Tentative Workshop Agenda

Friday, October 10

12:30-3:15 Registration

3:30-3:40 Welcome
Nathan Grawe, Director of QuIRK (Carleton College)
H. Scott Bierman, Dean of the College (Carleton College)

3:40-5:00 Plenary Session: "The Quantitatively Reasoned Life"
Bernie Madison (University of Arkansas)
Lynn Steen (St. Olaf College)

5:15-6:15 Cluster Group Meetings

6:30-8:15 Dinner Plenary Session: "Use, Misuse, and Missed Use of Quantitative Reasoning in Student Writing"
Nathan Grawe (Carleton College)

Saturday, October 11

8:30-9:00 "Birds of a Feather" Breakfast

9:00-10:00 Break Out Sessions
"The Wellesley College Story," Corrine Taylor (Wellesley College)
"The James Madison University Story," Donna Sundre (James Madison University)
"The Augsburg College Story," Milo Schield and Marc Isaacson (Augsburg College)
"The Macalester College Story," David Bressoud (Macalester College)

10:10-11:30 Cluster Group Meetings

11:45-1:00 Lunch Plenary Session: "Challenges of QR Assessment"
Donna Sundre (James Madison University)

1:15-2:15 Break Out Sessions
"The University of Arkansas Story," Bernie Madison (University of Arkansas)
"The Alverno College Story," Sue Mente (Alverno College)
"The Carleton College Story," Nathan Grawe and Carol Rutz (Carleton College)

2:30-3:30 Break Out Sessions
"Grant Sources and Strategies," Rebecca Hartzler (Seattle Central Community College) and Christopher Tassava (Carleton College)
"Creating Enduring Resources," Cathryn Manduca (Carleton and Science Education Resource Center)
"Generating Interdisciplinary Institutional Buy-In," Caren Diefenderfer (Hollins University) and Neil Lutsky (Carleton College)
"Student Support Services," Linda Kirstein (Bowdoin College)

3:40-4:40 Time for Relaxation and Personal Reflection

4:40-5:50 Campus Team Meetings (including boxed dinners)

6:00-12:00 Guthrie Theater Outing
A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Tickets included in registration fee

Sunday, October 12

8:30-9:45 Breakfast and Team Meetings (Finalize Action Plans)

9:45-11:00 Team Reports

11:00-11:15 Open Q&A

11:30-12:00 Lunch and Plenary Session: "Building a QR Community: The Future of the National Numeracy Network"
Corrine Taylor (Wellesley College)
Len Vacher (University of Southern Florida)