Rice University's Eleventh Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning:
The Future of General Education at Rice
hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the General Education Committee
sponsored by Scientia and the CTE
Date: Friday, January 5, 2024
Time: 9:00AM-6:00PM
Location: McMurtry Auditorium and Brockman Hall
Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumnae/i are welcome to attend.
9:00 AM |
Opening remarks, Provost Amy Dittmar |
9:15 AM |
Elizabeth Loizeaux, Special Advisor to the Provost, Boston University |
10:45 AM |
Paul Hanstedt, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Innovation, University of Minnesota Rochester Exploring the Trends in 21st-Century Gen Ed Design |
12:00 PM | Lunch Martel Hall |
1:15 PM |
Ashley Finley, Vice President for Research and Senior Advisor to the President, American Association of Colleges and Universities |
2:45 PM | Rice faculty panel: Innovative Teaching Strategies Brockman Hall 101 Experiential Learning | Lesa Tran Lu, Executive Director of the Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering; Associate Teaching Professor Global Experiences | Nia Georges, Professor of Anthropology Big Questions | Fay Yarbrough | Associate Dean of Humanities; William Gaines Twyman Professor of History Analyzing Diversity | Alex Byrd, Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Associate Professor of History |
3:45 PM | Break-out sessions and discussion Brockman Hall 101 |
5:00 PM | Reception Brochstein Pavilion |
Please see Past Event Resources for a recording of the Symposium.