Co-convenors |
The
10th North American Higher Education Conference is organized
by the Consortium for North American Higher Education
Collaboration (CONAHEC) and co-convened by: |
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- American
Council on Education (ACE)
- American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- Asociación
Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación
Superior (ANUIES)
- Association
of Canadian Community Colleges / Association des collèges
communautaires du Canada (ACCC)
- Association
of Universities and Colleges of Canada / Association
des universités et collèges du Canada (AUCC)
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| Host
Institution |
CONAHEC
extends a special thanks to the Inter American University
of Puerto Rico and its President Manuel J. Fernós for
their support and sponsorship of the 2005 North American
Higher Education Conference. |
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| Sponsoring
Agencies |
CONAHEC
sincerely thanks its sponsoring agencies for their generous
support of our conference: |
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- Consejo
de Educación Superior de Puerto Rico (CESPR)
- College
Board of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (CBPR)
- Hispanic
Educational Telecommunications System (HETS)
- Asociación
de Colegios y Universidades Privadas de Puerto Rico
(ACUP)
- Red
Latinoamericana de Cooperación Universitaria (RLCU)
- Asociación
de Universidades e Institutos de Investigación del
Caribe (UNICA)
- Instituto
de Cultura Puertorriqueña
- Puerto
Rico Convention Bureau
- Banco
Santander de Puerto Rico
- UNIVERSIA
- IBM
- Sungard
SCT
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| SONA
Conference |
CONAHEC
is pleased to hold its meeting in conjunction with the
Student Organization of North America’s 5th Conference. |
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| Interpretation |
Conference
business will be conducted in Spanish, French and English.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in some sessions. |
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| Tuesday,
October 11, 2005 |
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12:00
– 4:00 pm
San
Gerónimo Foyer
Caribe
Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
& SONA Registration & Information |
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| Wednesday,
October 12, 2005 |
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8:00
am – 6:00 pm
San
Gerónimo Foyer
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
& SONA Registration & Information |
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8:30
am – 12:30 pm
Executive
Board Room #1
Caribe
Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
Executive Committee Meeting
(invitation only) |
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12:30
pm – 2:00 pm
San Cristobal Ballroom
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
Pre-Conference
Luncheon meeting for Presidents, Chancellors and official
representatives of colleges and universities
(invitation by UIPR)
Keynote Address
Ignacio Verdugo Gómez de la Torre
Former Rector of the University of Salamanca
An Answer from a Latin American Perspective
Salvador Malo
Director General, CENEVAL, Mexico |
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2:30
pm – 4:00 pm
Executive
Board Room #1
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
Executive Committee Meeting continued
(invitation only) |
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8:30
am – 5:00 pm
(Transportation will be provided for networking opportunities
outside the hotel) |
Networking
Opportunities: |
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Distance
Education: The Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Model |
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Location:
Metropolitan Campus, Inter American University of Puerto
Rico |
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Duration:
Two Hours |
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Cost:
$15 US |
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Distance
education has become an important alternative means of
learning for many college and university students. The
development of the Inter American University of Puerto
Rico's distance education offerings is based on the use
of the latest Internet and videoconference technologies
to provide asynchronous education that meets the needs
of today’s students. Participants will have the opportunity
to interact with campus faculty as well as the Deans of
the Graduate and Professional Schools. |
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Seminars
at San Germán and Ponce Campuses of the Inter American
University of Puerto Rico |
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Location:
San Germán and Ponce campuses of the Inter American University
of Puerto Rico |
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Duration:
All day |
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Cost:
$15 US |
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Seminars
will include a working session, lecture on International
Education with highlights of Puerto Rico’s history and
culture; guided tours hosted by the San Germán and Ponce
Campuses of Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
The San Germán Campus, with a long history of excellent
academic service to the Puerto Rican community and the
rest of the Caribbean, is also known as the University
Paradise of Puerto Rico for its lovely grounds and spectacular
and cozy environment. Located on the outskirts of the
second oldest town on the island and recognized in 2004
by the United Nations for preserving its colonial heritage,
the campus was founded in 1912 as the Polytechnic Institute.
