Carl F. Berger Sr., director of academic information processes in the Information Technology Division, at the University of Michigan, will be the keynote speaker. Berger is best known for working to understand how people learn using technology. Presentations at the symposium will cover such topics as course communications, student assessment and feedback, and new tools that focus on and support general education requirements. An in-house lunch will be provided at no cost for attendees. This symposium is free to Penn State faculty, staff and graduate students.
Registration is required.
Schroeder was elected to Colorado's First Congressional District seat in 1972 and went on to serve 12 terms, making her the longest-serving woman in the House of Representatives. An outspoken and independent voice within the Democratic Party, Schroeder was dean of Congressional women and co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues for 10 years. She was the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee. Under Schroeder's leadership, the Caucus on Women's Issues launched an effort to improve women's health policies by submitting a comprehensive legislative package, the Women's Health Equity Act, and investigating gender discrepancies in health research and services. As chair of the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families from 1991-93, she saw the Family and Medical Leave Act and the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act passed in 1993.