Conference Opening

Sunday, October 12

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Feature sessions

1. Public Flicks, Picks and Mix: Teaming Up with Public Television -- Maria Alvarez Stroud and Cristina Hanson, NAtional Center for Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Extension
2. Engagement: It's About Them-- Sharon Anderson, North Dakota State University; Nancy Bull, University of Connecticut; David Foster, Oklahoma State University; Richard Wootton, National Association of Sate Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
3. The Unfulfilled Prophecy: Recalling and Renewing the Purpose, Spirit and Practice of Engagement in American Higher Education, Part I -- Scott Peters, Cornell University
4. Response to Critical Issues -- Pennsylvania State University; Larry Meiller, University of Wisconsin-Extension

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch ($15 extra)

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Feature sessions, Continued

1. True Partnership with Tribal Colleges and Tribal Nations -- David Berard and Brian Gauthier, University of Wisconsin-Extension; Schuyler Houser, President, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
2. Community Leaders: Challenger or Champion in Building Engagement Excellence -- Karen Hendricks, Ohio State University Board of Trustees; Patrick Boyle, University of Wisconsin Regent; Bobby Moser, Vice President of University Outreach, Ohio State University
3. Models for Outreach and Engagement: What Works for Your Institution? -- Ted Settle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Wayne Smutz, Pennsylvania State University; Donald Gentry, Purdue University; Barbara Schneeman, University of Californian-Davis; Mary Grant, University of Wisconsin-Extension
4. The Unfulfilled Prophecy: Recalling and Renewing the Purpose, Spirit and Practice of Engagement in American Higher Education, Part II -- Scott Peters, Cornell University

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Break (with refreshments)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Conference welcome --

Kevin Reily, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Extension; Bobby Moser, Vice President of University Outreach, Ohio State University; Craig Weidemann, Vice President for Outreach, Pennsylvania State University

Keynote address

University Engagement: Ivory Tower or Beacon of Hope? -- Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," PBS

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Reception

(Followed by dinner on your own or with your new friends at one of the many fine restaurants in the State Street/Capitol area)