Key Dates
| June 15th, 2019 |
Call for Proposals Opens |
| December 15th, 2019 | Deadline for Proposals |
| February 15th, 2020 | Notification of Acceptance/Redo/Decline |
| April 1st, 2020 | Early Bird Registration Closes |
| March 15th, 2020 | Deadline for Abstracts |
| April 15th, 2020 | Online Registration Closes |
Conference Agenda
Thursday, May 28th
School Visit - Check in (8:00 AM)
Coffee/Tea Bar
Logan Elementary School (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Logan Elementary school is home to 65 of Spokane’s immigrant and refugee population whose first languages are: Marshallese, Russian, Ukrainian, Nepali, Burmese, Swahili, Dari, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Bantu, Arabic, Spanish and French. Gonzaga has had a long-time partnership with Gonzaga with faculty and students benefiting from mutually supportive learning partnerships. As our JUSTEC guests, you will be visiting Ms. Maria Zamora’s English Development Class to discover how, through a pulled-out model, ELD students gain English fluency to readily access educational opportunities and achieve academic goals. Additionally, you will be visiting regular K-6th classrooms to experience their academic environment. Central to our visit will be our lunch in Logan’s cafeteria side by side English language learners.
Joel E Ferris High School (12:30 PM – 3:00 PM)
Joel E. Ferris High School is located on the South Hill in Spokane and has all recently been updated with cutting-edge technology. Students and staff are very proud of the fact that this past year Ferris was again rated highly by the U.S News as one of "America's Best Schools". In fact, Ferris was rated the highest of the Spokane School District High Schools. As our JUSTEC guests, you will be visiting the Ferris High School Newcomer Center where our keynote speaker, Ms. Mandy Manning taught for 9 years. The Newcomer Center has recently been recognized for its specialized English language development program for newly arrived refugee and immigrant students whose educators help them adjust to American culture; from navigating the cafeteria and reading body language to understanding classroom etiquette. We will spend time with Ms. Manning and her colleagues touring the school and joining in on classes.
Welcome Reception (5:00 – 7:00 PM)
Hemmingson Pamplona Ballroom
Friday, May 29th
- (8:00 – 8:30 AM) Registration
- (8:30 – 9:00 AM) Opening, Introductions and Welcome from President Thayne McCullough, Gonzaga University, Cardoner North Ballroom
- (9:00 – 10:30 AM) Session 1, Cardoner North Ballroom
- (10:30 – 10:45 AM) Break
- (10:45 AM – 12:15 PM) Session 2, Cardoner North Ballroom and Multipurpose Room (314A/314B)
- (12:15 – 1:30 PM) Lunch, Pamplona South Ballroom
- (1:30 – 3:00 PM) Keynote Address and Panel, Hemmingson Auditorium (004)
- (3:00 – 3:30 PM) Break
- (3:30 – 5:30 PM) Session 3, Cardoner North Ballroom and Multipurpose Room (314A/314B)
- (6:00 PM) No host bar at the Davenport Grand
- Dinner on own
Saturday, May 30th
- (8:15 – 9:00 AM) Coffee and Juice Bar
- (9:00 – 10:30 AM) Session 4, Cardoner North Ballroom and Multipurpose Room (314A/314B)
- (10:30 – 10:45 AM) Break
- (10:45 AM – 12:15 PM) Session 5, Cardoner North Ballroom and Multipurpose Room (314A/314B)
- (12:15 – 1:30 PM) Lunch on own
- (1:30 – 2:15 PM) Poster Session, Cardoner North Ballroom
- (2:30 – 4:00 PM) Session 6 Cardoner North Ballroom and Multipurpose Room (314A/314B)
- (4:15 – 6:15 PM) JUSTEC Board Meeting, Firenze Room (312)
- Dinner on own
Sunday, May 31st
- (10:00 – 11:30 AM) Closing
- (11:30 – 1:00 PM) Lunch on Own
- (1:00 PM) Optional Downtown Spokane tour: JUSTEC participants will be able to walk from Gonzaga to downtown Spokane on the city's famous Centennial Trail. They can visit the newly remodeled Riverfront Park, shop at River Park Square, take a ride over the beautiful Spokane Falls on the SkyRide, and visit specialty shops and areas unique to Spokane and the great Pacific Northwest.