The 21st Annual Midwest SoTL Conference

This year's keynote speaker is Christine Harrington, PhD.

Keynote topic: "With Equity in Mind: Developing a Motivational Syllabus."

Christine Herrington image Dr. Christine Harrington is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at New Jersey City University. She co-coordinates a newly established Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program. Prior to this position, she worked at Middlesex County College for 18 years as a Professor of Psychology and Student Success, the Director of the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, Coordinator of Student Success and a Counselor. She also served a 2-year term as the Executive Director of the Center for Student Success at the NJ Council of County Colleges. She is the author of Student Success in College: Doing What Works! 3rd edition, a research-based text for the first-year seminar course that aligns to Guided Pathways, published by Cengage Learning. She also co-authored Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies for Evidence-Based Practices, with Todd Zakrajsek and Designing a Motivational Syllabus: Creating a Learning Path for Student Engagement with Melissa Thomas, both published by Stylus. She also co-authored, with Theresa Orosz, Why the First-Year Seminar Matters: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Career Path. She is a contributing author of Foundations for Critical Thinking, published by the National Resource Center on the First Year Experience and Transitions.

No parking passes are necessary; no tickets will be issued the day of the conference.

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