Day 1 Sessions
2008
Wednesday, May 14th
8:30 AM

Opening and Introductions

Dana Mohler-Faria, Bridgewater State College
Nancy Kleniewski, Bridgewater State College
Catherine Womack, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Auditorium

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Plenary 1: Engaging Students in Online Learning: Best Practices from the Online Course Development Grants

Anne Hird, Bridgewater State College
Shannon Donovan, Bridgewater State College
Mahmoud El-Hashash, Bridgewater State College
Jennifer Fallas, Bridgewater State College
Phyllis Gimbel, Bridgewater State College
Amos Nwosu, Bridgewater State College
Susan Todd, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:15 AM

Contemplating Writing a Book?

Marcia Anderson, Bridgewater State College
Thomas Mickey, Bridgewater State College
Stephen Nelson, Bridgewater State College
Erin O'Connor, Bridgewater State College

Hart 218

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Cross-Racial Encounters in American Culture

Benjamin Carson, Bridgewater State College
Kimberly Chabot Davis, Bridgewater State College
John Kucich, Bridgewater State College

Hart 212

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Crossing the Great Divide: Working with America’s Incarcerated Populations

Jo-Ann Della Giustina, Bridgewater State College
Karen Fein, Bridgewater State College
Wayne Assing, Bridgewater State College

Hart 217

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Toward a GLBT Studies Curriculum

Matt Bell, Bridgewater State College
Sandra Faiman-Silva, Bridgewater State College
Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Bridgewater State College
Anne Hird, Bridgewater State College
Michael Kocet, Bridgewater State College
Leora Lev, Bridgewater State College
Anna Martin-Jearld, Bridgewater State College
Dina Perrone, Bridgewater State College

Hart 211

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Connecting Sustainability Efforts: A Roundtable Discussion of Innovations and Effective Practices in the BSC Building and Plant Programs

Robert Drummond, Bridgewater State College
Robert Fisher, Bridgewater State College
Karen Jason, Bridgewater State College
Keith MacDonald, Bridgewater State College
Michele Wakin, Bridgewater State College

Hart 211

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

Global Citizenship: Education, Public Health, and Grassroots Exchange in Cambodia, Japan, Kenya and Trinidad

Wing-kai To, Bridgewater State College
Kevin Curry, Bridgewater State College
Diana Fox, Bridgewater State College
Jonathan White, Bridgewater State College

Hart 212

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

Leadership Frames: A Study of the Leadership Practice of Higher Education

Benedicta Eyemaro, Bridgewater State College
Stephen Nelson, Bridgewater State College

Hart 114

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

Showing Movies at BSC: Am I Breaking Copyright Law?

Eric LePage, Bridgewater State College
Robert Amey, Bridgewater State College
Mia Enright, Bridgewater State College
Mary Fuller, Bridgewater State College
Reid Kimball, Bridgewater State College
Kathleen Kirby, Bridgewater State College
Michael Somers, Bridgewater State College

Hart 117

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Spirituality in Course Content and Teaching Practices

David O'Malley, Bridgewater State College
Arnaa Alcon, Bridgewater State College
Mark Brenner, Bridgewater State College
Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Bridgewater State College
Jude Gonsalvez, Bridgewater State College

Hart 218

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

The Silence of War? BSC and the Impact of the War(s) on Teaching, Learning and Our Community

Richard Wright, Bridgewater State College
Ann Brunjes, Bridgewater State College
Catherine Womack, Bridgewater State College

Hart 217

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

11:55 AM

Adjusting to All Phases of Faculty Life

Pamela Russell, Bridgewater State College
John-Michael Bodi, Bridgewater State College
Mark Brenner, Bridgewater State College
Theresa Coogan, Bridgewater State College
Maura Rosenthal, Bridgewater State College
Henry Vandenburgh, Bridgewater State College

Hart 218

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

Assessment: What are We Doing and Does it Work?

Barbara Bautz, Bridgewater State College
Anne Doyle, Bridgewater State College
Pamela Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State College
Robert Wolk, Bridgewater State College

Hart 212

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

Getting Started with Grants

Kathleen Kirby, Bridgewater State College
Martina Arndt, Bridgewater State College
Margaret Brooks, Bridgewater State College
Nancy Moses, Bridgewater State College
Gregory Nelson, Bridgewater State College

Hart 217

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

Regional Food Documentary

Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Bridgewater State College
James Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State College

Hart 117

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

Service Learning as a Powerful Catalyst for Engaged Student Learning

Arnaa Alcon, Bridgewater State College
Teresa King, Bridgewater State College
Jodie Drapal Kluver, Bridgewater State College
Deniz Leuenberger, Bridgewater State College
Evelyn Pezzulich, Bridgewater State College

Hart 211

11:55 AM - 12:40 PM

1:40 PM

Plenary 2: Eating Across the Curriculum: The Complex Roles of Food in Life and Culture

Catherine Womack, Bridgewater State College
Jodi Cohen, Bridgewater State College
James Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State College
Pamela Hayes-Bohanan, Bridgewater State College
Ellen Ingmanson, Bridgewater State College
Ronald Maribett, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Auditorium

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

2:40 PM

Poster: Athletic Training Alumni’s Assessment of Learning at Bridgewater State College

Marcia Anderson, Bridgewater State College
Jennifer Beaudry

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Bringing Stability to a Chaotic Scene: The Changing Logic of U.S. Justifications for Military Intervention

Jason Edwards, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Curriculum Based Measurement as an Instructional Evaluation for an Introduction to Special Education Course

Kenneth Dobush, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Energy and Water Conservation Project

Miguel Gomes, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Impact of Class Size on Active Learning for College Students

Theresa A. Coogan, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Maximizing a Sample: A Report on the Efficacies of Using a Web-Based Survey Tool to Conduct Criminal Justice Research

Aviva Twersky Glasner, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Objective Assessment or “How to Evaluate Student Learning for Dummies”

John-Michael Bodi, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Software Simulations for Financial, Intermediate and Advance Accounting

Mark Crowley, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: The Influence of Mandatory Reporting Laws Concerning Child Maltreatment on Reporting Behaviors: An Analysis of State Statute and State Characteristics

Emily Douglas, Bridgewater State College
Jennifer Cunningham

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Use of “Best Practices” by Middle School Physical Education Teachers

Deborah Sheehy, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: What to Say When You Have Nothing More to Say

Raman Seylon, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Poster: Which Crisis Intervention Best Serves Athletic Teams?

Victoria Bacon, Bridgewater State College

Moakley Atrium

2:40 PM - 4:00 PM