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Shaping General Education Programs Focused on Scientific and Quantitative Literacy
The 2003 PKAL Assemblies
What Works - What Matters - What Lasts: The Roles and Responsibilities of Leaders in Undergraduate STEM
November 7 - 9, 2003

Co-sponsor:
SENCER: Science Education for Civic Engagements and Responsibility– AAC&U
American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD)

Friday, November 7, 2003
New York University
12:00 - 3:00 pm	Registration

12:15 - 2:30 pm	Pre-assembly Meeting and Luncheon for Assembly Leaders/Presenters

3:00 - 3:30 pm	Welcoming remarks Jeanne L. Narum, Director- Project Kaleidoscope Matthew S. Santirocco, Dean- College of Arts and Science, New York University

3:30 - 4:00 pm	Opening keynote address George Campbell, President- Cooper Union

4:00 - 5:00 pm	Panel discussion: Science at the center of a liberal arts education Moderator: Karen Oates, Professor of Integrative Studies- George Mason University and Senior Science Fellow- AAC&U (SENCER) Panelists: Mauri A. Ditzler, Dean of the College & Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts- Wabash College Richard Guarasci, President- Wagner College Does curricular action match faculty rhetoric? Is there a two-way intellectual exchange between the humanities and sciences? How do course assignment goals relate to broad-based course goals?

5:00 - 5:45 pm	Participant cluster group breakout At the start of the assembly all participants will be assigned a cluster group designation based on their interests and scholarship. During this initial breakout, members of the group will begin to think about how they will be shaping their agenda for action during the remainder of the assembly.

6:00 - 7:00 pm	Dinner

7:00 - 8:30 pm	Spotlight on the host institutions: New York University and New School University The conference co-organizers from NYU and NSU will give a brief overview of their general science programs and answer questions from the audience. Moderator: Karen Oates, Professor of Integrative Studies- George Mason University and Senior Science Fellow- AAC&U (SENCER)

Saturday, November 8, 2003
New York University
8:30 - 9:45 am	Breakfast session: Building programs and spaces A presentation by faculty members at Drury University on the development of their interdisciplinary core curriculum in mathematics and science for non-majors and the design of instructional spaces to promote active learning. Donald G. Deeds, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology- Drury University Bruce Callen, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Physics- Drury University Mark Wood, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry- Drury University Charles Allen, Professor, Department of Mathematics- Drury University

9:45 - 11:00 am	Teaching and learning workshops - Session A Participants will choose from one of the following concurrent sessions: Partnerships: "Community partnerships: Working with museums, libraries, and other institutions" Eleanor Sterling, Director- American Museum of Natural History and Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology- Columbia University Thomas C. Wood, Assistant Professor, New Century College- George Mason University Research and assessment: "Research based curriculum design and assessment" Karen Oates, Professor of Integrative Studies- George Mason University and Senior Science Fellow- AAC&U (SENCER) Science and the humanities: "Creating a curriculum connecting the two cultures: A cross-disciplinary course of study for working adults" David Eastzer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology- City University of New York Civic action: "Brownfield action" Peter Bower, Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science- Barnard College Mounting programs: "The continuous evolution of core mathematics" Gary W. Krahn, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Mathematical Sciences- United States Military Academy, West Point Joseph D. Myers, Academy Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences- United States Military Academy, West Point Quantitative reasoning: "How computers think - Quantitative reasoning across the curriculum" Andre Adler, Coordinator, Foundation of Scientific Inquiry, Morse Adademic Plan- New York University Erich Goldstein, Science, Technology & Society/Quantitative Reasoning- New School University

11:00 - 11:15 am	Break

11:15 am - 12:30 pm	Teaching and Learning Workshops - Session B Participants will choose from one of the following concurrent sessions: Partnerships: "Partnerships between K-12 schools and universities in support of science and math literacy" Leonard W. Fine, Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Chemistry- Columbia University Bhawani Venkataraman, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry- Columbia University Samuel C. Silverstein, Founder and Director of Columbia University's Summer Research Program for Secondary School Science Teachers and Professor of Physiology and of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons- Columbia University Research and assessment: "The design and application of assessment instruments enhance student learning" William F. Collins, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, Director of Undergraduate Biology, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior- SUNY Stony Brook Science and the humanities: "Using historical examples to teach the process of scientific inquiry" Joel Bennington, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology- St. Bonaventure University Civic action: "Race, rebels, and research: Science in a social context" Alan H. McGowan, Professor & Chair, Department of Science, Technology & Society- Eugene Lang College, New School University Mounting programs: "Frontiers of science: adding science to Columbia's core curriculum" David J. Helfand, Chair, Department of Astronomy- Columbia University Quantitative reasoning: "Inquiry projects for scientific literacy" Ann P. McNeal, Professor of Physiology, School of Natural Science- Hampshire College

12:30 - 1:30 pm	Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 pm	Poster session This time is devoted to participants' posters that showcase educational innovations or best practices at their home institutions

3:30 - 4:45 pm	Teaching and learning workshops - Session C Participants will choose from one of the following concurrent sessions: Partnerships: "Junior botanist and plant investigator summer internship" Kym Libman, Project Green Reach Coordinator - Brooklyn Botanic Garden Barbara Kushner-Kurland, Coordinator of Teacher Education- Brooklyn Botanic Garden Research and assessment: "The role of science in general education: Rhetoric vs. reality" Mauri A. Ditzler, Dean of College- Wabash College Science and the humanities: "Using the Hudson River to link science, mathematics, English, and sociology courses" Lynn E. Maelia, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry- Mount Saint Mary College Sr. Patricia Sullivan, Professor of Mathematics- Mount Saint Mary's College Civic action: "SENCER: Linking science education and civic engagement for effective student learning" Monica A. Devanas, Director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs, Teaching Excellence Center- Rutgers University Thomas C. Wood, Assistant Professor, New Century College- George Mason University Mounting programs: "Foundations of scientific inquiry: General education in mathematics and science at New York University" Terry Harrison, Professor of Anthropology; Associate Chair, Department of Anthropology- New York University Neville R. Kallenbach, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry- New York University Eileen Rodriguez, Academic Coordinator, Quantitative Reasoning- New York University Trace Jordan, Assistant Director, Morse Academic Plan, College of Arts and Sciences- New York University Quantitative reasoning: "The continuous evolution of core mathematics" Gary W. Krahn, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Mathematical Sciences- United States Military Academy, West Point

4:45 - 5:00 pm	Break

5:00 - 6:00 pm	Cluster groups work on action plan

6:00 pm	Participants will be given a list of local restaurants and activities that they are free to pursue on their own

Sunday, November 9, 2003
New School University
8:30 - 9:30 am	Breakfast: Cluster groups work on action plan

9:30 - 10:00 am	Plenary address Bob Kerrey, President, New School University Bob Kerrey is a former United States Senator who is supporting an expansion of general science education at New School University. Kerrey has an undergraduate degree in pharmacology and sees STEM as a central part of liberal arts education.

10:00 - 11:00 am	Faculty development workshop and building networks for continuing collaboration This is an important feature of all PKAL 2003 Assemblies and will focus on issues of professional development, developing leadership skills, implementing curricular reform within one's institution, and making connections with other institutions and individuals. Comments will be gathered from working groups with respect to the general "What Works for General Science and Math Education" document. Participants will also discuss the development of local networks and the implementation of PKAL projects.

11:00 - 11:15 am	Break

11:30 - 12:00 pm	Posters of individual and cluster group action plans

12:00 pm	Closing remarks Jeanne Narum, Director- Project Kaleidoscope

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