Conference Program/Schedule

Building Just Communities:
The 7th Annual ACMHE Conference

October 8-11, 2015 | Howard University | Washington, DC

The conference begins with registration and a plenary on Thursday (Oct. 8th) at 5pm, and ends by 1pm on Sunday (Oct. 11th).

2015 ACMHE Conference Program

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8th

5:00 – 6:45 pm Registration
7:00 – 8:30 Welcome Address
Anthony K. Wutoh, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Howard University

Introduction
Daniel Barbezat, Executive Director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and ACMHE, Professor of Economics at Amherst College

Conference Opening
Rhonda Magee, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco and Chair of the Board of Directors, the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
8:30 – 9:30 Reception for all conference participants

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th

8:30 – 9:30am Breakfast and registration
9:45 – 10:00 Contemplative Practice
10:00 – 11:15 Introduction, Plenary Session and Discussion
Keynote Panel: Andres Gonzalez, Ali Smith, and Atman Smith,
Founders and Directors, Holistic Life Foundation
11:15 – 11:35 Break
11:35 – 12:35 Parallel Session 1
12:35 – 1:45 Lunch
1:45 – 2:40 Poster Session
2:40 – 3:40 Parallel Session 2
3:40 – 4:00 Break (with coffee, beverages)
4:00 – 5:00 Parallel Session 3
5:15 – 6:00 Plenary session: facilitated small-group discussions
Dinner on your own, suggested arts, music, events in the area or at Howard

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th

8:30 – 9:30am Breakfast
9:45 – 10:15 Contemplative Practice
10:15 – 10:30 Framing questions for the day
10:30 – 10:50 Break
10:50 – 12:05 Parallel Session 4 (75 Minute Panel Sessions)
12:05 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Parallel Session 5
2:30 – 2:50 Break
2:50 – 3:50 Parallel Session 6
3:50 – 4:10 Break
4:10 – 5:10 Parallel Session 7
5:10 – 5:20 Break
5:20– 6:10 Plenary session: facilitated small-group discussions
6:15 – 8:00 Dinner (for those who purchased meals with registration)
Jason Miccolo Johnson, photographer, author and speaker, presents “Soul Sanctuary: Images of the African American Worship Experience”* during dinner.

*This presentation will begin at 7:15. You are welcome to bring your dinner to the presentation in the Blackburn Center Ballroom if you did not purchase meals with registration.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th

8:30 – 9:15am Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Contemplative Practice
10:00 – 12:00 Workshops
12:10 – 12:45 Conference closing