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Contemplative Practices for the 21st Century University  - March 10-12, 2016 - The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center - Blacksburg, Virginia
Schedule

Conference Schedule at a Glance

Download a Final Program: cptcu-program-final.pdf

Tentative Schedule

Thursday, March 10, 2016
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration open
7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Douglas Lindner - Welcome
Lindner-Welcome-3-10-16.pdf
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Marvin Belzer - "Mindfulness Meditation: Elements Of Practice And Pedagogy"
Belzer_ElementsMindfulnessMeditation.pdf
Friday, March 11, 2016
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Various contemplative practices
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. David Sable - "Contemplative Interaction: Mindfulness in Peer-to-Peer Learning"
Sable-peer-learning3-11-16.pdf
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
11:30- 1:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Peter Doolittle -
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Transfer to Moss Arts Center
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Reception
Dinner on your own
Saturday, March 12, 2016
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Various contemplative practices
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast with Informal Discussion Groups
NotesfromResearchCircleWilliams.pdf
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Panel: Nurturing the Whole Student: Innovative Practices Through Student Affairs, moderated by Mark Thurston, GMU

Sandy Seidel, Associate Professor and Director of Studies for the International Residential College at University of Virginia;
Tim Auman, University Chaplin, Wake Forest University;
Chelsie Kuhn, Project Coordinator, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, George Mason University;
Cathy Kropff, Director of Hokie Wellness, Virginia Tech
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Closing Keynote - Dorrie Fontaine - Contemplative Leadership In Healthcare
Fontaine-Talk-3-12-16.pdf
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Open Discussion
Contemplative Practice

NotesfromClosingDiscussion.pdf
ConfEvaluationReport-3-25-16.pdf


Contact: Prof Douglas K Lindner - contprac@ece.vt.edu

 


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