the Story of Writing on Your Campus and Ours
Scott Stevens, Seiter Endowed Chair, Director of Writing, University of Redlands
Richard Hansen, Professor of English, California State University, Fresno
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

Cultural Immersions: Plunging into Experiencing and Understanding a Different Cultural/Global Perspective
Denise Gifford, Associate Provost and Dean of Student Services, Widener University
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

Service-Learning and Inclusion: Moving Toward Transformative Practice
Leela MadhavaRau, Associate Dean, Campus Diversity and Inclusion
Tony Mueller, Director of Community Service Learning, University of Redlands
Location: Gregory Hall – Room #161

4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Optional Excursion

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet with campus teams
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Plenary Session: Create. Connect. Collaborate.
Robin Heyden, Educational Consultant, Heyden Ty, LLC

Introduced by David Fite, Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer, University of Redlands
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break
Location: Orton Center

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Collaborating with Native Nations
Nora Pulskamp, Supporting the Educational Journey in Native American Student Programs
Larry Gross, Assistant Professor, Race-Ethnic Studies
Heather Torres, Creating a Passion for Learning Coordinator
Leela MadhavaRau, Associate Dean, Campus Diversity and Inclusion, University of Redlands
Location: Gregory Hall – Room #161

Teagle Goal 3: Integrating Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
Pat Tooker, Dean of Integrated Learning and Professor of Nursing, Wagner College
Heidi Northwood, Director of Integrative Studies & Core Curriculum and Professor of Philosophy, Nazareth College
Location: Orton Center – San Gorgonio Room

Networking Students, Faculty, and Courses to Enhance the Curriculum at Liberal Arts Colleges
Rebecca Frost Davis, Director of Instructional and Emerging Technology, St. Edward’s University, and Fellow, National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE)
Location: Orton Center – Palm Room

A University-Based Charter School as a Vehicle for Reforming Urban Education and Rebuilding University-Community Relationships
Marcine Pickron-Davis, Chief Community Engagement and Diversity Officer
Stephen Wilhite, Provost, Widener University
Location: Orton Center – Vineyard Room

Social Justice in Unexpected Places: Tunnel of Oppression in The Mathematics Classroom Ksenija Simic-Muller, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Amber Dehne Baillon, Associate Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, Pacific Lutheran University
Location: Orton Center – Harrison Room

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Wrap up and looking forward
Location: Orton Center – Grove Room

Conference Activities

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Check-in

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Meeting of Senior Administrators and Campus Ambassadors

11:30 a.m. – Noon

State of the Consortium, Nancy Hensel
This is the official start of the 2014 Summer Institute.

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Opening Luncheon

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Opening Plenary: Edward Ayers, President
University of Richmond and 2014 Boyer Award

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee Break

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Innovation Summit Meeting
Provost Meeting
Student Affairs Meeting
NAC&U Ambassadors Meeting

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Panel Report on Teagle Project

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Dinner and Welcome

8:00 p.m.

Social Time

THURSDAY, JUNE 26

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet with Disciplinary Groups

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Check-in / Check-out

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Plenary: David Asai, Program Director
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Discussion for Feedback on Teagle Project
(Separate sessions for each Teagle goal)

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch – NAC&U Networking and Affinity Groups
(Lunch groups organized by Affinity Groups)

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Coffee Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

4:00 p.m.

Bus tour of historic Redlands led by Larry Burgess, with stops at
the A.K. Smiley Public Library and Lincoln Shrine, a tasting tour
at Hangar 24, wine tasting and buffet dinner at the Alumni House,
with a performance by the Buffalo Blues Band.
Meeting Location TBD

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet with Campus Teams

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Check-in / Check-out

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Plenary: Robin Heyden, Consultant

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

11:30 a.m. – Noon

Wrap up and looking forward

Noon

Box lunches to go

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