Festival of Scholarship: Program Sessions
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Please note that sessions indicated as "paired" share the
same time and room and are blocked together by color.
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If you have any questions about the program, contact Megan Otis.
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Thursday, April 10th, 9:00-10:30am – Welcome/Opening Plenary Session (with Affinity Groups), Viking Union (VU) Multipurpose Room (MPR)
Thursday, April 10th, 11:00-12:30 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| Doing Work That Matters | Library Presentation Room (LPR) (paired) | Natalie Miller, Kim Retherford, Kate Clark, Rita Pougiales |
The Evergreen State College |
| LPR (paired) | Tanis S’eiltin, Emilia Zuber, Carrie Gunnersen, Sophiz, Yackshaw, Evan Williamson, Jeff, Emtman, Allison Vincler, Emily Paul, Eric Schmitz, Casey Clark, Tyler Lungren |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College | |
| Blurring Boundaries: Multiple Perspectives on Scholarly Collaboration | VU 462A | Stanford T. Goto, Shannon Gaule, Paul Marshall |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
| Business Consulting: Student Developed Curriculum for Integrative Learning | VU 464 | Amy Pemberton, Daniel Purdy, John Sands |
Western Washington University – Teaching-Learning Academy |
| Talking Like the Teaching-Learning Academy: Building Sustainable Dialogue | VU 565B | Luke Ware, Cora Thomas, Megan Otis |
Western Washington University – Teaching-Learning Academy |
| Creativity, Inventiveness, and Innovation | VU 565A | Peter Hackbert, Candis Cantrell, John Kossack, Kevin Cavins |
Berea College |
| Visual Sociology: A Study of Privilege, Identity and the Social Constructs of Race, Class and Gender in Kalimpong, India | VU 565C | Brittany Davila, Dipa Basu |
Pitzer College |
| Spontaneous Design: The Development of an Improvisational Framework for the Visual in Performance | VU 462B | Christian Brandjes, Kyla Kegler |
Daemen College |
Thursday, April 10th, 12:30-2 - Lunch Break, VU MPR
Thursday, April 10th, 2:00-2:45 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| Dialogue as Assessment: A Case Study on Disruptions in the Classroom | VU 464 | Michael Murphy, Carmen Werder |
Western Washington University – Teaching-Learning Academy |
| The Collaborative Examination of Three Television Commercials | VU 462B | Guy Smith, Michael Trowbridge, Sara Elshafei, Amy Romanas, Tyler Dezeeuw, Jahan Djalali, Paul Eun-Chong Lee |
Whatcom Community College |
| Globalization: Outsourcing Cause for Debate of Cost-Benefit Analysis | VU 462A | MacKenzie McDowell, Megan Marquett, Allison Rock, Lauren Ross, Sara Woldmichael |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Writing Beyond the Assignment | VU 565A | G. E. Washington, Thea Kegler |
Daemen College - Art Education |
| An Evolving Methodology of Collaboration: A Case Study in International Research | VU 565B | Sara Farooqi | Pitzer College |
| Finding Agency and Telling Stories: Collaborative Research on Human-Animal Interactions at the Bronx Zoo | VU 565C | Patrick Tyrrell, Carol Hendrickson |
Marlboro College |
| Community Building through Peer Mentorship | VU 567 | Amirah Said, Jackie McClure, Dara Wells-Hajjar, Ariel Roy, Anna Boenish, Devin Majkut |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
Thursday, April 10th, 3:00-3:45 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| Science Outreach for Students: Connecting Local Schools to Ecology | VU 462B | Charissa Jones |
New College of Florida |
| Building an Island Consortium to support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | VU 462A | Teresa Dawson, Valia Spiliotopoulos, John Belshaw, Doug Hamilton, Tami Saj, Nancy Randall, Nancy Sly |
University of Victoria, North Island Community College, Royal Roads University, Malaspina University-College, Camosun College |
| Can My Teacher "Help" Learning | VU 565A | G. E. Washington, Richard Lahr |
Daemen College |
| Constructing Narratives for Global Understanding: Policy, Economics, and Travel | VU 565B | Michaela Rollins, Kathryn Anderson, Devin Malone |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| The Flight of Campus Icarus | VU 565C | Bradley Lewis, Ann W. Robinson, Liz Brackbill
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Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University |
| Transsexuals in the Work Organization | VU 464 | Jake Lunden, Annie Runnels, Olivia de Leon, Briana Riccio |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Thursday, April 10th, 4:00-5:30 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| Whatcom Civil Rights Project: A Community/Student/Faculty Partnership | VU 565C (paired) |
