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INVITATION TO ATTEND
We cordially invite you to participate in the 36th Annual POD Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on October 26-30, 2011. This year’s conference is a collaborative endeavor between POD and the Historically Black Colleges & Universities Faculty Development Network (HBCUFDN). This partnership—enriched by each organization’s long-standing traditions and thoughtful, dedicated members—signifies our commitment to diversity and recognizes its central role in faculty, professional, and organizational development.
With this year’s conference theme—Create • Collaborate • Engage—we both invite and challenge our POD and HBCUFDN colleagues to work side-by-side to create new ideas and ways of thinking, to collaborate innovatively across traditional boundaries, and to engage each other and the broader higher education community in meaningful and sustainable dialogues and activities. The questions we explore may not be new, but they are questions worth reconsidering through a new, composite lens: How can we rethink our organizational structures so we work smarter in tough economic times, meet the needs of a rapidly changing student body, and keep our faculty colleagues up to speed—all without sacrificing those aspects of the academy we hold most dear? How do we create, assess, and disseminate world-class faculty and organizational development programs? How can we foster collaboration at a nationwide level, as well as in our own departments and across professional organizations? How do we best teach, develop, and support the next generation of faculty and faculty developers? How can we help faculty members engage their students and institutions, and, maybe more importantly, how do we engage with the myriad stakeholders who influence and affect the work we do, including students, faculty, administrators, policy makers, and the general public?
Atlanta is the ideal setting for this year’s conference. Though the city is shaped by its traditional Southern culture, it is no longer defined by it. Atlanta is a rich, multicultural and international community comprised of migrants from all over the United States and the world. The city ranks fourth in the nation in the number of Fortune 500 companies, holds the distinction of having the first carbon-neutral zone in the United States, and is home to several HBCUs and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. The city’s many museums, including The High Museum of Art and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, makes Atlanta an epicenter for art and creativity. This unique combination of history, diversity, entrepreneurship, and inventiveness will undoubtedly foster new ways of thinking, stronger partnerships, and a heightened level of engagement.
We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta this October!
Michael Palmer and Martin Springborg, Conference Co-Chairs
Natasha Haugnes and Cassandra Horii, Program Co-Chairs
OVERVIEW OF THE POD NETWORK AND ITS MISSION
The POD Network
POD supports a network of nearly 1800 members who have an interest in educational and organizational development. While POD members come primarily from the U.S.A. and Canada, the membership also represents 20 other countries. Through its members, the POD Network leads and supports change for the improvement of higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development.
The POD Network seeks to promote the scholarship of teaching, learning and organizational development that reflects a spirit of inclusion, where all members are invited to collaborate and interact with colleagues across disciplines and borders.
The POD Mission
The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) fosters human development in higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development.
POD believes that people have value, as individuals and as members of groups. The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. Central to POD's philosophy is lifelong, holistic, personal, and professional learning, growth, and change for the higher education community.
OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The annual conference typically attracts between 650 and 750 people, and primarily targets practitioners in the fields of educational and organizational development, both novice and experienced. The conference appeals to administrators, faculty, education developers, graduate and professional student developers, graduate students, independent consultants, members of higher education organizations, and publishers for these communities.
Collectively, program sessions do the following:
- Actively engage participants
- Reflect current research and theoretical frameworks
- Involve colleagues from around the world
- Address needs of graduate students and both new and experienced faculty
- Stimulate personal growth
- Build working partnerships
- Highlight contributions of diversity
PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary 1: Friday, October 28, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Dr. James A. Anderson, Chancellor, Fayetteville State University
Examining the Quality of Students’ Education from an Organizational Perspective
Can you sustain an environment that enhances department- and program-based student learning in the absence of a student-centered and learning-centered institution? Does your model of teaching and learning demonstrate accountability to various internal and external stakeholders? How, for example, does feedback from employers impact academic program improvement?
The most effective models of teaching and learning exist within a broad organizational context that can impact the success or failure of that model. One example that will be explored during this session involves the rapid rise of academic entrepreneurial programs that take advantage of inputs from the organizational context.
As Chancellor of Fayetteville State University and in previous positions, Dr. Anderson has led university efforts to advance students’ academic success and learning, promote diversity and inclusion, and strengthen community partnerships and outreach.