Participants will visit the city’s main historical sites,
including the second oldest church-museum in the Western
Hemisphere, Porta Coeli. The tour will culminate with
lunch at the president’s official residence; “Casa María”
built in the 1930’s, which provides a breathtaking panoramic
view of the valley. The Ponce campus is located in the
second largest city on the island, and is well known for
its up-to-date technology providing services to academics,
students and administrators and used to develop innovative
projects in distance learning. In the afternoon, the group
will visit the historical district and to the Serrallés
Castle Museum, a magnificent example of revival architecture
popular in the 1920’s. |
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Collaborative
Project: Construction of Low-Cost High-Precision Scientific
Instruments |
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Location:
Bayamon Campus, Inter American University of Puerto Rico |
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Duration:
Three hours |
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Cost:
$15 US |
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Through
an application of the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry and the UNESCO India project, University
scientists developed a model for the construction of low-cost
scientific equipment. As a collaborative project in the
area of knowledge and technology transfer, this model
has been presented in various Latin-American countries
to increase the research capabilities of students in the
region. |
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Developing
Networks with Puerto Rico Higher Education Institutions
and Beyond (North-South-International) |
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Location:
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
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Host:
Eduardo Aponte, Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
(CES) and Guests (ACUP, APUES, Others) |
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Duration:
2.5 hours |
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Cost:
$15 US |
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This
workshop will provide an introduction to Higher Education
in Puerto Rico and a space for dialogue about steps for
doing business and developing collaborative networks with
representatives of Puerto Rico's higher education institutions
and other regional and international networks. |
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| 7:00
pm – 9:00 pm |
Puerto
Rican Night Welcome Reception |
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Inter
American University of Puerto Rico will host the welcoming
reception staged at El Arsenal de la Puntilla Storehouse,
built in 1847. Similar to a typical Patron Saint’s Festival,
the reception will include several kiosks featuring traditional
island food and drinks. Enjoy the colorful exhibit of
local artisans against a backdrop of folkloric music and
dancing. (Admission for significant others with a meal
ticket only). |
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| Thursday,
October 13, 2005 |
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7:00
am – 3:00 pm
San
Gerónimo Foyer
Caribe
Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
& SONA Registration & Information |
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7:30
am – 9:00 am
San
Cristóbal Foyer
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
Breakfast
Buffet
Sponsored
by Puerto Rico Higher Education Council |
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9:00
am – 9:30 am
San Gerónimo Ballroom
Caribe
Hilton Hotel |
Official
Opening and Welcome |
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9:30
am – 10:15 am
San
Gerónimo Ballroom
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
Keynote
Address
Presenter:
Reyes Tamez-Guerra, Secretary of Public Education, MEXICO |
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| 10:15
am – 10:45 am |
Refreshment
Break |
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| 10:45
am – 12:00 pm |
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| Plenary
Session I |
“Building
Bridges of Collaboration in North America and Beyond:
Setting the stage for the future”
Presenters:
Salvador Malo, Director General, CENEVAL, MEXICO; Manuel
Fernós, President, Universidad Interamericana de Puerto
Rico; Pierre Moreau, President, University of Quebec,
CANADA |
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| 12:00
– 1:15 pm |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
A: Skills and Competencies (Room 1) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Formación
de habilidades profesionales para el mundo globalizado”
Presenter:
Rocío Quesada Castillo, Coordinadora del Programa de
