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| Breakout Session 2: Friday, November 8 (11:20am-12:20pm) |
| Creating Living Learning Communities within a Residential College Shannon Lundeen, Director of Academic-Residential Partnerships & Associate Professor of Philosophy Aliana Harrison, Associate Director of Residence Life for Residential Education and Community Development Nicole Galante, Graduate Apprentice for Academic-Residential Partnerships Elon University |
| Five Years In: Lessons Learned Jennifer Post, Director of Residence Life Michelle Madsen, Asst. Director for Residential Life, South Area Southern Methodist University |
| Launch Pad: Building a First-Year Residential College Retreat Sarah Miller, Program Director of Teal Residential College Hannah Glisson, Graduate Apprentice for Teal Residential College Baylor University |
| Meaning-Making and Discovering Purpose: The Residential College LLC Model Deepens Learning and Supports a Self-Authored Life Eleanor Finger, Assistant Vice President of Student Life/Dean of Campus Life and Assistant Professor Elon University |
| The Road to Distinction: An Insider Look at the Preston Scholars Program Sarah Kelly, Senior Assistant Principal, Preston Residential College Dr. Lara Lomicka, Faculty Principal, Preston Residential College University of South Carolina |
| Transitioning from an LLC to a Residential College: Lessons Learned from The Leadership and Social Change Residential College Taylor Henkel, Student Life Coordinator C.L. Bohannon, Faculty Principal, Leadership and Social Change Residential College Matt Kwiatkowski, Associate Director for Academic Initiatives Virginia Tech |
| Breakout Session 3: Friday, November 8 (3:20pm-4:20pm) |
| Creating a Culture in a Residential Community Through Collaborative Leadership Robert Creech, Faculty-in-Residence Nate Hutcherson, Student Success Manager Baylor University |
| In the Pursuit of the Good Life: Moral Development within Residential Colleges Chris Kirk, Graduate Research Assistant Penn State University |
| Please Not Another Lecture!: Creative Programming that Fosters Intellectual Engagement in A Residential College Model Lauren Oliver, Assistant Director of Residence Life – Residential Colleges Virginia Tech Janice McCabe, Associate Professor of Sociology & House Professor Dartmouth College |
| RC Student Leadership: From Advisory Councils to Student Teachers Jennifer Stephens, Director, Residential Colleges Office Dr. Sara Littlejohn, Program Chair of Ashby and Strong Residential Colleges Ryan Piper, Graduate Teaching Fellow Sarah Cobb, Undergraduate Student The University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Scaling Community: Working with Large Residential Learning Communities (300+ Students) Jennifer Eidum, Faculty Director of Global Neighborhood Amanda Alberti, Community Director of Global Neighborhood Jillian Epperson, Graduate Apprentice for Residence Life, Global Neighborhood Elon University |
| Working for or Against You: Operating within the Complex Cultures of Residential Colleges Emily Kilburg, Residential Community Director Nick Blair, Residential Community Director Southern Methodist University |
| Breakout Session 4: Saturday, November 9 (9:00am-10:00am) |
| Creating an Engaged Residential College Community by Design Jane Rathborne, Chairman of the Board and Design Principal Matt Lee, Principal & Interior Designer Hanbury Architects Dr. Rishi Sriram, Faculty Steward of Brooks Residential College Baylor University |
| Cultivating Creative Collaborations to Strengthen the Residential College Brand Trish Gomez, Assistant Director of Residential Education Jill Stratton, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Residential Learning Washington University in St. Louis |
| Cultivating Student Success in a Residential College Environment Barbra Gilley Williams, Luckyday Project Coordinator Senora Miller Logan, Assistant Director for the Luckyday Program Ebonee Carpenter, Luckyday Project Coordinator Ethel Scurlock, Luckyday Senior Fellow University of Mississippi |
| Developing an Academic Peer Advising Program in a Residential College Holly Ambler, Academic Advisor for Watauga Residential College Daniel Brehm, Student Director of Peer Advising for Watauga Residential College Appalachian State University |
| The Faculty Factor: What Faculty in RLCs Need to Know Dr. Lara Lomicka, Faculty Principal, Preston Residential College and Professor of French University of South Carolina Jennifer Eidum, Faculty Director of Global Neighborhood Elon University |
