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Lawrence University Conference on the Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in the Changing Landscape of the Professoriate

Schedule for Conference

Conference Location: Barber Room, Jason Downer Commons. (#31 on the campus map). To view a campus map on screen, click here. To print out a campus map as a PDF, click here.

Thursday, October 25

8:00 a.m. -   9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. -   9:15 a.m.  Welcome
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.  Keynote Address: Ann Austin
Preparing the Faculty We Want and Need in Liberal Arts Colleges: The Changing Landscape in Doctoral Education and Faculty Work
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Alyson Reed
Enhancing the Quality of Postdoctoral Training
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Mark Connolly and Jana Bouwma-Gearhart
Effects of Future-Faculty Professional Development on Doctoral Students and Postdocs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.  Peter Glick
Lawrence Fellows in Liberal Arts and Sciences: A Two-Year Study
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Karl Hickerson
The Role of a Liberal Arts College in the Careers of Future Professors of Business Administration
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Sherrée Wilson    
Establishing Collaborative Relationships to Increase Faculty Diversity
4:30 p.m - 6:00 p.m.    Reception
President's House
229 North Park Street (click for a map)

Friday, October 26

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.    Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.   Lawrence Faculty and Fellows Panel
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Summary discussion of conference
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Closing Remarks