Faculty Day 2006

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

"IMPROVING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS"

Agenda

8:00 am Continental breakfast, Titan Pavilion AB

8:30 am Welcome Remarks

Dr. Milton A. Gordon, President

Dr. Ephraim Smith, Vice President Academic Affairs

9:00 am Keynote Speaker - Mary J. Allen, Professor Emeritus of Psychology

CSU Bakersfield, Former Director, CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning

At their best, academic programs provide students with a cohesive learning experience that helps them develop deep and lasting learning. Dr. Allen will share strategies to conceptualize curricula, align what we do with our expectations for students, all aimed at improving student learning.

9:45 am Q&A

10:15 am Break

10:30 am Morning Breakout Sessions

® Improving GE: Two 2006 General Education Assessment Grant Winners:

Presenters: Jeffrey Knott, Geology; Kathi Angus, Reading

Room: TSU Hetebrink AB

® Improving Student Writing: Evaluation, Promotion and Support of Student Writing:

Presenters: Sheryl Fontaine, English & Writing Assistance Center ; Joni Norby & Linda Fraser, Business Writing Program

Room: TSU Alvarado A

® Improving Student Success in Math-Based Programs: Year 2 Report, Title V Program in Institutional Strengthening

Presenters: Gerald Gannon & Kathy Lewis, Math; Gina Garcia, Engineering; Don Castro, Title V Program Director

Room: TSU Alvarado B

® Promoting Educational Effectiveness

Facilitator: Mary Allen meets with Chairs, Deans & Administrators

Dr. Allen facilitates a discussion of behaviors, processes, policies, and support mechanisms that promote educational effectiveness

Room: TSU Gabrielino

11:30 pm LUNCH

12:00 pm Keynote Speaker - Gary Reichard, Executive Vice Chancellor & Chief Academic Officer

for California State University

•  " Program Growth and Development in the CSU: Access, Accountability, and Excellence"

12:30 pm Q&A

12:45 pm Closing Remarks

Biographical Information for Keynote Speakers

Mary Allen ( mallen@csub.edu ) is a consultant in higher education specializing in assessment. In the last decade she has offered support to over 9,000 faculty and administrators, including invited workshops for the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), Association of American Colleges and Universities, American Psychological Society, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, AAHE/WASC co-sponsored assessment conferences, and over 80 colleges, universities, and college districts. She has published two books on assessment: Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education (Anker, 2004) and Assessing General Education Programs (Anker, 2006). She serves on the WASC Educational Effectiveness Resource Group and is the former Director of the California State University Institute for Teaching and Learning. She is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology from California State University , Bakersfield , where she served as professor, department chair, and founding director of the faculty development center and assessment center. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and a M.A. in Statistics from U.C., Berkeley .

Gary Reichard became Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the CSU in February 2006, after eleven years at California State University, Long Beach, including the last three-plus as Provost. He served previously at Ohio State , the Universities of Delaware and Maryland , and Florida Atlantic University . He received his Ph.D. in U.S. history from Cornell University .

Presented by

The Office of the President

Vice President for Academic Affairs

and

The Faculty Development Center

RSVP to Leticia Stotler at X2841 or lstotler@fullerton.edu by Friday, August 11.