Committee of Visitors Agenda April 26-27, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Baltimore North adjacent to our campus. If you need accommodations, please call the Sheraton at 410-321-7400 to reserve a room no later than Friday, March 25.

3:00 p.m.

Arrival/Meet and Greet/Introductions
(Batza Room, Athenaeum)

3:15 p.m.

Opening Session/Welcome
Sanford Ungar, President

3:30 p.m.

State of the College Report
Sanford Ungar and members of the Senior Staff

4:30

Goucher International Experiences
A panel of Goucher students and faculty will discuss their transformative experiences abroad.
     Steve DeCaroli, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion
     Kiara Doughty '12
     Cynthia Kicklighter, Assistant Professor, Biology (Moderator)
     Ben Mueser '12
     Jack Swallow '12
     Nadiera Young '12

A Goucher College shuttle bus will be available to take members of the Committee of Visitors to the President's House

5:30 p.m.

Cocktails/Dinner
(President's House)

A Goucher College shuttle bus will be available to take members of theCommittee of Visitors from the President's House to the Hyman Forumfor the lecture.

8 p.m.

Annual Lecture of the Roxana Cannon Arsht '35 Center for Ethics and Leadership : "What Money Can't Buy"
(Hyman Forum/Athenaeum)

Michael Sandel, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government,Harvard University

A Goucher College shuttle bus will be available to take members of theCommittee of Visitors from the Athenaeum to the Sheraton once theprogram is concluded.

2012 Alumnae/i Weekend begins today, April 26, through April 29. 

Friday, April 27, 2012

A Goucher College shuttle bus to the Athenaeum will pick up members of the Committee of Visitors in front of the Sheraton at 8:30 a.m. and at 8:45 a.m.

9 a.m.

Breakfast Discussion: Environmentalism on Campus
(Batza Room, Athenaeum)

Goucher students will highlight their latest environmental advocacyefforts on campus and beyond.
     Delaney Green '14
     Chelsea Griffin '14
     German Mora, Chair, Environmental Studies Program
     Eric Sargent '15
     Peter Wells '14

9:45 a.m.

The Obama Administration's Higher Education Policy
A summary of the Obama administration's higher education policy-andits implications for Goucher.

     Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President, Government Relations &Public Affairs, American Council on Education

10:45 a.m.

Break

11 a.m.

Crossroads Task Force Report
Members of the task force will provide an overview of the group's goalsand findings to date.
     Becki Kurdle '61, Chair, Board of Trustees
     Mary Marchand, Associate Professor, English
     Rick Pringle, Professor, Psychology
     Marc Roy, Provost
     Sanford Ungar, President (Moderator)

A Goucher College shuttle bus will be available to take members of theCommittee of Visitors from the Athenaeum to the President's House.

12:30 p.m.

Lunch Presentation: Futuro Latino Learning Center
(President's House)
Hear from Goucher students and faculty about the successful Futuro Latino Learning Center on campus.
     Michael Curry, Professor, Theater
     Emily Dowdell, VISTA Coordinator, Community-Based Learning
     Erika Flores '14
     Frances Ramos-Fontan, Instructor, Hispanic Languages, Literatures,and Cultures (Moderator)
     Omari Jeremiah '12
     Cameron Jernigan '12
      James Ward '13

2:00 p.m.

Committee of Visitors Adjourns

We invite members of the Committee of Visitors to stay for the annual Goucher College Student Symposium, which will be ongoing in the Athenaeum from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.