Quality Fair Program

Download the 2008 program (PDF 5.41 MB).

Program listing

10:00 a.m.
Poster Session Opens


10:15 a.m.
Introductions and Kick-off

Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President, Academic Health Center

Future Forces Affecting Higher Education: Expectations and Preparation
Robert Kvavik, Associate Vice President, Office of Planning

Supporting Leaders at the U of M: A Competency Approach
Carol Carrier, Vice President, Human Resources

11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

The New Financial System: Impacts and Benefits
Michael D. Volna, Associate Vice President and Controller

Student Success: Past, Present and Future
Paul Deputy, Dean, College of Education and Human Service Professions, UMD
Jerry Rinehart, Vice Provost, Student Affairs
Billie Wahlstrom, Vice Provost, Distributed Education and Instructional Technology

How Other Schools Measure Accountability Inside and Outside the Classroom
David Weber, Chief of Strategic Operations, Rochester Community and Technical College


11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Box Lunches

12:15 p.m.
Welcome

President
Robert H. Bruininks

12:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker

President Lee T. Todd, Jr., President, University of Kentucky
President Todd, a former engineering professor with a doctorate from MIT and successful businessman, has charted an ambitious plan for Kentucky, advocating for research, technology and an entrepreneurial economy.

1:20 p.m.
The Minnesota Response
J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Rusty Barcelo, Vice President, Office of Equity and Diversity
Stephen Lehmkuhle, Chancellor, University of Minnesota Rochester
Jay W. Schrankler, Director, Technology Commercialization
Moderator, Patrick M. Lloyd, Dean, School of Dentistry

2:40 p.m.
Awards for Best Posters
iPhone Raffle