His research and writing have focused on the assessment of student learning, as well as the impact of diversity on student learning, retention, and overall institutional effectiveness. He is the author or co-author of three books, including The Unfinished Agenda: Brown v. Board of Education and Driving Change through Diversity and Globalization—Transformative Leadership in the Academy.
Plenary 2: Saturday, October 29, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Dr. Claudette H. Williams, Vice President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
The Role of the Faculty in the 21st Century
Traditionally, faculty have been perceived as those individuals charged with preparing students through the formal educational process to become productive contributing citizens. This is achieved through imparting the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will allow graduates to apply their learning in the workplace, the world place and in life. If this is the case, one must question whether or not the role of faculty in the 21st century is different from what it has been over the years. Could it be that the role remains the same, but the stage on which it is played, the audience to which it is played and the props that are used in playing the role have changed? Against the backdrop of this question, this presentation examines the role of the faculty in the 21st century.
Dr. Williams received her Bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of the West Indies and her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Williams also attended Harvard University Graduate School of Education Institute for Educational Management as a Bush Hewlett Scholar.
Throughout her career, Dr. Williams has been an advocate of educational reform, accountability and for students with learning disabilities. She has also served on numerous non-profit boards and councils and sees this as a way of giving back to the communities in which she has resided.
Dr. Williams has received numerous accolades and awards. Some of her most cherished awards are the Outstanding Service and Dedication to the College Community Award presented by the Bennett College Student Government Association; the Outstanding Contribution and Commitment to Service Learning Award and Pioneer Faculty Award from Clark Atlanta University, the Outstanding Graduate Award from the University of the West Indies School of Education, the BBEO Community Service Award, the Black Trailblazers Award from Onyx Magazine and the 2009 Woman of the Year Award from the Bob Hayes Committee.
Special Invited Talk: Thursday, October 27, 12:30-1:30 PM
Dr. Robert Boice, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Stony Brook University
Creativity Based Improvements for New Faculty as Teachers and Writers
In this presentation I ask why my behavioral methods have helped most struggling new faculty improve as teachers and writers—except those who felt forced by them. I first show the nature of that constraining effect in twelve such recruits. In a second group, I depict the effects of adding brief conceptual/gestural explanations to my interactive modeling of each new habit to make my method feel more self-driven. This “amended” method led to significant improvements in student comprehension, numbers of manuscripts published, creative ideas, and likelihood of tenure; none of members of this second group reported feeling pressured or exhausted by this work. A third group of twelve who claimed they needed no conceptual explanations then improved as usual. But the fourth group given both behavioral and cognitive interventions fared much better than the third at mastering one-page class notes, useful imaging, and brief daily sessions of writing. The 2nd and 4th groups both made stronger shifts from verbal self-talk, through felt-images, and into ready approximations of what could be said or written.
I will finish by teaching willing audience members a few simple skills of trances and image formation helpful to understanding Im/creativity: Ways of motivating best anticipations of writing or talking, even feelings that judge the suitability of tentative actions.
Bob Boice is professor emeritus of psychology at Stony Brook University and was director of faculty development programs at three universities in order to track the experiences of new faculty across different levels of academic culture. The 22 years of weekly meetings to help struggling teachers and blocked writers improve significantly remain unique. After a decade of recovery from a stroke, he now writes and lectures about previously unreported outcomes from that research that show imagination's neglected potentials for communicating creative ideas in socially contagious ways.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Full–day Pre-Conference Workshop
The one full-day Pre-Conference Workshop begins Wednesday, October 26th, 1:00-4:30 & continues Thursday, October 27th, 8:30-12:00. (Breakfast on Thursday is included for participants as is a copy of A Guide to Faculty Development, 2nd Ed.)
W1: Getting Started: Workshop for New Faculty Developers, $170 (Includes $20 materials fee for a copy of A Guide to Faculty Development, 2nd Ed.)
Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina; Karron Lewis, University of Texas at Austin; and Michael Reder, Connecticut College
New faculty developers assume multiple roles (many unexpected) and it can be daunting just figuring out where to begin. This workshop provides a framework for a successful beginning and essential information to sustain and then grow new opportunities and resources for faculty. Topics include understanding what faculty developers do, why the size and mission of the institution is important, ideas on how to prioritize tasks based on campus needs, and how to launch a successful start. This session includes active learning through strategic planning and provides an opportunity for each participant to leave the session with an individual action plan.
