Schedule
Overview
Our conference will take place at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI Thursday, May 30 – Saturday, June 1, 2024. Thursday and Friday will be full days, while Saturday will be a half day.
We will be recording our SELC talks in CCCB Thursday afternoon, our plenary Friday morning, and our Developing Equity-Minded Facilitation Skills Workshop also happening on Friday. Our Keynote talk will be hybrid as well as recorded, and you can attend online at the Zoom link in our schedule.
Thursday, May 30th
Time (ET)
Description
9 – 10 am
Registration & Breakfast (provided)
10 – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Parallel Session 1: The Equity/Excellence Imperative*
*Note: Read the Boyer 2030 Report to learn more
Format: 45 minute sessions
Roundtable: National Need for STEM Department Reform
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Moderator: Marco Molinaro
Discussion: SELC Reflections – What happened? What’s next?
Location: Weiser Room 855
Moderator: Ashley Atkinson
BREAK (15 mins)
Talk: Overview of the STEM Equity Learning Community (SELC) Project
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Speaker: Nita Tarchinski
Discussion: SELC Participant Feedback on Current Projects
Location: Weiser Room 855
Moderator: Ryan Sweeder
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch (provided)
Guided walk to & tour of CCCB – Meet Tim McKay at the Weiser 10th Floor Elevators at 12:55 pm
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Student Panel
Location: CCCB 3420
Moderator: Maggie Safronova
Speakers: Kelsey Smart, Vicente Sandoval Jr, Morgan Polen, Johanness Ojukwu, Fatima Jaramillo, Selina Zhang, & Harsha Senthilkumar
2:45 – 4:40 pm
Talks recorded
Parallel Session 2: Learning from the SELC Project
Format: 10 minute talks + 3 minute Q&A
Talk: Faculty SELC Experiences
Location: CCCB 2460
Moderator: Ryan Sweeder
Speakers: Maxine Sewell Davis, Bob Pelayo, & Corrin Clarkson
BREAK (10 mins)
Format: 60 minute sessions
Talk: Facilitating SELCs
Location: CCCB 2460
Moderator: Ryan Sweeder
Speakers: Lizette Muñoz Rojas & Ellie Louson
TRAVEL TO POSTER RECEPTION (20 mins)
5 – 6 pm
Poster Reception (light appetizers provided)
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
6 pm
Dinner (on your own)
Friday, May 31st
Time (ET)
Description
9 – 10 am
Reading Club (optional) & Breakfast (provided)
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Moderators: Tim McKay, Tatiane Russo-Tait, and Gren Agresar
Readings
- Color-blind or racially conscious? How college science faculty make sense of racial/ethnic underrepresentation in STEM – led by Tatiane Russo-Tait
- Chapter 3 of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Using and Communicating Data as a Tool to Advance Equity – led by Gren Agresar
- Chapter 2 of The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching: Transparency: Create an Equity-Minded Assessment and Grading Strategy – led by Tim McKay
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- Note: Ideally, participants are able to read up and through chapter 2. However, reading only chapter 2 is fine too!
10 – 11:15 am
Talk recorded
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Parallel Session 3: Action-Oriented
Format: 60 minute sessions
Workshop: Developing Equity-Minded Facilitation Skills
Location: Weiser Room 855
Speakers: Ellie Louson, Joan Ojukwu, & Stefano Fiorini
Discussion: Opportunities to Join Upcoming Proposal Submissions
Location: Weiser Room 955
Speaker: Nita Tarchinski
Discussion: Strategizing Department-Level Change
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Speakers: Pat Walton, Susan Richter, Julia Chamberlain, Kaci Thompson
12:45 – 1:15 pm
Lunch (provided)
1:15 – 2:30 pm
Hybrid, talk recorded
Keynote Talk
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Moderator: Ryan Sweeder
Speaker: Tati Russo-Tait, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia
Talk Title: “You have the power to change the system for better or for worse“: Learning from equity-minded and critically conscious STEM faculty
Talk Abstract: This talk will explore how critically conscious STEM faculty use their agency and power to affect change in their spheres of influence. They humanize the classroom, use evidence-based practices, and draw on their political clarity to engage in justice-centered teaching. As mentors, they take responsibility for removing barriers for marginalized students and try to design equitable research environments. As leaders in their departments and disciplinary organizations, they work with others to collectively change (or at least disrupt) norms, policies, and practices.
BREAK (15 mins)
2:45 – 3:15 pm
Workshop: Takeaways for Your Institution
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
Moderator: Nita Tarchinski
3:15 – 4 pm
Coffee Chats – unstructured time for colleagues to plan next steps with new collaborators
Location: Weiser 10th Floor Space
4 – 5 pm
5 – 6 pm
Happy Hour at Casa Dominick’s (optional, pay on your own)
6 pm
Dinner (on your own)
Saturday, June 1st
Time (ET)
Description
9 – 10 am
Breakfast (on your own)
10 am – 1 pm
Parallel Session 4: Working Time
Format: 3 hour sessions
Proposal Opportunities: Plan for upcoming proposal submissions
Location: Weiser Room 855
Moderator: Nita Tarchinski
SELC Products: Prepare planned manuscripts for submission
Location: Weiser Room 955
Moderator: Ashley Atkinson
1 pm
End of Conference