PROGRAM
Note: All times in EST.
Friday, February 11, 2022
12:00 p.m. Welcome
12:05 p.m. Kristin Denham, Western Washington University
Linguistics at a regional public U: from a student-faculty designed major to a program to a department
12:30 p.m. Michael Rushforth, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Using small language programs as a foundation for a linguistics major
12:55 p.m. Break
1:05 p.m. Lynn Burley, Ramón Escamilla and Suzanne Johnston, University of Central Arkansas
From zero students to 75 in twenty years: the only linguistics degree in Arkansas
1:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussion
1:55 p.m. Closing Remarks
Saturday, February 12, 2022
12:00 p.m. Welcome
12:05 p.m. Christina Bjorndahl, Carnegie Mellon University
Creating a me-shaped hole in a philosophy department: personal experiences in creating a teaching track position in linguistics and
pedagogy
12:30 p.m. Irene Checa-Garcia, University of Wyoming
Stimulating research projects by creating a linguistics lab and a linguistics track within a language BA
12:55 p.m. Break
1:05 p.m. Aleka Akoyunoglou Blackwell, Middle Tennessee State University
Linguistics competitions as opportunities for professional development, student recruitment, and community outreach
1:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussion
1:55 p.m. Closing Remarks