Summer Seminar participants

2010 Schedule

Summer Seminar 2010 includes a welcome reception on Wednesday, June 9, and another reception on Thursday evening. Summer Seminar includes two days of engaging speakers and presentations, continental breakfast and lunch on both days, and copies of Anya Kamenetz and Chris Farrell’s new books.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

7:30–9:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Kieran’s Irish Pub, corner of 6th Street South and First Avenue

Thursday, June 10, 2010

All Thursday and Friday sessions take place at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in downtown Minneapolis.

7:30–8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00–8:15 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements

Jim Day and John Lawlor

8:15–9:30 a.m.

How Do [They] Even Do That? A Pew Internet Guide to Teens, Mobile Phones and Social Media

Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project

9:30–9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45–11:00 a.m.

Millennials: Mobile, Social and MultiMe

Katie Elfering, Consumer Strategist, Iconoculture

11:00–11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 A.m.–12:30 P.m.

The New Online College Search Experience

Chris Long, President & COO, Cappex

12:30 P.m.–1:45 P.M.

Lunch

Sit-Down Luncheon in the Atrium

1:45–3:00 p.m.

DIY University: Beyond the Master Plan

Anya Kamenetz, Fast Company writer and author of Generation Debt & DIYU: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education

3:00–3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15–4:30 p.m.

Behavioral Science and the College Matriculation Decision

Todd Rogers, Behavioral Scientist; Senior Researcher, ideas42, Harvard University; Executive Director, Analyst Institute

5:00–7:00 p.m.

Reception

Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall. Please join your colleagues for hors d’oeuvres and beverages at Brit’s Pub (1110 Nicollet Mall, look for the Long Room), just a few blocks from the University of St. Thomas.

Friday, June 11

7:30–8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Recession 2.0? The New(er) Frugality Goes Global

Chris Farrell, Author of The New Frugality, Economics Editor for “Marketplace Money”

9:00–9:15 a.m.

Break

9:15–10:15 a.m.

Catalyzing Change:  Getting to “Yes” on Hartwick College’s 3-Year Program

Margaret Drugovich, President, Hartwick College

10:15–10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30–12:00 P.m.

Beyond Direct Lending: The Coming Environment for Student Finance, Income Contingent Repayment and Debt Management

Tim Ranzetta, Founder and President, Student Lending Analytics
Jamie Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer, NorthStar Education Finance

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Lunch & Closing Comments

Sandwich Buffet with Take-Away Boxes in the Atrium