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Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Spring 2008 Assembly
The Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives held its spring Assembly on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from 3-5pm in the A.I. Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center. Participants on the Duluth campus were connected via ITV from the Library Rotunda.
Meeting Agenda
| 3:00 p.m |
Reception |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gail Dubrow, Vice Provost and Dean of The Graduate School |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Update on President’s Emerging Leaders Collaborative Leadership Development Project
Bruce Erickson, Electronic Communications Manager, Office of the Vice President for Research
Rachel Hartreeve, Space Management Consultant, Office of Space Management
Char Klarquist, Student Support Services Assistant; Design, Housing and Apparel
Vicki Larson, Manager, One Stop Student Services
Anne Sumangil, Event Manager, Carlson School of Management |
| 3:25 p.m. |
Update on Interdisciplinary Initiatives of The Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research
Gail Dubrow, Vice Provost and Dean of The Graduate School
Frances Lawrenz, Associate Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research |
| 3:35 p.m. |
Update on Consortium on Fostering Interdisciplinary Inquiry
Gail Dubrow, Vice Provost and Dean of The Graduate School |
| 3:40 p.m. |
Reports by NII Working Group Chairs
Collaborative Leadership: Mel Mitchell, Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Office of Human Resources on behalf of chair Jean Bauer, Professor, Department of Family Social Science
Community Engagement: Debra DeBruin, Assistant Professor and Director of Education in the Center for Bioethics
Education and Training: Susan Galatowitsch, Professor, Restoration Ecology, Department of Horticultural Science
Incentives and Rewards: Barbara Welke, Professor, University of Minnesota Law School; Associate Professor, Department of History
Interdisciplinary Centers and Institutes: Jeffrey Kahn, Professor and Director in the Center for Bioethics |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Discussion of Working Group Reports |
| 4:50 p.m. |
Presentation by Institute and Center Directors
Jeffrey Kahn, Professor and Director in the Center for Bioethics
Ann Waltner, Director, Institute for Advanced Study; Professor, Department of History
Douglas Yee, Director, Masonic Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Medicine |
Meeting Folder Contents
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