Comparative Perspectives on the Undergraduate Experience (3rd Annual SERU Research Symposium: May 1, 2009)

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Friday, May 1, 2009
Lipman Room - Barrows Hall
University of California – Berkeley

PROGRAM
As of 4.27.09

8:30-9:00a.m.      CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00-9:15 a.m.     WELCOME / INTRODUCTION
John Aubrey Douglass – Senior Research Fellow CSHE/Co-PI SERU Project

9:15-10:10 a.m.   CAMPUS CLIMATE
Moderator: Gibor Basri, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion, UC Berkeley

"Assessing Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Campus Climate at Traditional University"
Sandra M. Harris, Troy University Montgomery
Kimberly L. King-Jupiter, Lewis University

"In Their Own Words – Student Narratives about Experiences with Diverse Others at UC Berkeley"
Cyndy R. Snyder, UC Berkeley

"Exploring Effects of Perceived Campus Spiritual Climate on Student Sense of Belonging at the University of California"
Tiffani Riggers, UC Los Angeles

10:10-11:10 a.m.  PANEL DISCUSSION – Student Perspectives on Affordability and Campus Climate
Moderator: D'Artagnan Scorza – University of California Student Regent 2008-09/UCLA

Panel Participants: Jesse Bernal, Joseph Guzman, (pending)

11:10-12:15 p.m.     DIVERSITY STUDIES
Moderator: Steve Chatman, SERU/UCUES Project Director and Senior Researcher

"Understanding Undergraduate Diversity At UC Berkeley: The Intersection Of Race/Ethnicity, Immigration and Parental Education"
Elizabeth Berkes, UC Berkeley/SERU
Gregg Thomson, UC Berkeley/SERU

"Undergraduate Latinos' Intent to Persist at the University Level"
Amber M. Gonzalez, UC Santa Barbara

"Higher Education Achievement, Engagement, and Expectations of Immigrant and Native Born Adolescents of African Descent"
Cynthia Hudley, UC Santa Barbara

"Race, Social Support, and College Student Retention"
Christina N. Baker, Sonoma State University
Belinda Robnett, UC Irvine

12:15-1:15 p.m    LUNCH (box lunches provided)

1:15-2:15 p.m.    THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN ASIA’S LEADING UNIVERSITIES
Moderator: John Aubrey Douglass, UC Berkeley/SERU

Kaneko Matohisa, Dean and Professor of Education, University of Tokyo
Zhou Zuoyu, Executive Director, Institute of Higher Education, Beijing Normal University
Kim Ki-Seok, Professor of Education, Director, Educators Without Borders, Seoul National University
Ma Wanhua, Center for the Study of International Higher Education, Peking University

2:15-3:00 p.m.    EVALUATING STUDENT LEARNING
Moderator: Clair Brown, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
  
"Assessing Learning Outcomes: Gains and Limits of SERU Self-Assessment Results"
Gregg Thomson, UC Berkeley/SERU
Steven Brint, UC Riverside/SERU
John Aubrey Douglass, UC Berkeley/SERU

"The Effect of Student Pre-College Activity Participation on Their First-Year College Engagement and Learning Outcomes"
Tongshan Chang, UC Office of the President

"VSA and the Development of the College Portrait: Building Transparency in Higher Education"
Richard Howard, University of Minnesota/SERU Consortium
Christine Keller, NASULGC
Dennis Hengstler, UC Berkeley/SERU Consortium

3:15-4:15 p.m.   KEYNOTE DISCUSSION: ASSESSING LEARNING OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Moderator: Steven Brint, UC Riverside/SERU

Richard J. Shavelson, Stanford University
Henry Braun (Boisi Chair in Education and Public Policy, Lynch School of Education Boston College
Christina Maslach, Vice Provost Teaching and Learning, UC Berkeley

4:15-5:15 pm    EXPLORING STUDENT-FACULTY PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator: Stephen McLean, Chair University of California Education Policy Committee, Engineering, UC Santa Barbara 

"Research engagement among UC students in STEM majors: A comparison of upper-division transfer and native students" David Kasch, Moon Ko, Casey Eznekier Shapiro, Shannon Toma, and De'Sha S. Wolf, UC Los Angeles

"Engaging Women In Computer Science And Engineering: Insights From A National Study Of Undergraduate Research Experiences"
Karen A. Kim, UC Los Angeles
Amy J. Fann, Women@CENS
Kimberly Misa-Escalante, East Los Angeles Community College and Women@CENS

"A Multilevel Model of Disciplinary Differences in the Association of Student-Faculty Interaction and Student Outcomes in Research Universities" Young K. Kim, Cerritos College Linda J. Sax, UC Los Angeles