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AAC&U Conference, “Faculty Leadership for Integrative Learning”

September 20, 2018 @ 4:30 pm - September 21, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

Wagner College will be hosting the AAC&U Wagner College Joint Forum on Faculty Leadership for Integrative Learning.

This event is for institutions engaged in integrated learning and civic engagement, and it has three purposes:

  • Reexamine the work of the Faculty Leadership for Integrative Liberal Learning initiative
  • Expand the work began by the Faculty Leadership to include more institutions
  • Celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts

Forum Overview

Thursday, September 20, 2018, 4:30pm-8:00pm
Cocktail Reception with Keynote Address by Dr. Lynn Pasquarella, President of AAC&U (Location: Manzulli Board Room)

Dinner (Location: Faculty Dining Room)

Friday, September 21, 2018
8:00am – 9:15am Breakfast and Plenary Panel (Location: Faculty Dining Room)
9:30am – 12pm Break Out Sessions (Main Hall, 1st Floor)
Topics:
“Civic Engagement as Integrative Learning” (Drew University)
“Building on Our Strengths: Next Steps towards Integrative Learning” (Wheaton College)
“How the Humanities can Save Democracy” (Wagner College)
“Toward an Integrative Learning Culture: Initiatives at Allegheny College” (Allegheny College)
“Integrative Learning in Business Management: Putting the Organization Back Into Organizational Behavior and A Case for Wonder in Calculus” (Washington College)
“A Path to a New Curricular Element: Faculty Development & Integrative Learning in Problems of Practice courses” (Clark University)

12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch (Location: Faculty Dining Room)
1:15pm-2:15pm Sessions (Main Hall, 1st Floor)
Topics:
“From Chester, Pennsylvania to Poás, Costa Rica: Integrative Learning, Civic Engagement, and Sustainability Education at Widener University” (Widener University)
“Reimagining Extensions of Grace in Volatile Times: Spelman College and Stories of Democracy” (Spelman College)

2:30pm – 4:00pm Roundtables and Closing Remarks (Location: Manzulli Board Room)

For more information or to register visit aacu.org

Details

Start:
September 20, 2018 @ 4:30 pm
End:
September 21, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

Organizer

Provost’s Office