Opening Plenary (Recording Now Available - 2/22/2024)

• Welcome - Matt Kaplan, Executive Director, CRLT
• Introductory Remarks - Laurie McCauley, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Remarks and Introduction of Panelists - Angela Dillard, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education

Rogel Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Panel on Early Momentum (Recording Now Available - 2/22/2024)

• Amanda Knapp, Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Mary Wright, Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning, Executive Director, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University 
• Betsy Barefoot, Senior Scholar, Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
• Remarks and Introduction of Panelists - Angela Dillard, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
• Angela Dillard, Moderator

Outline of day - Malinda Matney, Managing Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

Early momentum: Promoting credit completion and academic progress in the first year

2210 ABC (2nd floor)

Advising and teaching with a "validation" approach

Anderson ABC (1st Floor)

Grade covering in the first year: Options, advantages, and challenges

Pond (1st Floor)

Addressing DFW rates, with emphasis on lowering withdrawal rates

Wolverine (3rd Floor)

Lunch & Discussion (Recording Now Available - 2/22/2024)

Closing Remarks from Angela Dillard 

Q&A with Participants