2016 Consortium Meeting
| Site Presentations | Georgia Institute of Technology | University of Strathclyde University of Washington |
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| Full Group Sessions | ||
| Breakout Sessions | Curriculum Kevin Lybarger, Univ. of Washington Lead Gail Hohner, University of Michigan Steve Marshall, University of Strathclyde Gary Woods, Rice | |
Engaging Faculty Subra Muralidharan, UC Davis Lead Edwin Chong, Colorado State Amos Johnson, Morehouse Charles Kim, Howard | ||
Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan | ||
Jocelyn Cullers, Boise State University Justin Shepherd, Georgia Tech | ||
Faculty Professional Development & Managing Teams Ruth Poproski, GA Tech Lead Jeff Froyd, Texas A&M Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue Aaron Ohta, Hawaii Mohsen Taheri, Florida International | ||
Funding Ed Coyle, GA Tech Lead(slides) Edwin Chong, Colorado State University Will Hughes, Boise State University Peter Voltz, NYU Tandon | ||
Grading & Instruction Bob Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth Lead Randal Abler, GA Tech Magda Lagoudas, Texas A&M Andy Novocin, University of Delaware | ||
Institutionalization Eve Riskin, University of Washington Lead Carole Greenes, Arizona State University Will Hughes, Boise State University Charles Kim, Howard University | ||
| Wrap Up Session Topics | Portal for sharing and collaboration Collaborative Grant Finding Strategic Plan for Consortium VIP Conference | |
Pre-Event Info
Sites will come together at the 2016 VIP Consortium Meeting to share their work, exchange ideas on common themes, and welcome new Consortium member-sites.
Dates
Wed, May 11 | Hotel check-in |
Thurs, May 12 | Meeting and dinner |
Fri, May 13 | Hotel check-out Meeting concludes, 3:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
Six topics were identified as high-priority and/or higher-interest:
- Curriculum: Credits, rules, capstone, curriculum committees
- Engaging Faculty: Recruiting, getting more than expected, collaborations, reaching out effectively, external instructors
- Faculty Professional Development: The right mind-set, team start-up, managing teams, training and transition, developing plans, peer meetings
- Funding
- Grading & Instruction: Policies and standardization, reflection
- Institutionalization: Overcoming boundaries, campus perceptions, ownership, slow vs. fast, faculty teaching credit, degree designators, honors programs
We'll cover the six breakout-topics above, as well as:
- Site Reports (Click here for the PowerPoint Template)
- Qualitative Evaluation: Student surveys, led by the Consortium Evaluation Team
- Quantitative Evaluation: Institututional data, led by the Consortium Evaluation Team
Hotel & Travel
Hotel | April 20 Cutoff | Rooms for two guests from each Helsmley-funded site will be direct-billed to Georgia Tech. If your site needs to bring additional guests, please connect with Randy/Ed Guests will need to book their rooms in advance. Reservations will require a credit card, but because two rooms will be direct billed, most cards will not be charged. Guests will stay at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, located at 866 West Peachtree St NW. |
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Need to arrive early or depart on a later date? | 1. Talk with Randy/Ed to decide who will cover the additional days (cc-ing Julie is helpful). 2. Use the reservation link above to book the nights already available. This will get you into our room block. 3. Email Anita.Simon@renhotels.com from the Renaissance to have the additional days added to your reservation. | |
Hotel room not direct-billed to GT? | If your room will not be direct billed, please still use the same reservation link, and we'll manually flag it as self-pay. If you are making your arrangements through a travel agent, the name of the room block is VIP Consortium. | |
| Travel | Georgia Tech will reimburse travel expenses for two guests from each Helmsley-funded site. Reimbursements are governed by Georgia Tech travel policies. | |
| Airfare Policies | Guests should note that airfare reimbursements are limited to coach fares, except in specific cases (physical condition, advance approval, etc.), per Georgia Tech policies. | |
| Directions, Airport to Hotel | The best way to get to your hotel and campus is by MARTA tain. The station is just down the street from the hotel. | |
Misc. Links
| Online Form | RSVP & Topic Poll | We are in the final stages of:
If you could complete the RSVP and topic poll, we'll confirm our final topics and begin following up with prospective presenters |
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| PPT | Power Point Template | With 20 sites and 15 minutes per site we will have 5 hours of presentations! Plan of attack:
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Travel Paperwork
| Item | Description |
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| Cover Page for Traveler | This one-pager explains the per-diem rates for Georgia Tech, lists dollar amounts by meal and travel date, and highlights the dollar amounts most travelers will use in their forms. |
| Travel Expense Statement | This is the form you'll complete and return. Please note: we do need the traveler's signature. |
| Submit to: | Chris Malbrue Dept Contact: Pam Halverson |