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Faculty Institute 2015

This month, the 14th annual Faculty Institute addresses who gets to graduate from Pace and why. Join us on the New York City Campus for sessions about retention, the Pace Path, support for students, and so much more.

On May 14 and 15 on the NYC Campus, this year's Faculty Institute takes a close look at the question, "Who Gets to Graduate from Pace and Why?" At the heart of this question is the issue of student retention. The Institute will examine a range of factors related to retention including those within the University's control—engaging and rigorous instruction, strong faculty-student interactions—and at those that may not be open to our influence including students' readiness for college, their expectations about the college experience, and their motivations for enrolling. Please click on Conference Information to submit a proposal.

Day 1–Thursday, May 14

Time	Activity	Presenters	Room
9:00 a.m.	Breakfast		Bianco Room
9:30 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.	Welcome: Overview of the Day	Provost Uday Sukhatme	Bianco Room
9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	Who Does and Doesn’t Graduate from Pace and What Are We Doing about It?	Sue Maxam, Adelia Williams, Adele MacKinlay, Meghana Nayak, Gerald Ardito, Darren Hayes, Elmer Rico-Mojica, and Jacqueline Kelleher	Bianco Room
11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.	Break
Concurrent Faculty Presentations
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Pace Path	Brian Evans
	The OASIS College Support Program: Perspectives, Goals, and Student Experience	Janet Mulvey and Zachary O’Neal
	Teaching Strategies for Student Success	Christine Salboudis and Daniel Molina
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Lunch President Friedman Trustee Christopher Edwards		Bianco Room
Concurrent Faculty Presentation
1:45 p.m.–2:30 p.m.	Awarding Nonprofit Organizational Grants to Students to Help People with Disabilities with Exciting M-Health Technologies	James Lawler, Samantha Benson, Hannah Moller, and Phillip Proctor
	Learning in Community: Pairing Introduction to Computers with Contemporary Business Practice	Connie Knapp and Kathryn Winsted
	Care Report: A Resource Guide for Pace Faculty and Staff to Address Student Behavior	Robert-Thomas Jones, Debbie Levesque, Rosa Ament, Rachel Carpenter, and Lisa Bardill-Moscaritolo
Concurrent Faculty Presentations
2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Getting the Most Out of Students Doing Undergraduate Research	Elmer Rico-Mojica, Maximilian Baria, Keving Symczak, Normisha Evans, Nadia Abbas, Tabitha Bette, Paris Hanson, Alexis Javornik, Ashley Kupstow, Robert Marvin, and Kaitlyn Che
	Teaching outside the Textbook to Increase Student Engagement	John Blackwell, Hasan Arslan, and Gina Scutelnicu
	What Type of Technical Fluency do Pace Students Need to Achieve upon Graduation	Adam Klein, Kelley Lassman, Luke Cantarella, John Dory, and Cathy Dwyer

Day 2–Friday, May 15

Time	Activity	Presenters	Room
9:00 a.m.	Breakfast		Bianco Room
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m.	Welcome: Overview of the Day		Bianco Room
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.	Missed Opportunitas: Advancing Diversity at Pace	Cornell Craig, Denise Santiago, and Rachel Simon	Bianco Room
11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.	Break
Concurrent Workshops
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Step Up—Developing and Fostering Community	Rosa Ament, Cornell Craig, and Shari Crandall
	Writing Center	Andrew Stout and Robert Mundy
	TBA
12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m.	Break
Concurrent Faculty Presentations
12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Teaching Circles	Brian Evans, Fran Falk-Ross, Peter McDermott, Jennifer Pankowski, and Joan Walker
	Creating Customized Learning Communities: The Case of Master Public Administration Program	Gina Scutelnicu, Hillary Knepper, Rebecca Tekula, and Michelle Lang
	Helping Our Students Learn: Tools We Can Bring into the Classroom to Help Our Students Master Difficult Subjects	Matthew Marcello
1:30 p.m.	BBQ Lunch