General Education and Assessment: Maintaining Momentum, Achieving New Priorities
Schedule at a Glance
All sessions held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Conference Registration and Membership Information
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-conference workshops (Separate registration and fee required)
7:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Welcome and Overview of Conference
7:15– 8:30 p.m.
Opening Keynote
Conceptualizing a 21st Century Renaissance for General Education
Robert Weisbuch, Drew University
8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Poster Sessions and Reception
Friday, February 19, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions and Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Plenary
Speaking Frankly: General Education for the Unknown
Isiah Bingley, Seattle Central Community College; Rebecca Berryhill Jessup, Seattle University; Megan Otis, Western Washington University; Marina Pita, University of Washington Seattle; and Wassan Singh, Highline Community College
Moderated by Gillies Malnarich and Emily Lardner, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, the Evergreen State College
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
12:15– 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Plenary (separate registration and fee required)
General Education and Assessment: Planning Today; Looking to the Future
Sandra Elman, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; Stephen D. Spangehl, Higher Learning Commission; and Barbara Wright, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
2:15 – 5:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
5:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Open Forum
Global Citizenship and the Role of Higher Education
Eric Liu, Author, Educator, and Civic Leader
Saturday, February 20, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions and Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary
Betting on Gravity
Ken O’Donnell, Associate Dean, Academic Program Planning, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
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