Deadline approaching for Purdue Global’s School of General Education annual conference

The School of General Education at Purdue University Global is accepting proposals through Friday (Feb. 1) for its 11th annual virtual general education conference, which takes place April 23-25. The theme of this year's conference is "Explore Beyond: Building for the Future Through General Education."

All Purdue faculty, staff and administrators are invited to submit proposals.

The School of General Education continues the tradition of offering faculty, staff and administrators an online conference opportunity to share their latest research, classroom practice and scholarship of teaching and learning. The themes also touch Purdue University’s 150th anniversary celebration.

This year’s core conference tracks will be:

* Teamwork: interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, cross-campus and interinstitutional collaboration.
* Innovation: research in educational innovation and creative implementation of professional competencies and general education literacies.
* Motivation: educational leadership, best teaching methods and student support practices.
* Education: contemporary challenges, trends in higher education and global curriculum and content.

For more information, contact gvirtualconference@purdueglobal.edu.

Writer: Kelsey Schnieders Lefever, kschnied@purdue.edu
Source: Jody DeKorte, dean of the School of General Education and Open College at Purdue Global, JDekorte@purdueglobal.edu