Sunday October 7, 2007
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop (HENCE)
To apply for the workshop, click this link henceonline.org/conferences
8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Trolley and Walking Tours
11:00a.m. – NOON
Poster SessionNOON - 1:00p.m.
Lunch
1:00p.m. -2:30p.m.
Keynote Address: Unraveling the Knot of Privilege, Power, and Difference Allan JohnsonOne of the greatest barriers to ending racism and other forms of privilege is that we are trapped in cultural ways of thinking that turn conversations about privilege and oppression into occasions for dominant groups to feel guilty and defensive. As a result, the conversations we need to have either happen badly or, more often, don't happen at all. This presentation can help overcome that barrier by providing an alternative way of thinking about issues of privilege.
About the Speaker: Allan Johnson is a writer, teacher, and public speaker who has worked on issues of privilege, oppression, and social inequality since receiving his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1972. After nearly 30 years of college teaching, he now devotes himself entirely to writing and public speaking. He has worked with more than 160 schools and organizations in 34 states. His has authored many books including:
- The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise (1997),
- The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: A User's Guide to Sociological Language, 2e (2000),
- The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy (Temple University Press, revised edition, 2005), and
- Privilege, Power, and Difference (McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition, 2005). His work has been translated into several languages and excerpted in numerous anthologies. For more about the speaker, visit http://www.agjohnson.us
2:45p.m.- 4:00p.m.
State Showcase: University of GeorgiaTitle: Building Faculty and Staff Capacity for Access and Engagement
Moderators: Trish Kalivoda, Associate Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Shannon Wilder, Director, Office of Service-Learning
Presenters:
- Alison Alexander, Associate Dean, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Danny Bivins, Public Service Assistant, The Fanning Institute
- Pratt Cassity, Director, Center for Community Design & Preservation, College of Environment and Design
- Rich Clark, Public Service Associate, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
- Bob Galen, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean, College of Public Health
- Sharon Gibson, Multi-cultural Specialist, Cooperative Extension, College of Family and Consumer Science
- Jenny Manders, Disability Studies Coordinator, Institute on Human Development and Disability, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Freda Scott Giles, Associate Professor, Theater and African American Studies, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
What strategies are effective for interweaving civic engagement across the teaching, research, and outreach missions of a university? What impact can these strategies have on three levels: on the institution as a whole, on faculty members, and on students? What are the barriers to advancing engagement? What new strategies or opportunities could be explored? In this 90-minute session, hear examples of programs, activities, and practices designed to support and encourage faculty members at the University of Georgia to focus on the scholarship of engagement. Strategies include promotion and tenure guidelines, seed-grants, faculty development programs, research grants, awards, interest groups, and ear-marked funds for faculty and student travel to communities distant from the home campus.
2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
In Depth: Unraveling the Knot of Privilege, Power, and Difference Join keynote speaker Allan Johnson for this opportunity to explore issues related to privilege and oppression and their role in bringing about change.
2:45 pm. - 3:30 p.m.
Great Ideas Sessions(Seven Concurrent)
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Great Ideas Sessions(Seven Concurrent)
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Poster Sessions
4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Great Ideas Sessions(Ten Concurrent)
