2017 Annual Summit
Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate
August 15-18, 2017 in Chicago, IL
Co-sponsored by the ACM, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, and the University of Chicago
Summit agenda
Held at The Flats at East-West University, 829 S. Wabash Avenue
Tuesday, August 15
3:00 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions (GSEF Cohort 2)
Co-facilitators:
• Lilly Lavner, Liaison for the Fellows Program to Diversify the Professoriate, ACM
• Candace Jordan, Doctoral Student in Religion, Princeton University
5:15 p.m. - An Overview of GSEF and Other ACM Programs (GSEF Cohort 2)
ACM Office, 11 E. Adams Street
Presenters:
• Katie Rose Brosnan, Senior Campus Outreach Coordinator, ACM
• Julie Lucas, Campus Outreach Coordinator, ACM
• Marlee Stein, Off-Campus Study Program Coordinator, ACM
6:00 p.m. - Dinner and evening activities
Wednesday, August 16
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast Available
9:00 a.m. - Keynote Address (GSEF Cohort 2)
Moderator: Brian Williams, Vice President and Director, Faculty Development and Grant Programs, ACM
Keynote speaker: Brian A. Burt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Education, Iowa State University
10:00 a.m. - Break
10:15 a.m. - Graduate Student Panel (for GSEF Cohort 2)
This session will feature current graduate students sharing about their experiences in graduate school and undergraduate research programs.
Moderator: Brian A. Burt
Presenters:
• Alade McKen, M.S. Ed., Doctoral Student and Research Assistant in Social and Cultural Studies, School of Education, Iowa State University
• José Ángel Navejas, M.A., Doctoral Student in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Jaelyn Peiso, Doctoral Student in Impression Formation Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
• Joy Sales, Doctoral Student in History, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Noon - 2:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - Mixer: Culture Bingo (GSEF and Faculty Fellows)
Co-facilitators: Lilly Lavner and Candace Jordan
2:30 p.m. - Break
2:45 p.m. - Welcome Back (GSEF Cohort 1)
Facilitator: Lilly Lavner
2:45 p.m. - The Complexity of Identity (GSEF Cohort 2)
Co-facilitators:
• Stephanie Hicks, Ph.D., Lecturer, Program on Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan
• Laxmi Shastry, M.A., Program Manager, Program on Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan
4:00 p.m. - Faculty Fellows Meeting
Facilitator: Brian Williams
4:15 p.m. - Affinity Group Break Outs (GSEF)
Facilitators:
• Stephanie Hicks
• Emilia Chico, M.Ed., Doctoral Student in Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Tianna Cervantez, A.M., Director of the Center for Intercultural Life and Lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology, Knox College
• Jesse Carr, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, GSEF and Mellon Decolonizing Pedagogies Program, Beloit College
• Laxmi Shastry
• José Ángel Navejas
6:00 p.m. - Dinner at Revival Food Hall (GSEF)
7:30 p.m. - SROP Experience (GSEF)
Co-facilitators: Lilly Lavner and Candace Jordan
8:30 p.m. - Evening activities
Thursday, August 17
8:15 a.m. - Photos (GSEF Cohort 1)
8:15 - 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - GSEF Poster Presentations, Groups A1-A4
Discussants:
• Stephanie Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education, Grinnell College
• Prentiss A. Dantzler II, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colorado College
• Jennifer Jhun, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Lake Forest College
• Shadee Malaklou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Critical Identity Studies, Beloit College
10:30 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - GSEF Poster Presentations, Groups B1-B4
Discussants:
• Thelma B. Jiménez-Anglada, Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish, Lawrence University
• Prentiss A. Dantzler II
• Jennifer Jhun
• Crystal Moten, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of History, Macalester College
12:15 p.m. - Lunch
12:30 p.m. - Photos (GSEF Cohort 1)
1:45 p.m. - Chicago Sightseeing Trip
Groups going to: Art Institute of Chicago, Newberry Library, DuSable Museum of African American History, National Museum of Mexican Art, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
2:00 p.m. - SROP Coordinator/GSEF Contact Meeting
6:15 p.m. - Dinner at Tapas Valencias and evening activities
Friday, August 18
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - GSEF Poster Presentations, Groups C1-C4
Discussants: Stephanie Jones, Crystal Moten, Thelma B. Jiménez-Anglada, and Shadee Malaklou
10:30 a.m. - Break
11:00 a.m. - Summer Research Experiences Across the Big Ten Academic Alliance (GSEF)
Moderator: Joseph Miller, Program Manager, Academic Programs, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Noon - Lunch
Noon - Group Photos by College
1:30 p.m. - Applying to Graduate School (GSEF)
Panelists:
• Celina Chatman Nelson, Director, UChicagoGRAD Development & Diversity, University of Chicago
• Elise LaRose, Academic Adviser, Office of the Dean of Students in the College and Director of Mellon Mays Initiatives, Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Advancement, Leadership, & Diversity, University of Chicago
• Nicole Truesdell, Ph.D., Senior Director of Academic Diversity and Inclusiveness and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Beloit College
2:30 p.m. - Break
2:45 p.m. - Applying to Graduate School Intensive Writing Workshop (GSEF Cohort 1)
2:45 p.m. - Looking to the Future: Why Pursue a Career in Academia? (GSEF Cohort 2)
Moderator: Rafael Zapata, Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Institutional Diversity, Providence College
Panelists:
• Miguel de Baca, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History and Department Chair, Chair of American Studies, Lake Forest College
• Claudia Fernández, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Modern Languages-Spanish, Knox College
• VaNatta Ford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Williams College
• David Omotoso Stovall, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Policy Studies and African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
4:00 p.m. - GSEF Cohort 2 Wrap Up
Facilitator: Lilly Lavner
4:00 p.m. - GSEF Cohort 1 Wrap Up
Co-facilitators: Candace Jordan and Olivia Cunningham, Program Coordinator of Faculty Development and Grant Programs, ACM
6:15 p.m. - Faculty Dinner
Saturday, August 19
9:00 a.m. - Faculty Fellows Meeting
Moderators: Rafael Zapata and VaNatta Ford