Monday, May 13, 2023
Keynote Address & Reception | |
4:15pm-5:15pm | Thriving or Surviving? A Vision for the Second Year of College (Slides) Tillotson Room Presenter: Dr. Laurie Schreiner (Professor and Chair of Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA) Description. Join Dr. Schreiner, a national expert on the second-year experience, to learn about the crucial components of a strong second-year experience. Walk away with a vision for how Allegheny can best support our second-year students. Partially funded by the William Beazell Memorial Fund |
5:15pm-6:00pm | Reception |
Tuesday, May 14, 2023
8:00am-8:50am | Breakfast, Tippie Alumni Center Lobby |
Workshop 1 | |
9:00am-9:50am | We Have Some Data… Now What?! (Slides) Tillotson Room Facilitator: Dr. Laurie Schreiner (Professor and Chair of Higher Education, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA) Description. For the first time, Allegheny College has some reliable data about what second-year students experience during this crucial time of their undergraduate education. Join Dr. Schreiner, national expert on the second-year experience, for a walk-through of the data. Walk away with some concrete ways you can support second-year students next year. |
Workshop 2 | |
10:00am-10:50am | Integrating Career Competencies (handout) Tillotson Room Facilitators:
Description. Our students increasingly seek to understand the direct career benefits of the courses they take in college and, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), they look to faculty for career guidance. By highlighting the NACE Career Competencies that students are already building in courses, faculty can guide students to think at a higher level about how classes prepare them for careers. We will briefly describe the NACE competencies and then provide examples of how faculty are already integrating them into classes. Bring a syllabus or assignment to workshop and leave with something you can use in the fall! |
10:50am-11:10am | Coffee Break, Tippie Lobby |
Plenary Session | |
11:10am-11:35am | The Exploratory Advising Program (slides) Pelletier 311, Top Floor Presenters:
Description. A summary of the content covered in the Advising Lab courses and takeaways from the first year of this program. |
11:40am-11:55am | The Center for Faculty Research and Teaching Excellence (slides) Pelletier 311, Top Floor Presenters:
Description. An update on the development of this new Center, which will be housed in Pelletier Library, together with a discussion of the mission and goals of the Center. |
12:00pm-12:25pm | A Night at the OPERA in 25 Minutes: Â A Community-Engaged Learning Primer (Framework handout, folder of materials) Pelletier 311, Top Floor Facilitators:
Description. This session will provide a brief overview of a course design framework, OPERA, to inform participants' who are interested in designing a CEL course. Â This will be followed by a rapid breakout session to brainstorm ways to integrate CEL into a course or assignment. Bring a syllabus or assignment you are thinking about using in a future course. (No singing experience required!) |
12:30pm-1:30pm | Lunch, Pelletier 311, Top Floor |
Workshop 3 | |
1:30pm-2:20pm | This Is The Real Allegheny (slides) Tillotson Room Facilitators:
Description. Higher education has been in a constant state of transition for many years. This state of transition accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and the looming "enrollment cliff" indicates that we should continue to be prepared for shifting dynamics. "This Is The Real Allegheny" will explore the challenges and opportunities that arise when engaging students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. |
Resource Fair | |
2:30pm-3:30pm | Pelletier 311, Top Floor An opportunity to connect with colleagues from across campus and get your questions answered. Stay tuned as more are added!
|