Agenda

Wednesday, Oct 17

1:30p         Registration at Pre Conference Sessions - College of Education, Benjamin Building, UMd

2p              Pre Conference Sessions– "Skills & Strategies for Leading Face-to-Face Dialogue” or “Starting & Sustaining a Dialogue Program on Your Campus”

5p              Shuttles from Hotel to Keynote Panel @ Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union

6p              Keynote "Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education: Race, Racial Justice, Civil Discourse and Free Speech"

7:45p         Shuttles from Stamp Student Union to Hotel

Thursday, Oct 18  (all events take place at the Marriott Hotel, UMd)

7:30a         Registration

8a              Breakfast

9a              Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:30a         Plenary  - “Amplifying Social Media Benefits and Mitigating Harms in the  Classroom”  A Conversation Led by Jobi Martinez

10:30a       A.M. Break

10:45a       Breakout Session 1

12:15p       Lunch – Small Group Conversation

1p              Breakout Session 2

2:30p         P.M. Break

2:45p         Breakout Session 3

4:15p         Afternoon program ends / dinner on your own

6p             Dinner Buffet - Conversation Cafe facilitated by Libby Roderick and Pauline Strong

8p             Evening program ends

Friday, Oct 19  (all events take place at the Marriott Hotel, UMd)

7:30a         Registration

8a              Breakfast

8:45a         Plenary – “The Impact of Electronic Media on Face to Face Dialogues”

DDNRC Founding Members Kelly Maxwell, Jyotsna Vanapalli, Pauline Strong, and Roger Worthington

10a            A.M. Break

10:15a       Breakout Session 4

11:45a       Closing Thoughts

12:30p       Box Lunch Distribution