125th Annual Meeting and Conference 2010

8:30-10:15 a.m.

CIHE Workshop #1:  Evidence-Based Pedagogy Goes to College: Infusing the Science of Learning into the Curriculum (80 maximum attendance, pre-registration required)
Presenters: Victor A. Benassi, Faculty Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Professor of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham; Panelists from the University of New Hampshire, Durham: Michael J. Lee, Administrative Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Catherine Overson, MA and PhD Candidate in Psychology; Samuel Pazicni, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Elizabeth M. Reilly, Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Coordinator, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Barbara P. White, Director, General Education Program and Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

Moderator: Marty W. Krauss, CIHE Commissioner, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Stein, Professor of Disability Research, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Benassi, et al., presentation
 

10:00-11:45 a.m.

CAISA Commission Meeting
 

10:30-11:45 a.m.

CIHE Plenary Address: Supporting Assessment – Cost/Benefit Considerations
Presenter: Randy L. Swing, Executive Director, Association for Institutional Research, Tallahassee, FL

Respondent: Jillian L. Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington

Moderator: F. Robert Huth, CIHE Commissioner, Executive Vice President, Middlebury College, VT

Swing presentation
Kinzie remarks
 

12:45-2:00 p.m.

CIHE session: Determining the Impact of General Education
Presenters: Martha L.A. Stassen, Director of Assessment, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Barbara E. Walvoord, Professor Emerita, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN; Elizabeth Beaulieu, Dean, CORE Division, Champlain College, Burlington, VT

Moderator: Linda S. Wells, CIHE  Commissioner, Dean, College of General Studies, Boston University, MA

Stassen presentation
UMass general education description
Champlain College Core overview
Walvoord handout
Beaulieu presentation
 

12:45-2:00 p.m.

CIHE session: Assessment Collaborations in Writing and Math
Presenters: Carol Kontos, Associate Professor of English, University of Maine at Augusta; Juliette Guilmette, Humanities Department Chair, Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME; Rebecca Metcalf, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Bridgewater State University, MA; Greg Sethares, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

Moderator: Jean A. Wyld, CIHE Commissioner, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Springfield College, MA

Guilmette and Kontos presentation
Metcalf and Sethares presentation
 

CIHE session: Assessment of Hybrid and Online Learning Teaching Environments
Presenters: Phillip G. Knutel, Executive Director of Academic Technology, Library and Online Learning, Bentley University, Waltham, MA; Stuart G. Swain, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Maine at Machias; David Markow, Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, Washington County Community College, Calais, ME; Curt Madison, Director of University College, University of Maine at Augusta

Moderator: Judith B. Kamm, CIHE Commissioner, Associate Dean of Business for Undergraduate Programs, Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Madison presentation
Markow presemtation
 

CIHE session: Using Standardized Surveys Effectively: National and New England Perspectives  
Presenters: Jillian L. Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington; Julie N. Bernier, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Plymouth State University, NH; David S. Lux, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI; Edward Gillen, Director of Academic Assessment and Research, Quinnipiac, Hamden, CT

Moderator: Doris B. Arrington, CIHE Commissioner, Dean of Student Services, Capital Cummunity College, Hartford, CT

Kinzie, et al., presentation
 

2:15-3:30 p.m.

CIHE session: Educating the Public about Assessment
Presenters: Douglas Lederman, Editor, Inside Higher Ed, Washington, DC; Karla H. Fox, Executive Director of Office of Institutional Effectiveness, University of Connecticut; Storrs; Theodora j. Kalikow, President, University of Maine at Farmington

Moderator: David E.A. Carson, CIHE Commissioner, Public Member, CT
 

3:45-5:00 p.m.

CIHE Plenary Address: Meta Cognition: Helping Students Monitor Their Learning
Presenter: Janet A. Metcalfe, Professor of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY

Respondents: Victor A. Benassi, Faculty Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Professor of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham; Jamshed Bharucha, Provost and Senior Vice President, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Moderator: Jill N. Reich, CIHE Commissioner, Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty, Bates College. Lewiston, ME

Janet Metcalfe’s Metacognition and Memory Lab
 

5:00-6:00 p.m.

CIHE Reception
Remarks by Mary Jo Maydew, Commission Chair, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Informal Discussion: Janet A. Metcalfe, Professor of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY

 

CIHE session: The Impact of Financial Aid on Learning
Presenters: Cynthia Smith Forrest, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, University of New England, Biddeford, ME; Bridget Terry Long, Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA

Respondent: Doris B. Arrington, CIHE, Commissioner, Dean of Student Services, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT

Moderator: Neil G. Buckley, CIHE Commissioner, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA

Smith Forrest, et al., presentation

 

9:30-10:45 a.m.

