Our distinguished speaker, Paul Rogat Loeb, is an Associated Scholar with the Center for Ethical Leadership in Seattle.  You may have read, seen or heard about his newest book, Soul of a Citizen:  Living With Conviction in Cynical Times.  It has received widespread praise and been met with enthusiasm by faculty from around the country who have adopted it as a textbook in their classes.

Loeb has spent thirty years researching and writing about citizen responsibility and empowerment -- asking what makes some people choose lives of social commitment while others abstain.  For seven years, he visited over 100 campuses in 30 states to explore the beliefs, values, and choices of students (Generation Xers).  He will weave into his talk information from his book based on that experience, Generation at the Crossroads:  Apathy and Action on the American Campus.

Loeb's presentation to us is titled EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY in which he asks us to consider the following questions:  What are our unique roles as Student Affairs staff in teaching social commitment to America's future citizens? How do we help them overcome the "twin scourges of modern times:  cynicism and apathy?" How can we mentor and guide students and encourage them to live lives of engagement and civic responsibility? How do we create and reinforce these roles in our students?

Presented: October 23, 2000

This program is available for review on video cassette and compact disc from the Student Affairs Research & Information library.

George Kuh
Professor of Higher Education & Associate Dean of the Faculties, Indiana University
President of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Study of Higher Education

BUILDING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Professor Kuh will introduce the series by defining the principles and practices surrounding the creation of a seamless learning environment and discuss how Student Affairs staff  might integrate their activities and those of the academic enterprise more effectively to promote learning.
Dr. Kuh  was the senior researcher in the study of "Involving Colleges" that identified UC Davis as one of a handful of institutions deserving this appelation.

February 2, 1998
1 hour 30 minutes

• 14 min Introductory remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall
• 63 min Presentation
•  9 min Discussion
•  4 min Closing remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ETHICAL LEARNING

Dr. Kiss' work focuses on topics such as Ethics Across the Curriculum, Ethics in Campus and Community Life, Public Ethics, and Service Learning Opportunities.    Her presentation provides opportunities for stimulating discussion about ways we can better prepare our students for lives of personal integrity and responsible citizenship.

April 16, 1998
1 hour 30 minutes

•  6 min Introductory remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall
• 42 min Presentation
• 42 min Discussion

SHAPING ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE STUDENT LEARNING

Dr. Komives will speak on the topic of the "Places of Learning: Considering the Physical and Experiential Environment Which Supports Learning."  In this interactive address, Susan will discuss a model that addresses the physical, social and institutional factors that promote or detract from learning activities.   During the presentation, Susan will use a selection of campus photographs to demonstrate how the model can be used to assess our campus environment.
Dr. Komives has authored numerous books and articles on student services, higher education and student learning.

June 1, 1998
1 hour 40 minutes

• 52 min Presentation
• 48 min Slide Show of UCD Campus Environment; Susan's Appraisals and Discussion

Elizabeth Whitt
Associate Professor in Counselor Education, University of Iowa

WHAT DOES OUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT LEARNING REALLY MEAN?
NEW WAYS OF VIEWING OUR MISSION,
COLLABORATIVE VENTURES AND DELIVERY OF SERVICE

Dr. Whitt will be speaking about how student learning relates to the best practices in providing student services.  She will be describing some of the latest research on this topic and using the professional association document "Principles of Good Practice" as a framework to engage us and make the discussion applicable.  Most importantly, Dr. Whitt will help us answer the important "So What Does This All Mean, Anyway" question, by encouraging us to think about our next steps in incorporating student learning theory and practice into our divisional and departmental goals.
Dr. Whitt is nationally known as a scholar and frequent presenter on the topic of student learning, and also brings a practitioner's knowledge to us, as well.

October 9, 1998
2 hours 4 minutes

•  6 min Introductory remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall
• 113 min Presentation: Elizabeth Whitt
•  9 min Discussion
•  6 min Closing remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall

Helen Astin
Professor of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies & Associate Director of the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute

LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP... PARALLEL PATHS

Dr. Astin is a recognized expert in the areas of leadership and learning.  Her knowledge also extends to gender studies and leadership, having written a three generational study of women's leadership styles, entitled "Women of Influence, Women of Vision."  Most recently, Dr. Astin has developed a new model of student leadership development, which focuses fundamentally on social change and social justice.
In her discussion with us, Dr. Astin will focus on the relationships between student learning, leadership skill development, and service learning, and will share her perspective of how leadership development can be an effective tool to use in creating partnerships with the academic community.

November 19, 1998
1 hour 45 minutes

•  3 min Introductory remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall
• 60 min Presentation
• 42 min Discussion

Dr. Anna Ortiz
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University

EXPRESSIONS OF CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Dr. Ortiz' presentation will focus on the cultural identity development of our students.  She will challenge us to consider that the ways in which we advise and interact with our students may or may not be perceived as helpful to students from all cultures.  She will ask us to think about how culture defines our world view and how our inability to take or understand another perspective shapes our interactions with people different than ourselves.   Her presentation will include sharing cultural identity models and a review of the literature on perspective taking along with opportunities to dialogue with colleagues on application of the material.

Dr. Ortiz is a professor in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education program at Michigan State University where she teaches in the doctoral program in higher education and the masters program in Student Affairs Administration.  She is an alumnae of UC Davis, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Human Development in 1985.  She holds a Master of Arts ('87) in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the Ohio State University and a doctorate ('97) in Higher Education and Organizational Change from UCLA.  She is a native Californian, growing up in nearby Vacaville.

Dr. Ortiz has worked in many capacities in student affairs throughout her career.  At Davis she was a Resident Advisor, an Academic PeerAdvisor, and Resident Director in Casa Cuauhtemoc.  She was the assistant, associate, and acting director of residence life at Chapman University.  She was the program evaluator for the Cross Cultural Mediation Program at UCLA.  Additionally, she has taught higher education and student affairs courses at Ohio State University, UCLA, and Michigan State University, and has taught ethnic studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Her research includes work on ethnic identity development in college students, cognitive aspects of racial understanding, and the development of intercultural competence in students studying abroad.  She also studies partnerships and collaboration between student affairs administrators and faculty.

Dr. Ortiz has served in leadership positions in the American College Personnel Association and in the Association for the Study of Higher Education.  She was recently named an Emerging Scholar for the American College Personnel Association.

Presented: April 23, 1998
2 hours 20 minutes

• 3 min Introductory remarks by Vice Chancellor Carol Wall
• 50 min Presentation Part One
•  1 min Assembling in Discussion Groups
• 23 min Discussion Group Sharing
• 15 min Presentation Part Two
• 10 min Discussion of Critical Incident
• 20 min Presentation Part Three
• 8 min Discussion