4:23 p.m., May 2, 2007--Presentations of 15 projects that focus on student-centered learning and classroom creativity, funded by Transformation Grants, are set for 8 a.m.-noon, Thursday, May 3, in Multipurpose Room C in the Trabant University Center. Each of the presentations will last approximately 15 minutes.
The half-day event will begin with opening remarks from Tom Apple, dean of UD's College of Arts and Sciences, and will include presentations on a wide range of topics, including peer tutoring and mentoring programs, interactive display creation, radio production, constructive dialogue building, youth outreach and research opportunities in science education.
The complete schedule includes:
8 a.m.--Opening Remarks: Dean Tom Apple
8:15 a.m.--Peer Tutoring Program: Melissa Ianetta and peer tutors, writing program
8:30 a.m.--Computing Museum Research Project: Lori Pollock for Paul Amer, computer & information sciences
8:45 a.m.--Becoming Philosophers: Richard Hanley for Katherin Rogers, philosophy
9 a.m.--Poster Session featuring graduate and undergraduate field research in linguistics and cognitive science: Students of Peter Cole: Tim McKinnon, Husni Abu Bakar and Robert Wilder, linguistics
9:15 a.m.--English Studies Collaborative Research Program (ESCRP): James Dean and McKay Jenkins, English
9:30 a.m.--Expanding Research Opportunities and Experiences in Science Education: Kathryn Scantlebury, chemistry & biochemistry
9:45 a.m.--Exploring a Career in Cancer Genetics with the Family Cancer Risk Registry: Cindy Farach-Carson, biological sciences, and Zohra AliKhan-Catts, Christiana Care
10 a.m.--Young, Privileged and Global: American and Malaysian Dimensions of University Life: Patricia Sloane-White, anthropology
10:15 a.m.--Youth Street Outreach: Lana Harrison, sociology & criminal justice, and Kathy Denhardt, urban affairs
10:30 a.m.--Peer Mentoring as a Means for Fostering Smooth Transition of Students from DelTech Associate Degree Programs to UD: Jinfa Cai, mathematical sciences, and Nancy Campbell, Del Tech
10:45 a.m.--Graduate Studies Field Research in the American Southwest: Barry Joyce and students Janneken Smucker and Lara Pascali, history
11 a.m.--The Lived Experiences of Black Students and Faculty at the University of Delaware: Yasser Payne and James Jones, Black American Studies
11:15 a.m.--Constructive Inter-Civilizational Dialogue for Transformative Change: Muqtedar Khan, political science & international relations
11:30 a.m.--Poster Session featuring Italian Radio Production: Gabriella Finizio, Thomas McCone and Rae Stabosz, foreign languages & literatures
11:45 a.m.--Building an Immersive, Interactive Display for Smith Hall: Christopher Rasmussen and Jingyi Yu, computer & information sciences, and Lance Winn, art
Noon--Closing Remarks and Adjournment
