CIRTL Forum 2005 Program
Our agenda was highly interactive, making use of large- and small-group formats. We also built in opportunities for institutional teams to showcase their own programs and to learn about those of others around the country.
Wednesday, May 25
Morning:
8:30 AM - Introductions & Welcome
9:15 AM - Panel I - Defining the STEM Landscape: The Status of Women and Underrepresented Minorities at the Undergraduate, Graduate and Faculty Levels
Donna Nelson
Justine Johnson
Catherine Millett
Chair: Laura Pauley
Discussant: Alberto Cabrera
10:30 AM - Break & Network Time
11:15 AM - Concurrent Breakout & Poster Sessions on tools, resources and strategies
12:15 PM - Lunch & Posters
Afternoon:
1:30 PM - Panel II - The Graduate Student Experience
Cecilia Marzabadi
Joe Martinez
Isiah Warner
Chair: Robert Maleczka
Discussant: Carol Colbeck
3:30 PM - Concurrent Breakout & Poster Sessions on tools, resources and strategies
7:30 PM - Conflict in the Classroom - CRLT Theatre Program
Wisconsin Union Theater, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thursday, May 26
Morning:
7:45 AM - Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - Panel III - Promoting Undergraduate Student Success
Karl Smith
Craig Nelson
James Epperson
Chair: Domenic Santavicca
Discussant: Susan Bracken
11:00 AM - Concurrent Breakout & Poster Sessions on tools, resources and strategies
12:15 PM - "Reverse" Panel Discussion
1:00 PM - Lunch
James Epperson
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
University of Texas at Arlington
http://www2.uta.edu/math/epperson/
Justine Johnson
Assistant Director, Meyerhoff Biomedical Fellows Program
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Joe Martinez
Professor of Neurobiology
University of Texas at San Antonio
http://bio.utsa.edu/faculty/martinezj.html
Cecilia Marzabadi
Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry
Seton Hall University
Catherine Millett
Research Scientist, Policy Evaluation and Research Center
Educational Testing Service
http://www.ets.org/research/perc/millett.html
Craig Nelson
Professor of Biology and of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University
http://mypage.iu.edu/~nelson1/
Donna Nelson
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Oklahoma
http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/faculty/djn/djn.html
Karl Smith
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Minnesota
http://www.ce.umn.edu/~smith/
Isiah Warner
Vice Chancellor, Office of Strategic Initiatives
Boyd Professor and Philip W. West Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
Louisiana State University
http://www.chem.lsu.edu/imw/group/warner.htm
Breakout I
Wednesday, May 25 @ 11:15 AM:
Wayne Jacobson, University of Washington
Lois Reddick, New York University
Continuing the Discussion with Panelists: Panel I
Donna Nelson, University of Oklahoma
Justine Johnson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Catherine Millett, Educational Testing Service
Graduate Engineering Research Scholars Program
Douglass Henderson, University of Wisconsin
Kelly Burton, University of Wisconsin
James Stith, American Institute of Physics
Diversity Institute Resources III: Literature Review and Resource Book
Judith Burstyn, University of Wisconsin
Katherine Friedrich, University of Wisconsin
Levi Giovanetto, University of Wisconsin
Diversity Institute Scholars
Alberto Cabrera, University of Wisconsin
Carol Colbeck, Pennsylvania State University
Gateway Science at Large Institutions: Leveraging Change Through Teaching Assistant Training
Constance Cook, University of Michigan
Christopher O'Neal, University of Michigan
Mary Wright, University of Michigan
* * *
Breakout Session II
Wednesday, May 25 @ 3:30 PM:
Wayne Jacobson, University of Washington
Lois Reddick, New York University
Continuing the Discussion with Panelists: Panel II
Cecilia Marzabadi, Seton Hall University
Joe Martinez, University of Texas at San Antonio
Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
Graduate Student Panel: Addressing Learning-through-Diversity in Practice
Donald Gillian-Daniel, University of Wisconsin
James Stith, American Institute of Physics
Catherine Millett, Educational Testing Service
In Their Own Words Video Workshop
Sherrill L. Sellers, University of Wisconsin
Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin
Mary Wyer, North Carolina State University
Ellen Damschen, North Carolina State University
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Breakout Session III
Thursday, May 26 @ 11:00 AM:
Engaging Diversity through Process, Structure, and Content
Chris Carlson-Dakes, University of Wisconsin
Continuning the Discussion with Panelists: Panel III
Karl Smith, University of Minnesota
Craig Nelson, Indiana University
James Epperson, University of Texas at Arlington
Inclusive Departmental Climate
Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
Steven Watkins, Louisiana State University
Justine Johnson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Art of Interactive Theatre: Strategies for Using Theatre to Create Dialogue
Jeffrey Steiger, University of Michigan
Mary Wyer, North Carolina State University
Ellen Damschen, North Carolina State University
Diversity Institute Resources III: Literature Review and Resource Book
Judith Burstyn, University of Wisconsin
Katherine Friedrich, University of Wisconsin
Levi Giovanetto, University of Wisconsin
Diversity Institute Scholars