Half–day Pre-Conference Workshops
Thursday, October 27th, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
(Breakfast is not included with half-day workshops. All half-day workshops are $70.)
W2: Center Mission Statements: Rethinking and Transcending Historical and Traditional Boundaries ($70)
Connie Schroeder, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A recent study (Schroeder and Associates, 2010) analyzed the purposes, constituents, and functions of over 100 center missions and found many current center mission statements no longer speak to the current work of centers. How can center mission statements at established or new centers advance diversity in the center mission, be more inclusive of multiple voices and constituents, and articulate the actual role of CTLs, faculty and instructors, and priorities of the institution? Centers cannot afford to be self-limiting, misunderstood, or unable to articulate departure from the historical traditions of former missions. Participants will analyze their center missions, draft changes, and apply findings.
W3: East Meets West: Ancient Wisdom, New Science, Engaged Faculty ($70)
Dorothe Bach, University of Virginia; and Susan Robison, Professor Destressor
Advances in neuroscience have dramatically increased our knowledge about the inner workings of the human brain and have also shed light on the effectiveness of ancient contemplative practices in balancing our minds. This collaboration between western science and eastern wisdom is leading to insights that faculty and faculty developers can use as routes to better physical and mental health, better immunity and better stress management. In time of increasing career pressures, this workshop gives faculty developers an opportunity to take a breath and learn the science behind practical exercises they can use in their work with faculty and their own lives.
W4: Engage Your Faculty for Leaderly Thinking and Collaborative Change ($70)
William Roberson, Christine Reimers, Billie Franchini and David Pettie, University at Albany
Faculty members are often selected for what they do as individuals, but this pattern guarantees a campus culture characterized by many silos functioning at cross purposes. Enter the growing need nationally for creative leadership development. Rather than only target chairs and deans, universities need to promote more leaderly thinking and citizenship among all members of the faculty, not just the administratively ambitious. The challenge: how can our “super-individuals” be coaxed from their silos and turned into productive citizens? This session invites participants to experience and evaluate a new model for changing institutional culture from the ground up.
W5: Engaging Students in Active Learning: Metacognition is the Key! ($70)
Saundra McGuire, Louisiana State University
Most students who enter college have the ability to make A's in their courses, but very few achieve this feat. The biggest barriers for students are a lack of understanding of the process of learning, and overly relying on memorization of the material just before an examination or quiz. This session will present cognitive science research based findings that can be used to improve teaching and learning, and will provide metacognitive strategies that faculty can teach students to engage them as active partners in learning. Additionally, effective strategies for teaching unprepared students to achieve meaningful, transferable learning will be presented.
W6: How’s it Going? Reflecting on our Work ($70)
Margaret Cohen, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Kate Brinko, Appalachian State University; Dee Fink, Dee Fink & Associates; Niki Young, Western Oregon University; and John Zubizarreta, Columbia College
“How’s it Going?” offers early and mid-career faculty developers an opportunity to present their work, consult with veteran mentors, and develop networks to sustain the collaborative, consultative processes initiated in this workshop. Participants prepare a statement describing their center and its work and target one issue for discussion. The wisdom that emerges from small group exchanges between early-career, mid-career, and veteran faculty developers is recorded so that participants create a set of evaluative questions and strategies to use reflectively as they pursue the vision of faculty development on campus. Guidelines for the statement are distributed in advance.
W7: Metacognitive Learning: Enhancing Performance by Teaching Students How We Learn ($70)
Stephen Carroll, Santa Clara University; and Melissa Ganus, Seattle Community Colleges
We aim to develop self-motivated, metacognitive, critical thinkers, yet few instructors know how to teach students how to do this kind of learning. Explicitly teaching students optimized methods of learning that leverage advancements in cognitive science, physiology of learning and emotional intelligence accelerates students’ progress toward these goals. Participants will learn by doing: short presentations will be followed by guided explorations, short writings and discussions (using the principles of learning presented). Everyone will take away ideas and materials for setting up their own lessons on learning and an assessment instrument to help them prove that they work.
