Give Students a Compass Meeting
March 8-9, 2013
The Future of General Education:
Context, Collaboration, and Competencies
Meeting Goals
 Assess the most promising aspects of Compass work that are making the General Education (GE) transfer
curriculum more relevant, engaging, and integrative
 Establish recommendations for alternative approaches to GE
 Build a common vision for the future of GE
Pre-Meeting Thursday, March 7th: Sofitel Hotel
Friday, March 8th: Cañada College: Conference Center, Building 6
8:15 am to 9:00 am
Meeting registration and continental breakfast
9:00 am to 9:45 am
Welcome and opening session
"General Education Transfer Curriculum and Engaged Learning"
Denise Erickson, Professor of Art History, Cañada College
President Larry Buckley, Cañada College
Associate Vice Chancellor Ron Vogel, Academic Affairs, CSU Office of the
Chancellor
"Compass Past, Present, Future"
Debra David, Project Director, Give Students a Compass, CSU
9:45 am to 10:45 am
Plenary Address
"The Interdisciplinary World: General Education as a Basis for Career and
Service"
Dr. Herb Childress, Dean of Research and Assessment at Boston
Architectural College
10:45 am to 11:00 am
Instructions for poster session and break
Julie Stein, Faculty Development Specialist, Give Students a Compass
11:00 am to 11:45 pm
Poster session: Lessons learned to date from Compass projects, The Grove,
Building 5
11:45 am to 12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
Plenary Address
“Connect to Learning: ePortfolio, Engagement, and Student Success”
Dr. Bret Eynon, Executive Director and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs,
Center for Teaching and Learning, LaGuardia Community College
Friday, March 8th: Cañada College
1:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Instructions for working groups' afternoon discussions
"Designing Our Future" Working Group Outcomes
 Identify lessons learned to date
 Analyze themes: what's working and challenges across pilots
 Rate degree to which what is working may be:
o scalable (larger scale without major shift in cost or work)
o sustainable (can last long term)
 Establish recommendations for alternative approaches to GE
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Working group session #1
1. High Impact Practices and Pedagogy
2. Student Learning Outcomes & Assessment
3. GE Thematic Pathways/Integration
4. Faculty Development
3:30pm to 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm to 4:45 pm
"What We Think You Should Know: Our Experience and Vision for the
Future of General Education"
Moderated by Sally Murphy, Senior Director of Undergraduate Studies and
General Education, CSU East Bay
Community College and CSU student panel
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Summary and overview of evening and Saturday activities
Debra David
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Reception: Cañada Vista Clubhouse
6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Dinner: Conference Center, Building 6
6:45 pm
"Student Support (Re)defined: How Student Voices Could Help Redefine
General Education"
Kathy Booth, Executive Director, The RP Group
Saturday, March 9th: Cañada College Conference Center, Building 6
8:15 am to 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am to 9:15 am
Instructions for working groups' morning discussions
9:15 am to 10:15 am
Working group session #2
Fine-tune recommendations for alternative approaches to GE
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 am to 11:45 am
Panel: "Key Recommendations for the Future of General Education"
Moderated by Ken O'Donnell, Senior Director, Student Engagement and
Academic Initiatives and Partnerships, CSU
Key Recommendations and large group discussion
Bret Eynon, LaGuardia Community College
Mark Van Selst, Professor, Psychology, San Jose State University, and
Chair, CSU Chancellor’s GE Advisory Committee
Jean Mach, Professor of English, College of San Mateo
11:45 am to 12:00 pm
Closing - Next steps
Debra David
12:00 pm
Adjourn: (box lunches)