2013 TADLAS Annual Meeting

When: February 7-8, 2013
Where: Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Please join us for 2013 annual meeting of the Texas Association of Deans of Liberal Arts and Sciences (TADLAS) hosted by Sam Houston State University. The tentative schedule for the conference is:

Thursday February 7, 2013

Meeting Registration:	11:00-1:00	College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building
Day 1 Sessions:	1:00-5:00	College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building
"Student Advisement and Mentoring: Best practices and Assessment" "A novel approach to enculturation of lower division students to university education: EWCAT" Business meeting and election of officers
Sam Houston Museum tour:	5:30-6:30	Sam Houston Museum
Social Hour and Banquet:	6:30-8:30	Sam Houston Museum

Friday, February 8, 2013

Morning Sessions:	9:00-11:45	Gaertner Performing Arts Center
"Interdisciplinary approaches in undergraduate education: Integrated Science and Interdisciplinary Arts" "View from the THECB: Low Performing Programs, Core Implementations, Ph.D. Programs" - MacGregor Stephenson
Luncheon:	11:45-12:45	Gaertner Performing Arts Center
Afternoon Sessions:	1:00-4:00	Austin Hall
"View from the legislature: the state of higher education in Texas and the upcoming legislative agenda." - Rep. Dan Branch "Cutting Edge On-line education"
Social & buffet:	6:00-9:00	Tanglewood, Huntsville, TX

Registration fee: $125
Click here to register

Hotel Accommodations:

1. Sam Houston State University Hotel (Limited room availability - first come first served)
   TADLAS attendees may reserve rooms under TADLAS block:
   1. Call 936-291-2151 OR Toll-free 1-866-747-8466 and ask to reserve a room under TADLAS group block.
   2. Reserve online:
      1. Go to www.shsuhotel.org
      2. Click on "Check Rates & Availability"
      3. Select dates for arrival and departure
      4. Click on "Click here for special rates"
      5. Enter group booking ID (TADLAS)
      6. Click "Check Availability"
      7. Select room type and continue to put in your guest information and follow prompts (total price does not include tax).
2. Holiday Inn Express, 148 I-45 S, Huntsville, TX 77340, - Call 936-291-4300
   1. If you're a State Employee ask for the State rate
   2. Otherwise ask for the TADLAS rate

Best regards,
John M. de Castro, TADLAS Interim President
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sam Houston State University
Box 2509
Huntsville, TX 77341
Tel: (936) 294-2200
FAX: (936) 294-2207
Email: jmd018@shsu.edu