THE WIT, THE WILL ... AND THE WALLET
Supporting Educational Innovation, Shaping our Global Futures

Thursday, January 21, 2010
2:45-5:45 pm

Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC
Constitution B

This Forum is designed to generate recommendations from educational leaders to inform the development of a next generation roadmap for national undergraduate STEM educational transformation that builds on the strengths of Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) and the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and that engages faculty, campus leadership, and other stakeholders in its execution.

Read State of Undergraduate STEM Education as Project Kaleidoscope Affiliates with AAC&U (pdf) by Daniel F. Sullivan, Thomas F. Nelson Laird, and Christine Zimmerman.

Please note:

The PKAL Forum is open to AAC&U member presidents, PKAL leaders, and colleagues from the many disciplinary societies, foundations, government agencies, and organizations who have supported and worked with Project Kaleidoscope through the years. 

For information on how to participate in the PKAL Forum, please see the information below. Online confirmation is required.

AGENDA

2:45-3:00 pm   

Plenary
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Daniel F. Sullivan, President Emeritus, St. Lawrence University; Past Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors; Chair, PKAL Advisory Board

3:00-4:00 pm   

Plenary Panel and Discussion
Aiming High and Wide:
What Will be Required for Real STEM Educational Transformation

Chair: David W. Oxtoby, President, Pomona College; Vice Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors

Peter J. Bruns, Vice President for Grants and Special Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

James M. Gentile, President, Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Shirley M. Malcom, Director, Education and Human Resources, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Cora B. Marrett, Acting Deputy Director, National Science Foundation

4:00-4:05 pm

Introduction of New PKAL Director — Dr. Susan L. Elrod

Melvin D. George, President Emeritus, University of Missouri

4:05-4:15 pm

Remarks from the New PKAL Director and Charge to the Small Group Discussions

Susan L. Elrod, Director, Project Kaleidoscope

4:30-5:30 pm

Accelerating the Pace and Reach of STEM Reform on Campus

Small group discussions organized by institutional type and by selected themes

5:30-5:45 pm

What It Will Take:  Concluding Remarks

Jay B. Labov, Senior Advisor for Education and Communication, Center for Education, National Research Council
Labov et al manuscript on A New Biology (PDF)

This special PKAL program is part of the larger Presidents’ Forum at the AAC&U Annual Meeting.  More information about the Presidents' Forum is available here. General information about the Annual Meeting is also available online.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PKAL FORUM

The PKAL Forum is invitational and is open only to AAC&U member presidents and colleagues from the many institutions, disciplinary societies, foundations, government agencies, and organizations that have supported and worked with Project Kaleidoscope through the years.

If you have received an invitation to the PKAL Forum and plan to attend, please confirm your participation by completing this online form.  There is no additional charge, but attendance at the PKAL Forum is limited and we encourage you to submit this form at your earliest convenience. You will a final confirmation of your participation from AAC&U in January. 

If you have questions regarding your participation, please contact Tomas Ramirez at ramirez@aacu.org / 202-387-3760.  Thank you.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE PKAL FORUM

The January PKAL Forum, presented as part of AAC&U’s 2010 Presidents’ Forum, is one of a number of PKAL activities planned for the 2010 Annual Meeting. We hope you will participate in sessions focusing on the work of Project Kaleidoscope throughout the Annual Meeting, and we welcome you to join the discussion at AAC&U’s Members’ Meeting (Thursday, January 21, 5:45-7:00 pm), which will provide an opportunity for our members to learn more about, and provide input into, the AAC&U/PKAL partnership.

We also look forward to seeing you at future AAC&U meetings that will focus on the continuing work of Project Kaleidoscope.