Below is the schedule of events for the UW Humanities Summit. Those who register are not required to attend all days or panels. There is a pre-summit NEH workshop on Monday, October 7, that all are welcome to attend. Meet the speakers here. Guests can also join the Humanities Summit via Microsoft Teams. Click here for October 8, and click here for October 9.
Featuring:
Christopher Thornton, Director of the Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH outreach presentation
NEH Review Process (mock panel with real applications)
Small group meetings with interested applicants (email akelly13@uwyo.edu if interested)
Welcome Remarks
9:45-10:00am: President Ed Seidel, Vice President Parag Chitnis (Research and Economic Development)
10:00-10.20am: Dean Scott Turpen (College of Arts & Sciences)
Chair: Dean Peter Parolin, Honors College, University of Wyoming
Prompt: What vision do you have for your organization as a humanities institution in today's world? What broader impact do you hope to have? What trends do you see emerging as cutting-edge in current and forward-looking humanities research and programming? What do you see as the greatest opportunities, challenges, and responsibilities of the humanities moving forward?
Featuring:
Sharon Corwin, President and CEO of the Terra Foundation for American Art
Anthony Koliha, Director, Office of Global Educational Programs, US Dept. of State
Paula Krebs, Executive Director of the Modern Language Association and President of the National Humanities Alliance
Robert D. Newman, Past Director and Emeritus Trustee, National Humanities Center
Christopher Thornton, Director of the Division of Research Programs, NEH
Lunch (11:45am-1:00pm): Keynote remarks by Robert D. Newman, Past Director and Emeritus Trustee, National Humanities Center
Chair: Dean Scott Turpen, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Wyoming
Prompt: What are examples of successful humanities initiatives you are part of in your current role and how do they speak to where the humanities are and where they are going? What is a challenge you have faced in supporting and promoting the humanities within your institutional setting and how did you successfully meet it?
Featuring:
Ron Broglio, Director of the Humanities Institute at Arizona State University
Heidi Camp, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, National Humanities Center
Alain-Philippe Durand, Dean of Humanities, University of Arizona
Jennifer Ho, Director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts, University of Colorado Boulder
Chair: Vice President Parag Chitnis, Research and Economic Development, University of Wyoming
Prompt: How would you conceive Big (or Experimental) Humanities? How do you understand them in your own work? How can we most productively think about the Big Humanities and support our researchers, teachers, and students in Big/Experimental Humanities initiatives? How can we support humanities faculty in thinking bigger, across disciplines, in targeting external funding sources? How can the humanities play a vital role in institutional strategic goals? Potential topics: interdisciplinary grant writing, interdisciplinary research teams, digital humanities, large grants, external humanities funding, STEM integration, etc.
Featuring:
Maria Sachiko Cecire, Program Officer of Higher Learning at the Mellon Foundation
Colleen Fitzgerald, Vice President, Research and Creative Activity at North Dakota State University, former director of an NSF-NEH funding partnership
Jeff Hamerlinck, Associate Director, School of Computing, University of Wyoming
Robert Macy, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Wyoming
Lara Putnam, Professor of Latin American History, University of Pittsburg
Coffee Break (3:30-3:45pm)
Chair: Associate Dean Daniel Dale, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Wyoming
Prompt: How can we encourage scholars and students to work together across the humanities and STEM; what kinds of STEM projects require humanities expertise; what kind of humanities projects benefit from STEM integration? How can we encourage, incentivize, and reward projects that integrate humanities and STEM? What funding opportunities does this integration make possible?
Featuring:
Gabrielle Allen, Director, School of Computing, University of Wyoming
Dmitriy Babichenko, Clinical Associate Professor School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
Carin Berkowitz, Executive Director, New Jersey Council for the Humanities
John Koprowski, Dean, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming
Reception (5:00-6:00 pm): Legacy Hall
Scott Henkel, Director, Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research, University of Wyoming
Prompt: What do you see as the humanities landscape in Wyoming and the Mountain West? If relevant, what programming does your organization do to promote humanities activity and, through the humanities, the cultural and economic scene in the Mountain West? What do you see as pressing concerns and salient themes for the stakeholder groups you work with or represent? How can UW faculty and students be involved and what kinds of mutual support can there be between your organizations, Wyoming stakeholders, and UW?
Featuring:
Trent Agee, Deputy Director of Development, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Jordan Dresser, Curator of Collections, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Michael McDaniel, Membership and Development Manager, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
Shawn Reese, Executive Director, Wyoming Humanities
Chair: Alexandra Kelly, Associate Professor, Anthropology & History, University of Wyoming
Prompt: How does your research, teaching, program, or organization promote humanities activity on campus/in affiliation with UW and how do you see this programming enriching the cultural and economic scene in Wyoming and beyond? What do you see as pressing concerns and salient themes regarding the humanities at the University of Wyoming? How could the university better support humanities research, teaching, and programming here (big picture, infrastructural support, etc.)
Featuring:
Kelly Kinney, Associate Professor and Department Head, English, University of Wyoming
Nancy Small. Associate Professor, English, University of Wyoming
Michelle Sunset, Director of Curatorial Affairs, University of Wyoming Art Museum
Beth Venn, Director of the Neltje Center for Excellence, Creativity & the Arts, University of Wyoming
Chair: Joy Landeira, Professor and Department Head, Modern and Classical Languages, University of Wyoming
Prompt: What do the humanities mean to you as a peak-performing professor here at UW? What opportunities and resources have you've taken advantage of and what kind of institutional support would allow you and other faculty to aim even higher?
Featuring:
Nicholas Crane, Associate Professor of Geography and International Studies, School of Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies, University of Wyoming
Stephen Dillon, Department Head, School of Gender, Culture & Social Justice, University of Wyoming
Catherine Hartmann, Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies, University of Wyoming
Nikolas Sweet, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Wyoming
Arielle Zibrak, Professor, English, University of Wyoming
Lunch (12:00-1:15pm)
Chair: Jill Higham, Senior Vice President for Development, University of Wyoming Foundation
Prompt: How do we advocate effectively for the humanities through publishing, marketing and fundraising? What spaces should we be in as we advocate for the humanities? What kinds of partners and audiences should we be seeking out? What do you think it would be useful for humanities faculty to know when it comes to communicating the significance and relevance of humanities research and teaching to a larger public?
Featuring:
Heidi Camp, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, National Humanities Center
Darrin Pratt, Director, University Press Colorado
John Small, Fundraiser and Friend of the Humanities
Coffee Break (2:30-2:45pm)
Chair: Isa Helfgott, Vice Provost, Global Engagement, University of Wyoming
Prompt: How should those in the humanities think about global reach? What opportunities exist for humanities researchers and students on a global level?
Featuring:
Anthony Koliha, Director, Office of Global Educational Programs, US Dept. of State
Kem Krueger, Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming
Melissa Morris, Assistant Professor, History, University of Wyoming
(featuring undergraduate and graduate experiences in the Humanities at the University of Wyoming)
Reception (5:15-6:30pm): Legacy Hall
For more information about the UW Humanities Summit, contact Alexandra Kelly at akelly13@uwyo.edu.
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