“Canadianizing the Curriculum” Workshop

Chattanooga TN, January 27-28, 2006

 

The object of this weekend workshop is to help participating USG and Tennessee faculty develop courses with Canadian content which will either fit into existing curriculum, or will serve to help built introductory, interdisciplinary courses for a Canadian Studies Certificate/BA program. We have invited individuals from various disciplines to lead sessions in which key themes and resources will be identified, and problems specific to delivery of Canadian content discussed.  The hope is that each session will be participatory, with session leaders summarizing and presenting material, and participants identifying their own needs, issues and experiences. The workshop will conclude with a discussion on website support requirements, and then a reception and dinner with Canadian authors Alistair Macleod and Nina Ricci.

 

Program

 

Friday January 27, 2006

The workshop begins with dinner, Friday evening at 7:30 in the Chestnut Room of the Read House, 827 Broad Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402,Phone (423) 266-4121, Fax (423) 643-1294. We will have a cash bar (7:30-8:00 pm) followed by dinner. If you are planning on attending the dinner, and have not already done so, please RSVP to hnicol@westga.edu.

 

Keynote Speaker: George Sulzner, Past-President of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS)

 

Saturday January 28, 2006

On Saturday we will meet at UT Chattanooga, Signal Mountain Room in the University Center for a daylong workshop, readings by Canadian authors Alistair MacLeod and a closing dinner in the Chickamauga Dinning Room. The University Center is located on the UT Chattanooga campus, not far from the Read House Hotel. We will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:00 o’clock. 

 

Workshop Events

PART I: BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast at the Signal Mountain Room, UT University Center

8:30 Program Begins

8:30-9:00 am Building Canadian Studies, Christopher Kirkey, Director, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York, Plattsburg.

9:00-9:30 am, The Fulbright Foundation Program, Michael Hawes, Executive Director, Canada U.S. Fulbright Foundation

9:30-10:00 am Building a website to support a CS Curriculum, Caroline Collier and Gerald Adkins, Georgia State University and College

 

10:00-10:15 Coffee Break

 

 

PART II: BUILDING INTRODUCTORY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES IN CANADIAN STUDIES

10:15-10:45 Important Themes and Resources in Politics, Economics and Political Economy, Michael Hawes, Executive Director, 10-Canada U.S. Fulbright Foundation

10:45-11:15 Introducing Canadion History Themes to an Introductory Interdisciplinary Canadian Studies Course, Ronald Love, Department of History, University of West Georgia

11:15-12:15 Building Canadian Literature into Language Courses, Robert Kelly,  Macon State University and Jean Marie Walls. Professor and Chair, Department of Languages, Union University.

 

 

12:15-2:00 Lunch Break

A box lunch and movie in the Signal Mountain Room.

 

PART II: BUILDING INTRODUCTORY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES IN CANADIAN STUDIES (Cont'd)

 

2:00-3:00 pm. Incorporating Business and Marketing Studies in a CS Curriculum, Richard Parker, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Cherian Thachenkary, Georgia State University

3:00-3:15 Coffee Break

3:15-4:30 Geography and Geology in Canadian Studies, Doug Oetter, Department of Geography and History, North Georgia State University and College, Mark Patterson, Kennesaw State University and David Bush, University of West Georgia

4:30 pm- 5:15 Planning and Urban Studies as part of the Curriculum Richard Larkin and Rupert Dobbin, Department of Political Science, University of West Georgia

 

5:15-5:30 Short Break

 

5:30-6:30 Readings by Canadian Authors Alistair MacLeod and Nino Ricci in the Chickamauga Dinning Room

 

6:30-8:00 pm: Dinner in the Chickamauga Dinning Room UT, Chattanooga

 

DIRECTIONS:

 

Getting to the Read House 

827 Broad Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402

423.266.4121

 

See also: (http://www.readhousehotel.com/directions.html)

 

To Read House from I-75 South: Take I-75 South to I-24 West. Follow 24W approx. 6.5 miles to Exit #178 (27 North). Take 27N to M.L. King Blvd. (Exit #1-A). Veer right onto M.L. King Blvd. Turn left at the first light onto Chestnut Street. Go past hotel and turn right on 8th St. Turn right at Broad St. Hotel entrance is on the right.

To Read House from Airport: Follow signs to Chattanooga and Hwy 153. Turn right onto 153 South. Follow it to I-75 South. Continue on I-75 to I-24 West. Follow 24W approx. 6.5 miles to Exit #178 (27 North). Take 27N to M.L.
King Blvd. (Exit #1-A). Veer right onto M.L. King Blvd. Turn left at first light onto Chestnut Street. Go past hotel and turn right on 8th st. Turn right at Broad St. Hotel entrance is on the right.

To Read House from Nashville: Take I-24 East to Exit #178 (27 North). Take 27N to M.L. King Blvd. (Exit #1-A). Veer right onto M.L. King Blvd. Turn left at first light onto Chestnut Street. Go past hotel and turn right on 8th st. Turn right at Broad St. Hotel entrance is on the right.

To Read House from I-75 North: Take I-75 Nouth to I-24 West. Follow 24W approx. 6.5 miles to Exit #178 (27 North). Take 27N to M.L. King Blvd. (Exit #1-A). Veer right onto M.L. King Blvd. Turn left at first light onto Chestnut Street. Go past hotel and turn right on 8th st. Turn right at Broad St. Hotel entrance is on the right.

 

 

Getting to the UT Chattanooga Campus:

University Center Signal Mountain Room

From Memphis

  • I-40 East to Nashville.
  • Pick up 440 loop to I-24 East.
  • Take I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

From Nashville

  • I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

From Knoxville

  • I-75 South to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

From Atlanta

  • I-75 North to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

From Birmingham

  • I-59 North to I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C.)
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

From Chattanooga Airport

  • Follow signs to Hwy 153 via Shepherd Road
  • Take Hwy 153 South to I-75
  • I-75 South to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
  • Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
  • Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
  • Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
  • Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.

CAMPUS MAP

 

The UT Canter is the large maroon  building below the cemetery on the map below. IT is accessed from Douglas Street.

 

Most parking is unrestricted on the weekend and you should be able to park quite close to the center.