Institutional Context Study Planning Meeting

January 20 - 22, 2005

At this meeting, we will hold training sessions and finalize plans for site visits to those higher education institutions participating in the first phase of the Institutional Context portion of the National Study of Liberal Arts Education. The goal of these site visits is to build a firm understanding of the core values, mission, and qualities on each campus that may lead to liberal arts outcomes.

Participants	Institution
Kate Boyle	University of St. Thomas
Megan Gardner	John Carroll University
Leon Hill	Montgomery County CC
Nathan Lindsay	University of Michigan
Cecilia Lucero	University of Notre Dame
Peter Magolda	Miami University
Tom Nelson-Laird	Indiana University
Anne Rancort	Keene State
Leslie Robinson	Indiana University
Ontario Wooden	Albany State
Brenda Bankart	Wabash College
Melissa Butler	Wabash College
Don Luidens	Wabash College
Todd McDorman	Wabash College
Patrick Myers	Wabash College
Julie Olsen	Wabash College
Michele Pittard	Wabash College
Lon Porter	Wabash College
William Turner	Wabash College

Agenda

Wednesday, January 19th
5.00	Partial arrivals
Thursday, January 20th
7.30 - 8.30	Continental Breakfast for Guests In-House, Clifford Lounge
11.30 - 12.30	Lunch tickets available for Guests In-House, Sparks Dining Hall
4.00 - 5.45	Session I: Introductions/Background on National Study of Liberal Arts Education and Institutional Context portion of study - Kim, Deb, Charlie, Cherry, Videoconference Room
6.00 - 6.30	Reception, 2nd floor rotunda
6.30 - 7.45	Dinner, Trippet Dining Room
8.00 - 9.45	Session II: Co-constructing and Finalizing the Institutional Context Planning Agenda - Peter and Ann, Trippet 325
Friday, January 21st
7.30 - 8.30	Continental Breakfast for Guests In-House , Clifford Lounge
12.00 - 1.00	Lunch for Guests In-House, Trippet Dining Room
4.00 - 5.45	Session III: Preparing for Site Visits - Reviewing and Analyzing Documents - Peter, Trippet 325
6.00 - 7.45	Dinner, Trippet Dining Room
8.00 - 9.30	Session IV: Participant-Observations - Experiencing and Documenting the Campus Ethos - Peter and Ann, Trippet 325
Saturday, January 22nd
8.30	Continental Breakfast, 3rd floor rotunda, Trippet 325
8.30 - 10.00	Sessions V & VI: Conducting Individual Interviews and Focus Group Meetings - Facilitation Team, Trippet 325
10.00 - 10.30	Break
10.30 - 11.45	Sessions V & VI continued
12.00	Break and lunch is available, 3rd floor rotunda, Trippet 325
12.15 - 1.30	Session VII: Site Visit Logistics and Wrap - Kim and Deb, Trippet 325
1.30	Departures