W8: Mobilizing HBCUs with Apple iPad/iPod/iPhone and Apps ($70)
Robbie Melton, Tennessee Board of Regents; and Nicole Kendall, Tennessee State University
The Apple Mobile Suite of the iPad/iPodTouch/iPhone is transforming education;
not to mention lifestyles across the globe. These revolutionary tools have significantly changed teaching, learning, research, and the delivery of content.
Come taste a bite of Apple with this hands-on training and 'educational Apps' across all programs and disciplines in higher education. You will leave this workshop "fully trained" to use these devices as teaching and learning tools. You will leave with a 'LiveBinder' of over 500+ educational and workforce Apps from Pre-school to Ph.D; including a special section of Apps for Remedial and Developmental Studies. Bring your device.
W9: The Networked Faculty Developer ($70)
James Julius, San Diego State University; and Amy Collier, Texas Wesleyan University
Are you connecting to a rich network of faculty developers and institutional leaders? In a time of limited budgets and increasing demands on teaching centers, networked faculty developers benefit from resources and support via their professional development networks. In this session, workshop participants will learn to use technologies like blogs and Twitter to enhance their professional development networks, connecting to faculty developers at the POD/HBCU 2011 conference and beyond. Participants will also consider how the “learning network” model applies to faculty and students at their institutions. Participants must bring a laptop or other device to enable their explorations.
W10: Starting Conversations: Faculty Retreats for Curriculum Design and Renewal ($70)
Veronica Brown and Donna Ellis, University of Waterloo
As educational developers, we can support organizational change through curriculum design and renewal. Our curriculum process begins with a faculty retreat where department members explore ideal graduate attributes, program outcomes, and curriculum mapping. We have used this process across campus, including the renewal of our center’s programming for faculty and graduate students. While the focus is on curriculum, these retreats enable faculty to connect with one another and for us to develop relationships with the whole department. At this session, you will experience this curriculum retreat first hand then explore how this can work at your own institution.
W11: Inquiry-Based Strategies for Engaging Students and Stakeholders ($70)
W. Joye Hardiman, Evergreen State College; and Benita Horn, Achievement Architects North
This highly interactive session is designed to explore the concepts of andragogical praxis, appreciative inquiry and inquiry-based learning as useful tools for paradigm shifts, student success and institutional reform. Participants will be introduced to these concepts through case studies, self-reflection, dialogue and application. Participants will leave with initial steps for a collaborative action plan that will engage students, faculty and stakeholders in their classroom and at their home institutions and communities as well as with a renewed sense of their own ability to initiate and influence change.
W12: Strengthening the Environment for Supporting and Retaining Faculty of Color ($70)
Linda Shadiow, Northern Arizona University
In a review of literature on campus-based features contributing to the retention of faculty of color, four features emerge: (1) the valuing of multiple perspectives, (2) support for interdisciplinarity, (3) availability of purposeful networks of support and community, and (4) centrality of campus commitment. The literature makes a compelling case for attitudes and aspirations, but shifts in campus programming practices are not easily implemented. Participants will engage with the research and with the process used for the establishment of a campus-wide diversity symposium to create a proposal responsive to both the literature and to their own campus needs.
SPECIAL SESSIONS: POD-SPONSORED, JOINT POD/HBCU FDN, AND SUNDAY ANCHOR
In addition to the standard pre-conference workshops, 75-minute interactive and roundtable and poster sessions, the POD conference includes POD-sponsored sessions as well as an anchor session to close the event. POD-sponsored sessions are sponsored and submitted by members of various POD committees, then reviewed and vetted by POD’s Core Committee. The anchor session, a session that has particular importance and/or broad interest to POD membership, is chosen by the Conference Committee from the pool of accepted proposals.
This year, since POD and the HBCU Faculty Development Network are collaborating on the event, we also have joint POD/HBCUFDN sessions. Proposals for these sessions are co-authored by POD and HBCUFDN members.
SUNDAY ANCHOR SESSION
Conceptualizing Our Work: Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning Programs
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Otterbein College; Peter Felten, Elon University; Laurette Foster, Prairie View A&M; Deandra Little, University of Virginia; and Michael Reder, Connecticut College
To create and sustain effective educational programs, we must meet the evolving needs of our faculty colleagues, our institutions, and, ultimately, our students. In this session, participants will explore and apply a schema we have developed as a tool for planning and reviewing educational development programming on multiple levels (individual, departmental, and institutional) and in terms of multiple facets (audience, context, and evidence). Participants will consider how their own work might map onto the schema and will help evaluate potential for the tool’s use in efforts to support faculty learning and innovation, deep student learning, and institutional change.
