Imagining America themes at AAC&U annual meeting

HASTAC Admin
1/23/2012 - 12:50pm
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Dear Imagining America colleagues,
 
First, we congratulate Alexander Olson, IA PAGE Fellow, and one of eight recipients of the AAC&U’s 2012 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award! We are currently featuring an interview with Alex on the IA Blog: http://imaginingamerica.org/?p=6985.  
 
For those attending this week’s AAC&U annual meeting, here are some sessions that include IA themes and leaders.
 
Wed. Jan. 25
11am-12pm, “Civic Inquiry and Problem Solving Across General Education and the Major,” with Amy Koritz, Paul Schadewald, et al.
11am-12pm, “Defining the Public Purposes of Faculty Scholarship and Teaching,” with Julie Ellison, IA Director Emerita and Co-Principal Investigator of IA’s Tenure Team Initiative on Public Scholarship, et al.


Thurs. Jan. 26
8:45-10:15am, the 2012 Cross Award recipients will be acknowledged, including Alex Olson, IA PAGE Fellow. David Scobey, 2011 IA keynote speaker, is one of the featured speakers in “Opening a Democratic Front: Confronting Disparate Conceptions of What Matters in College.”
10:30-11:45am, “Cultivating Transformative Leadership for Institutional Citizenship,” with SU’s President Nancy Cantor, Susan Sturm, and George Sanchez, who are all leading IA’s collaborative Linking Diversity and Engagement initiative.
10:30-11:45am, “Faculty of the Future: Voices from the Next Generation,” with Alex Olson, IA PAGE Fellow, et al.
4:15-5:30pm, “Civic Professionalism and Institutional Change: The Imagining America Engaged Undergraduate Education Collaboratory,” with Amy Koritz, Paul Schadewald, Brigitta Brunner, Darby Ray, and Robin Bachin.


Fri. Jan. 27
10:30-11:45am, “Creating A Culture of Democratic Engagement,” with John Saltmarsh, IA Board Member, et al.
2:45-4pm, “The American Commonwealth Project: Organizing Around the 150th Anniversary of The Morrill Act,” with Julie Ellison, Cecilia M. Orphan, IA PAGE Fellow, et al.
4:15-5:30pm, “Reclaiming A Democratic Vision For College Learning: Why Now?,” with George Sanchez, John Saltmarsh, et al.


Enjoy the annual meeting!