CIHE Plenary Address: No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal
Presenters: Thomas J. Espenshade, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, NJ; Daniel E. Hastings, Dean for Undergraduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Dorsey L. Kendrick, President, Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT; Barry Mills, President, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Moderator: Jill N. Reich, CIHE Commissioner, Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Espenshade presentation
Espenshade, et al., “Race and Class” research
 

CPSS session: Advancing the Work of the Commission: An In-Depth Look at the Current Economy on CPSS Member Schools
Presenters: Janet D. Allison, Director, Commission on Public Secondary Schools; Nadia Alam, Research Associate; Peter L. Hart, Executive Director of the Endicott Research Center, Endicott College, Beverly, MA
 

CPSS session: Transitioning from Holistic to Analytic Rubics for the School’s 21st Century Learning Expectations
Presenters: George H. Edwards; Edward J. Gallagher, III, Associate Directors, CPSS
 

CPSS session: Transitioning from the Mission and Expectations to Core Values and Beliefs about Learning
Presenter: Ann L. Ashworth, Associate Director, CPSS
 

CIS session: Now What? –  Preparing Two & Five Year Interim Reports
Presenters: Vittoria DeBenedictus, Principal, Maureen Lord, Grade 2, Phyllis Horsman, Grade 1, and Patricia Dobrev, Grade 8, St. Francis of Assisi School, Braintree, MA; William Burke, Headmaster, Thomas Nunan, Coordinator, St. Sebastian’s School, Needham, MA    
 

CPEMS session: So, Now You Are Accredited
Presenters: Celeste Bowler, Director of Elementary Education, West Warwick Public Schools, RI; Robin Rosenfield, Language Arts Coordinator K-6, Litchfield Public Schools, CT
 

Coffee Break
 

CIHE Plenary Address: Aligning Higher Education with Workforce Needs
Presenters: Francesca Purcell, Associate Commissioner for Academic and P-16 Policy, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Boston; James H. Breece, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Studemt Affairs, University of Maine System, Bangor; Marc S. Herzog, Chancellor, Connecticut Community College System, Hartford; Ray M. Di Pasquale, Commissioner, Rhode Island Office of Higher Education, Providence

Respondent: Terry W. Hartle, Senior Vice President, American Council on Education. Washington, DC

Convener: Robert G. Ross, Executive Director, New England College Council, Boston, MA

Moderator: Katharine H. Sloan, CIHE Commissioner, President, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston

“Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018,”  Anthony Carnevale, et al., Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce

 

CIHE Workshop and Box Lunch #1: Diversity Assessment
(80 maximum attendance, pre-registration and payment required)
Presenters: Mary Ann Affleck, Dean of Academic Affairs, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT; Wilfredo Nieves, President, Capital Community College, Hartford, CT; Carmen R. Cid. Dean, Schooll of Arts and Science and Professor of Biology, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic; Margaret E. Martin, Professor of Social Work, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic; Kamari Collins,  Academinc Counselor, Springfield Technical Community College, MA; Matthew Gravel, Registrar, Springfield Technical Community, MA; Joan Fuller, Director of the Urban Education Program, Westfield State University, MA; Carlton Pickron, Dean of Multicultural Affairs, Westfield State University, MA

Moderator: Terrence A. Gomes, CIHE Commissioner, President, Roxbury Community College. Roxbury Crossing, MA

Diversity assessment panel overview
Collins and Gravel presentation
Cid and Martin presentation
 

CIHE Workshop and Box Lunch #2: Diversity Assessment
(80 maximum attendance, pre-registration and payment required)
Presenters: Nancy E. Jennings, Associate Professor of Education, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Suzanne B. Lovett, Associate Professor of Psychology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Heather L. Lindkvist, Visiting Instructor in Anthropology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME; Joseph F. Swingle, Lecturer of Sociology, Wellesley College, MA; Adam Howard, Associate Professor of Education, Colby College, Waterville, ME; Lee Cuba, Professor of Sociology, Wellesley College, MA

Moderator: Jill N. Reich, CIHE Commissioner, Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Jennings, et al., presentation
Diversity experiences results, June 2009
Diversity questionnaire, June 2009
 

Keith Lockhart, Maestro, The Boston Pops Orchestra

Celebratory performance by The Whiffenpoofs of Yale University, the nation's oldest collegiate a cappella

In celebration of our 125th anniversary we ask you to celebrate with a champagne toast and spectacular chocolate dessert fountain.

Keith Lockhart presentation

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