Working Groups
Society for Values in Higher Education
Annual Meeting 2009
July 22-26, 2009
Working Groups
Working Group no. 1: Theory (Thursday-Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.)
- “Rational Self-Interest, Intellectual Curiosity, and the Capitalist University,” Paul Swift, Bryant University (Rhode Island).
- “University as Wal Mart: Exploring Consumerism in Academia,” Sandy Watson, University of Tennessee (Chattanooga) and Joe Morris, Dalton State University.
- “Global Health and Public Private Partnerships: Academic Roles Between Civic Responsibility and the Marketplace,” Anatoly Oleksiyenko, University of Toronto.
- “Organically Related: University and Professional Education,” Timothy J. Cash, University of Illinois.
- “The Bologna Process: ‘Europe of Euro’ vs. ‘Europe of Knowledge,’” Pavel Zgaga, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- “The Compatibility of a Liberal Education and a Consumer Culture,” Marsha Kobre Anderson, Sierra Nevada College.
Working Group no. 2: Pedagogy (Thursday-Saturday, 3:30-5 p.m.)
- “Benedictinism as Radical Pedagogy,” Vincent Gaddis, Benedictine University (Illinois).
- “Putting Cultural Trends in Context: Teaching Values in Universities,” Mary Beth Yount, Duquesne University.
- “Parables—Study at the Intersection of Epistemologies,” Alan Dagovitz and Rick Elgendy, University of Chicago.
- “Does It Pay? Useful Skills vs. Meaningful Knowledge in Today’s Higher Education,” Michael A. Urban, University of Missouri.
- “The New Media Approach to Higher Education,” Danny Paskin, California State University, Long Beach.
- “Toward a Pedagogical Praxis that Radicalizes Social Awareness,” Jack A. Hill, Texas Christian University.