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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Conference Registration
JSU Student Center Lobby
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

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Panel 1
InSight/In Mind: Teaching Visual Literacy as Comprehension and Critique
JSU Student Center room 3241
Thursday, October 6, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Chair: Mark Geil, Jackson State University

Teaching Visual Literacy through Vernacular Photography
Mark Geil, Jackson State University

Mindful Making in a Studio Arts Classroom
Jessica Smith, University of West Alabama

Teaching Visual Literacy as a Learned Practice
Sarah Archino, Furman University

Respondent:    Bruce O’Hara, Tougaloo College

Chair: Thomas Kersen, Jackson State University

Digital Humanities and the Shift from Student-writers to Student-scholars
Seretha Williams, Augusta University

Redesign the Criminal Justice Courses with STEM Methods
Yu Zhang, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Thomas Kersen, Jackson State University

Leniece T. Smith, Jackson State University
Nadia Bodie-Smith, Jackson State University
Rickey Hill, Jackson State University
Rhonda Cooper, Jackson State University
Robert Luckett, Jackson State University

Moderators:   Leniece T. Smith and Nadia Bodie-Smith, Jackson State University

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Panel 4
More Than Just Text or Image
Practical Implications of the Liberal Arts in STEM Fields 
JSU Student Center room 3241
Thursday, October 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Yumi Park Huntington, Jackson State University

Flint Water Crisis
A Case Where Environmental Politics, Policy, and Engineering Goes Wrong
Timothy Etson, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA

How the Knowledge of Art History Enhances Scientific and
Mathematical Thinking through Technology
Yumi Park Huntington, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Gloria Miller, Jackson State University

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Panel 5
What’s Your Issue(s)? Liberal Arts Education as Activism & Critical Lens
JSU Student Center room 3250
Thursday, October 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Thomas Kersen, Jackson State University

Liberal Arts and Humanities as “Molder of Consensus” in the Public Arena
Thomas Kersen, Jackson State University

Dancing the Humanities
Engaging Liberal Arts Education to Tackle Social Conflict
Lauren Ashlee Small, Belhaven University

Mississippi: The Othered Other
LaToya Jefferson-James, Rust College

Respondent:    Robert McElvaine, Millsaps College

Panel 6
Pedagogical Approaches in the Liberal Arts
Teaching the Test‐Focused Student
JSU Student Center Theater
Thursday, October 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Helen Chukwuma, Jackson State University

Flexible Thought for the Test‐Focused Student
Kathy Root Pitts, Jackson State University

Developing a More Student‐Sensitive Approach in the Liberal Arts
Lawrence Sledge, Jackson State University

Test‐oriented Pedagogy in the teaching of Communication Skills in Liberal Arts
Helen Chukwuma, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Kashelia Harrion, Jackson State University

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Panel 7
Bringing New Audiences into the Public History World
JSU Gallery 1
Thursday, October 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Moderator:      Angela Stewart, Jackson State University

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Luncheon
JSU Student Center Ballroom A
Thursday, October 6, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

JSU String Ensemble

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Panel 8
Liberal Arts as a Platform for Black Internationalism and Symbolisms of Consciousness
JSU Student Center room 3241
Thursday, October 6, 1:30-2:45 p.m.

Chair: Lomarsh Roopnarine, Jackson State University

The Black Radical Tradition and HBCUs
Liberal Arts as a Platform for Black Consciousness, Pan Africanism and Garveyism 1860‐1920
Kofi Boukman Barima, Jackson State University

Addressing the Importance of International Educational Symbolism to Jackson State University
Charles E. Holbrook, Jackson State University

Lost in Translation: Crossing the Growing Divide between Academia and Public Discourse
Joshua Cotton, Jackson State University

Beyond the Classroom: International Travel and Engagement
Lomarsh Roopnarine, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Jason Ward, Mississippi State University

Panel 9
When and Where I Enter the Liberal Arts Classroom
Popular Culture, Social Media, Curriculum and Academic Freedom
JSU Student Center room 3250
Thursday, October 6, 1:30-2:45 p.m.