Desarrollo de Habilidades para la Formación Permanente,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO |
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“La
educación superior y la década de la educación para
el desarrollo sustentable: retos y propuestas de colaboración
en América del Norte”
Presenter:
Luz María Nieto Caraveo, Secretaria Académica, Universidad
Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, MEXICO |
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“Internationalizing
North American Higher Education: Integrating the Topic
of Natural Disasters in the Curricula”
Presenter:
Virginia E. Garland, Coordinator, Graduate Programs
in Educational Administration, University of New Hampshire,
USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
B: North American and Border Studies (Room 2) |
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Moderators:
TBC |
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“De-bordering
Research and Education in North America: Collaboration
in Education and Research in Border Studies”
Presenters:
Noemi Gal-Or, Director, Institute for Transborder Studies,
Kwantlen University College, CANADA; Donald K. Alper,
Director, Border Policy Research Institute & Center
for Canadian-American Studies, Western Washington University,
USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
C: Model Programs (Room 3) |
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Moderator:
Lorna Smith, Director of International Education, Mount
Royal College, CANADA |
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“Calidad
de la internacionalización”
Presenter:
Patricia Montaño-Salinas, Directora de Planeación y
Sistemas de la Vicerrectoría de Internacionalización,
ITESM Campus Monterrey, MEXICO; María Isabel Avilés,
Directora de Desarrollo Académico Internacional de la
Vicerrectoría de Internacionalización, ITESM Campus
Monterrey, MEXICO |
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“Best
Practices in Efforts to Internationalize Institutions
and Curricula”
Presenters: Wayne Ballantyne, Academic Coordinator of
International Programs, Seneca College, CANADA |
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“Retos
y oportunidades actuales en la educación superior de
América del Norte”
Presenter:
Alfredo Cuellar, Chair of the Department of Educational
Research and Administration, Kremen School of Education
and Human Development, California State University,
USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
D: Internationalization, How To (Room 4) |
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Moderator:
Joan Landeros, Director, Center for International Education,
Universidad La Salle, MEXICO |
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“Implementation
of a Quality Management System for UABC International
Department”
Presenter:
Margarita Gil Samaniego, Head of International Cooperation
and Academic Exchange Department, Universidad Autónoma
de Baja California, MEXICO |
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“Administración
estratégica de la educación. metodologías de administración
del conocimiento aplicadas a las redes de investigación
universitaria”
Presenters:
José Nicolás Barragán Codina, Director de Acreditación
Internacional, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, MEXICO;
Juan Celso Flores Martínez, Knowledge Management Consultant
for the European Division of Schnieder Electric and
Professor of Strategy in the Master's Program, Université
de Paris 5, FRANCE |
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“Resources
in International Academia Credential Evaluation”
Presenter:
James P. Meyers, Senior Evaluator, Educational Credential
Evaluators, Inc., USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
E: Dual Degrees (Room 5) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Constructing
Borderland Communities of Practice”
Presenter:
Jaime J. Romo, Assistant Professor, Department of Learning
and Teaching, University of San Diego, USA |
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“Dual
Degree Cooperation between the State University of New
York and the Turkish University System and Beyond”
Presenters:
Sally Crimmins. Senior Associate Director - Office of
International Programs, State University of New York
System Administration, USA; Bruce Sillner, SUNY New
Paltz, USA; Katharine Krebs, SUNY Binghamton; USA |
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“Promoting
Scientific Collaboration in North America”
Presenter:
Inocencio Higuera, Director Adjunto de Ciencia, Consejo
Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), MEXICO |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
F: Panel 1 (Room 6) |
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Moderator:
Paul D. Nelson, Director of Education and Director of
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Education and Training, American
