Challenges and Opportunities: Schedule
- When: Friday, March 7, 2008, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Where: Watson School of Education Building Room 162, UNCW Campus
- Schedule
Schedule
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Check-In and Refreshments
8:45 – 9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Anne Pemberton [pembertona@uncw.edu], Randall Library, UNCW
- Anna Lee [alee@workingfilms.org], Project Coordinator, Working Films, Wilmington, NC
- Sherman Hayes [hayess@uncw.edu], University Librarian, UNCW
- Dr. Stephen McFarland [mcfarlands@uncw.edu], Vice Provost, UNCW
9:15 – 9:45 Overview of Demographic Changes in North Carolina (.ppt)
- Edelmira Segovia [edelmira_segovia@pender.k12.nc.us]
LEP and Migrant Education Program Coordinator for Pender County Schools, Pender County, NC
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:30 The Digital Divide and the Politics of Citizenship (.ppt)
- Dr. Amanda Boomershine [boomershinea@uncw.edu], Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, UNCW
10:30 – 11:45 The Need for Libraries: Community Collaborations
- Barbara Biba [bbiba@cfliteracy.org] , ESOL Program Coordinator, Cape Fear Literacy Council, Wilmington, NC
- Maria Black [mblack@nhcs.k12.nc.us], Hispanic Services Liaison, New Hanover County Schools, NC
- Beth Cramer [crameree@appstate.edu], Catalog/Collection Development Librarian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina (.ppt)
- Susan Suárez Webster [swebster@union.lib.nc.us], Hispanic Services Librarian, Union County Public Library, NC
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch, Keynote and Raffle
- Mario A. Ascencio [mascenci@gmu.edu] , President 2007 - 2008, REFORMA [http://www.reforma.org/]
and Visual Arts Liaison Librarian, University Libraries, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
1:00 – 2:00 Small Group Discussion and Wiki Work: Cultural Differences
- Dr. Kathy Fox [foxk@uncw.edu], Assistant Professor, Watson School of Education, UNCW
- Marcio Moreno [morenom@uncw.edu], Senior Assistant Director, Admissions, UNCW
- Dr. Eleni Pappamihiel [pappamihieln@uncw.edu] , Assistant Professor, Watson School of Education, UNCW
- Kathy Sabella, Retired ESL Teacher, Pender County, NC
- Jorge Trujillo [trujilloj@uncw.edu], James Sprunt Community College Academic Advisor/Recruiter, Kenansville , NC
2:00 – 3:00 Health Information Literacy
- Alice Sheridan [ASheridan@nhcgov.com], Consumer Health Librarian, New Hanover County Public Library, Wilmington, North Carolina (.ppt)
- Trish Doyle [tilestonclinic4@ec.rr.com], Executive Director, Tileston Health Clinic, Wilmington, North Carolina
3:00 – 4:00 Spanish for Librarians
- Dorothy Hodder [DHodder@nhcgov.com], Public Services Librarian, New Hanover County Public Library, Main Library, Wilmington, North Carolina
4:00 – 5:00 Reception and Resource Sharing
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Optional Tours:
- William Madison Randall Library
- Curriculum Materials Center
- Betty Stike Educational Laboratory