Academic Affairs Summer Meeting
- Creating the Learning-Centered Institution
- July 24-27, 2008
- Omni Parker House, Boston, MA
- Contact: Jill Gately
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Please join us for another extraordinary Academic Affairs summer conference, a professional development event set in the historic city of Boston, Massachusetts. We continue to explore the theme of the Learning-Centered University.
We begin with the Workshop for New Provosts that starts at 1:30 pm on Thursday, July 24th. There is no extra charge for this workshop. If you are a new or interim provost, please plan to arrive in Boston in time to participate in this.
Our opening event at 4:00 pm on Thursday afternoon will be a presentation by Derek Bok, author of Our Underachieving Colleges. Friday morning we will continue our focus on Learning-Centered Institutions with a presentation by John Tagg, author of the widely influential 1995 article in Change magazine, “From Teaching to Learning: A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education.” John subsequently wrote the book The Learning Paradigm College.
Later in the program we will hear from two speakers who represent fast-growing areas of institutional and curricular focus. Pamela Tate, President of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), will describe ways that institutions can focus on adult and life-long learners. Debra Rowe, President, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development and Co-Coordinator of the Higher Education Associations’ Sustainability Consortium, Washington D.C. will describe recent initiatives in the sustainability movement.
Our program concludes Sunday morning, July 27th, with our ever-popular seminar: Seeking the Presidency (8:00 – 11:00 am). There is no charge for this workshop. If you wish to participate, be sure to arrange to leave Boston after noon on Sunday.
Schedule at-a-glance
| Thursday, July 24 | ||
| 12 Noon – 5 p.m | Registration | |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Workshop for New Provosts | |
| 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Opening Plenary - Derek Bok | |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Reception and Small Group Discussions | |
| 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m | Opening Dinner | |
| Friday, July 25 | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Registration | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | |
| 9 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Meeting for Provosts of Color | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Plenary: John Tagg | |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 am | Group Discussion | |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Panel and Discussion | |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | CAO Luncheon & Plenary: Pamela Tate | |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Workshops | |
| 5 p.m. | Evening on your own | |
| Saturday, July 26 | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Breakfast Meeting for Women CAOs | |
| 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Plenary: Debra Rowe | |
| 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Workshops | |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Lunch on Own | |
| 2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception | |
| Sunday, July 27 | ||
| 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Workshop: Seeking the Presidency | |
| 11 a.m. | Adjourn | |