KENTUCKY ENGAGEMENT

 

        

 

The Third Annual Kentucky Engagement Conference:

Facilitating and Rewarding Faculty Engagement in Teaching, Research, and Service

 

Lexington Downtown Hotel and Convention Center

(formerly the Radisson Plaza Hotel)

369 W. Vine Street, Lexington, KY

859-231-9000

 

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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7:00

Sign-in

 

Continental Breakfast (courtesy of The New York Times)

8:30

Welcome, Conference Overview

Ballroom II & III

Phil Greasley, UK, Associate Provost for University Engagement

 

Heidi M. Anderson, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, UK, for

Provost Subbaswamy

8:45

Engaged Scholarship in Context: Approaches and Issues

Ballrooms II & III

Lorilee R. Sandmann, Associate Professor, Department of Lifelong

Education Administration and Policy, University of Georgia, and Co-Director, Clearinghouse and the National Review Board for the Scholarship of Engagement

Moderator: Phil Greasley, UK, Associate Provost for University Engagement

9:45

Break

9:55

First Period: Five Concurrent Sessions

First Session:

Facilitating & Implementing University-Community Relationships

Daniel Boone Room

Panelists:

 

Robert F. Long, Kellogg Foundation, and Visiting Distinguished

Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Murray State

 

John Vissman, Director, Institute for Nonprofit Capacity (INC),

NKU

 

Paul N. Markham, Director, WKU ALIVE Center for Community

Partnerships (CCP)

 

Moderator: James C. Norton, Associate Dean, Area Health Education

Centers (AHEC), College of Medicine, UK

Second Session:

Partnering for Research

Breckinridge

Panelists:

 

Kevin A. Pearce, Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), Kentucky

Ambulatory Network (KAN)

 

Robert E. Kovarik, Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, UK

CenteringPregnancy Smiles

 

Barbara M. Burns, Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical

and Brain Psychology, UL, Child Development with High Risk Families: Lessons from Partnering with Head Start/ Early Head Start Programs

 

Moderator: Henry R. Cunningham, Director, Student Engagement, Office of Vice President for Community Engagement, UL

Third Session:

Recognizing and Rewarding Faculty Engagement: Promotion and Tenure Issues

Ballroom IV

Lorilee R. Sandmann, Associate Professor, Department of Lifelong

Education Administration and Policy, University of Georgia, and Co-Director, Clearinghouse and the National Review Board for the Scholarship of Engagement

 

Moderator: Heidi M. Anderson, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs,

UK

Fourth Session:

Non-Promotion and Tenure-Based Rewards for Engagement: Provosts’ Panel

Ballroom I

James P. Chapman, Provost, KSU

 

Gail Wells, Vice President, Academic Affairs, NKU

 

Sharon P. Turner, Dean, College of Dentistry, UK, for Provost

Subbaswamy

 

Moderator: Carole Beere, Senior Director of Special Projects, NKU

Fifth Session:

Engaging to Elevate Kentucky Communities

Lincoln Room

Panelists:

 

Richard C. Maurer, Extension Specialist, Department of Community

and Leadership Development, UK

 

Gae Broadwater, State Specialist for Community Resources and

Economic Development, KSU

 

Laura D. Holt, UK County Extension Agent for Family and

Consumer Sciences Muhlenberg County

 

Dean Rowe, Vice President, First Kentucky Bank, Greenville, KY

 

University of Louisville, Signature Partnership

 

Daniel Hall, Vice President for Community Engagement, UL

 

Ralph Fitzpatrick, Associate Vice President, Community

Engagement, UL

 

Moderator: Paul D. Warner, Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension,

UK Cooperative Extension: Business Retention and Expansion Program

10:55

Break

11:05

Second Period: Four Concurrent Sessions

First Session:

Facilitating Teaching and Learning through Service-Learning

Lincoln Room

Edward A. Zlotkowski, Professor, Bentley University, and Senior

Faculty Fellow, Campus Compact

 

Moderator: Gayle Hilleke, Executive Director, Kentucky Campus Compact (KyCC)

Second Session:

Engaging to Serve and Solve Community Problems

Daniel Boone Room

Panelists:

 

Leah Ashwill, Coordinator, Community Engagement, LIVE

Center, WKU

 

Marilyn Gardner, Associate Professor, College of Health and Human

Services, WKU, Institute for Medicine Initiative

 