TOPICAL INTEREST GROUPS
As conference attendance continues to grow and we foster collaborations with a broader spectrum of learning institutions and organizations, we want to maintain the informal community traditions upon which POD is built by providing opportunities for colleagues to gather around common interests. The topical interest groups (TIGs) bring together newcomers and more experienced educational developers, and promote deeper interaction than can sometimes occur in more traditional conference sessions.
Each TIG will have an experienced facilitator and will take place on Friday from 7:30-8:45 AM. The topics are not intended to comprise all the areas of expertise represented at the conference, but instead to provide a sufficient range of topics to interest everyone who attends. Possible topics include:
- Balance and Well-Being of Faculty
- Diversity in the Classroom
- Graduate Student Professional Development
- International/Intercultural Issues in Faculty and TA Development
- Issues in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
- Learning Theories, Research and Innovation
- Organizational Development
- Part-time Faculty Professional Development
- Program Evaluation
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
- Small Colleges
- Student Learning Assessment
- Teaching with Technology
- Faculty evaluation
STUDENT DEVELOPERS BREAKFAST
Continuing a POD tradition, the Graduate & Professional Student Developers Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning from 7:30–8:45. This event is designed to facilitate networking among Graduate & Professional Student Developers, and there is a POD committee devoted to these special interests. The breakfast meeting provides time to discuss directions, issues, and activities for the group and for the committee.
INTERNATIONAL POD ATTENDEE BREAKFAST
Recognizing the continued and expanding presence of POD attendees from outside the United States, POD is creating an opportunity for international attendees to come together to meet with colleagues from everywhere (the U.S. included) to share ideas and concerns unique to them. It also provides an opportunity for the discussion of possible joint ventures between colleagues that cross international borders. The International Attendee Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning from 7:00–8:45.
JOB FAIR
The Job Fair will be held on Friday morning from 9:00–10:15 AM. This session should be considered a networking "meet and greet" opportunity, not a time for formal interviews. Job candidates are likely to have more success if they meet face–to–face with potential employers rather than just dropping off a resume; the time can then be used to learn more about the position and the employing institution. Potential employers can use this time to plan a subsequent interview during the conference.
RESOURCE FAIR
Since 2007, the Resource Fair included both non–profit and for–profit organizations. We now offer two distinct events: The Resource Fair features tables only from college- and university-affiliated programs and from non-profit organizations. The Vendor Exhibit will feature tables only from businesses such as publishers and consultants.
The Resource Fair and Reception will be held on Friday evening from 5:15–6:45 pm. The Resource Fair provides an opportunity to socialize while showcasing your programs by displaying and distributing information about your activities, resources, and services. Materials and services may NOT be offered for sale or promoted for sale during the Resource Fair.
NOTE: If you wish to have a table at the Resource Fair, you must register for the conference and reserve your table in advance by checking the appropriate box on the conference registration form. You or your representative should plan to be at your table to talk with conference participants during the entire session. There is no fee.
VENDOR EXHIBIT
The Vendor Exhibit will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, excluding the time set aside for the plenary sessions. The Vendor Exhibit and Vendor sessions are the only times at the conference when items or services may be promoted or offered for sale. We welcome publishers, consultants, and others. If you wish to reserve a table at this event, you must reserve your place in advance by checking the appropriate box on the conference registration form. If you are interested in participating in the vendor exhibit, please mark the appropriate boxes in the registration form.
Due to the number of vendors for both POD and HBCUFDN, vendor tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
VENDOR INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
In 2009, the POD Core Committee approved the introduction of increased corporate sponsorship to offset passing escalating conference costs onto POD attendees. In 2011, vendors who have sponsored the POD conference at the Bronze Level or higher have the opportunity to present an interactive workshop in the Vendor Showcase Room. Interactive workshops are not commercials; rather, they are intended to reflect the engaged and research-based approach of the POD community. The Vendor Exhibit and Vendor sessions are the only times at the conference when items or services may be promoted or offered for sale.
