8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Academic Festival Registration & Check-in, Zankel Building

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast, Everett Lounge

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Academic Festival Opening Ceremony &
The Kossoff Lecture on Education & Policy by Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of NYC Public Schools in the Joyce Berger Cowin Conference Center

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Morning Break

11:15 – 12:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions I
•    HBO’s MASTERCLASS: Designing educational activities in support of creativity, imagination, and mastery
•    Urban Health Partnerships: Essential Ingredients for Building a Healthy Community
•    Dr. Ruth’s Guide to Sexual Health
•    The Suffering Doesn’t End Once the Killing Has Stopped: The Plight of Those Who Survived the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
•    Combating Microaggressions and Bullying

12:30 –  2:15 p.m.

Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon, Grace Dodge Dining Hall

2:30 –  3:45 p.m.

Presentation of The President’s Awards
Award of High Distinction: Janna Spark ’79
Medal of Excellence: Dr. Ian Smith ’93

followed by Keynote Address “Food for Thought” by
Dr. Ian Smith ’93, Nutrition & Diet Expert,
Joyce Berger Cowin Conference Center

3:45 –  4:00 p.m.

Afternoon Break

4:00 –  5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions II
•    Social Media: Tools for Learning – Really!
•    Building Blocks for Healthy Eating Habits: From the Garden to the Table
•    The Art of Aging Starts Early
•    WeBop!

5:00 –  6:00 p.m.

Closing Reception, Zankel Building – Main Hall