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Inaugural Conference 2009
University-Assisted Community Schools:
Linking Higher Education to High Schools
for a Better Community
OUCEC Regional Southwest 5 State Conference
Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas
November 9 – 10, 2009
The conference will be held in the Perkins Auditorium and Founder’s Hall of the
OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center
4502 East 41st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
Join us on November 9 – 10, 2009 for the inaugural regional conference
hosted by the OU Center for Community Engagement,
the regional training center for the University of Pennsylvania Netter Center.
| CONFERENCE AGENDA | CONFERENCE BIOS | |||
| MONDAY | ||||
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Registration & Breakfast | |||
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcoming Address Inaugural 2009 OUCEC Southwest Regional Network Conference |
Pamela S. Pittman, MHR, RN Executive Director OU-Tulsa Community Engagement Center University of Oklahoma-Tulsa |
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| 9:10-9:15 | The Significance of Innovative Higher Ed Collaborations that Connect Systems to Support Education | Mayor Kathy Taylor City of Tulsa |
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| 9:15 - 9:30 | OU-Tulsa: The Vision and Role of a Community Engaged University |
Gerard Clancy, M.D. President, OU-Tulsa University of Oklahoma-Tulsa |
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| 9:30 – 10:15 | Keynote Address Replicating the Netter Center Model through Regional Networks: A Historical Overview and National Movement |
Ira Harkavy, Ph.D Associate Vice President and Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Anchor Institutions -- Strategies to Strengthen Localities | David Maurrasse, Ph. D President and Founder, Marga, Inc. New York, New York |
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| 10:45 – 11:15 | Superintendent State of the Districts: Tulsa Public Schools and Union Public Schools | Cathy Burden, Ph.D Superintendent, Union Public Schools Keith Ballard, Ed.D Superintendent, Tulsa Public Schools |
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| 11:15 - 12:00 noon | High School Re-Design and Curriculum - Transforming schools through the development of a performance culture: Tulsa Schools and OUCEC through Netter Center Replication. | Cory Bowman Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships-Penn Program for Public Service University of Pennsylvania Kevin Burr Area Superintendent for High Schools Tulsa Public Schools Verna Ruffin Educational Specialist in Administration and Supervision Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Instruction, Special Education and Support Services Tulsa Public Schools Joann M. Weeks Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships and Penn Program for Public Service, School of Arts and Sciences University of Pennsylvania Moderator: Pamela S. Pittman, MHR, RN Executive Director OU-Tulsa Community Engagement Center University of Oklahoma-Tulsa |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch will be served and extend into afternoon session | ||||
| 12:30 – 1:45 | Southwest 5 State Regional Network: A Comparative Overview of Regional Models
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Frank Coyne Associate Director Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning University of Denver Tim Gutierrez, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Student Services University of New Mexico Nancy J. Hong Assistant Director Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship University of Texas - Dallas Kiran Katira, Ph.D Director, Office for Community Learning and Public Service University of New Mexico Barbara Lerner, Ph.D Director, Academic Outreach College of Professional Education Texas Women’s University Ida Malian, Ph.D Associate Director of Research Prime Center Arizona State University Moderator: M. Susan Robb Senior Project Manager OU-Tulsa Community Engagement Center University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Co-Moderator: Pamela S. Pittman, MHR, RN Executive Director OU-Tulsa Community Engagement Center University of Oklahoma-Tulsa |
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| 1:45 - 2:45 | Philanthropic Roles and Goals: Foundation Perspectives | Alison Anthony Director, Diversity and Community Relations President, The Williams Foundation Monica Basu Senior Program Officer George Kaiser Family Foundation Alana Hughes Director of Administration The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Moderator: Kathy Seibold, Ed.D Assistant Vice President, Campus Affairs University of Oklahoma-Tulsa |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 | Community Engagement - Making Meaningful Connections, Producing Positive Outcomes: Faculty Perspective |
Stewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP Director OU-Tulsa Library Lamont Cavanagh, M.D. Assistant Professor Director, Sports Medicine Department of Family Medicine University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Diane M. Horm, Ph.D George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, and Director of the Early Childhood Education Institute University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Brenda Lloyd-Jones, Ph.D Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Human Relations College of Arts & Sciences University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Tony Palmer, D.Ph., MBA Coordinator OUPTCH Pharmacy Services Clinical Associate Professor College of Pharmacy University of Oklahoma Shawn Schaefer Director, OU-Tulsa Urban Design Studio College of Architecture University of Oklahoma - Tulsa Moderator: |
