Slavic and East European Journal Editorial Board Meeting (Zoom)
12:15-1:30pm
Workshop: Implementing DEI Principles in a Russian Language Classroom: Innovative Practices & Strategies, Olga Klimova (University of Pittsburgh) and Iza Savenkova (Dickinson College) (Independence D)
SolidariTea: Racial Justice (Salon 10) Interactive social hour for likeminded practitioners and educators to share methods and strategies for antiracist and abolitionist teaching (+complimentary afternoon tea)
Reception at the REEES Northeast Exhibit (Philadelphia Ballroom). Attendees from anywhere can learn about and meet collaborators from the network for Northeast undergrad/masters education (+complimentary hors d'oeuvres)
7:00pm-9:00pm
President's Reception and Awards Ceremony (Horizons Rooftop Ballroom)
All attendees are warmly invited to mingle and also celebrate our award-winning colleagues. Cash bar, complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
8:00pm-???
Graduate Student Social Hour (off-site, meeting place TBD)
9:00pm
Bilingual Poetry Reading featuring Anton Tenser and Yevgeniy Volpert (Salon 6)
Saturday, February 19, 2022
7:00am-5:00pm
Badge and Program Pickup for Preregistered Attendees & Onsite Registration (Salon 8 Foyer)
Keynote Address by Irina Reyfman (Columbia University)
"Do We Need to Teach Eighteenth-Century Russian Literature? If Yes, Why and How?" (Independence C)
American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC) Social Justice-Oriented Language Teaching (SJOLT) Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting (Seminar B) The SIG is sponsored by AAUSC and AATSEEL, with an annual meeting taking place at the AATSEEL conference when elections for the group’s chair and associate chair take place. This year’s meeting will focus on the National Anchor Standards of SJOLT, and their implementation in the teaching of Slavic languages and cultures. All interested are warmly invited to attend.
SolidariTea: LGBTQIA+ Justice (Salon 10) Interactive social hour for likeminded practitioners and educators to share methods and strategies for inclusivity of learners of diverse gender and sexual orientation identities (+complimentary afternoon tea)
Job Market Workshop: Portfolio-Dossier and Interview Tips (Salon 4)
4:00pm-6:00pm
ACTR Membership Meeting (meeting will be held in Zoom, link will be available here by the conference weekend)