9:30  – 10:30 am — Welcome and Keynote Address/ Discussion

10:45  – 12:00 pm — Session #1 – Using Music, Media and Literature to Design Meaningful Writing Assignments

David Aliano, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Gregory Jackson, Westchester Community College, SUNY

Marcella Bencivenni, Hostos Community College, CUNY

12:00  – 1:00 pm — Lunch

1:00 –  2:15 pm — Session #2 – Writing for the Real World: Practical Historical Writing

Mariel Isaacson, The Brearley School

Sarah Litvin and Maggie Curtain, The Reher Center for Immigrant History and Culture

Larissa Pitts, Quinnipiac University

2:30 – 3:45 pm — Session  #3 – Teaching and Grading to Student Learning Outcomes

Adam Arenson, Manhattan College

Philip Keisman, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Laura Ping, Queens College, CUNY

4:00  – 5:15 pm — Session #4 – Participant Assignment Workshops:

Breakout sessions of four participants each

5:15 – 5:30 pm — Closing Remarks / Survey