Psychological Association. USA |
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“Bridging
the Past to the Future in Education Models and Multicultural
Competence: The Case of Professional Education in Psychology”
Presenters:
Paul D. Nelson, Director of Education and Director of
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Education and Training, American
Psychological Association, USA; Joseph W. Bascuas, President,
Medaille College, USA; Cynthia de las Fuentes, Associate
Professor, Our Lady of the Lake University, USA; Janel
G. Gauthier, Professor of Psychology, Laval University,
CANADA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
G: Student Organization of North America (Room 7) |
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| Concurrent
Sessions I |
Session
H: Technical Workshop I (Room 8) |
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“Implantación
de sistema de información integrado para la educación
superior: Experiencia del servicio nacional de adiestramiento
en trabajo industrial (SENATI), Perú”
Presenter:
Giannina Mercedes Alfaro Medina, Directora de Sistemas
de Información, Servicio Nacional de Adiestramiento
en Trabajo Industrial (SENATI), PERU
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| 1:30
pm – 3:00 pm |
CONAHEC
Business Luncheon
Sponsored by Puerto Rico Higher Education Council
“The
Challenge: Fostering Collaboration Networks and Sharing
Quality Resources between North and South American and
Caribbean Higher Education Institutions”
Presenter:
Ramón A Cruz, President of Puerto Rico Higher Education
Council |
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| 3:00
pm – 4:15 pm |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
A: Economic Development (Room 1) |
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Moderator:
José García, Vice President for Finance
and Administration, Texas A&M International University,
USA |
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“Desarrollo
y evaluación de nuevos mercados: caso Universidad de
Guadalajara con la Universidad de Ohio”
Presenters:
Gabriel Fregoso, Profesor - Investigador del Departamento
de Mercadotecnia y Negocios Internacionales, Centro
Universitario de Ciencias Económico-Administrativas,
Universidad de Guadalajara, MEXICO. |
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“Designing
Effective Programs for Remote, Online Collaboration,
Teaching and Learning: A Study in Transferring Information
Systems Skills in the Mexican Context”
Presenters:
Rachna Kumar, Louise Kelly, Professors, Alliant International
University, USI College of Business, USA |
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“L’éducation
supérieure et le développement économique”
Presenter:
Evelyne Foy, Directrice générale, Fédération des Cégeps,
CANADA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
B : Mobility I (Room 2) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Comparative
Urban Studies in North America: An Integrated Approach
for Students and Faculty”
Presenter:
Regent Cabana, Program Director, URBANA and NEXOPOLIS,
USA |
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“The
PLATO Project: Expanding Diversity in Participation
and Creating Global Citizens through Education for Study
Abroad in North America”
Presenter:
Gary Rhodes, Director, Center for Global Education,
Loyola Marymount University, USA |
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“Estrategias
y acciones de cooperación en la educación superior ante
los procesos de globalización: Enseñanza colaborativa
como un Intercambio Internacional entre Cal Poly & BUAP”
Presenters:
María Blanca Amaro Sánchez, Profesor-Investigador, Facultad
de Arquitectura, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de
Puebla, MÉXICO; Brian B. Kesner, Professor, College
of Architecture & Environmental Design, California Polythechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo. USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
C: Accreditation in North America and Beyond (Room 3) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“La
acreditación regional universitaria: El modelo del MERCOSUR”
Presenter:
Julio Martín, President, Universidad Autónoma de Asunción,
PARAGUAY. |
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“Mecanismos
para promover el aseguramiento de la calidad de la educación
superior y el reconocimiento mutuo de cursos y grados
académicos”
Presenter:
Eduardo Ávalos-Lira, Presidente del Consejo de Acreditación
en al Enseñanza de la Contaduría y Administración A.C.
(CACECA) MEXICO. |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
D: Partnerships (Room 4) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Bi-national
Partnerships in Higher Education for Sustainable Development:
ASU-ITSON Case Study”
Presenter:
Linda L. Oviedo, PhD Candidate, Arizona State University.