Chair: Monica Flippin-Wynn, Jackson State University

You Can’t Say that on TV (or in Class)
The Need for Academic Freedom in the College Classroom
RaShell Smith-Spears, Jackson State University

Reality-TV Tainted Millennials Learning in the Literature Classroom
Preselfannie McDaniels, Jackson State University

At the Center
Technology, New Media, and Social Media as Integral to Innovating the Liberal Arts Classroom
Monica Flippin-Wynn, Jackson State University

Respondent:    helen crump, Jackson State University

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Panel 10
Documentary Work in Mississippi
JSU Student Center Theater
Thursday, October 6, 1:30-2:45 p.m.

Turry Flucker, Mississippi Arts Commission
Andy Harper, University of Mississippi
David Wharton, University of Mississippi
Sara Wood, University of Mississippi

Moderator:     Jennifer Joy Jameson, Mississippi Arts Commission

Cultural Heritage Tour
COFO Center to Medgar Evers House
Thursday, October 6, 3:15-5:00 p.m.

After Party
King Edward Lounge, Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Thursday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. until

Chair: Ella Jean Davis, Wayne County Community College

The Relevance of a 21^st Century Liberal Arts Education that Includes the Performing Arts
Phyllis Lewis-Hale, Jackson State University

Continuing an Epoch: Examining the Necessity of the Field of Political Science
Lolita Gray, Jackson State University

Redefining the Role of Liberal Arts Education in the 21^st Century through the Inclusion
of African American Diasporic Performance Traditions as Models for Global Education
Lisa Beckley-Roberts, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Ella Jean Davis, Wayne County Community College

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Panel 12
What Can I do with This Anyway? Putting the Liberal Arts Education to Work
JSU Student Center room 3241
Friday, October 7, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Chair: John Hayes, Augusta University

All Apples Are Not Red
Katrina Byrd, Mississippi University for Women

Connecting the Dots
Bruce Mackh, Michigan State University

Between Job Skills and Leisured Aristocracy: Seeking a Middle Way
John Hayes, Augusta University

Respondent:    Rodney Washington, Jackson State University

Panel 13
Teaching about Mississippi in Trying Times
JSU Student Center Theater
Friday, October 7, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Bridget Smith Pieschel, Mississippi University for Women
D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University
Jason Ward, Mississippi State University
Otis Pickett, Mississippi College

Panel 14                                                                                 
Healing the Rift: The Liberal Arts in a STEM‐centered Culture
JSU Student Center room 3250
Friday, October 7, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Chair: Kerri Jordan, Mississippi College

Administrative Perspective on Consolidation as a
Big Bang for STEM/Liberal Arts Conversations at One University
Karen Aubrey, Augusta University

Making Connections
Leonardo Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) at Augusta University
Scott Thorp, Augusta University

Reviving the Liberal Arts for the 21^st Century
Wesley Kisting, Augusta University

Respondent:    Kerri Jordan, Mississippi College

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Deans’ Roundtable                                                                          
[Re]Defining Liberal Arts Education in the 21^st Century
College of Liberal Arts room 166/266
Friday, October 7, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Dr. Wilbur Walter, Associate Dean
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Jackson State University

Dr. Raymin Maysami, Dean
College of Business, Jackson State University

Dr. Daniel Watkins, Dean
College of Education and Human Development, Jackson State University

Dr. Mario Azevedo, Dean
College of Liberal Arts, Jackson State University

Keynote Address

Welcome
Dr. Stuart Rockoff, Executive Director
Mississippi Humanities Council

Introduction
Dr. Loretta A. Moore, Vice President for Research and Federal Relations
Jackson State University

JSU College of Liberal Arts, room 166/266
Friday, October 7, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

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Presidents’ Panel
Responding to Liberal Arts Education in the 21^st Century
College of Liberal Arts room 166/266
Friday, October 7, 3:30-4:45 p.m.

