Spring Convocation 2019
Contact: Diana Hearit
Jan. 24, 2019
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Â鶹´«Ã½Ó¦Óà University Spring Convocation on March 26, 2019
This event is organized by The Office of Vice President for Research to recognize the work of WMU faculty.
Fetzer Center
9 to 11:30 a.m.
Discovery Symposia
- Discovery Symposium on Education, room 2016/2018. Session Chairs: Selena Protacio and Charles Henderson
9 a.m. Introduction — Charles Henderson 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks — Bob Jorth, The Kalamazoo Promise
9:15 a.m. Project ELATE: Addressing ESL Teacher Professional Development —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Selena Protacio, Susan V. Piazza, and Virginia David
9:30 a.m. Humanities for Everybody in the 21st Century —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Dini Metro-Roland
9:45 a.m. The HIL Project: Impetus, Progress, and Future —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Patricia Reeves and Jianping Shen
10:00 a.m. The Interdisciplinary Preparation in Autism Services Project: Lessons Learned about Cross-College Collaboration —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Kristal Ehrhardt and Denise Ross
10:15 a.m. The Accelerating Systemic Change Network: Accelerating Change by Bridging the Gap Between Change Researchers and Change Agents —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Charles Henderson
10:30 a.m. Broncos FIRST: A catalyst for institutional change at WMU —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Monica Liggins-Abrams and Andrea Beach 10:45 a.m. Understanding the Experiences of STEM Doctoral Students from Underrepresented Minority Groups —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Megan Grunert-Kowalske
11:00 a.m. The Learning and Teaching of Mathematical Proof and Proving at the Undergraduate Level —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Mariana Levin
11:15 a.m. Discussion and Closing Remarks – Selena Protacio
- Discovery Symposium on Sustainability, room 2020. Session Chairs: Xiaoyun Shao and Maarten Vonhof
9 a.m. Introduction — Xiaoyun Shao 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks — Lisa Mulder from Green Link, Inc., Chem Link, Inc. 9:15 a.m. In-Motion Wireless Power Transfer: Environment and Economic Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging While Driving Technology —&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Yogesh Jagdale 9:30 a.m. The Use of Self-Driving Vehicle Technology to Improve Fuel Economy—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Amol Patil 9:45 a.m. Innovative application of construction adhesives to enhance resilience of wood residential buildings to natural hazards —&²Ô²ú²õ±è; Bilal Alhawande 10:00 a.m. Using Waste Powder Paint in Cement Mixtures — Dustin Black and Stephen Timmer 10:15 a.m. Faith, Hope and Sustainability: The Greening of US Faith Communities — Cybelle Shattuck 10:35 a.m. Shoring up the Great Lakes coastline: the importance of coastal wetlands in generating unique biodiversity, recreational experiences, and conservation opportunities — Tiffany Schriever 10:55 a.m. The impact of climate change and forest succession on the atmospheric chemistry of biogenic volatile organic compounds in northern Â鶹´«Ã½Ó¦Óà — Steve Bertman 11:15 a.m. Discussion and Closing Remarks —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Maarten Vonhof
Fulbright Workshop, Room 1040/1050
11:30 to 12:30 p.m.
Faculty Research and Creative Activity Awards Poster Presentations, Lobby
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Discovery Excellence Recognition Luncheon, Invited guests of the Vice President for Research
Keynote speaker: Susan Pozo, 2018 Distinguished Faculty Scholar