USA |
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“Creating
Binational Institutional Linkages: UTEP-UACJ”
Presenters:
Jon Amastae, Director, Center for Inter American and
Border Studies, University of Texas at El Paso, USA;
Tina Mayagoitia, Program Manager/Coordinator, Center
for Inter-American and Border Studies, University of
Texas at El Paso, USA; Laura Patricia González, Head
of Academic Exchange and International Cooperation Office,
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, MEXICO; Gerardo
Ochoa, Subdirector de Desarollo Académico, Universidad
Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, MEXICO |
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“Explaining
Success in a Bi-National Multi-University Consortium:
Sustaining a Fifteen Year Environmental Research and
Education Program”
Presenters:
David Pijawka, Director, PhD Program in Environmental
Design and Planning, Arizona State University, USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
E: Internationalization (Room 5) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Internationalizing
a Ten-University Network”
Presenter:
Pierre Moreau, President, Université du Québec, CANADA |
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“Internationalization
at Home: Theory and Practice”
Presenter:
Carlos E. Teissier, International Affairs Director,
Universidad Regiomontana, MEXICO |
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“A
Primer for Building the Student International Experience:
Lessons Learned from Costa Rica, Russia, Canada, and
England”
Presenter:
Bernard Yevin, Dean, Business Information Technologies
Division, Forsyth Technical Community College, USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
F: Initiatives in Progress (Room 6) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Development
of the First Articulation Agreement between an Arizona
Community College and a Mexican University”
Presenter:
Ricardo Castro-Salazar, Division Dean of Instruction,
East Campus, Pima County Community College, USA; Johnson
Bia, President, Downtown Campus, Pima Community College,
USA |
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“Curriculum
Internationalization and Student Mobility as Central
Themes in the Development of an International Digital
Film Program”
Presenter:
Cara Weston, Department Head of International Education,
Selkirk College, CANADA |
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“Desarrollo
y promoción de Doctorados en Educación como apoyo a
académicos y directivos mexicanos: El caso de Arizona
State University”
Presenters:
Josué M. González, Southwest Center for Education Equity
& Language Diversity, Arizona State University, USA;
Elia Marum-Espinoza, Directora y Profesora para la Calidad
e Innovación de la Educación Superior de la Universidad
de Guadalajara, MEXICO. |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
G: Student Organization of North America (Room 7) |
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| Concurrent
Sessions II |
Session
H: Technical Workshop II (Room 8) |
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“Cobertura,
Calidad y Proceso de Admisión en la Educación
Superior ” Presenter:
Manuel Maldonado Rivera, Vicepresidente para Puerto
Rico y América Latina, College Board, PUERTO
RICO
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| 4:30
pm – 5:30 pm |
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| Plenary
Session II |
“Student
and professional mobility in North America: What does
the future hold?” |
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Presenters:
Leonard Haynes III (invited), Director, Fund for the Improvement
of Higher Education, U.S. Department of Education, USA;
Brigitte Malenfant, Acting Director, Office of Learning
Technologies, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,
CANADA; Eugenio Cetina Vadillo (invited), Director General
de Educación Superior, Ministry of Public Education,
MEXICO |
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| 5:45
– 6:30 pm |
“CONAHEC
101 Information Session (Optional) |
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|
7:00
– 10:00 pm
San Gerónimo
Caribe
Hilton Hotel |
Awards
Dinner
Presentation
of the CONAHEC Award of Distinction and the Manuel T.