CREATE@POD
In keeping with the "create" aspect of the conference theme, there will be several informal opportunities to engage in short, creative activities throughout the conference. These activities will provide some experiential reminders of how important (and fun) creative thinking is in our academic lives. Watch the POD listserv and Twitter feed for more information about this aspect of the conference in the upcoming weeks.
EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITIONS
E1: Art at the High Museum
Thursday, October 27, 3:15-5:45 PM
Price Per Person: $30
Visit the leading art museum in the Southeast, and view the just-opened Picasso to Warhol exhibit on loan from the MoMA. You can also take in other pieces from their permanent collection with artists as diverse as Chuck Close, Dorothea Lange, and Monet. Situated in the city's arts district, the museum itself is a sensory delight and holds over 12,000 items from all over the world.
from http://www.high.org
E2: Stone Mountain Park
Friday, October 28, 12:30-4:00 PM
Price Per Person: $50
Get out and play! Explore this park surrounding one of the largest granite outcroppings in the world, just 16 miles east of Atlanta. The bus will drop you off and you can take the sky ride to the top of the Mountain for beautiful views, visit the plantation & farm, walk the nature garden trail, visit the village, ride the scenic railroad around the base of the mountain, learn more about the Civil War figures carved on its face (the largest bas relief sculpture in the world), or just relax on the memorial lawn. We encourage you to either eat before you leave, or grab a bite to eat at the village there to experience some Southern-style cooking.
from http://www.stonemountainpark.com
E3: Atlanta History Center
Friday, October 28, 12:30-4:00 PM
Price Per Person: $30
The Atlanta History Center covers the wide array of forces that shaped the city's history, including the railroads and the Civil War all the way up to the Centennial Olympics. Also view three historic homes & six unique gardens on its 33-acre campus in the beautiful Buckhead neighborhood. Eat before you leave or have lunch at the soda shop or historic Swan Coach House onsite.
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E4: CNN Studio Tour
Friday, October 28, 4:00-6:00 PM
Price Per Person: $35
Get a peek at how cable news is produced through a guided behind-the-scenes tour at CNN headquarters. See the newsrooms & learn more about CNN's history & influence on television news. Please note that this walking tour includes descending eight flights of stairs over the hour-long tour.
E5: Downtown Atlanta Architectural Walking Tour
Saturday, October 29, 7:30 to 9:00 AM
Price Per Person: $16
Join us for an early morning exploration of some of the interesting buildings of downtown Atlanta. The tour will start with the Candler Building, one of the oldest and most influential buildings downtown. A docent from the Atlanta Preservation Society will guide you around the skyscraper district and even into some Atlanta landmarks. You will see the architectural styles evolve and learn about the players and politics that shaped the built environment of the downtown area.
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E6: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Saturday, October 29, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Price Per Person: $16
Spend some time in the Martin Luther King Center Museum at Freedom Hall learning about the inspirational life & work of Dr. Martin Luther King. You can also visit his memorial, library, and archives at the King Center across the street, see his childhood church, or sign up to tour his birth home. Please note that the guided tours of the birth home are on a first-come, first-served basis only made available on that day. We plan to reserve 45 tickets.
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E7: Macbeth at the New American Shakespeare Tavern
Saturday, October 29, 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Price Per Person: $50
Enjoy a classic Shakespeare play from the first theatre company in the U.S. to have performed Shakespeare’s entire 39-play canon. This beloved Atlanta institution specializes in a theatrical approach called ‘Original Practice,’ where “each production is a process that begins with the way the play was originally staged in its own time and ends with a modern audience experiencing the play in a manner consistent with its creator's original intent.” Enjoy dinner at the theater for the full experience. Cost includes tickets and transportation. Dinner is on your own. The theater’s onsite British pub/restaurant opens at 6:15 for a 7:30 show time.
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E8: ElderPOD Dinner at French American Brasserie
(a reunion for long-time POD members)
Saturday, October 29, 6:30 PM - ?
Price per person: $50 (covers a 3-course meal in a semi-private space; please allow for tax, gratuity & beverages)
Reconnect with old friends over a three-course meal at the highly acclaimed and elegantly cozy French American Brasserie, just around the corner from the hotel.