Ellen J. Hahn, Alumni Professor, College of Nursing Tobacco Policy

Research Program Director, Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy

 

Jan Hillard, Associate Provost for Regional Stewardship, NKU, Tri-

County “Launchpad” Initiative

 

Moderator: Al Cross, School of Journalism and Telecommunications,

and UK Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues

Third Session:

Deans’ Responses to Lorilee R. Sandmann Presentation on Promotion and Tenure Issues Relating to Engagement

Ballroom IV

Panelists:

 

Kevin J. Corcoran, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, NKU

 

Jay A. Perman, Dean, College of Medicine, Vice President,

Clinical Affairs, UK

 

David R. Rudy, Dean of the Institute for Regional Analysis and

Public Policy and Associate Provost for Regional Engagement, Morehead State

 

Moderator: Gerald Pogatshnik, Dean, Graduate Studies, EKU

Fourth Session:

Data and Directions for Academic Departments in Facilitating and Rewarding Engagement

Ballroom I

Kevin Kecskes, Director, Community-University Partnerships,

Portland State University

 

Moderator: Robin Taffler, Coordinator for Service Learning and Civic Engagement, Murray State

12:05

Break

12:15

Lunch and Second Keynote Address

Ballrooms II & III

The Power of We Consortium

 

Hiram “Hi” E. Fitzgerald, University Distinguished Professor,

Psychology, and Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University

 

Peggy Roberts, Coordinator, The Power of We Consortium

1:45

Break

2:00

Third Period: Five Concurrent Sessions

First Session:

Newspapers and Civic Purposes

Lincoln Room

Randy Jones, Regional Education Director, New York Times

 

Ratona Harr, Senior Education Account Manager, USA Today

Second Session:

Community Partner Experiences in Engaging with Higher Education

Ballroom I

Panelists:

 

Mark J. Neff, President and CEO, St. Claire Regional Medical

Center, Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Partner

 

Opal A. Fannin, Adult Basic Education Program Specialist,

Morehead Adult Learning Center, Morehead State Partner

 

Matt Mattingly, Director of Administration, City of Murray, Kentucky, Murray State Partner

 

Amy A. Dimmerling, Cinderella’s Closet, NKU Partner

 

Moderator: Lisa Higgins-Hord, Assistant Vice President, Community

Engagement, UK


Third Session:

Faculty Engagement Promotion and Tenure Q & A

Breckinridge Room

Lorilee R. Sandmann, Associate Professor, Department of Lifelong

Education Administration and Policy, University of Georgia, and Co-Director, Clearinghouse and the National Review Board for the Scholarship of Engagement

 

Moderator: Paul N. Markham, Director, ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships, WKU

Fourth Session:

Student Experiences with Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Ballroom IV

Panelists:

 

Scott Meltzer, Centre College, Campus Compact 2008 Frank

Newman Leadership Award Winner

 

Randy L. Manis, AmeriCorps Vista member and Morehead

Excellence in Civic Engagement Award winner

 

Shelley Arant, Student, Department of Communications, WKU

 

Moderator: Jeffrey C. Marshall, Assistant to the Provost, Morehead

State

Fifth Session:

Federal Work Study: An Underutilized Resource for Campus Service and Volunteerism

Daniel Boone Room

Gayle A. Hilleke, Executive Director, Kentucky Campus Compact

(KyCC)

 

David M. Deggs, Grant Manager, Kentucky Campus Compact (KyCC)

3:00

Break

3:15

Fourth Period: Two Concurrent Sessions

First Session:

Facilitating Campus Engagement

Ballroom I

George L. Mehaffy, Vice President, Leadership and Change, American

Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

 

Moderator: Michael Seelig, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, CPE, Morehead State

Second Session:

Taking Legislative Issues into the Classroom

Ballroom IV

Panelists:

 

Trey Greyson, Kentucky Secretary of State

 

Joseph Gershtenson, Associate Professor, Government, EKU,

Director, Citizens Assembly for Critical Thinking About the United States (CACTUS)

 

Ernie J. Yanarella, Professor, Political Science, UK

 

Moderator: Mark Neikirk, Executive Director, Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement and Nonprofit Development, NKU

4:15-4:30

Conference Wrap Up

Ballrooms II & III

Phil Greasley, Associate Provost for University Engagement, UK