Pacheco Award |
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| Friday,
October 14, 2005 |
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|
9:00
am – 2:30 pm
San Gerónimo Foyer
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
& SONA Registration & Information |
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| 8:30
am – 9:45 am |
Breakfast |
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| 8:30
am – 9:45 am |
Networking
session for Community Colleges, Cégeps & Technological
Universities |
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| 8:30
am – 9:45 am |
CONAHEC
Student Exchange Program Breakfast
(invitation only) |
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| 8:30
am – 9:45 am |
Trilateral
Electronic Coordinating Committee Breakfast
(invitation only) |
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| 10:00
am – 11:30 am |
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| Plenary
Session III |
TBD |
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| 11:30
am – 12:00 pm |
Networking
Break |
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| 12:00
pm – 1:15 pm |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
A: TBD (Room 1) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Creating
a Bi-national Collaborative for Higher Education, Research
and Technology”
Presenter: Augustine Gallego, Chancellor Emeritus,
San Diego Community College District, USA |
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“An
innovative step into academic internationalization: The
'Academic Liaison Office Model' between Universidad Autónoma
del Estado de México (UAEMex) and the University
of North Texas, Denton, USA. (UNT)”
Presenter: Manuel Goël, Director – Academic
Liaison Office, University of North Texas, USA |
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“US-Mexico
Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarship (TIES)
initiative”
Presenter: Marisa Rivero, Program Associate, Association
Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development,
USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
B: Internal Mobility (Room 2) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“El
espacio común de educación superior en México”
Presenter:
Rina Martínez Romero, Asesora en planeación del Rector,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MEXICO |
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“MobilUQ,
from Exodus to Migration”
Presenter:
Daniel Guay, Université du Québec, CANADA |
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“The
Evolution of Student Exchange in the Western United
States ”
Presenter:
Margo Schultz, Student Exchange Program Coordinator,
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education,
USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
C: International Experiential (Room 3) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“North
American Social Work Education Responding to Globalization:
Findings of a Case Study of the Politics of Program
Planning in International Academic Exchange (Mexico
– USA)”
Presenter:
Stephen R. Smith, PhD Candidate, Department of Adult
Education, University of Georgia, USA |
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"Opportunities
for International Work Experience Arising from the Sarbanes-Oxley
Project”
Presenters:
Fred E. Szabo, Professor, Department of Mathematics
and Statistics, Concordia University, CANADA; Christine
Webb, Director, Institute for Cooperative Education,
Concordia University, CANADA |
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“International
Business Development Exchange Program”
Presenters:
Silvana Ayala, Engineering Student, ITESM Campus Monterrey,
MEXICO |
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“Investigating
Barriers to International Experiences through Experiential
Education”
Presenters:
Jenna Smith, Noelle Chmielewski, Graduate Research Assistants,
Rangeland Ecology & Management, Texas A & M University,
USA; Manuel Piña, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Agricultural
Education, Texas A & M University, USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
D: Technology (Room 4) |
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Moderator:
Olga Hernández Limón, Provost, Universidad
de Tamaulipas, MEXICO |
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“Electronic
Bridges Spanning the Boundaries of Collaboration”
Presenter:
Garry J. Forger, Assistant Director, Learning Technologies
Center, University of Arizona, USA |
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“Lessons
Learned in Building Collaboration Initiatives for Online
Learning: The HETS Consortium Experience”
Presenter:
Nitza M. Hernández, Director of the Graduate School
of Sciences and Technology, University of Puerto Rico,
and Former Executive Director, Hispanic Educational
Telecommunications System (HETS), PUERTO RICO |
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"EDUCAMEXUS:
Educational Opportunities for Hispanics Living in the
United States and Canada"
Presenter:
Gilberto Olivas, EDUCAMEXUS Program Manager, CONAHEC |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
E: Intercultural Issues (Room 5) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Cultural
Lessons for North American Educational Exchange Program”
Presenter:
Charles S. Slater, Associate Professor, PhD Program
in Education, Texas State University, USA; Mike Boone,
Professor of Educational Administration, Texas State
University, USA; María Guadalupe de la Colina,