E9: An Evening with the Atlanta Symphony
(Dinner on your own, then attend the concert)
Saturday, October 29, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Price per person: $40
Enjoy the Grammy-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with guest singer Denis Sedov as they perform Rachmaninov’s “The Bells” (a work based on Poe) and Scriabin’s “Le Poeme De L'extase”, along with a U.S. Premiere of from Esa-Pekka Salonen. The ASO is the leading cultural organization in the South and plays Carnegie Hall by invitation on an annual basis.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
The POD conference registration desk will be open on the Ground Floor at these times:
- Tuesday 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Thursday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Saturday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
| Wednesday, October 26 |
| 9:00 AM |
9:00 AM–5:00 PM
POD Core Meeting
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| 1:00 PM |
1:00–4:30 PM
Pre–Wonference Workshop W1
(Part 1)
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| Thursday, October 27 |
| 8:30 AM |
8:30–12:00
Pre–Conference Workshop W2
(Part 2)
|
8:00-12:00
POD Core Meeting
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8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Vendor Exhibit
|
| 1:00 PM |
1:00–1:30 Introduction to POD for first time attendees |
| 1:45 PM |
1:45–3:00 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 3:00 PM |
3:15–4:30 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
3:15–5:45 Educational Expedition E1: High Museum of Art |
| 5:00 PM |
5:00–6:15 Diversity Committee Reception (cash bar) |
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| 6:30 PM |
6:30–8:00
Conference Dinner: Welcome and President’s Address
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| 8:15 PM |
8:15-10:00
Creativity@POD
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| Friday, October 28 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00 Yoga |
| 7:00 AM |
7:00-8:45 Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 AM |
7:30–8:45 POD Topical Interest Groups (TIGs) and Roundtables |
7:30–10:30
Vendor Exhibit |
| 9:00 AM |
9:00–10:15 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 10:15 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM |
10:30–12:00
Plenary Session – Dr. James A. Anderson
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| 12:00 PM |
12:00–2:00 Lunch-on-Your-Own & Committee Meetings
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12:30-4:00
Expedition E2: Stone Mountain Park
12:30-4:00
Expedition E3: Atlanta History Center
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12:00–6:45
Vendor Exhibit
|
| 2:15 PM |
2:15–3:30
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions
|
| 3:30 PM |
Break |
4:00-6:00
Expedition E4: CNN Studio Tour
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| 3:45 PM |
3:45–5:00
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions
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3:45-5:45
Poster Session
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| 5:15 PM |
5:15-6:45 Resource Fair (cash bar) |
| 7:00 PM |
7:00–8:30
POD Awards Banquet and HBCUFDN Dinner
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| 8:30 PM |
Live Entertainment |
| Saturday, October 29 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00 Yoga |
| 7:00 AM |
7:00–8:45
Committee Meetings & Breakfast; Graduate & Professional Student Developers Breakfast; International POD Attendees Breakfast
|
7:30 to 9:00
Expedition E5: Downtown Atlanta Architectural Walking Tour
7:30-10:00
Tour of HBCU(s)
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7:30–10:30
Vendor Exhibit
|
| 9:00 AM |
9:00–10:15 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 10:15 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM |
10:30–12:00
Plenary Session – Dr. Belle S. Wheelan
|
| 12:00 PM |
12:00–1:15
Networking Lunch
|
12:00–5:45
Vendor Exhibit
|
| 1:30 PM |
1:30–2:45
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions
|
1:00 - 4:00
Expedition E6: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
|
| 2:45 PM |
Break |
| 3:00 PM |
3:00–4:15
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions
|
| 4:15 PM |
Break |
| 4:30 PM |
4:30–5:45
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions
|
| 6:00 PM |
Dinner-on-Your-Own |
6:00 - 10:00
Expedition E7: Macbeth at the New American Shakespeare Tavern (Enjoy dinner at the theater for the full experience. Cost includes tickets and transportation. Dinner is on your own.)
6:30 - ?
