Provisional Conference Programme
last updated 16th May 2016
Sunday 29th May 2016
12:30 – 13:30 Registration & Light Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Introduction
Ms Anna Kelly - Director, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), IE/Chair of Conference Planning Team
Graphic Artist Introduction - Eimear McNally, Creative Design and Facilitation, IE
Conference Opening
Ms Mary Tupan-Wenno, EAN President and Executive Director at ECHO, NL
Professor Mark Rogers - UCD Registrar and Deputy President, IE
14:00 – 16:00 Migration Perspectives – Challenges for Higher Education
Keynote Address
The chance to build a new life is crucial for sustainable inclusion of refugees
Professor Halleh Ghorashi - Professor of Diversity and Integration, Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam, NL
Title TBC
Mr Imade Annouri - MP of the Flemish Parliament, BE
Race, Identity, and Migration: The Continued Search for Inclusive Learning Environments
Dr Frank Tuitt, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost on Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Higher Education, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver, USA
Round Table
Chaired by Dr Catherine Millett, Senior Research Scientist, Policy Evaluation and Research Center, ETS, Princeton, NJ, USA
16:00 – 18:00 Conference Exhibition Opening - Access and the Looking Glass!
Introduction
Ms Fiona Sweeney, Manager, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Professor Maurits van Rooijen - EAN Vice-President; CEO/Academic of Global University Systems, UK
Dr Annie Doona, President, Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), IE
Signing of the 'Charter of Rights'. Collaboration of IADT and Southside Travellers Action Group.
Mr Bernard Hanratty, Director National College of Art and Design (NCAD), IE
Welcome Reception & Performance
Ms Roisin Power Hackett - Graduate, National College of Art and Design (NCAD)
Temper-Mental MissElayneous - Student, National College of Art and Design (NCAD)
18:00 – 18:30 Transport Delegates to City Centre for the walking tour
18:30 – 19:30 Historical Walking Tour
Monday 30th May 2016
08:30 – 09:00 Coffee and pastries
09:00 – 09:30 Introduction
Professor Grace Mulcahy, Dean UCD School of Veterinary Medicine/Chair of UCD Widening Participation Committee, IE
Keynote Address
Mr Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, IE
09:30 – 10:30 Parallel Paper Session 1
10:30 – 11:15 Introduction
Dr Jennifer Doyle, Project Manager, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Keynote Address
Teaching and learning and its role in facilitating inclusion for all students in higher education
Professor Sarah Moore, Associate Vice President Academic, University of Limerick, and Chair of National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Ireland.
11:15 - 11:45 Exhibition - Access and the looking glass
11:45 - 12:45 Parallel Paper Session 2
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Introduction
Dr Bairbre Fleming, Director of Adult Education, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Keynote Address
The Evolution of Equity Policy in Europe
Professor Patrick Clancy, Emeritus Professor of School of Sociology, University College Dublin, IE
Poster Awards Announcement
Dr Bairbre Fleming, Director of Adult Education, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Paper Session 3
Evening Programme
18:00 – 18:30 Drinks Reception & Finger Food
18:30 – 19:30 Introduction
Ms Thomond Coogan, Access Coordinator, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
It’s a Cultural Thing, or is it?
Performance by Michael Collins, Irish Actor and member of Traveller Community
20:00 – 23:00 Conference Dinner
Introduction Ms Jennifer Murphy, Access Project Officer, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
2016 EAN Alumni Honours Ceremony
Awards presented by Mr Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of Lumina Foundation, USA
Céilí - Molly Malones
Tuesday 31st May 2016
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction
Mr Pauric Holleran, Assistive Technology Officer, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Keynote Address
Meeting the Rising Demand for Talent
Mr Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of Lumina Foundation, USA
10:00 – 11:00 Parallel Paper Session 4
11:00 – 11:40 Introduction
Ms Tina Lowe, Campus Accessibility Officer, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Keynote Address
Globalisation of Higher Education – challenges for equality of access
Professor Kathleen Lynch, Chair of Equality Studies, University College Dublin, IE
11:40 – 12:40 Parallel Paper Session 5
12:40 – 13:20 Introduction
Ms Áine Murphy, Outreach Project Officer, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, IE
Keynote Address
Competences for Democracy and Educational Access
Mr Sjur Bergan, Head of the Education Department, Council of Europe, FR
13:20 – 13:50 Lunch
13:50 – 15:20 Parallel Paper Session 6
15:20 – 16:00 Introduction
Dr Kerry Ferguson, Higher education Consultant and Honorary at La Trobe University, AU
Maggie Woodrow Memorial Lecture
Racial Stratification and inclusivity in Higher Education
Dr. Ebun Joseph, Intercultural Consultant, Training & Employment Officer at BITC Ireland
16:00 – 17:00 Next 25 Years of EAN
EAN Dublin 2016 Access Proclamation
Chair Áine Lawlor, Irish journalist, radio and television broadcaster
2016 EAN Innovation Awards Announcement for Paper Presentations
Professor Andrew Deeks - President, University College Dublin (UCD), IE
Ms Mary Tupan-Wenno, EAN President and Executive Director at ECHO, NL
Conference Closing
Ms Anna Kelly, Director, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), IE/Chair of EAN Conference Planning Team
17:00 – 17:30 EAN AGM
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Parallel Paper Sessions Schedule - download