Arts & Humanities: Toward a Flourishing State?

Network for Academic Renewal Conference
November 3-5, 2011
Providence, Rhode Island

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Schedule at a Glance

Thursday, November 3, 2011

10:00 a.m. – 7:00p.m.
Conference Registration and Membership Information

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-conference Workshops (separate registration and fee required)

7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Keynote Address: What the Arts and Humanities Can Teach Us About the American Citizenry and Democracy of the Future
Nell Irvin Painter

8:30 – 9:30 p.m. 
Poster Sessions and Reception

Friday, November 4, 2011

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. 
Concurrent Sessions  

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. 
Plenary: Valuing Humanistic and Cultural Knowledge in a Global Society
Robert J. Thompson, and Raymond Tymas-Jones

10:45 – 12:00 noon
Concurrent Sessions

12:15 – 2:00 p.m. 
Luncheon, Posters, and Discussion
Community-Based Art Organizations:  Where Students, Mentors, Dreams, and Talents Collide
Adam Bush, students and mentors from regional community based arts organizations

2:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

5:15 – 7:00 p.m.
Community Conversation: Participatory Democracy and Reinvigorating the Commons
Kevin Bott, Adam Bush, Dana Edell, Dennis Littky

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Film Screening: Soul of a People
David A. Taylor

Saturday, November 6, 2011

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:15 – 9:15 a.m. 
Concurrent Sessions

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. 
Concurrent Sessions

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary:  Giving Voice to the Future: Students Take the Mic
Ande Diaz and students from a range of institutions