Expedition E8: Elder POD Dinner at French American Brasserie
(a reunion for long-time POD members)
7:00 - 10:00
Expedition E9: An Evening with the Atlanta Symphony
(Dinner on your own, then attend the concert)
|
| Sunday, October 30 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00
Yoga
|
| 7:00 AM |
7:00-8:30
Breakfast
|
| 8:30 AM |
8:30–10:00
POD-Sponsored Anchor Session: Conceptualizing Our Work: Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning Programs
|
POD MEMBERSHIP DUES
| (in U.S. dollars) |
Individual membership $95
(U.S.A. Canada, and Mexico)
Institutional Membership $225
(covers 3 persons, additional persons @ $75 ea.)
|
$95 |
| International individual membership |
$110 |
International institutional membership
(covers 3 persons, additional persons @ $85)
|
$255 |
| Retired/student membership (U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) |
$45 |
| Retired/student membership international |
$50 |
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
Conference registration fees do not include membership dues. All attendees, including one-day attendees,
must be current members by the time of conference and can join or renew when registering for the conference.
Please see membership dues structure above.
All fees, outlined below, are in U.S. dollars and payment must be made in U.S. dollars.
- All conference participants are required to be current members of POD.
- International membership applies to persons from countries other than Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
- Please note that the conference registration fee includes the designated conference meals, coffee breaks and receptions (see Conference Overview).
- Pre–conference workshops, educational expeditions, and tables at the vendor exhibit have separate fees, in addition to the registration and membership fees.
| CONFERENCE FEES |
"Early Bird" Registration Fee
(Postmarked or submitted online by October 3; deadline strictly observed)
|
Regular Registration Fee
(Postmarked or submitted online after October 3 and before October 26)
|
On–site Registration Fee
(On or after October 26)
|
| Member |
$450 |
$490 |
$530 |
| Student (member) |
$290 |
$325 |
$365 |
| Retired (member) |
$385 |
$420 |
$455 |
| One Day Only (member: includes lunch) |
$160 |
$200 |
$255 |
| Meals only for attendee's guest (for entire conference). Membership is not required for meals only. |
$230 |
$230 |
$240 |
Pre–Conference Workshop Fees
Pre–Conference Workshops are presented in half–day and full–day formats. The fee for the full–day workshop (W1) is $170 and all half–day workshops are $70. See the Pre–Conference Workshop section for more details.
Educational Expeditions Fees
The fees for educational expeditions vary and are specified in the descriptions of the expeditions.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS AND TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS
HOTEL:
Hilton Atlanta255
Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Register online using Hilton’s custom POD page: http://tiny.cc/1xrmu
Or call 404-659-2000 — the hotel is currently accepting reservations; mention "POD Network Group Rate" to get the group rate.
POD Group Room Rates: $130 (single or double)
Included in all rooms:
- 32" High Definition (HD) flat panel television
- Hilton Serenity® Bed with plush duvets and down pillows
- Herman Miller® ergonomic chair with granite counter work desk
- Mobile desk
- High speed wired and wireless internet (FREE for POD/HBCU conference attendees)
- Coffee maker with complimentary LavAzza Italian coffee and tea
- Cable television with HBO, CNN, ESPN and on-command movies
- Adjustable thermostat
- Remodeled bathroom with Kohler fixtures
- Iron and ironing board
- Hairdryer
- Nightstand night lights with sensors
DIRECTIONS
From the Airport by the Subway (MARTA):
Take the train north and exit at Peachtree Center Station. Take the Harris Street escalator or follow the directions for Peachtree Center Mall. You will go up a very steep escalator into the Mall. Take the walkway from the Mall to the parking garage & Peachtree Center Athletic Club. Take the elevator to the street. The hotel is on your right when you exit the garage.
By Car:
Traveling 75/85 South:
Exit at 249A (Courtland Street). This is a one way street and the hotel is one block ahead on your left.
Traveling 75/85 North:
Exit at 249B (Peachtree Street). At first light, turn right on Peachtree Street. Next light, turn left on Ralph McGill Blvd. Next light, right on Courtland Street. The hotel is one block on your left.
Traveling from East/West I-20
Take 75/85 North and follow directions for 75/85 North.
From GA 400:
Follow GA 400 South to I-85 South. Follow 85 south and take exit 249A (Courtland St). This is a one-way street and the hotel is one block ahead on the left.
Parking Restrictions in the Garage= Max height=6 feet. Please see doorperson if your vehicle is larger than 6 feet.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
Please send boxes to:
Hold for Your Name Here POD Conference / October 26-30
Hilton Atlanta
135 Baker Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
The hotel is unable to accept shipments earlier than three calendar days prior to your arrival at the conference.
Receiving Fees (payable by recipient):
50 cents per pound
