Please join us for the NEFDC & COWC Fall 2012 Conference:

“Staying on Course through College!”

November 16, 2012

The College of Holy Cross

Hogan Center, Worcester, MA

Recent research on the state of collegiate learning suggested that today’s students are “academically adrift.”  At NEFDC’s Fall Conference, Josipa Roksa, co-author with Richard Arum, of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press, 2011), will speak about the research behind the book and suggest ways to address two disturbing trends: loss of focus on academic rigor at many colleges and universities and declining academic performance of many undergraduates.

Josipa Roksa is Associate Professor of Sociology and Education at the University of Virginia. She is currently serving as Special Advisor to the Provost and Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Registration: Early Bird Rates (before November 2, 2012): $135 (non members), $95 (members), $50 (students).  Rates after November 2 2012: $165 (non members), $125 (members), $50 (students)

Hotel: A block of rooms has been reserved at a discounted rate for conference attendees on Thursday, November 15.  The NEFDC group rate is $111 + tax, and includes a parking voucher for the garage across the street. Reservations must be made by October 23^rd; after this date the rate is $169.

Hilton Garden Inn

35 Major Taylor Blvd.

Worcester, MA  01608

Tel: 508-753-5700

Hilton Garden Inn:  http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/massachusetts/hilton-garden-inn-worcester-BEDWOGI/index.html

For more on the conference, please visit:

https://www.nefdc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=40

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The New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) was founded in 1998. The consortium membership includes individuals and institutions, and both private and public colleges and universities throughout New England and beyond.  The Board of Directors of the Consortium was formed with representatives from two and four year, public and private institutions of higher education. It holds two conferences each year. To learn more, visit:

https://www.nefdc.org/