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2009 Minnowbrook Agenda

Minnowbrook Conference Agenda
Future Professoriate Project/Preparing Future Faculty
May 13 - 15, 2009

Wednesday, May 13

11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Check-in at Minnowbrook Conference Center (Main Lodge)
12:00-12:45 p.m. Welcoming Luncheon (Dining Room, Main Lodge)

Welcoming Remarks
1:00-1:45 p.m. The Current Landscape of Higher Education (Classroom)
- Jeffry Chin, Le Moyne College

1:45-2:00 p.m. Break
2:00-2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session I

Teaching with Technology (Classroom)
- Barbara Fought, Syracuse University
- Margaret Usdansky, Syracuse University
- Michael Morrison, Syracuse University

Job Alternatives to Faculty Life (Recreation Room)
- Peter Perkins, SUNY Institute of Technology
- Connie Dickey, Syracuse University

Accomplishing Your Writing Goals (Boat House)
- Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University

Scholarship Beyond the Ivory Tower (Main Lodge)
- John Western, Syracuse University
- Arthur Paris, Syracuse University

2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-3:45 p.m Concurrent Session I (Repeated)

3:45-4:00 p.m. Break
4:00-4:45 p.m. Concurrent Session II (* not repeated)

Lecture Busters (Classroom)
- Kishi Animashaun Ducre, Syracuse University
- Paul Preczewski, Syracuse University

A Day in the Life of a First Year Faculty Member (Recreation Room)
- Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University

Components of Job Search Preparation (Boathouse)
- Courtney Barclay, Syracuse University

Is Your Dissertation Publishable?* (Main Lodge)
- Herbert Ruffin, Syracuse University
- Danny Hayes, Syracuse University

4:45-5:00 p.m. Break
5:00-5:45 p.m. Concurrent Session II (* not repeated)

Lecture Busters (Classroom)
- Kishi Animashaun Ducre, Syracuse University
- Paul Preczewski, Syracuse University

A Day in the Life of a First Year Faculty Member (Recreation Room)
- Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University

Components of Job Search Preparation (Boathouse)
- Courtney Barclay, Syracuse University

Writing for Publication* (Main Lodge)
- Jim Watts, Syracuse University

5:45-6:00 p.m. Reception (Main Lodge)
6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner (Dining Room, Main Lodge)
7:15-8:15 p.m. Energizing and Creatively Engaging Student Learning (Classroom)
- Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University
- Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Syracuse University



Thursday, May 14

8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m. Successful Navigation through Tenure (Classroom)
- James Watts, Syracuse University
- Donna Stuccio, Onondaga Community College
- Dave Bozak, SUNY Oswego
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session III

Expanding the Classroom: Online Teaching and Learning (Classroom)
- Nadine Fernandez, SUNY Empire State College
- Al Lawrence, SUNY Empire State College
- Michael Morrison, Syracuse University

What Is Service? When to Say “No” (Recreation Room)
- Chris Johnson, Syracuse University

Nuts and Bolts of Job Negotiation (Boathouse)
- David Bozak, SUNY Oswego
- Jonathan Hanson, Syracuse University

• Giving and Receiving Academic Reviews (Main Lodge)
- Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Syracuse University

11:00-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Concurrent Session III (Repeated from above)
12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch (Dining Room, Main Lodge)
1:30-3:00 p.m. Discipline Work Groups
3:00-5:30 p.m. Informal Conversation and Activities:
- Adirondack Museum (3:00-5:00 p.m.)
- Climb Castle Rock
- Nature Walk
- Sea Plane Rides ($35, approximately a 20-minute ride)
5:30-6:00 p.m. Reception (Main Lodge)
6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner (Dining Room, Main Lodge)
7:15-8:15 p.m. Open the Door to a New Job: Keys for Successful Interviewing (Classroom)
- Peter Perkins, SUNY Institute of Technology
- Courtney Barclay, Syracuse University
- Steve Schneider, SUNY Institute of Technology

8:15-9:15 p.m. Interview Workshop (Classroom)
- Lois Agnew, Syracuse University
- Jeffry Chin, Le Moyne College
- David Bozak, SUNY Oswego
- Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University
- Bryan Ripley Crandall, Syracuse University



Friday, May 15

8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast (Dining Room, Main Lodge)
9:15-10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session IV

Techniques for Assessing Student Learning (Classroom)
- Jeffry Chin, Le Moyne College

Mixing It Up: Collaborative Scholarship (Recreation Room)
- Lois Agnew, Syracuse University

Two Sides of the Mentoring Coin (Boat House)
- Barbara Fought, Syracuse University
- Kathleen Cullen, Syracuse University

Multiple Models of Portfolio Construction (Main Lodge)
- Ken Johnson, Syracuse University
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Concurrent Session V

Techniques for Assessing Student Learning (Classroom)
- Jeffry Chin, Le Moyne College

Teacher or Coach: The Dynamics of One-on-One Teaching (Recreation Room)
- Janet Brown, Syracuse University

Encouraging Academic Integrity through Pedagogy (Boathouse)
- Barbara Fought, Syracuse University

Tapping into the International Job Market (Main Lodge)
- Iswarey Pandey, Syracuse University

11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Town Meeting (Classroom)
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch (Dining Room)
12:30 p.m. Departure
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