Conference program
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Arrival of participants at the Emily Morgan Hotel
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Reception (heavy hors d'oeuvres)
Location: Emily Morgan Library
Friday, October 10, 2008
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7:30 a.m. Breakfast
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room I
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room II
Leader: Dr. Mark Brodl
9:00 a.m. Trinity University’s Peer Tutor Program Supports Interdisciplinary Learning
Presenters: Drs. Mark Brodl and Jim Shinkle (Trinity University)
9:30 a.m. Interdisciplinarity and Diversity
Workshop Leader: Dr. Stephanie Pfirman (Barnard College)
10:15 a.m. Break
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room II
10:30 a.m. Linking Biology and Chemistry Courses through Molecular Modeling
Presenter: Dr. Pamela Hanson (Birmingham-Southern College)
11:00 a.m. Physics for the Life Sciences
Presenter: Dr. Phil Lockett (Centre College)
11:30 a.m. An Interdisciplinary Marine Biology and Biophysics Course at Hope College
Presenters: Drs. K. Greg Murray and Peter Gonthier (Hope College)
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room I
1:00 p.m. Metabolic Scaling as a Tool for Interdisciplinary Science Training and Research in
Mathematical Biology at Kenyon College
Presenters: Drs. Andrew Kerkhoff and Haruhiko Itagaki (Kenyon College)
1:30 p.m. Applied Calculus and Statistics for Majors from Many Departments
Workshop Leader: Dr. Danny Kaplan (Macalester College)
2:15 p.m. Infusing Mathematics into Biology as well as the Inverse
Presenters: Drs. Michael Sostarecz and James Godde (Monmouth College)
2:45 p.m. Break
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room II
3:00 p.m. Scientific Computing and Mathematical Models in Life Science
Workshop Leaders: Drs. Saber Elaydi and David Ribble (Trinity University)
3:45 p.m. What is Interdisciplinarity & Why Should We Care about It?
Presenter: Dr. Rivers Singleton (University of Delaware)
4:15 p.m. Trinity University’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Major
Presenters: Drs. Mark Brodl, Paula Hertel and Jimmy Roberts (Trinity University)
4:45 p.m. Wrap Up → Free Time
General Discussion Leader: Dr. Mark Brodl (Trinity University)
5:30 p.m. Depart for Trinity University
5:45 p.m. Arrive at Trinity University
Tour Academic Departments and the Center for Peer Learning
6:45 p.m. Depart for restaurant
7:00 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner
Location: Rosario’s
9:30 p.m. Depart for the Emily Morgan
Saturday, October 11, 2008
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7:00 a.m. Check out of the Emily Morgan
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room I
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room II
Speaker: Dr. Mark Brodl (Trinity University)
8:15 a.m. Building an Applied Mathematics and Statistics Major at a Liberal Arts College
Presenter: Danny Kaplan (Macalester College)
8:45 a.m. Interdisciplinary Programs at St. Vincent College
Presenter: Michael Sierk (St. Vincent College)
9:15 a.m. Integrated Introductory Science Math Courses (Infusing Quantification)
Presenters: Drs. Alan Holder, Jonathan King, David Ribble and Jennifer Steele
(Trinity University)
9:45 a.m. Break
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room II
10:00 a.m. Interdisciplinary Centers in the Molecular Biosciences at Smith College
Presenter: Dr. Stylianos Scordilis (Smith College)
10:30 a.m. Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching at Hope College
Presenter: Dr. Christopher Barney (Hope College)
11:00 a.m. Mechanisms and Funding Opportunities to Drive Interdisciplinary
Workshop Leader: Dr. Mark Brodl (Trinity University)
11:45 a.m. General Discussion / Wrap-up
Leader: Dr. Mark Brodl (Trinity University)
12:15 p.m. Lunch
Location: Emily Morgan Meeting Room I
Various Times Shuttle to Airport
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