Program

The Retreat takes place at the Illini Union in Illini Rooms A/B/C.

8:00 am–8:30 am	Registration and Refreshments
8:30 am–8:40 am	Overview Michel Bellini, Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) and Professor in School of Molecular & Cellular Biology
8:40 am–8:55 am	Welcome Ilesanmi Adesida, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Introduction of 2014-2015 Distinguished Teacher Scholars Gretchen Adams, Chemistry Matthew West, Mechanical Science and Engineering
9:00 am–10:30 am	Keynote: “Intercultural Competence is for Everyone” Darla Deardorff, Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators, a national professional organization based at Duke University, where she is a Research Scholar in Education and an Educator for Duke Corporate Education, specializing in global leadership
10:30 am–10:45 am	Break
10:45 am–11:45 am	Video Vignettes, Innovations, and Conversations – Part I Cheelan Bo-Linn, CITL and Robert Baird, CITES-ATS, facilitators I. Inviting Student Participation Laura Gallant, Communication Ngan (June) Kieu, Accountancy (student) II. Writing Together Grace Giorgio, Communication Brittany Pullen, Communication (student) III. Words and Actions Matter Alan Hansen, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Gretchen Adams, Chemistry
11:45 am–11:55 am	Grants and Other Teaching and Learning Opportunities Charles Tucker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation Two Examples of 2014 Faculty Retreat Grant Recipients Brenda Lindsay, School of Social Work Robert Pahre, Political Science
11:55 am–12:30 pm	Posters and Resource Fair
12:30 pm–1:00 pm	Lunch and Networking
1:00 pm–2:15 pm	Video Vignettes, Innovations, and Conversations – Part II Robert Baird, CITES-ATS and Cheelan Bo-Linn, CITL, facilitators I. The International Student’s Perspective Adapting to a New Learning Environment Who am I? Some Helpful Things: Participate Actively in Teams Take Advantage of Peer Mentoring Go to Office Hours – Get a Cookie Ju Tian, Agricultural & Biological Engineering (student) Habibat Oguntude, Kinesiology & Community Health (student) Niknaz Iranmanesh, Chemistry (student) Y. C. Wong, Accountancy (student) II. Internationalizing the Curriculum Jose Vazquez, Economics Robert Pahre, Political Science III. International Student Abroad as Co-Curricular Activity Alan Hansen, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Pre-Trip Preparation Cultural Epiphanies The Advantage of International Experiences Daken Fee, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (student) Diane Khor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (student) Stephen Lake, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (student) *Preparing Students for Global Impact* Madhu Viswanathan, Business Administration Subsistence Marketplace Initiative: business.illinois.edu/subsistence
2:15 pm–2:30 pm	Closing Remarks Introduction – Charles Tucker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation Reitumetse Mabokela, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies
2:30 pm	Coffee and Informal Chat with Darla Deardorff (open to everyone)

This Retreat is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning.

Special Acknowledgement to:

The Faculty Retreat Committee: Michel Bellini, Cheelan Bo-Linn, Adam Fein, Sandy Finley, Alan Hansen, Soo-Yeun Lee, Faye Lesht, Deanna Raineri, Eric Snodgrass, Nicole Tami, and Amy Woods
And special thanks to: Robert Baird, Drew MacGregor, Edward Glaser, Jamie Nelson, Neil Feuerhelm, and Susan Muirhead from CITES Academic Technology Services (ATS)

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