1. 2016 2017 Faculty Retreat Agenda
August 23, 2016
HyeLandz Eco Village Resort Geghadir, Armenia

2. As you register and enjoy your coffee…
Grab a sticky note to the Topics of Interest board and add a Topic of Interest, Question, or Issue that you would like addressed today.

3. Why a Faculty Retreat? Goals
The goals for the Faculty Retreat are to build on our collective knowledge about teaching and learning, share innovative ideas and approaches, and promote collaboration within the AUA community.

4. Agenda – through lunch 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Welcome, Registration
Introductions, Icebreaker
10:15 AM – 10:25 AM
: The Year Ahead
Randall Rhodes, Provost
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Break-out sessions. Choose One Student Engagement, Classroom Management, Seemingly Doing the Right Things
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Break, Stretch, Mingle
Lavash Baking
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
The Value of an AUA Education: A Discussion with Employers and Changemakers
12:45 PM
Group Photograph
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch, Mingle, Network. Explore the Grounds

5. Agenda – after lunch 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM`
The Value of an AUA Education: Connecting My Course
Break out sessions
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Break. Stretch.
Enjoy Armenian Coffee
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Break-out sessions. Choose One Student Engagement, Classroom Management, Seemingly Doing the Right Things
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Break. Stretch. Mingle. Network
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Take Aways
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Faculty Open Classroom Observations
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Wrap up
5:30 PM
Departure
Slight adjustment to the agenda at the end …

6. Welcome and Registration 9:45 – 10:00
What does the new cohort look like?

7. Introductions and Icebreaker 10 – 10:15
What does the new cohort look like?

8. Randall Rhodes Provost
The Year Ahead: 10:15 – 10:25
Randall Rhodes Provost

9. Break out: 10:30 – 11:15
Choose One: You will have an opportunity to choose again this afternoon. Seemingly Doing the Right Things: A walk through scenarios we create Aram Hajian Outside Larger Event Hall Student Engagement: What are we doing to engage students? Chris Ray Larger Event Hall What is going on in my class? Classroom Management Alen Amirkhanian Conference Room Be back in the Larger Event Hall at 11:45 AM

10. Break. Stretch. 11:15 – 11:45
Proceed to the tonir if you would like to make some butter, yogurt and/or lavash. Please be back by 11:45. We will reconvene in the Larger Event Hall.

11. The Value of an AUA Education: A Discussion with Employers and Changemakers 11:45 – 12:45
Tigran Jrbashyan, Development Director, Head Management Advisory at Ameria Group Inc. - ‎Ameria Management Advisory Marie Lou Papazian, CEO of the Simonian Educational Foundation and Managing Director of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies Vahagn Poghosyan, Chief Technology Officer at Instigate Aram Salatian, Director at National Instruments Moderator Sara Anjargolian, co-founder & CEO of Impact Hub Yerevan

12. Group Photograph: 12:45
We will gather by the front entrance to take a photograph. The sooner we gather, the sooner we eat lunch!

13. Lunch 12:45 – 1:45
Lunch. Network. Mingle. Enjoy the grounds. We will reconvene at 2:15 PM in duplicate Break Out Sessions. Choose a venue: Larger Event Hall Conference Room Outside Larger Event Hall

14. The Value of an AUA Education 2:15 – 3:15
Duplicate Sessions: Choose a venue: Conference Room Large Event Hall Outside Large Event Hall

15. Please be back at 3:30 so we can reconvene on time.
Break Stretch 3:15 – 3:30
Please be back at 3:30 so we can reconvene on time.

16. Break Out 3:30 – 4:15 Choose again
Seemingly Doing the Right Things: A walk through scenarios we create Aram Hajian
Outside Larger Event Hall
Student Engagement: What are we doing to engage students?
Chris Ray
Larger Event Hall
What is going on in my class? Classroom Management
Alen Amirkhanian
Conference Room
Be back in the Larger Event Hall at 11:45 AM

17. Stretch. Mingle. Network.
Break 4:15 – 4:30
Stretch. Mingle. Network.

18. Take Aways 4:30 – 4:45
What are the most interesting take aways from the Break Out sessions? Student Engagement Classroom Management Seemingly Doing the Right Things The Value of an AUA Education

19. A word from the President 4:45 – 5
Armen Der Kiureghian President

20. Wrap up: 5 – 5:15
A. One thing you are glad you learned/learned about today. B. One question you still have/issue you that wish was addressed.

21. Moving Forward
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