Julie A. Helling, Shevell Thibou, Raeanne Schurter, Willow Rudiger |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College, Whatcom Human Rights Task Force |
Berea College's Academic Connections, Engagement, and Success (ACES) Initiative |
VU 565C (paired) |
Dave Porter, Kaleigh McCoy, Megan Rodgers |
Berea College |
| Participatory Ecological Monitoring in Costa Rica | VU 464 (paired) | Troy Abel, Derek Schruhl | Western Washington University – Huxley College |
| Ecological Restoration: On-Campus Opportunities for Environmental Education | VU 464 (paired) |
John Tuxill, Casey Hons |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Collaborative Experiences of Community & Campus Human Rights Education | VU 462A (Paired) |
Shirley Osterhaus, Katie Moore |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Many Hands and Talents: The Whatcom County Food Assessment | VU 462A (Paired) |
Drew Betz, Colleen Barrows, Kelly Alleen, Kathleen Saunders, Azad Mallak, Lucas Reichley |
Washington State University- Whatcom County Extension, Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities, WWU - College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Blaine High School |
| Using Video-Clip Technology for Learning and Teaching in Communication Disorders | VU 565A (Paired) |
Eva Baharav, Vicki Kammerer, Tim Kraft |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Collaborative Learning Through Virtual Mentoring | VU 565A (Paired) |
Sandra Mottner, Kristi Tyran, Joseph Garcia |
Western Washington University – College of Business and Economics |
| Collaborative Writing Project | VU 565B (Paired) |
Chavella T. Pittman, Rachel Marine, Jacob Starks |
New College of Florida |
| Wiki Project: Collaborative Tool | VU 565B (Paired) |
Ying Li, Lorrie Brilla, Arla Mae Freeman |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Enhancing Instruction in the Development of College/University Teaching Professionals | VU 462B (paired) | Tina Matuchniak, Jennifer Smith, Jann Harris, Christy Krumm, Vincent Gutierrez |
California State University - Long Beach |
| Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Collaborative Inquiry: Involving Students in Research and Professional Conferences | VU 462B (paired) | Gordon E. Taub | University of Central Florida |
| Promising Practices in Social Studies Education | VU 567 (Paired) |
Mitchell Jancic, Bethany Stead, Erica Rasmussen |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
| People, Places and Ideas: A Year-long Conversation with Rural Alaskan Students | VU 567 |
Lauren G. McClanahan, Andrea Gabler |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
Thursday, April 10th, 6:00-8:00pm – Banquet Dinner and Collaborative Keynote, VU MPR
Friday, April 11th, 9:00-10:00am – Morning Plenary Session (with Affinity Groups), VU MPR
Friday, April 11th, 10:30-12:00 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| PRESS: Creating a Culture of Writing | LPR | Meghan McNealy, Tyler Bennett, David Wolach | The Evergreen State College |
| Biofilm Microbial Communities in Rock Varnish from Panamint Valley, CA | VU 565C (Paired) | Jason M. Tor, Erin Eggleston |
Hampshire College - School of Natural Science |
| WWU's Marine Seabird Census: An Exercise In Collaboration | VU 565C (Paired) | Alana Byrne, Peter Ellis, Dacia Wiitala, Cynthia Hansen, John Bower |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Collaborative Research of Effective Teaching and Learning Practices | VU 464 (Paired) | William Harrison Lay, Cal Herrmann, Katie Stone, Kristin Gillespie, Tim Mechling |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
| Engaging Students as Citizenship Educators and as Scholars of Teaching and Learning | VU 464 (Paired) | Jeffrey L. Bernstein, Chelsea Martin |
Eastern Michigan University |
| Making Meaning While Reading Social Justice Books to Children: A Creative Collaboration Among Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community in Bellingham, WA | VU 567 (Paired) | Karen Hoelscher, Anna Carey, Byron Ford, Chuck Robinson, Dee Robinson |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education, Village Books |
| Creating Awareness Among College Students through Graphic Design | VU 567 (Paired) | Casey Kelly, Kimberly Fleischman |
Daemen College |
| Finding a Voice: The Pomona Day Labor Center Project | VU 565B (Paired) |
Alvina Amo-Adjei, Samantha Field, Leah Hannon, Christine Zarker- Primomo |
Pitzer College |
| Ethnic Conflict and Labor Markets | VU 565B (Paired) |
