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May 2008:
May 7th-8th: OLE! (Opportunities for Lifelong Education) Marine Biology and Geology Field Trip. See www.OleAnchorage.org for more information
June 2008:
June 11th-12th: Project GRAD with Bonnie Powell
June 14th-15th: BCCKR Book Club
June 20th-22nd: Women’s Wellness Weekend: Click here for more information
July 2008:
July 3-6: Private Party 4th of July gathering.
July 11th-13th: UAA Graduate Adult Education Class- “Women, Knowing & Authenticity: Exploring the Contradictions: Dr. Leona English, St. Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada. See UAA Summer schedule or cal 907-786-4450 for more information.
July 17: In Anchorage: Women Professors Symposium. Presentations by US and Canada professors, 9 am to 1 pm in Consortium Library on UAA Campus, $30 includes lunch. For registration: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/women/workshops-and-conferences.cfm
July 17th-20th: Women Professors of Adult Education Retreat (click here for registration flyer)
July 25th-27th: UAA Graduate Adult Education Class- “Exploring Narrative Learning” Dr. Carolyn Clark, Texas A & M and Dr. Marsha Rossiter, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. See UAA Summer schedule or call 907-786-4450 for more information.
August 2008:
August 1st-3rd: Low Tide Event
August 8-10: UAA Action Research workshop. Click here for registration or call Lori Seagers (786-4644). http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/events/action-research.cfm
August 14th-18th: White Eagle and the Grandmother Drum Retreat. See www.whirlingrainbow.com for more information.
Past Activities Every retreat is different because each group and each goal is different. Yukon Island is a perfect place for team building, learning from a workshop or class, gathering for a retreat, slowing down, exploring nature, taking beach or low tide walks, going on an archaeology tour, or learning about geology.
Here are some examples of groups we have hosted: Summer 2007: CBCRK Book Club Visiting Summer Scholar, Dr. Tom Heaney, National Louis University– Learning for a change, graduate adult education course Visiting Summer Scholar, Dr. Lisa Baumgartner, Northern Illinois University- Exploring Adult Development & Learning. Dr. Jim Jordan and group from Antioch New Hampshire University returns- environmental ecology & archaeology. University of Alaska-Anchorage Department Planning Retreat
Summer 2006: Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski, Regis University; Enhancing Adult Motivation: A Multicultural and Neuroscientific Understanding for Teaching Adults Dr. Maria Cseh, George Washington University. Multicultural Human Resource Development
Summer 2005: Dr. John Dirkx, Michigan State University. Towards an Ethic of the Inner Voice. Yukon Island. Dr. Kathleen King, Fordham University. Distance Learning: Issues and Trends for Adult Learning. Y.I.
Summer 2004: Dr. Vivian Mott, East Carolina University. Creativity, Intuition & Wisdom. Y.I. Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, University of Georgia. Exploring Narrative as a Methodology. Y.I.
Summer 2003: Dr. Jack Mezirow, Emeritus, Columbia University. Learning as Transformation. Y. I. Drs. Elizbeth Tisdell & Ed Taylor, Penn State, Spiritual & Cultural Dimensions of Transformative Education. Y.I.
Sample of Other Retreats/Courses:
Many outings focused on plant or marine biology, including the Alaska Plant Society, Center for Coastal Studies, Kachemak Bay Heritage Land Trust, etc.
Women Professors of Adult Education Retreat (1999 & 2003).
Teacher training or courses on science, ecology, geology, and archaeology. Undergraduate Geology/Kayaking course. Antioch New Hampshire courses Chugach Gem and Mineral Society Archaeology field schools- summer digs
University department planning retreats
Kachemak Bay campus writing retreat.
Sisters in Crime (women mystery writers) retreat.
Koonce, Pfeffer, Bettis Architecture: Firm retreat.
Wilderness Medicine Retreat for people who were being trained as paramedics.
ASSET Train the Trainers (Building resilience in young children).
Tai Chi/Qi Gong retreats
Women Wellness retreats
Family reunion with planned activities |
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