5th Annual ISU 4U Promise Mini-Conference

Friday, January 24th, 2020 from 8:00am to 12:00pm (CT)

About

We hope you'll consider joining us for the 5th annual ISU 4U Promise Mini-Conference!  The conference will be held in the Pioneer Room at the Memorial Union on the campus of Iowa State University from 8:00 am to noon on Friday, January 24th, 2020. The purpose of this event is to share information about new and ongoing projects connected with the ISU 4U Promise.  You will hear perspectives from people involved with the program from our partner schools and communities, as well as from participating faculty, staff, and students at Iowa State University. Check out the schedule below to see details about topics and speakers.

8:00     REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / NETWORKING

8:30     WELCOME
Dr. Katherine Richardson Bruna, Founding Director and Professor in Charge, ISU 4U Promise
Shari Miller, Program Coordinator, ISU 4U Promise

8:35     INTO THE 2nd YEAR: FIRST COHORT EXPERIENCES
Darrick Burrage, Sophomore, Performing Arts Major
Somerle Rhiner, Sophomore, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies Major

8:50     THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: VOICES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS
Paul Gibbins, Executive Director, Polk County Extension and Outreach
Janelle Mueller, Community Involvement Children and Family Urban Movement/AMOS Organizer
Dionna Langford, Youth Development Director, Grubb YMCA
Cheryl Werner, Education Coordinator, United Way of Central Iowa

9:10     KING AND MOULTON: EXPERIENCES IN THE SCHOOLS
Kisha Barnes, Principal, King Elementary
Eddie McCulley, Principal, Moulton Elementary
Joshzetta Wilson, Mother of ISU 4U Promise students from King
Ashwaag Ahmed, Mother of ISU 4U Promise students from Moulton and Bilingual Family Liaison with DMPS

9:40     THE PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE: GROWING TOGETHER AS TEACHERS AND LEARNERS
Dr. Bruna and Shari Miller
Delana Vogel, Senior, Elementary Education Major
Jackie Kohler, 5th grade teacher, Moulton Elementary

9:55     THE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP EXPERIENCE

10:00   BREAK / EXPERIENCE COLLEGE NIGHT: INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FROM THE COLLEGES AND RAFFLE OPPORTUNITY (Room 3534)

10:30   ISU STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: SHOWCASING IN-THE-CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
The Reloaded Workshop - Rachel Gai, Senior, Marketing Major, College of Business
Battle of the Books - Vashalice Howard, Graduate Student, School of Education, College of Human Sciences
Frozen Pringles, Disintegrating Roses, and Other Hair Raising Moments - Liam McDermott, Senior, Physics Major, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

10:55   BRIDGING CLASSROOM TO COLLEGE: PERSPECTIVES FROM COLLEGE PARTNERS
Jake Hlas, Junior, Animal Science Major, Alpha Gamma Rho, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Alicia Edwards, Academic Adviser, School of Education, College of Human Sciences

11:15   THE ISU 4U PROMISE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Juan Bibiloni, Senior, Mechanical Engineering Major
Allison McDonald, Senior, Elementary Education Major
Izzy Mendoza, Senior, Kinesiology and Health Major
Hanna Saville, Senior, Elementary Education Major
Nathan Shull, Computer Engineering Major

11:35   REFLECTIONS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOK STUDY:
THE GUIDE FOR WHITE WOMEN WHO TEACH BLACK BOYS
Dr. Bruna and Shari Miller
Kelsey Jenn, Interventionist, Moulton Elementary

11:50   LESSONS FROM PROJECT EVALUATION: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD
Dr. Bruna

12:00   CLOSING AND RAFFLE

Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday, January 22nd.

Questions? Contact Shari Miller, Program Coordinator, ISU 4U Promise at smiller3@iastate.edu or by phone at 515.294.4144. 

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