Fall Conference
Register for Fall Conference 2012
The Fall Conference marks the start of the academic year for Colorado College faculty, administrators, and staff. All gather outdoors on Cutler Quad for a time of reunion and socializing, followed by a campus welcome from a member of the Academic Events Committee and an officer of the Board of Trustees. President Tiefenthaler and the Dean of the College/Dean of the Faculty then address the community, offering information about the incoming class and on new initiatives planned by the administration, together with inspiration for the academic year. Participants then break out in to smaller groups to attend workshops and classes.
Fall Conference will take place on the morning of August 28, 2012
Fall Conference 2012 list of sessions
| Session Title | Presenter(s) | # of sessions |
| El Pomar Sports Center Tour of Phase 1 and Description of Project |
Ken Ralph, Director of Athletics |
1 |
| Caught in the Spotlight: Rock 'n Roll and the Filmic Imagination |
Barry Sarchett and Steven Hayward, English Department |
2 |
| Rolling and rollicking on the Rio Colorado: Geology, Alumni and Grandeur in the Grand Canyon |
Paul Myrow, Geology Dept and Diane Benninghof, Advancement |
1 |
| Scriptures Unbound: Bible and Qur'an |
Sarah Schwarz and Peter Wright, Religion Department |
1 |
| Do rivers without water make music? Rockies Project work on the Colorado River Basin |
Walt Hecox, EV Program and Economics Department, plus 2012 Rockies Student Researchers Shannon Thomas and Matt McNerney |
2 |
| The Economics of Higher Education | Jill Tiefenthaler, President of the College | 2 |
| CSI: Jurassic Park: How we know what we think we know about dinosaurs | Henry Fricke, Geology Department | 2 |
| The End of Privacy |
Matthew Whitehead, Mathematics and Computer Science |
2 |
| Policy and Paradox: An Empirical Study on the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
Jim Parco, Economics and Business Department | 2 |
| Exploring Social Issues through GIS: A Hands-On Experience |
Wade Roberts and Matt Gottfried, Information Management |
2 |
| Books in the Age of the Kindle | Pam Leutz, the Dean's Office | 1 |
| Discover the Library all over again; our new TIGER catalog and mobile apps for Colorado College | Jeremy Nelson, Tutt Library | 2 |
| The Written Word from Clay Tablets to Now: Special Collections and the Press at CC | Jessy Randall, Tutt Library, and Aaron Cohick, The Press | 1 |
| Life under the microscope: Long worms! Short worms! Red and green fluorescent worms! | Nancy Huang and Darrell Killian, Biology Department | 2 |
| Seven Ways of Looking at Religious Homophobia |
Amanda Udis-Kessler, Director of Assessment and Program Review |
2 |
| The Way of St. James: Walking the Pilgrim's Path to Santiago de Compostela | Mark Smith, Economics Department | 2 |
| Past, present and future of Residential Life and Housing renovations | John Lauer, Sara Rotunno and Justin Weis, Residential Life & Housing | 1 |
| Make Origami and learn about the future of higher education and the flipped classroom. | Academic Technology Services Team | 2 |
| Play. Move. Experience: Theatre and Dance |
Patrizia Herminjard and Andrew Manley, Drama and Dance |
2 |
| A Day in the Life of a Prospective Student |
Cindy Christensen and Ashleigh Willis, Admissions |
1 |
| The college's budget [what's in it and where does it all go] |
Lyrae Williams, Institutional Planning & Effectiveness |
2 |