The January Conference will be held on January 12, 2011. Please RSVP to {joschmidt@towson.edu} no later than Thursday, January 6th. Vegetarian choices will be available for breakfast and lunch.
Please see the agenda and speakers below:
Towson University
January Conference
January 12, 2011
What is a Metropolitan University?
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Chesapeake Room, University Union
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Chesapeake Room, University Union
Welcome & Introduction: Towson University President Robert Caret.
Dr. Marcia Welsh, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. What is the ?metropolitan university?? The topics, goals, and desired outcomes of today?s conference.
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Chesapeake Room University Union
Speaker: Cory Bowman, Associate Director, The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. Topic: Town & Gown Working Together: The University of Pennsylvania?s West Philadelphia Story
10:30-10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45-11:30 a.m.
Chesapeake Room, University Union
Panel: Community leaders discuss the importance of a Metropolitan University for them.
Cathy McClain
Executive Director at Cherry Hill Trust, Baltimore
Richard W. Story
CEO, Howard County Economic Development Authority
Sara Trenery
Workforce Development Coordinator
Baltimore County Department of Economic Development
Joanne Williams
Director, Baltimore County Department of Aging
11:30-12 p.m.
Chesapeake Room, University Union
Discussion and Questions
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Chesapeake Room, University Union
Lunch: Speaker: An Example of Course Re-Design
Jennifer Hearne, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Concurrent breakout sessions: These sessions will run 1 hour, to be repeated for a second hour in order to allow faculty to attend two sessions of their choice.
1:00-2:00 pm
Session 1: (UU 315)
Research Focused on the Metropolitan Region
Sarah Haines, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences,
Towson University, & Maryland Association for
Outdoor and Environmental Education
Steven Lev, Associate Professor of Physics, Astronomy &
Geosciences, Towson University
Alexei Kolesnikov, Assistant Professor of Mathematics,
Towson University
Joel Snodgrass, Professor of Biological Sciences,
Towson University
Session 2: (UU 316)
Civic Engagement & Service Learning: Linking Students
and Faculty to the Metropolitan Environment
Karen Eskow, Professor & Chairperson of Family Studies
And Community Development, Towson University.
Audrey Falk, Diane Hall, Sharon Jones-Eversley, Lisa Martinelli,
Linda Oravecz, faculty in Family Studies and Community Development, Towson University.
Session 3: (UU 306)
Curricular Development: Local to the Global
Matthew Durington, Associate Professor of Anthropology,
and Director of International Studies, Towson University.
Donn Worgs, Associate Professor of Political Science, and
Director of Metropolitan Studies, Towson University.
Session 4: (UU 314)
Economic and Workforce Development and the Metropolitan University
Daraius Irani, Associate Vice President, Division of Community Development and Outreach, Towson University.
Session 5: (Chesapeake Rm III)
Academically Based Community Service: Towson University in Cherry Hill
Michael Hickey, Director & Professor of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development, Towson University.
Kami Patrizio, Assistant Professor of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development, Towson University.
Marcie Weinstein, Associate Dean & Director of Collaborative Programs, College of Health Professions, Towson University.
Paula Brooks McLellan, CEO of Family Health Centers of Baltimore, Inc.
Session 6: (Chesapeake Rm I)
Making Maryland Safer through ?Safe Mapping?
John Morgan, Professor of Geography and EnvironmentalPlanning, Towson University
2:15-3:15 pm
Repeat Sessions 1-6
3:20-4:00 p.m.
Chesapeake Room, University Union
Closing Session: President Robert Caret & Dr. Marcia Welsh, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
