"BUILDING THE ENGAGED CAMPUS"

January 26, 2005

8:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Titan Student Union Pavilion

Agenda

Event Pictures

8:15 a.m. Breakfast

8:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks by Vice President Smith

9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker

Dr. Vincent Tinto

Distinguished University Professor

Chair of Higher Education Program

School of Education , Syracuse University

"Learning Communities: Promoting Involvement,

Learning and Persistence"

An extensive body of research documents the conditions within universities that promote student learning and persistence. Like other collaborative learning strategies, learning communities have been shown to have powerful effects on student success. Professor Tinto describes those effects and how universities are employing learning communities to serve differing students, in particular those requiring additional academic assistance.

10:00 a.m. Question & Answer with Dr. Tinto

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions

. "Special Session with Senate Executive Committee and Department Chairs" in TSU Pavilion C

Facilitator: Dr. Vincent Tinto

. "Learning Communities"

Room: Alvarado A

. "First Year Experience"

Room: Alvarado B

. "Classroom Assessment"

Room: Hetebrink AB

. "Early Warning Systems"

Room: Ontiveros AB

. "Developmental Education"

Room: Ontiveros C

11:45 a.m. Break

12:00 p.m. LUNCH

12:30 p.m. Breakout Session Reporting

1:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Please be sure to visit the All Day Poster Session in the

Titan Student Union Atrium.

Biographical information about our keynote speaker:

Dr. Vincent Tinto received his Ph.D. in education and sociology from the University of Chicago . He is currently Distinguished University Professor at Syracuse University and Chair of the Higher Education Program. His research and publications are extensively on higher education, particularly on student retention and the impact of learning communities on student growth and attainment. He has consulted widely with Federal and State agencies, with independent research firms, foundations, and with two and four-year institutions of higher education on a broad range of higher educational issues, not the least of which concern the retention and education of students in higher education.

Please RSVP to Leticia Stotler at lstotler@fullerton.edu or

extension 2841 if you are planning to attend.