Dr. Jim Borsig, President
Mississippi University for Women

Dr. Rob Pearigen, President
Millsaps College

Dr. William Troutt, President
Rhodes College

Moderator:  Dr. Evelyn J. Leggette
Senior Vice President and Provost for Academic and Student Affairs
Jackson State University

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Reception
JSU College of Liberal Arts, 1st Floor Gallery
Friday, October 7, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
JSU Jazz Combo

After Party
King Edward Lounge, Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Friday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. until

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

Conference Registration                                                       
JSU Student Center Lobby
Saturday, October 8, 8:00-10:30 a.m.

 

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Panel 15
Introducing Past to Present
Toward a (Re)Conceptualization of the Future of Liberal Arts Education
JSU Student Center room 3241
Saturday, October 8, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Chair: Theresa Kearns-Cooper, Jackson State University

Revisiting Erwin Panofsky’s “The History of Art as a Humanistic Discipline”
and Reaffirming the Value of the Liberal Arts
Floyd Martin, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Moving on the Road to an Understanding of Microagression and Marginality
A Theoretical Conceptualization
Theresa Kearns-Cooper, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Anita DeRouen, Millsaps College

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Panel 16 
Transforming the Liberal Education and Making it Relevant to 21^st Century Learners
A Special Panel of the Evolution and Innovation in the College of Liberal Arts Committee
JSU Student Center room 3250
Saturday, October 8, 9:00-10:15 a.m.

Andrew Lewis, Jackson State University
Leniece T. Smith, Jackson State University
Taunjah P. Bell Neasman, Jackson State University

Moderator:     Siddig M. Fageir, Jackson State University

Panel 17
An Applied Approach: Re-figuring the Value of Liberal Arts Education
JSU Student Center Theater
Saturday, October 8, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Dawn McLin, Jackson State University

[Re]Defining Liberal Arts Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Mario Azevedo, Jackson State University

Applied Humanities: The Liberal Arts as a Laboratory of Life
Candis Pizzetta, Jackson State University

Re-Engineering Liberal Arts through Future Studies, Psychology and Research Literacy
Joseph Stevenson, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Dawn McLin, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Otis Pickett, Mississippi College

Panel 18
Accountability, Customization, Sustainability, & Production
The Liberal Arts Faculty Writing Boot Camp
JSU Student Center room 3210
Saturday, October 8, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Preselfannie McDaniels, Jackson State University
D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University
Monica Flippin-Wynn, Jackson State University
Rico Chapman, Jackson State University

Moderator:     Preselfannie McDaniels, Jackson State University

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Panel 19
Local Englishes, Global Practices: From Shakespeare to Obama, with Writing at the Center
JSU Student Center room 3250
Saturday, October 8, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Tatiana Glushko, Jackson State University

Using Culturally Sustaining Approaches for Writing Instruction to Cultivate Translingual Dispositions
David F. Green, Jr., Howard University

Conversation in the Writing Center: Local Englishes, Inter-Disciplinary Practices, Global Impact
Tatiana Glushko, Jackson State University

“Therefore Paucas Palabras, Let the World Slide”
Exploring Shakespearean Translingualism in the Freshman Writing Seminar
Eric Griffin, Millsaps College

Respondent:    Steve Price, Mississippi College

Panel 20 
Making It Relevant: Enriching and Innovating Teaching and Learning in the Liberal Arts
JSU Student Center room 3241
Saturday, October 8, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Chair: Janice Brockley, Jackson State University

The Enrichment of Liberal Arts: Teachers and Students Changing the Roles for the Better
Shanell Bailey, Mississippi Valley State University

The Innovative Music Classroom: Using Technology to Enhance Music Learning
David Akombo, Jackson State University
Andrew Lewis, Jackson State University

Realistic and Relevant Assessment of World History for Non-Majors
Janice Brockley, Jackson State University

Respondent:    Kathi Griffin, Jackson State University