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Friday, October 3

12 noon - 10 p.m. Registration
Center for Teaching and Learning
62 Park Street
(renovated 2001)

6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Buffet Dinner
Greet fellow guests, University staff and student members of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary.
Herring-Cole Hall

8:30 p.m.- 10 p.m. Coffee, Music and Conversations
Members of the Board of Trustees look forward to
greeting early arrivals for informal conversation.
Brewer Bookstore (renovated 1999)


Saturday, October 4

7 a.m. - 10 p.m. Registration
Center for Teaching and Learning
(Renovated 2001)

7:30-9:00 a.m. Introduction to Fitness Resources
Fitness Center Director Robin Durocher and Coach
Jodi McKenna will introduce you to the resources of the Fitness
Center and work with you on the weight training and aerobic machines. Dress comfortably and be prepared to work out!
Fitness Center, Newell Field House
(Open 2001)

7:30-8:30 a.m. Yoga Class
Yoga master Charles Bradt will lead guests in a stretching and meditation session. Dress comfortably, mats provided.
Multipurpose Room, Newell Field House
(Open 2001)

9-10:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
Join University staff for an informal buffet, enjoying the
Saturday brunch fare planned for students a little later in the day!
Dana Dining Center

10:30 a.m. Academic Seminar: Global News Analysis
John Collins, assistant professor of global studies;
Rex Smith, vice president and editor, Albany Times-Union;
John B. Johnson, Jr., editor and publisher, Watertown Daily
Times;
Sykes Common Room
(Renovated 2002)

12 noon Opening Luncheon
President Daniel F. Sullivan formally opens the weekend and welcomes you to campus.
Creasy Commencement Commons
(Created 2001)

Rain location: Owen D. Young Library
(Renovated 1998-99)

1:30 p.m. Seminars and Tours
and 2:30 p.m. We plan tours at both 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., and also plan seminars at both times. Your personalized itinerary indicates your assignments for the tours and seminars. Staff will be on hand at the lunch to lead you to your 1:30 p.m. session, whether a tour or a seminar.

If you have a 1:30 tour: you will conclude your tour at your 2:30 seminar location.

If you have a 1:30 seminar: you will be led from lunch to your seminar location, and will begin your 2:30 tour from the seminar location. Tour leaders will escort you from your seminar location.

Teaching and Technology
Three faculty members and student partners will share their
innovative use of technology in this session featuring a "smart" classroom.
Erin McCarthy, assistant professor of philosophy
Duncan Melville, assistant professor of mathematics, computer science and Statistics
Richard Jenseth, associate professor of English
Richardson 202
(Smart technology classroom)

Creative Writing
Assistant Professor of English Robert Cowser will
lead you in a session that offers examples of student
creative writing and perhaps asks you to get your own creative juices flowing.
Kohlberg House, Elm Street
(Dedicated 2002)

Science at St. Lawrence
This seminar will introduce you to two aspects of science at St. Lawrence. Assistant Professor of Biology Joseph Erlichman will discuss student-faculty research in the new major neuroscience, and Assistant Professor of Geology Steven Robinson will share student-faculty research of the Integrated Science Education Initiative.
Valentine 202
(Smart technology classroom)

Ethics of Global Citizenship
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Philosophy Grant Cornwell'79 and Professor of English and Coordinator of Global Studies Eve Stoddard will lead a discussion on a topic exemplary of our new global studies major.
Dean-Eaton Lounge

Campus Tours
Highlights of renovation and construction projects funded by or assisted by Campaign St. Lawrence gifts.
Tours will be led by Vice President for Administrative Operations Tom Coakley, Vice President for Finance Kathy Mullaney, Associate Director of University Communications Macreena Doyle and Associate Director of Major Gifts Joe Kremer, with assistance from students. Tour assignments noted on itineraries. If you have a 1:30 p.m. tour, please stay with that tour as it will conclude at your 2:30 seminar.

3:30 p.m. Campus Options
Men's Soccer vs. Clarkson on MacAllaster Field (2002)
Field Hockey vs. Geneseo on North Country Field (1999)
Football vs. Hobart on Weeks Field in Leckonby Stadium (2000)

Visit the Piskor Rare Book Room in Owen D. Young Library (renovated 1998 and 1999)
Tour the new Student Center construction site, meet at 3:45 at the front of Dana Dining Center and staff will guide you.

6 p.m. Reception
President Daniel F. and Ann H. Sullivan welcome you to their home, MacAllaster House
(renovated 1998)

7:30 p.m. Progessive Dinner in Eben Holden Dining Hall
Please refer to the Dinner Program in the registration packet for
a description of the progressive dinner and the faculty-student team
hosts at each table.
(Renovated 2002)

Sunday, October 5

7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
Eben Holden Main

8:45- Issues in Higher Education
10:45 a.m. Please see your personalized itinerary for your forum assignment.

Is the American liberal arts college a dinosaur about to become extinct?
Eben Holden Main

Are faculty teaching the right things and student learning the right things in American higher education today?
Eben Holden North

Is there too much, too little or just the right attention to diversity on college and university campuses?
Eben Holden South

Do colleges and universities in America have intercollegiate athletics right?
Eben Holden Conference Room

Does higher education in America cost too much?
Lee Lounge

11 a.m. Plenary Session: Remarks by President Daniel F. Sullivan
Eben Holden Dining Room

12 noon Adjournment
Bag lunches provided for your travel home.

1 p.m. Vans to Ogdensburg Airport will depart from the Best Western University Inn and Comfort Suites

Campus Information
Augsbury Center, Newell Field House and Fitness Center:
Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Brewer Bookstore:
Friday: Public hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., open to Campaign St. Lawrence guests 8:30 p.m.- midnight.
Saturday 8 a.m.- midnight
Sunday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Owen D. Young Library
Friday: 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 2:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m-1:00 a.m.

Richard F. Brush Art Gallery
Friday: 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Lejos de Dios/Far from God:
A Photodocumentary Installation
by Leah Krieger '03
GENECORP©: Making the World
a Better Place

For Your Convenience

Emergency Contact
To assist our staff, you are encouraged to leave an emergency number at registration in the Center for Teaching and Learning. To contact registration, call 229-5750.

Name Tag
Your name tag will provide free access to Augsbury Center, Newell Field House and Fitness Center as well as to Leckonby Stadium for the football game. Please wear your nametag at all times to help staff identify and welcome you. If you wish to use the athletic facilities on your own, staff will be on hand with medical forms for your completion.

Parking
Guests are invited to park in any of the available lots, but Lots H (adjacent to Vilas Hall), F (behind the Center for Teaching and Learning and theme cottages), J (adjacent to (Valentine Hall) and C (adjacent to Eben Holden provide the most space for the weekend.

Security and Safety
Please call 315-229-5555 in an emergency.