General Education Summit 2024
May 23, 2024 in the Buchanan Alumni House McIntire Room
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Open to UMaine and UMaine Machias faculty and staff.
Agenda
Welcome and Overview (9:00am)
Interactive Morning Sessions (9:15am – 12:15pm)
Complimentary Lunch & Celebration of Recent Gen Ed Reforms at UMaine (12:15pm – 1:00pm)
Afternoon Facilitated Conversations (1:00pm – 4:00pm)
Concurrent sessions of facilitated conversation that may include topics like:
- Pathway models for general education
- General education as a retention tool
- Shared governance for general education & role of chair/directors
- General education course reaffirmation/recertification
- Academic advising for general education
- Future directions of general education
Invited Speakers/Facilitators
Kate Drezek McConnell, PhD
Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and
Executive Director, VALUE, AAC&U
C. Edward “Eddie” Watson, PhD
Associate Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director for Open Educational Resources and Digital Innovation, AAC&U