Brandt Frandle, Rebecca Alhadeff, Niall O’Murchu |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Blogging as a Way of Thinking | VU 462A (Paired) |
Julia Sapin, Robyn Rossmeisl |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Student Literacy and the Effect of Digital Writing | VU 462A (Paired) |
Catherine McDonald, Amanda Hill |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Decolonizing Multicultural Teacher Education | VU 565A (Paired) |
Kristen B. French, Jessica Blass, Sandra Guiteau, Elizabeth Mullins, Alison Anderson |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
| Inspiring Critical Questions About NCLB: How Video Production Can Promote Student Learning About Education Policy and Social Action | VU 565A (Paired) |
Kristen Luschen, Sam Kimball |
Hampshire College |
| Getting to Ahhhhh... | VU 462B | Rebecca Traber, Katy Connor, Eileen Reilich |
Saint Martin's University - College of Education |
Friday, April 11th, 1:30-3:00 – Concurrent Sessions
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| "Skin" | VU 567 (Paired) |
Artee Young, Sarah Sweet, LaGuana Smith |
The Evergreen State College |
| Multicultural Outreach Tour | VU 567 (Paired) |
Deb Currier, Dom Thomas, James Sundquist, Emily Kight, Lauren Hardin, Greg Barrett, Emily Harvey, Adria La Morticella, Nathan Streifel, Samantha Cooper, Brittni Thoreson, Nicole Ferguson |
Western Washington University – College of Fine and Performing Arts |
| Collaborative Development and Facilitation: Working Towards Student Leadership in Teaching and Learning |
VU 464 (Paired) |
Ariel Roy, Midori Takagi |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Teaching Alone/Teaching Together: Investigating the Use of Student Teaching Assistants in Upper Division courses | VU 464 (Paired) |
Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Ana Cecilia (Ceci) Lopez |
Western Washington University – Fairhaven College |
| Journal Writing in the Classroom: Chore or Delight? | VU 462A (Paired) |
Jennifer Karchmer, Anya Nakrokhina |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Using A Field Journal To Enhance Conceptual Understanding | VU 462A (Paired) |
Shelby Sheppard, Jennifer Larson, Gretchen Robertson |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education |
| Sweet Home, Appalachia: Student Essays and Maps as a Window on a Region | VU 565A (paired) | Chad Berry, Kathryn Bissmeyer, Lindsey Martin |
Berea College |
| The Collaborative Digital Storytelling Project | VU 565A (paired) | Joyce D. Hammond, Lisa Spicer, Fritz Dent, Sara Strommer, Melinda Assink, Beth Kelley |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Whatcom Middle School |
| Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Exploring the Ethics of Collaborative Co-authorship | VU 565B (Paired) |
Angela Harwood, Jessica Nicholas, Sara Radoff |
Western Washington University – Woodring College of Education, Americorps Volunteer/ project coordinator |
Making it Through: From Start to Finish... Faculty and Student Co-authorship Process |
VU 565B (Paired) |
Tara Perry, Brian Launius, Hayley Peterson |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Collaborative Applied Research and Social Change in a School for At-risk Youth | VU 565C (Paired) |
Sigrid Arvidson, Gerald Levy, Ingrid Arvidson |
Marlboro College, River Valley Academy |
| Applying Anthropology Beyond the Classroom: Creating Community Agency | VU 565C (Paired) |
Paul James, Kelly Rutherford, James Hundley, Ramiro Espinoza, Lacey Rojas, Anthony Thack, Heather Nicolaus, Krisanne Post, Leara Allen, Danielle Bennett, Holly Wyer |
Western Washington University - College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Service-Learning in Business Ethics | VU 462B (Paired) |
Craig P. Dunn, Cesar Ruiz |
Western Washington University – College of Business and Economics |
| The Prototypes Women's Center Project | VU 462B (Paired) |
Christina Frausto, Benjamin Rubin, Phoebe Woerner |
Pitzer College |
Friday, April 11th, 3:30-5:00 – Plenary Performance
| Presentation Title | Room | Presenters | University/College |
| Community Based Collaborative Dance/Theatre | VU MPR | Pam Kuntz, Bob Christman, Bess Christman, William Coogan, Yvonne DeSaulniers, Ben Estes, Suzanne Fogarty, Aundrea McBride, Marge Moench, Janet Peterson, Jason Quick, Kate Ranger, Sarah Schermer, Lena Traenkenschuh, Karee Wardrop |
Western Washington University – College of Fine and Performing Arts |
Friday, April 11th, 5:00-6:15 – Reception, VU MPR
Saturday, April 12th, 9:30-11:00 - Plenary Session: Collaborative Reflection (with Affinity Group)
Saturday, April 12th, 11:30-1:00 - Plenary Session: Closing Luncheon