What the Research Reveals: Experiences that Matter
Wednesday, January 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Presenters: Sylvia Hurtado, Professor and Director of the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI), University of California, Los Angeles; Charles Blaich, Director of Inquiries, Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts, Wabash College
Moderator: Nancy O'Neill, Director of Integrative Programs, AAC&U
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:34:46 EST)

Cultivating a Civic Ethos on Campus
Wednesday, January 25, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Presenters: Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, Executive Director, NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; Neesha A. Tambe, Graduate of De Anza College, Student, Georgetown University; and Donald W. Harward, Director, Bringing Theory to Practice Project.
Moderator: Eboo Patel, Founder and Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:43:13 EST)

Next Steps in Mobilizing Wide-Scale Investment
Wednesday, January 25, 4:00–4:30 p.m.
Brian Murphy, President, De Anza College
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:07:55 EST)

Opening Night Forum: Separated at Birth? The Twin Proficiencies of Work and Civic Engagement
Wednesday, January 25, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Ken O'Donnell is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Policy for the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:15:42 EST)

Pre-Meeting Symposium: Civic Learning for Democracy's Future
Wednesday, January 25, 8:30–10:00 a.m.
Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education, US Department of Education
Respondents: Robert Hackett, President, The Bonner Foundation; George Mehaffy, Vice President, Academic Leadership and Change, American Association of State Colleges and Universities; Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Vice President, AAC&U
Moderator: Larry A. Braskamp, President, Global Perspective Institute, Inc.
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:55:05 EST)

Moving the Needle: Implementing the Next-Generation of Civic Learning
Wednesday, January 25, 11:00 a.m. – noon
Civic Inquiry and Problem Solving Across General Education and the Major
Discussion Leaders: Gail Robinson, Director of Service Learning, American Association of Community Colleges; Amy Koritz, Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Drew University; Paul Schadewald, Associate Director, Civic Engagement Center, Macalester College
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:56:56 EST)

"Why Choose the Liberal Arts?": 2012 Winner of the Frederic W. Ness Book Award
Thursday, January 26, 10:30–11:45 a.m.
Mark William Roche, Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Professor of German Language and Literature and Concurrent Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame and author of Why Choose the Liberal Arts? (University of Notre Dame Press, 2010)
Moderator: David W. Oxtoby, President, Pomona College
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:02:35 EST)

Opening Plenary: Opening a Democratic Front: Confronting Disparate Conceptions of What Matters in College
Thursday, January 26, 8:45–10:15 a.m.
Helen F. Giles-Gee, President, Keene State College, and Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors
Carl Moses, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Susquehanna University, and Chair, ACAD Board of Directors
Carol Geary Schneider, President, AAC&U; Eboo Patel, Founder and Executive Director, Interfaith Youth Core; and David Scobey, Executive Dean, The New School for Public Engagement
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:09:27 EST)

We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education
Friday, January 27, 2:45–4:00 p.m.
Richard P. Keeling, Principal and Senior Executive Consultant, and Richard H. Hersh, Senior Consultant—both of Keeling & Associates and co-authors, We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education (forthcoming January 2012, Palgrave Macmillan)
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:28:03 EST)

Life after College: Findings from the "Academically Adrift" Follow-Up Study
Friday, January 27, 4:15–5:30 p.m. Richard Arum, Professor of Sociology and Education, New York University; and Josipa Roksa, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia—co-authors of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press, 2011)
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:28:04 EST)

Closing Plenary: From Résumés to Revolutions: Realizing the Rights and Responsibilities of Education in the 21st Century
Saturday, January 28, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Chair: Bobby Fong, President, Ursinus College, and incoming Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors
Lisa Anderson, a specialist on politics in the Middle East and North Africa, served as the James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations at Columbia University and is the former dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. President Anderson also served as the chair of the political science department and as the director of Columbia's Middle East Institute. Before joining Columbia, she was assistant professor of government and social studies at Harvard University.
(Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:45:52 EST)