USD: Character Matter Conference

The Character Development Center (CDC) at the SOLES Department of Learning and Teaching presents -- Character Matters: 2014 Character Education Conference

The CDC staff is pleased to present the 2014 West Coast Character Education Conference. The conference will include several guest speakers and workshop presenters over a series of two days at the University of San Diego. Character Matters because relationships matter, social skills matter, emotional control matters, and civility matters.

WHAT: Eighteenth Annual 2014 Character Education Conference

WHEN: Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27, 2014
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:

• Cindy Marten—Superintendent of Schools, San Diego Unified School District
• Helen Griffith—Executive Director of e3 Civic High School in San Diego
• Stuart R. Grauer—President/Head of School at The Grauer School in Encinitas
• Barbara Gruener—Counselor and Character Coach for Westood-Bales School in Texas (2009 National School of Character)

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:

• Paige Lilley Schulte, Associate Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University—Crash Course in Cooperation
• Paty Meacham, CDC Assistant and USD-PCE Character Education Instructor—Local Museums as a Character Education Instructional Resource
• Barbara Gruener, Counselor and Character Coach—Character is our Super Power
• Christina Wright, Film Studies Instructor and Character Education Specialist—Reel Character Education: Using Films to Teach Character Values
• Serena Pariser, 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year and Grade 8 English Teacher at Gompers Preparatory Academy—Character Matters at Gompers Preparatory Academy

REGISTRATION: $200 per individual
$125 per individual for schools sending two (2) or more educators
$75 for students with ID (non-credit)
Includes: Morning snacks, lunch, and many character education resources.

CONTACT: character@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2250

Please register online.

For more information, please visit http://charactermatters.sandiego.edu.

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.