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2011 Representatives
Meeting
Biannual
Consortium Representatives Meeting
Academic Success: Creating a Community of Learners
Wheaton College,
Norton, MA
January 21, 2011
Meeting Agenda:
9:00-10:00 AM
Breakfast
9:30-10:00 AM
Welcome Remarks and Introductions, Edward Pittman, CHAS
Steering Board Chair and Associate Dean of the College for
Campus Life, Vassar College
Welcome from Linda Eisenmann, Provost at Wheaton College
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Theresa Perry, Professor of African Studies and Education
at Simmons College, co-author of
Young, Gifted and Black:
Promoting
High Achievement Among African American Students
(Beacon
Press).
Dr. Perry's research and work in schools has
focused
on the development of a theory of practice for African
American
Achievement and educational environments that normalize
high
achievement for Black students.
11:00 AM– 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Member
Featured Practices: Living-Learning Communities
Bucknell University and Dartmouth College
Addressing High Risk Drinking and
Sexual Assault
Sylvia Spears,
Acting Sr. Associate Dean of the College &
Director of the Office of Pluralism & Leadership, Dartmouth College
Residential Colleges:
Bucknell’s
Living/ Learning Communities & the Issue of Diversity
Rolando Arroyo-Sucre,
Chief Officer of
Diversity & Equity, Bucknell University
Slava Yastremski,
Assoc. Prof. of Russian & Comparative Studies at Bucknell
.
12:15-1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Skills Practice and Enhancement in Chemistry (SPEC) and
Lab Buddies: Creating a Community of Learners
2009 Pedagogy Grant Recipients, Wheaton College:
Laura Muller,
Professor of Chemistry
Janina Benoit,
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Faculty discuss a project that focused on creating supportive
environments
for underrepresented students in the sciences through
collaborative
work and fostering a sense of “belonging” within
departments.
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Roundtable Discussion: Developing CHAS Collaborations
Regionally and Among Neighboring Schools
3:30 - 4:00 PM
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