2006 Meeting of the Northeast Consortium for Quantitative Literacy APRIL 29, 2006 Amherst College

Getting to Amherst (and places to stay) AC site with links on: · How to get to campus · Local lodging Parking Registration email If you think you or your group will be attending, please send an email to qcenter@amherst.edu with your instutution and names so that we can plan for rooms and lunch. Thanks. Who'll be there: the current list of participants for 2006.  Seeley Mudd Building

NECQL X 9:15 Arrival and refreshments (Seeley Mudd Building, 208) 9:45 Introductions (Seeley Mudd, 206) 10:00 Bernard Madison, University of Arkansas “Assessment and QL: Double Trouble” 11:00 Round-table discussion: Status of assessment at participant schools 12:00 Lunch 1:15 Teaching QL: Some Reports from the Frontlines Howard Gold, Government Dept., Smith College Robert Schwartz, History Dept., Mt. Holyoke College Katherine Tranbarger, Math and CS Dept., Amherst College 2:15 Discussion: Methods for incorporating QL in social science and humanities courses 3:00 Coffee break 3:15 Discussion: QL Centers and support for students and faculty 4:00-4:15 Brief business meeting