Faculty Leadership Conference

Location: Room 212 - Ballroom

Moderated by: Chris Lowery, Commissioner for Higher Education

Panelist: Grace Findley, Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships, Strada Education Network

Panelist: Claudia Cummings, President and CEO of the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance

• Engaging Students Off Campus: Community Projects and Partnerships
  • Dr. Erin F. Doss, Associate Professor of Communication Arts, Indiana University Kokomo
  • Dr. Alan G. Krabbenhoft, Professor of Economics and Director, KEY Center for Innovation Indiana University Kokomo
    • Description: Experiential Learning Outside the Classroom: How to Recruit, Maintain, and Fund Community Partnerships
  • Brandy Mmbaga, Faculty Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Lacy School of Business Assistant Dean for Community Engagement, Butler University
    • Description: Engaging with a Purpose.
  • Location: Room 212 - Ballroom

• Pedagogical Practices for Student Engagement
  • Stephanie M. Gardner, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Head for Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Department of Biological Sciences, Assistant Director of the EMBRIO Institute, Co-Director of the CURE – Purdue Program, Purdue University
    • Description: A CURE is within reach: Expanding access to undergraduate research
  • Holly Dickin, Associate Lecturer of Mathematical Sciences, Ball State University
    • Description: Quick and Easy Strategies (that you can use next class) for Keeping Students Engaged
  • Location: Room 118

Moderated by Dr. Ed Berger, Faculty Commission Member

Presentation by Jillian Kinzie, Senior Research Scientist; Interim Co-Director, National Survey of Student Engagement, Center for Postsecondary Research, Indiana University Bloomington

• The Pandemic Turning Point: Fostering a Student Engagement and Purpose Reset in Higher Education: The conditions of the pandemic are showing an enduring impact on teaching and learning in higher education. While some have claimed a pandemic-induced strain of student disengagement, Dr. Kinzie will discuss new research and the potential for a student engagement reset and a renewed emphasis on college value. Adapting to add flexibility, promote student agency, address entering student concerns, encourage relationship building and reflection on purpose, and address holistic student success, may help improve overall conditions of student life

Location: Room 212 - Ballroom

• Academic Engagement on Campus: Co-Curricular Approaches
  • Jenn Horn, Instructor in English and Liberal Arts, University of Southern Indiana
    • Description: Supporting Student Engagement and Success with Living Learning/Themed Learning Communities
  • Reva Johnson, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
    John Ruff, Senior Research Professor of English from Valparaiso University
  • Sara Gundersen, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, IEF Program Director
    • Description:Art + Economics + Engineering = Human.... How?
  • Location: Room  118
• Equity and Engagement: Best Practices for Instructors and Institutions
  • Dr. Tammy Greene, Professor of Life Science, Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo
  • Dr. Elizabeth Murray, Associate Professor of English, Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo
    • Description: TILT: Transparency In Learning and Teaching
  • Ryan McCombs, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, Director, Disability Access Center, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Past President, Indiana Association of Higher Education and Disability
    • Description:  Building Equity and Inclusion through Impactful Disability Access Practices
  • Location: Room 212 - Ballroom

Friday, February 15, 2019 
Community Engagement: Moving from the Basics to Impact

FULL AGENDA

Presentations:

• Building the Engaged University: A 21st Century Approach to Community Engagement in Higher Education
• Designing a Community Engaged Experience
• Building a Career on Engagement: Mentors, Resources and Challenges
• Creating Reciprocal, Mutually Beneficial and Sustained Partnerships
• Assessing Student Learning within Community Engaged Experiences
• Evaluating Community-Engaged Scholarship: Implications for Promotion and Tenure
• Collecting Community Engagement Data for Assessment and Community Impact

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Classroom to Career: Integrating Career Ready Skills Into Course Curriculum

AGENDA

Presentations:

• Classroom to Career, Rachel Landis
• Career Services Must Die - Andy Chan
• Reaching Higher, Delivering Value Presentation
• Full Strategic Plan
• Legislative Update
• Career Ready
• You Can. Go Back.

February 27, 2014: Agenda
"Examining the Credit Hour: A Renewed Focus on Teaching and Learning

Presentations:

• Commission Legislation & Implementation

Handouts:

• College Completion Report, State Level
• Return on Investment Repot, State Level

April 16, 2012
Joint conference of the H. Kent Weldon for Higher Education Conference, Student and Faculty Leadership Conferences, and the Trustees Academy.

April 29, 2011: Agenda

Presentations:

• Eliciting and Assessing Our Students' Best Work, Carol Geary Schneider  Link
• Students' Best Work PowerPoint slides Link
• Supporting Student Learning Outcomes through Performance Funding and Student State Financial Aid Reform, Jason Dudich  Link
• Raising the Bar or Changing the Bar?  The Next Generation of College Readiness Assessment, Allison Jones  Link

Handouts:

• Reaching Higher: Strategic Initiatives for Higher Education in Indiana  Link
• Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Postsecondary Education Fact Sheet  Link
• The State of Undergraduate Learning, Josipa Roksa and Richard Arum  Link
• The State of Learning Outcomes Assessment in the United States, George Kuh and Peter Ewell  Link