The pre-conference dinner will be held at Mangia Restaurant in Stuyvesant Plaza Albany, NY. Folks can begin to meet at the bar at 5:30; we will be seated at 6:00. Attendees will pay for their own dinners; Mangia has agreed to provide separate checks.

Please indicate on the registration form if you plan to attend. Mary Anne Waltz can answer questions about the dinner, call (518) 276-8345 or e-mail waltzm@rpi.edu.

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Remarks:

Inga Barnello, ENY-ACRL President

David Szczerbacki, Provost, College of Saint Rose

Mary Anne Waltz, ENY-ACRL Vice President & Program Chair

The Class of 2005 and Beyond: What Matters to Them

Mary Grondahl, VP for Enrollment Management, College of Saint Rose

 Who are Our Students?

Judy Luther, President & Founder, Informed Strategies, Ardmore, PA

Panel Discussion
"Paving the Way: Collaborative Instructional Programs and the High School to College Transition"  

This panel will feature two sets of college/university and high school librarians speaking about joint programs for their students.  Barbara Norelli, Skidmore College and Sandy Berger, Schuylerville Jr.- Sr. High School will be one set of panelists and Wendy Bousfield, Syracuse University and Matt Phillips, Jamesville/Dewitt High School will be the other.  The panel will be moderated by Abby Kasowitz-Scheer of Syracuse University.

Lunch, Business Meeting, Raffle, and Announcements

Location: Campus Center, #63 on the College of Saint Rose campus map

A buffet lunch with vegetarian options will be served.

• Your choice of wraps -- chicken Caesar, turkey club, or grilled vegetable
• Garden salad
• Pasta salad
• Pretzels
• Fountain drinks

and

• Your choice of desserts -- tiramisu, white chocolate mousse, or cheesecake.

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.

Poster Sessions

Location: Symposium, Floor 3, Lally Building

Active Learning and Information Literacy: Engaging Students from Diverse Backgrounds
Amsberry, Dawn and Marie Cimino Spina - LaGuardia Community College

Empowering Students to develop Research Skills - Imbedded Instruction
Apollo, Francine M. - SUNY Cobleskill

Transformative Education: Investigation of Educational Trends through the Study of Primary Source Material
Bensen, Mary Lynn and Dr. Zanna McKay - SUNY Oneonta

Promoting Information Literacy through Collaboration in Educational Initiatives
Galvin, Jeanne - Kingsboro Community College

Student Employee: Future Librarian
Lanoue, Margaret, Cara Molyneaux & Sean Conley - The Sage Colleges

50 Freshman, 4 weeks: Information Literacy and Appealing to the Net Gen
Schleigh, Amy - SUNY Delhi

2:15 – 3:00 p.m.

“Information Literacy and the Freshman Year Living Learning Program: Integration and Applications“

Trudi Jacobson and Prof. Dr. Michele Forte from University at Albany's "Project Renaissance"

An instructor in the University at Albany's freshman year living learning program (Project Renaissance) and the library's coordinator of instruction will describe the role of information literacy instruction in this program. We??? will explore characteristics of today's students and the impact these characteristics have on teaching them. In addition, a creative, cumulative assignment that calls upon students' information literacy skills will be explored.

3 p.m. -

Closing Remarks