Conference Schedule
Friday, November 11, 2022
9:00-9:45AM: Breakfast
Second Floor Atrium
10:00-10:45AM: Opening Welcome and Introductions
Auditorium (Room 4802, Fourth Floor)
Dr. Dean Franco, WFU Humanities Institute Director; Winifred W. Palmer Professor in Literature; Professor, English, Wake Forest University
Dr. Michele Gillespie, Provost, Wake Forest University
11:00AM-12:30PM: Plenary Presentations
Room 4903 (Fourth Floor)
Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Eric Stottlemyer, Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs and Experiential Learning, Wake Forest University
Ivan Weiss, Professor of the Practice, Journalism, Wake Forest University
Dr. Nicole King, Associate Professor, American Studies; Director, Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, & Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Marianne Magjuka, Executive Director Office of Civic & Community Engagement, Wake Forest University
12:30-1:30PM: Lunch
(Lunch on your own: click here for nearby dining options)
1:30-3:00PM: Plenary Presentations: “Beyond ‘Engagement'”
Auditorium (Room 4802, Fourth Floor)
Dr. Rebecca Amato, Director of Teaching and Learning at Illinois Humanities, Urban Democracy Lab, and Arielle Hersh, Assistant Director of the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (Formerly of Urban Democracy Lab)
Dr. Yasser Payne, Professor, Sociology, University of Delaware
Dr. Brittany Battle, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Wake Forest University
3:00-3:30PM: Refreshment Break
Second Floor Atrium
3:30-5:00PM: Roundtable Discussion: “The Universities and Neighborhoods of Winston-Salem”
Auditorium (Room 4802, Fourth Floor)
Including UN Seminar Participants and university leaders from WFU, WSSU, and UNCSA
Rian Bowie (WFU), Simone Caron (WFU), Debzani Deb (WSSU), Dean Franco (WFU), Alejandro Hortal (WFU), Denise Nation (WSSU), Dan Rose (WSSU), Teresa Sanhueza (WFU), Russ Smith (WSSU), Tangela Towns (WSSU), Barry Trachtenberg (WFU), Mike Wakeford (UNCSA), Ivan Weiss (WFU)
5:15-6:00PM: Wine and Cheese Reception/Networking Event
Second Floor Atrium
6:00PM: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Davarian L. Baldwin
Wake Forest Biotech Place Atrium
Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Corey D. B. Walker, Interim Dean of the School of Divinity; Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities; Director, African American Studies Program, Wake Forest University
Keynote Lecture: “Building Innovation in ‘Deactown’: What Happens When Your City Becomes a Campus?”
Dr. Davarian L. Baldwin, Professor, Trinity College
7:30PM: Reception
Wake Forest Biotech Atrium
Saturday, November 12, 2022
8:00-9:00AM: Breakfast
Second Floor Atrium
9:00-10:30AM: Keynote Lecture: Dr. Eugenia South, U Penn, Faculty Director, Urban Health Lab
Auditorium (Room 4802, Fourth Floor)
Welcome: Dr. Susan R. Wente, President, Wake Forest University
Introduction: Dr. Dean Franco, WFU Humanities Institute Director; Winifred W. Palmer Professor in Literature; Professor, English, Wake Forest University
Keynote Lecture: “Making Black Lives Matter: The Case for Place-based Investments”
Dr. Eugenia South, MD, Faculty Director of the Urban Health Lab, University of Pennsylvania
10:30AM-12:30PM: Simultaneous Workshops
- Creating Community-Academic Partnerships Rooted in Trust, Authenticity, and Shared Power (Urban Health):
Nicole Thomas, (Director Urban Health Lab), Emily Seeburger (Data Analyst), Andre Reid (Community Coordinator), Kehinde Oyekanmi (Project Manager), Abby Dolan (Project Manager)
(Room 4903) - Community Partnerships:
Dr. Rebecca Amato (Director of Teaching and Learning at Illinois Humanities, Urban Democracy Lab), Kerry McLean (Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation), Dr. Marianne Magjuka (Executive Director Office of Civic & Community Engagement, Wake Forest University)
(Auditorium, Room 4802)
12:30PM: Pick Up Boxed Lunch (take to workshop)
Fourth Floor Outside Auditorium
12:45-2:45PM: Simultaneous Workshops
- Participatory Action Research:
Dr. Yasser Payne, Professor, Sociology, University of Delaware
(Room 4903) - Community Storytelling:
Ivan Weiss, Professor of the Practice, Journalism, Wake Forest University
Dr. Nicole King, Associate Professor, American Studies; Director, Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, & Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County
(Auditorium, Room 4802)