CIRTL Forum 2003 Program
November 5, 2003
8:00 Welcome – Martin Cadwallader, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Wisconsin - Madison
8:10 Introduction to the Forum – Robert Mathieu, CIRTL
8:30 Opening Address: “The Role of Teaching and Learning in the STEM Graduate Programs of Research Universities” – Joseph Bordogna, National Science Foundation
9:15 Panel: Measures of Success for University Programs to Prepare STEM Graduate Students in Teaching and Learning (Chair: Karl Smith, University of Minnesota)
- “A Graduate Dean’s Perspective” – Karen Klomparens, Michigan State University
- “A STEM Chair’s Perspective” – John Wright, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- “An Evaluator’s Perspective” – Carol Colbeck, Pennsylvania State University
10:45 Breakout Sessions: Goals for Preparing STEM Graduate Students in Teaching and Learning
12:45 Posters: University Programs to Prepare STEM Graduate Students in Teaching and Learning
1:45 Panel: Lessons from National Programs to Prepare STEM Graduate Students in Teaching and Learning (Chair: Ann Austin, Michigan State University)
- “Evaluation of the PFF Program” – Myles Boylan, National Science Foundation
- “The University of California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate” – John Mohr, University of California, Santa Barbara
- “The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate” – George Walker, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
3:15 Breakout Sessions: Sharing Successful Programs Between Universities
5:00 Reception and Posters
8:00 Distinguished Lecture: “Applying the Tools of Science to Teaching Science” – Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate in Physics, University of Colorado (Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union)
November 6, 2003
8:00 Chair: Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University
- Keynote Address: “Professing the Scholarly Arts: The Doctorate as Preparation for Profession” – Lee Shulman, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
8:45 Breakout Sessions: Next Steps for Preparing STEM Graduate Students in Teaching and Learning
10:30 Panel: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education (Chair: John Jungck, Beloit College)
- “The Changing Undergraduate Audience and Implications for Preparing Future STEM Faculty” – Orlando Taylor, Howard University
- “The Changing Institutional Context and Implications for Preparing Future STEM Faculty – Cathy Trower, Harvard University
11:45 Chair: Robert Mathieu, CIRTL
- Open Floor: “Reflections”
12:15 Closing Remarks: “Synthesis and Connections” – Jody Nyquist, University of Washington