Assistant Professor, Texas State University San Marcos,
USA; Elena Esparza, Doctoral Student, Texas State University,
USA |
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“International
Education and Neocolonialism: Rules and Roles for Avoiding
the Risks”
Presenter:
Vincent Peters, Professor and Associate Dean of Off-Campus
Programs, Bethel University, USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
F: Recent Studies in North American Higher Ed. (Room 6) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“Trayectorias
típicas de los rectores de las universidades públicas
en México”
Presenter:
Romualdo López Zárate, Profesor del Área de Sociología,
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, MEXICO and Former
Chair of International Higher Education (2004-2005),
Center for the Study of Higher Education / CONAHEC,
University of Arizona, USA |
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“International
Students in Mexico”
Presenter:
Jenny Lee, Assistant Professor of higher education,
Center for the Study of Higher Education, University
of Arizona, USA (invited) |
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"The Academic Profession in North
America: Notes for a Research Agenda"
Presenter: Jesús Galaz Fontes, Visiting Professor
& Chair of International Higher Education (2005-2006),
Center for the Study of Higher Education / CONAHEC,
University of Arizona, USA |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
G: Funding (Room 7) |
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Moderator:
TBC |
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“The
North American Mobility Program: Issues and Perspectives” |
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Presenters:
Sylvia Crowder, Program Officer, Fund for the Improvement
of Post-Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
USA; Christiane Boulanger, Senior Program Advisor, Program
for Mobility in North American Higher Education, Learning
and Literacy Directorate, Human Resources and Skills Development
Canada, CANADA; José Luis León, Director de Proyectos
Especiales, Dirección General de Educación Superior Universitaria,
Secretaría de Educación Pública, MEXICO |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
H: Student Organization of North America (Room 8) |
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| Concurrent
Sessions III |
Session
I: Technical Workshop III (Room 9) |
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Moderator:
Marco Antonio Dias, Consultant, UNESCO, FRANCE; Georges
Haddad, Director of Higher Education, UNESCO, FRANCE
“Developing Higher
Education Collaboration with International Networks:
Exchange, Joint Research and Complementary Projects”
Presenters:
Clyde Barrow, Director – Center for Policy Analysis,
University of Massachusetts, USA; Axel Didriksson, Director,
Red de Macrouniversidades de América Latina y
el Caribe, MEXICO; Joan Cortadellas, Director, Global
University Network for Innovation, SPAIN; Luis Yarzabal,
Red Grupo Montevideo (MERCOSUR), URUGUAY; Christine
Van Duelmen, Executive Director, International Council
for Innovation in Higher Education, CANADA
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| 1:30
pm – 3:00 pm |
Lunch
Presentation
Vice
President IBM |
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| 3:00
pm – 4:30 pm |
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| Plenary
Session IV |
“Planning
the future of international higher education collaboration:
The role of CONAHEC”
Presenters:
David Longanecker, Executive Director, Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Education, USA (Moderator) (invited);
Jocelyne Gacel, Coordinadora, Coordinación de Cooperación
Internacional, Universidad de Guadalajara, MEXICO; David
Marshall, President, Mount Royal College, CANADA |
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| 4:30
pm – 5:00 pm |
Closing
Remarks |
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| 7:00
pm – 10:00 pm |
Closing
Dinner, San Cristóbal Fort, Old San Juan
The
Conference’s final event will be held at San Cristóbal
Fort, located at Old San Juan. It is the largest military
fortification in the Americas and it was used to protect
the city from land attacks. It was El Morro’s partner
in defending San Juan. Its oldest section was built
in 1634, and it was last redesigned in 1783. It has
been a US National Park since 1949 and World Heritage
Site since 1983. The University Metropolitan campus’
Big Band will perform international tunes during the
event. Puerto Rico Bomba and Plena music will set the
festive atmosphere as well. The event will include a
buffet dinner. (Admission for significant others with
a meal ticket only) |
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| Saturday,
October 15, 2005 |
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8:00
am – 2:30 pm
San Gerónimo Foyer
Caribe Hilton Hotel |
CONAHEC
& SONA Registration & Information |
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| 9:00
am – 12 pm |
Post-Conference
Optional Workshops |
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Advancing
Campus Internationalization: Learning Outcomes & the Institutional
Review |
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Location:
Caribe Hilton |
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Cost:
$75 |
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Presenter: Christa Olson, Associate Director of International
Initiatives, Center for Institutional and International
