Conference Schedule

8:00 am - Registration, networking and continental breakfast

Collect your program, swag, and name badge - then settle in at a table in the Bloch Executive Hall Atrium for a networking breakfast.

Short welcome program at 8:45 am.

Clancy Martin will introduce John Kaag.
John Kaag will join UMKC faculty in discussing how the knowledge cultivated in the academic walled garden can be strategically translated and actively disseminated to serve our moment, a moment when the university and democracy reckon with their own efficacy and relevance. The core challenge is that the complexity and nuance of research are often met with suspicion, and powerful forces prefer that academic findings remain inaccessible and locked away in specialized journals. Kaag will argue that this reality constitutes an impetus to act. Scholars are called upon not to simplify or "dumb down" their moral, political, and scientific findings , but to strategically engage the public sphere to elevate the debate itself , transforming research into genuine, progressive action. The goal is to prove that moving research to the public is an ascent to a higher form of civic responsibility, not a descent into popularization. Kaag will share some key tactics in making research accessible, but also in negotiating the structural and psychological factors that make public scholarship so challenging.

Fireside chat | Learning Through Volunteering: Incorporating Volunteer Experiences into a Course to Explore Course Concepts and Develop Critical Thinking. (Room)
Fireside chat | Student Engagement/Retention Through High Impact Learning Practices
Workshop (45 minutes) | Where Scholarship Meets the City: Fast-Track Community-Engaged Course Design
Decompression space (Computer Lab)

Fireside Chat | Early Childhood Mental Health Collective ( Room)
Fireside Chat | Launching Futures: Faculty Collaboration and the Path to National Awards

Conference closing - raffle drawing, reflection session and conference evaluation (Atrium)

Afternoon snack provided.

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