Roundtable Discussion Saturday, November 9, 2013: 11:30 AM-12:20 PM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Estherwood)
87 Catalyst For Conversation
Ariel Aranov, Muhlenberg College;
Adam Halpern, Muhlenberg College
What can we do today, that will help tomorrow? Muhlenberg College is creating a catalyst for conversation that will increase diversity on college campuses.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Gallier A)
218 Developing Transformative Honors Student Leaders--Who? What? When? Why? How?
Hanna Larsen, South Dakota State University;
Timothy Nichols, South Dakota State University
How can honors programs be intentional about developing transformative leaders? This roundtable will highlight a range of curricular and co-curricular approaches to leadership development in the honors college at SDSU. Participants will be invited to share their perspectives and to brainstorm new models and honors approaches for student leadership development.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Gallier B)
219 Getting to Know Jefferson: A Study and Comparison of His Personal Writings to Current America
James Friedman, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Sophia Hussain, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Roxanne Lockhart, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Brian Rice, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Harsh Shah, University of Alabama Birmingham
Thomas Jefferson was a leading forefather in establishing American government, society, and even our country's physical boundaries. A picture of Jefferson in his private life and as president of the United States was created. Our discussion will elaborate on Jefferson's life as well as his differences from 21st century America.
