Fontaine Society 2005 Conference 
“Bridging the Gap:Promoting Equity, Excellence, and Opportunity” 
 
Friday, March 18, 2005 

Nursing Education Building
420 Guardian Drive
Room 111 
 
8:30-8:45  Registration
8:45-9:00  Welcome 
9:00-9:30  Plenary Session: Dr. Rosalyn Watts and Dr. Chris Coleman
9:30-10:30  Session I: Nursing and Healthcare Panel 

Health Utilization and Outcomes Among Patients of Medical-Student Run Health Clinics – Scott Simpson 

The Process of Interdisciplinary Research: How do Collaborative Teams Form and Function? – Stacen A. Keating (Nursing), Evelyn Patterson 

10:30-11:30  Session II: Communications and Media Panel 

The Digital Media Training Program: A Family Affair – Valerie N. Adams

Wounded Healers: Forming a Community Through Counter Storytelling in a Hip-Hop Centered English Literature Class – Marc Lamont Hill (Education) 

Playing Together: How the Integration of Sports Promoted Equity and Excellence – Trevor Brookins  

11:30-11:45 Break/Fontaine Guests arrive at conference 
 
11:45- 12:45 Keynote address: Dr. Raynard Kington, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health 
 
Alumni Hall
Nursing Education Bldg., 3^rd Floor 
12:45-1:45 Lunch 
 
1:45-2:45 Session III: McNair Scholars Panel (Topics pending) 

      Cassi Pittman (University of Penn)
      Shannon Driscoll (Arcadia University)
      TBA 
 
2:45-3:45 Session IV: Political Science and Public Policy 

The Corporate University and the Growing Graduate Unionization Movement – Joseph Drury (English) and Sayumi Takahashi (Comparative Literature) 

Black and White, Red and Blue: Strategy Change in Majority-Minority Districting – Kahlil Williams (Political Science) 

Exploring the Role of Preference and Policy in the Reduction of Racial Residential Segregation – Rachelle Brunn (Sociology) 

3:45-4 Closing Remarks