Initiatives, American Council on Education, USA
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This
workshop is designed to assist participants in thinking
more intentionally about internationalization. After an
overview of the American Council on Education's model
for advancing campus internationalization, participants
will engage in articulating student international learning
goals. Participants will also learn about how to conduct
an institutional review of international activities with
the goal of developing an internationalization plan that
emphasizes the integration of existing international work. |
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Workshop
on Internationalization of the Curriculum |
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Location:
Caribe Hilton |
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Cost:
$75 |
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Presenter: Jocelyne Gacel Ávila, Coordinadora
General de Cooperación e Internacionalización,
Universidad de Guadalajara, MEXICO
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The
presenter will briefly draw the organizational and programmatic
framework required to internationalize the curriculum
at an institution. The group will debate the challenges
and benefits of international curricular reform. The presenter
will then have the group examine several examples of international
curricula in detail. Finally, the group will discuss the
benefits that students derive from an international education,
and its role in enhancing the cognitive skills students
must acquire to achieve global competency. |
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| 9:00
am – 4:00 pm |
Post-Conference
Networking Opportunities |
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Networking
Tour to Old San Juan |
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Duration:
Approximately four hours |
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Costs:
$47 |
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This
tour provides an in-depth understanding of the history,
culture and beauty of this fascinating old town. Visit
Fort San Cristobal with a knowledgeable and experienced
tour guide. The guided walking tour includes information
on battles and attacks, heroic deaths and other interesting
stories and legends. Your tour includes a visit to the
Plaza de Armas and a leisurely stroll up to Plaza Quincentenaria
- the Plaza of the Quincentennial, a celebration of the
discovery of Puerto Rico a little over 500 years ago.
Your guide will wind his way through history, getting
just far enough off the beaten track to help you make
some fascinating finds that elude ninety percent of the
visitors who never step off the main streets. After this
captivating tour, you will have time on your own to explore
and shop if you wish. There are plenty of galleries and
museums found along the cobblestone streets of the Old
City which will surely keep you entertained. Your guide
will be nearby to answer any questions and assist in finding
special hidden places that are truly a memorable treasure.
There is a minimum of 18 guests for this excursion. |
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Networking
City Bus Tour of Old and New San Juan with Shopping Time |
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Duration:
Approximately three hours |
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Costs:
$29 |
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See
modern San Juan as you drive in air-conditioned comfort
through areas of Isla Verde and Condado, then past Fort
San Gerónimo and on into Old San Juan, one of the most
beautiful old cities in the New World, and a filming location
for big-budget movies starring such celebrities as Steven
Seagal, Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone. Your first
stop is a short visit to Fort San Cristobal, a mainstay
of the San Juan fortification system, from which the Spanish
successfully defended their city from British and Dutch
attacks as well as frequent assaults from various and
sundry pirates. (Be sure to watch their historical video
on the area). You'll see beautiful 17th century Spanish
ironwork on restored homes and note the blue-black glazed
cobblestones that were brought to San Juan as ballast
from the Spanish galleons and used to line the narrow
streets of the Old City. In addition, armed with a customized
map of Old San Juan, you will have time to explore some
of the many interesting shops, boutiques and art galleries
that have made this historic area their home. |
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Networking
Bus Tour to El Yunque Rain Forest with Visit to Luquillo
Beach |
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Duration:
Approximately four hours |
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Cost:
$34 |
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El
Yunque Rainforest consists of a range of mountains located
approximately 50 minutes from the hotel. This area receives
billions of gallons of rainfall each year and has over
240 varieties of plants and trees. El Yunque boasts a
jungle-like atmosphere consisting of giant hardwoods,
tropical ferns over 40 feet tall, bamboo groves and orchids.
Stops are made at La Coca Falls (a great photo opportunity),
El Portal Visitor's Center and at the Yokahu tower for
great views of the eastern coastline of the island. You
will also make a photo stop at beautiful Luquillo Beach. |
