Schedule

Faculty Learn Shop | Seville Ballroom (2nd floor)
Visit the Learn Shop webpage to learn more.

Registration Check-in | Hotel Lobby (1st floor)

Faculty Coordinators & Board Members Happy Hour| Hotel Lobby
All faculty coordinators are invited to join your Board Liaisons for an informal happy hour at the conference hotel. Details will be provided at registration check-in.

Dinner on Your Own
As groups make dinner plans, we will add them here.

• Community Development, meet in hotel lobby at 6:30 PM

Registration Check-in | Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)

Morning Sessions
Human Sciences Board of Directors Breakfast & Meeting, 7:30-10 AM, Hyde Park (2nd floor)

Faculty Coordinators Breakfast & Meeting, 8:00-9:30 AM, Roanoke (2nd floor)
This breakfast is for current and incoming faculty coordinators.

New to the Alliance Breakfast & Meet-and-Greet, 8:00-9:00 AM, Rockhill (2nd floor)
This breakfast is for those who registered as first-time attendees.

• Community Development, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Ballroom A
• Dietetics, 10:00 AM - 2:15 PM in Hyde Park
• Early Care & Education, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Roanoke
• Early Childhood & Family Policy, 10 AM - 2:15 pm in Ballroom B
• FCS Education, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Union Hill
• Family & Community Services, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Plaza 1 (3rd floor)
• Family Financial Planning, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Brookside (1st floor)
• Gerontology, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Southmoreland (1st floor)
• Youth Development, 10 AM - 2:15 PM in Rockhill
• Campus Coordinators, 10 AM - 1:40 PM in Ballroom D

Department Chairs will meet throughout the day in Ballroom C. See their schedule.

Working Lunch | Programs are encouraged to have a working lunch. Board liaisons will join you during this time.

12-12:20 PM - Pickup boxed lunch from the Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)
12:20-1 PM - Board Liaison + Programs Meet

2:30 - 3:15 PM | Block 1 Concurrent Sessions

• Embrace Difficult Conversations: How to Handle Conflict, Negotiation, and Develop Positive Professional Relationships | Ballroom FG
  Presented by Dr. Lacey Finley, Park University
• The Person Behind the Screen: Developing Rapport with Students to Foster an Inclusive Online Classroom | Ballroom E
  Presented by Julia Remsik Larsen and Dr. Abby Mitchell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Lessons from Lego: Maximizing Assessment for Innovation and Success | Ballroom D
  Presented by Dr. Jeremy Penn, University of Iowa

3:30 - 4:15 PM | Block 2 Concurrent Sessions

• Embrace Difficult Conversations: How to Handle Conflict, Negotiation, and Develop Positive Professional Relationships | Ballroom FG
  Presented by Dr. Lacey Finley, Park University
• Taking Isolation Out of Online Learning: Developing Connections Between Students to Foster an Inclusive Online Classroom | Ballroom E
  Presented by Julia Remsik Larsen and Dr. Abby Mitchell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Assessment as Storytelling: Assessment's Role in Marketing and Recruitment | Ballroom D
  Presented by Dr. Jeremy Penn, University of Iowa

Workshop Descriptions and Presenter Bios

A favorite among attendees, this is a casual cocktail hour with snacks as we celebrate the contributions of our annual alliance award winners.

Dinner on Your Own
As groups make dinner plans, we will add them here.

• FCS Education, Seasons 52 at 7 PM
• Early Care & Education, Jack Stack BBQ on the Plaza
• Early Childhood & Family Policy, location TBD
• Community Development, location TBD
• Campus Coordinators, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant at 7:30 PM

8 AM - 2 PM

Registration Check-in | Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)

Continental Breakfast | Come-and-Go in the Ballroom Foyer
Nothing fancy - just pastries, fruit, yogurt, juice, and coffee. Fill your plate and take it with you to your program meeting.

Board & Department Chair Breakfast & Meeting, 8:00-9:00 AM
This is an annual opportunity for alliance administrators to review trends in higher education affecting our consortium.

• Community Development, 8:30-11:15 AM in Ballroom A
• Early Care & Education, 8:30-11:15 AM in Roanoke
• Early Childhood & Family Policy, 8:30-11:15 AM in Ballroom B
• Family & Community Services, 8:30-11:15 AM in Plaza 1 (3rd floor)
• FCS Education, 8:30-11:15 AM in Union Hill
• Family Financial Planning, 8:30-11:15 AM in Brookside (1st floor)
• Gerontology, 8:30-11:15 AM in Southmoreland (1st floor)
• Youth Development, 8:30-11:15 AM in Rockhill
• Campus Coordinators, 9:30-11:00 AM in Ballroom D

Department Chairs will meet throughout the morning in Ballroom C. See their schedule.

Level Up Luncheon with Peer Presentations | Ballroom EFG
Join alliance faculty, staff, and administrators for a relaxed luncheon. Learn how your colleagues are leveling up in engaging students in the online space, as well as finding new ways to recruit students. This show-and-tell will provide ideas and inspiration you can use to take things to the next level.

But that’s not all! This can’t-miss event will also include a big announcement from the Great Plains IDEA Cabinet.

• Community Development, 1:15-5 PM in Ballroom A
• Early Care & Education, 1:15-5 PM in Roanoke
• Early Childhood & Family Policy, 1:15-5 PM in Ballroom B
• Family & Community Services, 1:15-5 PM in Plaza 1
• FCS Education, 1:15-5 PM in Union Hill
• Family Financial Planning, 1:15-5 PM in Brookside
• Gerontology, 1:15-5 PM in Southmoreland
• Youth Development, 1:15-5 PM in Rockhill

Department Chairs will meet throughout the afternoon in Ballroom C. See their schedule.

Dinner on Your Own
As groups make dinner plans, we will add them here.

• Human Science Board of Directors Dinner, Seasons 52

Hot Breakfast Buffet | Come-and-Go from 8-9 AM
Fill your plate and take it with you to your program meeting or join colleagues in Ballroom EFG.

Program Meeting Times 

• Human Science Board of Directors Meeting, 7:30-10 AM in Rockhill
• Early Care & Education, 8 AM-3 PM in Roanoke
• FCS Education, 8 AM-Noon with afternoon time for individual and small group work, in Union Hill
• Family Financial Planning, 8 AM-Noon in Brookside
• Gerontology, 8 AM-Noon in Southmoreland

Lunch Buffet from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM