SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017 Saturday 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk DeSantis Courtyard Saturday 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. FCE Shark Shop Room 1047 Saturday 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tech Support Room 2055 Saturday 8:15 9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast DeSantis Courtyard Saturday 9:15 9:45 a.m. Saturday 9:45 10:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks General Session: Allowing the Past to Prepare Us for Greatness The presenter will discuss the various steps that are required to complete the doctoral journey while maintaining a healthy life balance. Speakers: George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU President and Chief Executive Officer and Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., FCE Interim Dean Guest Speaker: Monekka Munroe, Ed.D., Asst. Professor of Criminal Justice, Virginia Union University Miniaci Performing Arts Center (located on the north side of the Alvin Sherman Library) Miniaci Performing Arts Center (located on the north side of the Alvin Sherman Library) Saturday 10:45 11:00 a.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Horvitz Administration Saturday 11:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. NSU Student SharkCard ID Bldg., One Stop Shop, First Floor Saturday 11:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Financial Aid Individual Counseling Rooms 3073 and 3077 Saturday 11:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Individual Writing Assistance Saturday 11:00 a.m. noon Most of the sessions will take place in the DeSantis Building (unless noted otherwise) on NSU Main Campus in Davie, Florida. The General sessions will be held in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center located on the north side of the Alvin Sherman Library. The Connections Reception will be held in the Flight Deck and Patio Area located in the Don Taft University Center. Navigating the Process Methodology A Practical Plan for Proposal and Beyond Ashley Irizarry, M.A., Professional Writing Tutor, and Cortney Palmacci, M.A., Assistant Director of Tutoring Services Jennifer Reeves, Ph.D.,, and Steven Hecht, Ph.D., Room 1052 John W. Billings, Ed.D., FCE Ph.D., FCE Services Associates Room 1053/1054 Saturday Noon 1:00 p.m. Lunch DeSantis Courtyard 1
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017 Saturday 1:00 2 :00 p.m. Alex Edmonds, Ph.D.,, and Navigating the Process Charlene Desir, Ed.D., Ph.D., FCE Services Tips for a Smooth Journey Associates Gina Peyton, Ed.D., Room 1053/1054 John W. Billings, Ed.D., FCE Methodology Saturday 1:00 5:00 p.m. Individual Library Research Assistance Room 1052 Saturday 2:00 2:15 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Saturday 2:15 3:15 p.m. Jennifer Reeves, Ph.D.,, and Navigating the Process Steven Hecht, Ph.D., Facilitated Session Saturday 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Saturday 3:30 4:30 p.m. Saturday 4:30 6:00 p.m. Elective Workshop -- Writing and Communication Elective Workshop - Theoretical Lens: Exploring, Learning, and Identifying Elective Workshop - The Relevance of Ethics in Research Elective Workshop - Mixed Methods Elective Workshop - Finding Tests and Instruments Elective Workshop - EndNote Welcome - Mix and Mingle (Open to all attendees) Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., ; Writing Center/WAC Coordinator, Dept. of Writing and Communication, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences David Escobar-Arcay, Ph.D., Georgina Arguello, Ed.D., ; Maria Grethel Mendez, Ed.D., ; and Silvia Orta, Ed.D., Alex Edmonds, Ph.D.,, and Steven R. Terrell, Ph.D., Laura L. Ramirez, M.L.I.S., Asst. Director of Instruction DeSantis Courtyard 2
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk DeSantis Courtyard 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. FCE Shark Shop Room 1047 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tech Support Room 2055 7:45 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast DeSantis Courtyard 8:30 9:30 a.m. Navigating the Process A Practical Plan for Proposal and Beyond Alex Edmonds, Ph.D.,, and Charlene Desir, Ed.D., Ph.D., FCE Services Associates Tips for IRB Submission, and David Ross Ed.D., Room 1053/1054 9:30 9:45 a.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard 9:45 10:45 a.m. How to Write to Chapter 3: Your David Ross, Ed.D.,, and Laura L. Ramirez, M.L.I.S., Asst. Flavoring Your Prospectus with Seasoned Director of Instruction APA Style and Format A to Z An Overview of Methodology Types Steven Hecht, Ph.D., Room 1053/1054 10:45 11:00 a.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard 11:00 a.m. noon Elective Workshop - Statistical Analysis Made Easy: A Beginner's Tutorial on How Steven Hecht, Ph.D., to Use SPSS Software Elective Workshop - Qualitative Design Charlene M. Desir, Ed.D., Elective Workshop - Quantitative Jennifer Gunter Reeves, Ph.D., Research Methods Elective Workshop - A Journey from Julie Alemany, Ed.D.,, and to Publication Natalie Cromwell, Ed.D., Alumni Elective Workshop - Organizing Sources for a Literature Review Elective Workshop - Identifying Theories and Landmark Studies 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Individual Library Research Assistance Room 1052 Noon 1:00 p.m. Lunch DeSantis Courtyard 3
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 1:00 2 :00 p.m. Joana Fernandez, M.L.I.S., Librarian Flavoring Your Prospectus with Seasoned II, Reference and Instruction Ph.D., FCE Services Tips for a Smooth Journey Associates An Overview of Methodology Types Steven Hecht, Ph.D., Room 1053/1054 APA Style and Format A to Z 2:00 2:15 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard 2:15 3:15 p.m. Flavoring Your Prospectus With Seasoned David Ross, Ed.D.,, and Facilitated Session 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard 3:30 4:30 p.m. Elective Workshop - Survey Development: Process and Expectations Elective Workshop - How to Use SPSS to Answer Basic Quantitative Research Questions Elective Workshop - Theoretical Lens: Exploring, Learning, and Identifying Elective Workshop - Mixed Methods Elective Workshop - Finding Tests and Instruments Elective Workshop - Sage Research Methods Jennifer Gunter Reeves, Ph.D., Steven Hecht, Ph.D., David Escobar-Arcay, Ph.D., Alex Edmonds, Ph.D.,, and Steven R. Terrell, Ph.D., Laura L. Ramirez, M.L.I.S., Asst.Director of Instruction 5:00 7:00 p.m. Connections: Student Engagement Reception Flight Deck and Patio Area located in the Don Taft University Center 4
Monday 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk DeSantis Courtyard Monday 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. FCE Shark Shop Room 1047 Monday 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tech Support Room 2055 Monday 7:45 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast DeSantis Courtyard Monday 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. NSU Student SharkCard ID Horvitz Administration Bldg., One Stop Shop, First Floor Monday 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Financial Aid Individual Counseling Rooms 3073 and 3077 Monday 8:30 9:30 a.m. Tips for a Smooth Journey Ph.D., FCE Services Associates David Ross, Ed.D.,, and Infusing Library Fuel for Take- Mitch Winterman, M.L.I.S., Off Librarian for Business Gina Peyton, Ed.D., Room 1053/1054 Monday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Individual Library Research Assistance Room 1052 Monday 9:30 9:45 a.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Monday MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 9:45 10:45 a.m. Elective Workshop - Changing Face of America: 21st Century Demographic Shifts Elective Workshop - Qualitative Analysis Elective Workshop - The Relevance of Ethics in Research Elective Workshop - Survey Development: Process and Expectations Marilyn Stephens, Data Dissemination Specialist; Media Lead, US Census Bureau Elda Kanzki-Veloso, Ph.D., NSU Maria Grethel Mendez, Ed.D., Jennifer Gunther Reeves, Ph.D., Elective Workshop - Finding Tests and Elena Soltau, M.L.I.S., Asst. Director Instruments of Reference Elective Workshop - EndNote Monday 10:45 11:00 a.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Monday 11:00 a.m. noon David Ross, Ed.D.,, and Flavoring your Prospectus with Seasoned 5
MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 Facilitated Session Monday Noon 1:00 p.m. Lunch DeSantis Courtyard Monday 1:00 2 :00 p.m. Ph.D., FCE Services Tips for a Smooth Journey Associates Meeting with Tips for IRB Submission, and David Ross Ed.D., Room 1053/1054 Laura L. Ramirez, M.L.I.S., Infusing Library Fuel for Take- Asst.Director of Instruction Off Monday 2:00 2:15 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Monday 2:15 3:15 p.m. Elective Workshop - Changing Face of America: 21st Century Demographic Shifts Marilyn Stephens, Data Dissemination Specialist; Media Lead, US Census Bureau Elective Workshop - Qualitative Design Charlene M. Desir, Ed.D., Elective Workshop - Quantitative Jennifer Gunter Reeves, Ph.D., Research Methods Elective Workshop - Organizing Sources for a Literature Review Elective Workshop - Identifying Theories and Landmark Studies Joana Fernandez, M.L.I.S., Librarian II, Reference and Instruction Facilitated Session Monday 3:15 3:30 p.m. Break DeSantis Courtyard Monday 3:30 4:30 p.m. Facilitated Session Facilitated Session Facilitated Session Facilitated Session Facilitated Session Monday 4:30 p.m. Conference Ends 6