Symposium 2005
Global Science: What Every Faculty Member Needs to Know
(For Community College Educators)
November 15 and 16, 2005
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-sponsors
Center for European Studies
Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
CIBER, Kenan Flagler Business School
Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University
DESTINY: Traveling Science Learning Program
NC Center for South Asia Studies
NC Community College System
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
University Center for International Studies
| Tuesday, November 15 | ||
| 8:00 | Check In and Registration | |
| 8:45 | Welcome Representative Joseph Tolson North Carolina General Assembly |
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| 9:00 |
The Future of Learning in a Global Society Driven by Science and Technology |
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| 10:00 | Global Environmental Issues Frederic Pfaender Dept. of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, UNC-Chapel Hill PDF of Presentation |
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| 11:00 | Break |
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| 11:15 | Technology and Communication Cori Dauber Dept. of Communication Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill |
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| 12:15 | Lunch (Provided in Trillium Dining Room) | |
| 1:30 | Bioterrorism Chris Woods Duke University Medical Center |
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| 2:45 | Break | |
| 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions 1. Global Problems, DNA Solutions? 2. Natural Disasters 3. Introducing Global Issues into the Curriculum 4. The Future of Multimedia is Now: Implications for Science Learning |
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| 4:15 | Team Meetings on Action Plans Faculty from UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, and Duke University will assist teams in creating Action Plans. |
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| Building Global Perspectives Where Land Meets Sea Andy Wood, Education Director NC Audubon (For Participants not in Teams) |
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| 5:30 | Reception for Participants and Faculty | |
| Wednesday, November 16 | ||
| 8:00 | Coffee, Juice, and Pastries | |
| 8:30 | The Role of the Community College in Our Interconnected World Martin Lancaster, President PDF of Presentation NC Community College System |
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| 9:30 | World Health: The Challenge James Lea, Professor School of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill |
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| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | Energy: The Ultimate Limit to Growth Wayne Christiansen Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, UNC-Chapel Hill Director, Morehead Observatory, UNC-Chapel Hill |
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| 12:00 | Next Steps Robert Phay, Director World View |
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| 12:30 | Adjourn |
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