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| 4:00 - 5:30 | OUCEC Higher Ed Forum – Northeast Oklahoma The Higher Education Forum develops collaborative and innovative strategies to coordinate, integrate and support the education pipeline. Linking high schools to colleges through service learning projects, internships and career exploration provides opportunities in an experiential learning environment to improve student achievement and develop stronger communities in northeastern Oklahoma. |
Lisa Bass, MBA, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Education Educational Leadership and Policy Studies OU-Tulsa Dr. Raj Basu Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer OSU-Tulsa Dr. Richard Beck Vice President for Academic Affairs Rogers State University Dr. Brett Campbell Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Tulsa Community College Dr. Pamela Fly Assistant Dean College of Education Northeastern State University BA Dr. Kirt Hartzler Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Union Public Schools Micah Kordsmeier Project Coordinator, CareerAdvance Community Action Project Dr. Orlenthea McGowan Associate Professor and LCT@HBCU Director School of Education & Behavioral Sciences Langston University-Tulsa Michael L. Mills Associate Dean of Students The University of Tulsa Kara Gae Neal Superintendent Tulsa Technology Center Debra Olson Sowell, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs Oral Roberts University Presentation by: |
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| 5:30 – 7:30 | An Evening Dinner Reception and OUCEC Southwest Regional Network Champions Official Signing of Partnership with University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center |
An Evening Reception & Dinner Please be our guests for cocktails and dinner with our community of educators. Catered creations by Chef Fuad Baitari, Uppercrust Catering & Music by jazz trio Tres Beni with Stephen Pittman Ian Elkin Alex Sokolosky Featuring members from the |
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| TUESDAY | ||||
| 7:30 - 8:15 | Breakfast | |||
| 8:15 - 9:00 | TACSI- Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative: History and Elementary School Success | Jan Creveling Senior Program Director Tulsa Community Schools Community Service Council of Tulsa Kathy Dodd, Ph.D Executive Director of Elementary Education Union Public Schools Genie Shannon Community Schools Liaison Community Service Council of Tulsa Paula Wood Special Assistant for School and Community Relations Tulsa Public Schools |
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| 9:00 - 10:15 | Research Forum: A Regional Perspective in Diverse Communities |
Curt M. Adams Moderator: |
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| 10:15 - 11:30 | Strategies that Engage High Schools with the Community: Principals Perspective |
James Furch Co-Principal, McLain High School Tulsa Public Schools Suzette Huggins Principal, East Central High School Tulsa Public Schools Chris H. Johnson Principal, Nathan Hale High School Tulsa Public Schools Ebony Johnson Co-Principal, McLain High School Tulsa Public Schools Elizabeth Martin Principal, Memorial High School Tulsa Public Schools Jim Rector Principal, Webster High School Tulsa Public Schools Stacey Vernon Principal, Edison High School Tulsa Public Schools Oliver Wallace Principal, Central High School Tulsa Public Schools Lyda Wilbur Principal, Rogers High School Tulsa Public Schools Booker T. Washington High School Tulsa Public Schools Moderator: Gaetane Jean-Marie, Ph.D Associate Professor Educational Administration, Curriculum & Supervision (EACS) The University of Oklahoma Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education Schusterman Center |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 | High School with Post-Secondary Linkage: Student Achievement through Career Pipelines, College Access and Career Readiness. |
Jessica Brown Coordinator B Netter Center for Community Partnerships – College and Career University of Pennsylvania Tyler Holmberg Coordinator B, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Sayre High School University of Pennsylvania Kim Piper Community Liaison Will Rogers High School Tulsa Public Schools Melissa Venable Small Learning Communities Coordinator Science Department Chair Will Rogers High School Tulsa Public Schools Moderator: Kevin Burr Area Superintendent for High Schools Tulsa Public Schools |
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| 12:30 - 1:00 Lunch will be served and extend into afternoon session | ||||
| 1:00 – 3:00 | 2009-2010 Southwest Regional Network: Developing and Sustaining the Network through Collaborations |
Frank Coyne Associate Director Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, University of Denver Ramona Curtis Director Academy for Leader Development & Civic Engagement Baylor University Tim Gutierrez, Ed.D. Associate Vice President for Student Services University of New Mexico Nancy J. Hong Assistant Director Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship University of Texas - Dallas Kiran Katira, Ph.D Director, Office for Community Learning and Public Service University of New Mexico Barbara Lerner, Ph.D Director, Academic Outreach Texas Women’s University Ida Malian, Ph.D Associate Director of Research Prime Center Arizona State University Darcy Melendez Executive Director Workforce Tulsa Joseph Picken, Ph.D. Executive Director Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship University of Texas - Dallas Denise Reid Director Talent Strategies & Recruitment Tulsa Metro Chamber Moderators: Joann M. Weeks Associate Director Netter Center for Community Partnerships and Penn Program for Public Service School of Arts and Sciences University of Pennsylvania Pamela S. Pittman, MHR, RN Executive Director OU-Tulsa Community Engagement Center University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
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A qualitative assessment of this conference will be provided to OUCEC by the OU-Tulsa Education, Administration, Curriculum and Supervision (EACS) Doctoral Program Cohort III.