Networks across Time and Space

September 12–14, 2019

Claremont Graduate University, Claremont California, USA

Claremont Graduate University will host the 6th Annual GALA conference dedicated to the

theme of networks. At its core, GALA represents the partnering of universities, faculty, and

students together in a number of different networks of communication, research, idea

exploration and teaching. In its sixth year, this conference will assess these networks and

examine their value as a cornerstone in the development of liberal arts education. We

encourage panels, workshops, papers and roundtable discussions that probe the nature and

value of these networks, offer prospective calls for future networks and even explore the

success and failure of networks past and present. Proposals that trouble or expand the basic

definition of a network as well as those that place the meaning of networks in their

presentations are encouraged.

Programming for the conference will include:

• A Provosts’ Panel exploring the Value of Networks for their Universities

• Plenary Session: Roundtable of Faculty and University Administrators: the Future of the

Network and the Value of Partnership

• Workshops for students and faculty on building networks, local, regional, national and

international*

• Eurovision-style competitive panel entitled ‘Liberal Arts in Five’: participants explaining

the value of the liberal arts, with judges of journalists and the audience assessing the

ability of participants to explain the value of liberal arts to non-academic audiences.*

*We encourage prospective attendees of the conference to signal their interest

in participating in these events as part of the proposal process.

Please send proposals of 400 words, along with a short biographical statement, to the GALA

Academic Director, Ian Gadd and local hosts, Joshua Goode and Andrew Vosko to

GALA2019@cgu.edu

The conference will take place on the campus of Claremont Graduate University, a private, freestanding

graduate school, that is part of the Claremont College Consortium. Nestled in beautiful

Claremont, CA, the seven-college consortium offers a diverse, university-sized faculty set within

a liberal arts college atmosphere, all within 35 miles of downtown Los Angeles.

Housing and conference registration details, along with further information regarding

workshops and special student activities on 12 September 2019, to follow.

For more information about the Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA)

please visit http://gala.network or contact gala@bathspa.ac.uk