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Preconference Speaker Nancy Truesdell
Who are our students? The Millenial Generation
Tuesday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
[buffet lunch included] |
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Keynote:
Nancy Truesdell, Dean of Students, Lawrence University
Panel members:
Renee Buker, Outreach & Bibliographic Instruction, UW-Oshkosh;
Terri Muraski, Access Services & Reference, UW-Stevens Point;
Emily Rogers, Coordinator of Access Services, UW-Green Bay;
PaNa Lor, Student, UW-Stevens Point;
Kyle Neugebauer, Student, Northland College |
| We know that the demographics for the traditional college-aged student population are changing, but what about the students themselves? How are these "millenials" different than the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Generation-Xers who came to college before them? This half-day session will offer information and generate discussion about the defining characteristics of today's college students and how we as professionals can most effectively educate, motivate (and sometimes, tolerate!) them. |
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Keynote Michael Gorman
President of the American Library Association
New Directions in Library Education
Wed. 10:30am - 11:45am |
Michael Gorman, Dean of Library Services, California State University , Fresno , & President, American Library Association
There is a widening gulf between the curricula of LIS schools and the needs of libraries. Gorman contends that there is an area of study (library studies/librarianship) that should be embodied in a core library education curriculum. ALA accreditation of LIS programs should be contingent on those programs teaching that curriculum, having a cadre of full-time faculty qualified to teach that curriculum and doing research in the areas it covers, and being committed to the education of librarians.
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Lunch Speaker William Lawlor
Literature and the Survival of Imagination
Wed. 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
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William Lawlor is a professor of English and the Writing Emphasis Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. In spring 2004, Lawlor was named the city of Stevens Point ’s poet laureate. He is the author of The Beat Generation: A Bibliographical Teaching Guide (Scarecrow, 1998) and Let’s Go Down to the Beach: Poems and Translations of Four Caribbean Poets (Poetry Harbor, 1995). He is also the editor of Beat Culture: Lifestyles, Icons, and Impact (ABC-CLIO, 2005). |
Luncheon Program: Literature and the Survival of Imagination
Brief description : The great crises our nation has faced at the outset of the twenty-first century, including the events of September 11, 2001, and the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, have been associated with failures of the imagination. Americans and their leaders are not thinking imaginatively, and therefore problems are not being effectively anticipated.
According to Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America, a report released by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2004, the reading of literature is down in all age groups, especially the young. This report is a clear indication of the decline in imaginative engagement in our citizens, and the report serves as a partial explanation for weaknesses in our culture and government.
This luncheon address will demonstrate the importance of literature for the resuscitation of the national imagination. The luncheon address will include the presentation of selected poems and offer commentary on them.
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Lunch Speaker James South
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Meaning of Life
Wed. 12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Dr. James South, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Marquette University
Dr. South is the editor of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale , an academic book which uses examples from a popular TV show to explain classical philosophy. In a very entertaining and intriguing talk, Dr. South will discuss the role of secular faith and reason in a quest for a meaningful life. In doing so, Dr. South makes reference to scenes and characters (one of which is a high school librarian) of the hugely popular television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You don't have to be familiar with the television series to enjoy and learn from this insightful talk. |
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