PHI THETA KAPPA International Honor Society of the Two Year College

2008 Honors Institute: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences

2008 Honors Institute: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences
2008 Honors Institute: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences

Schedule

MONDAY, JUNE 16

1:00 - 8:00 pm
Housing Registration
Towers at Centennial Square Front Desk

1:00 - 8:00 pm
Conference Registration
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

5:00 - 6:15 pm
Dinner
City Eats Dining Center

6:30 - 8:15 pm
First General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Wyatt Lecture:
Gregg Easterbrook
Selfish Reasons to Become a Better Person

8:30 - 10:00 pm
Seminar Meeting 1

10:15 - 11:15 pm
Welcome Social and Pizza Party
City Eats Dining Center

TUESDAY, JUNE 17

7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
City Eats Dining Center

9:00 - 10:15 am
Second General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Fedor Lecture:
Dr. Douglas Brinkley
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

10:30 am - Noon
Seminar Meeting 2

Noon - 1:45 pm
Chapter Advisor Luncheon
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

Noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch
City Eats Dining Center

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Kappa Klatch Rehearsal
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

5:00 - 6:45 pm
Dinner
City Eats Dining Center

7:00 - 8:30 pm
Third General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

Monika Byrd, Susan Edwards, and Jennifer Stanford
The Phi Theta Kappa Experience: Putting Honors into Action!

8:45 - 10:15 pm
Seminar Meeting 3

10:30 - 11:00 pm
Faculty Scholar Meeting
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
City Eats Dining Center

9:00 - 10:15 am
Fourth General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Jardine Lecture:
Dr. Juliet Schor
The Overworked and Overspent American: The Paradox of Affluence

10:30 am - Noon
Seminar Meeting 4

Noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch
City Eats Dining Center

4:00 - 5:15 pm
Kappa Klatch Rehearsal
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

5:00 - 6:45 pm
Dinner
City Eats Dining Center

7:00 - 8:30 pm
Fifth General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Freeman Lecture:
John R. Graham
American Health Care: Cost, Choice, and Equity

8:45 - 10:15 pm
Seminar Meeting 5

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

“Go San Francisco Day”

6:30 - 8:30 am
Pick up muni ticket funds and Go San Francisco Card.
Towers at Centennial Square Lobby

7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
City Eats Dining Center

All Institute attendees will be provided a Go San Francisco Card and funds to purchase 2, one way muni tickets to/from downtown San Francisco on Thursday from 6:30 - 8:30 am in the lobby of the Towers at Centennial Square. Name badges are required to pick up these passes. The card allows admission into over 45 of San Francisco’s top attractions. Attendees are responsible for lunch and dinner in San Francisco.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
City Eats Dining Center

9:00 - 11:00 am
Sixth General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Modschiedler Lecture:
Town Hall Meeting
Rob Carey, Moderator

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Seminar Meeting 6

12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
City Eats Dining Center

2:00 - 4:00 pm
Honors in Action Roundtable Discussions
Seven Hills Conference Center - Nob Hill Room

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Dinner
City Eats Dining Center

7:00 - 8:30 pm
Seventh General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Blank Lecture:
Honors Institute Reader’s Theatre
Continental Divide

9:00 - 10:30 pm
Kappa Klatch
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

7:00 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
City Eats Dining Center

9:00 - 11:00 am
Eighth General Session
Creative Arts Building - McKenna Theatre

The Cordier Lecture:
Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes
Pathways out of Poverty through Green Collar Jobs: The Role of Scholarship in Improving Quality of Life for Urban Residents

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Final Seminar Meeting

12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
City Eats Dining Center

Noon - 2:00 pm
Check-Out
Towers at Centennial Square Front Desk