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Workshop Agenda

Building Undergraduate Physics Programs for the 21st Century
PKAL 2002 Summer Institute - Cluster II
June 2 - June 5, 2002

Workshop Agenda

Sunday, June 2, 2002
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Opening Plenary
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. At-the-Table Discussions
Assignment to produce a poster for the following session
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Reception & Poster Session
Mingle and review and discuss posters created in the previous session.
7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Workshop Introduction - The Role of the Department in Undergraduate Physics
Robert Hilborn, Amherst College
9:00 - 9:45 p.m. Issues Series
Facilitators for each of the Issues Series introduces the intent and agenda of their particular series.
Monday, June 3, 2002
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Leadership Initiatives
Judith A. Dilts, William Jewell College
Sylvia Nadler, William Jewell College
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Talks
Reports from the previous day's posters, workshops and Issues Series
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Case Studies of Thriving Undergraduate Physics Programs
Ruth Howes, Ball State University
Elizabeth F. McCormack, Bryn Mawr College
Mats Selen, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Gubbi Sudhakaran, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Issues Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. How Do We Revitalize Undergraduate Physics Programs?
Laurie McNeil, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Departmental Planning Session I
Cliff Chancey, Northern Iowa University
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner (on your own)
8:00 p.m. - Free Time
Tuesday, June 4, 2002
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Leadership Initiatives
Judith A. Dilts, William Jewell College
Sylvia Nadler, William Jewell College
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Talks
Reports from the previous day's posters, workshops and Issues Series
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Role of Physics Education Research in Undergraduate Physics
Andy Gavrin, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Issues Lunch
2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Free Time - Field Trips - Dinner (on your own)
Time meant to meet with consultants, as institutional teams, for private reflection, or for field trips.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Departmental Planning Session II
Ruth Howes, Ball State University
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Free Time
Time meant to meet with consultants, as institutional teams, or for private reflection.
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Leadership Initiatives
Judith A. Dilts, William Jewell College
Sylvia Nadler, William Jewell College
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Talks
Reports from the previous day's posters, workshops and Issues Series
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Reporting Out
Final session of the workshops.
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Closing Plenary


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