Get tools and strategies to help you lead!
ADE and ADFL Summer Seminars will give you the training and support you need to strengthen your academic department, center, or program.
COPYRIGHT © 2020, Modern Language Association.
Summer Seminar West
22–25 May 2019, Spokane, WA
Summer Seminar East
5–9 June 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
Summer Seminar Midwest
19–23 June 2019, Milwaukee, WI
Summer Seminar
EAST
5–9 June 2019
Pittsburgh, PA
The ADE and ADFL Summer Seminars are a one-of-a-kind resource for leaders and administrators of academic programs and departments. Each year, these seminars connect chairs, program directors, and other department leaders to a network of peers and colleagues from around the country. The seminars offer intensive workshops and informational sessions on best practices, trends, challenges, and proven strategies for success.
Whether you are a new or experienced department leader, the ADE and ADFL Summer Seminars are sure to provide you with valuable tools and strategies for strengthening your department.
"I came to this seminar feeling uneasy about becoming chair, and I left feeling confident and excited."
— Mark Groundland
Tennessee Technological University
Innovations in English:
If We Build It Will They Come?
Translating Humanities Expertise: Professional Development, Curricular Innovation, Regional Collaboration
Strengthening Language Programs through Innovation
"As a new chair with no previous experience, I found everything useful. I did not know about this MLA service, and I am very grateful that somebody told me about it."
— Anna Benito
Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Professional Development for Faculty Leaders
ADE-ADFL Summer Seminar South
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
400 N Olive Street
Dallas, TX 75201
The Public Humanities
VENUE
HOST
Southern Methodist University
DATES
11–13 June 2020
ADE Summer Seminar North
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Chicago
300 E Ohio Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Strengthening English in an Era of Change
VENUE
HOSTS
Purdue University Northwest and DePaul University
DATES
6–8 July 2020
ADFL Summer Seminar East
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
1714 SW 34th Street
Gainesville, FL 32607
Diversity: Students, Faculty, Curriculum
VENUE
HOST
University of Florida
DATES
21–23 May 2020
"As a new chair with no previous experience, I found everything useful. I did not know about this MLA service, and I am very grateful that somebody told me about it."
— Anna Benito, Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Diversity: Students, Faculty, Curriculum
ADFL Summer Seminar East
21–23 May 2020, Gainesville, FL
Strengthening English in an Era of Change
ADE Summer Seminar NORTH
6–8 July 2020, Chicago, IL
The Public Humanities
ADE-ADFL Summer Seminar SOUTH
11–13 June 2020, Dallas, TX
Be a Better Leader
of Your Academic Department or Program
For more information, visit
ADE & ADFL (MAPS) Members: $595
Nonmembers: $850
Preseminar Workshop Fee: $175
Summer Seminar Pricing
The ADE and ADFL Summer Seminars will help you improve critical skills in areas such as
- dealing with personnel issues
- budget management
- revising the curriculum
- avoiding legal pitfalls
And they will connect you to colleagues who will give you the support you need to excel.
So invest in yourself and your academic program or department. Make plans to attend a 2020 summer seminar!
To learn more, check out these great past ADE and ADFL seminar programs
2019 Seminar Topics and Workshops
ADFL Summer Seminar West • 22–25 MAY 2019
Innovative Approaches to Strengthening Language Departments
Preseminar Workshops
- New Chairs. Leaders: Carole A. Kruger and Barbara Kosta
- Managing Small Programs. Leaders: Megan M. Ferry and Sharon Wilkinson
- Teaching Language through Literature. Leader: Elizabeth Bernhardt
Check-in: 5:00–6:00 p.m., 22 May 2019
Workshops begin with a dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by meetings from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.; workshops will continue through lunch on 23 May.
Plenary Sessions
- Deans and Provosts on What Makes a Language Program Strong
- Enrollments and the Curriculum
- ADFL Road-map and Action Plan for New Futures!
- Successful Models of Innovation
- Study Abroad and the Global Campus
- Articulation K–20
Discussion Groups
The seminar will also feature eighteen discussion groups, including Managing the Department Budget, Language Program Assessment, and Recruiting Students to the Major.
- Learning to Speak the Language of the Administration
- New Majors: From Concept to Course Catalog
- A Showcase of Innovative Courses and Programs
- Transforming General Education for the Twenty-First Century
- The Humanities Center as a Site for Professional Development
- Comparative Literature and Translation
Plenary Sessions
Discussion Groups
The seminar will also feature 24 discussion groups, including Using Data to Promote the Department, Mentoring Faculty Members, Translation and Interpreting in the Curriculum, and Recruiting Students to the Major.
ADE-ADFL Summer Seminar EAST • 5–9 June 2019
Translating Humanities Expertise: How to Talk to Everybody
Preseminar Workshops
- New Chairs in English. Leaders: Darryl Dickson-Carr and Nancy Warren
- ADFL New Chairs. Leaders: Holly Cashman and Gillian Lord
- Strategic Planning. Leaders: Julie C. Hayes and George Justice
- Language Enrollments Solution Room. Leaders: Tania Convertini and Dennis Looney
- Responding to the Decline in English Majors and Enrollments. Leaders: Sam Cohen and Sheila Smith McKoy
Check-in: 5:00–6:00 p.m., 5 June
Workshops will begin with dinner and a meeting at 6:00 p.m.; workshops continue on the next day at 8:30 a.m. through midday.
ADE Summer Seminar MIDWEST • 19–23 JUNE 2019
Innovations in English: If We Build It, Will They Come?
Preseminar Workshops
- New Chairs. Leaders: Daylanne English and Jacqueline Jenkins
- If We Build It, Will They Come? Attracting Students to the English Major.
Leaders: Gregory S. Jay, Michele Morano, and Gary Taylor - Graduate Curricula and Careers. Leaders: Jane Gallop, Stacy Hartman, and Jason Puskar
- Program Review from Both Sides. Leaders: Todd Butler and Natalie Eschenbaum
Check-in: 5:00–6:00 p.m., 19 June
Workshops will begin with dinner and a meeting at 6:00 p.m.; workshops continue on20 June at 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30p.m.
- Diversifying English for the Twenty-First Century
- Writing Studies in a Digital Landscape
- Creative Writing in the English Department
- Creative Curricula
- Bridging Two-Year and Four-Year Relations
- Perspectives from Upper Administration
Plenary Sessions
Discussion Groups
The seminar will also feature fourteen discussion groups, including Effective Grant Writing, Networking for Yourself and Your Students’ Benefit, Making and Recovering from Mistakes, and Working with Donors.
Postseminar Working Group
- Skills, Values, Perspectives: Help Your Majors Know and Show What They’ve Learned. Leaders: Paula M. Krebs and Kirstin Wilcox
The postseminar working group will take place on 9 June from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and is free for seminar participants. Registration is required.
- Deans and Provosts on What Makes a Language Program Strong
- Enrollments and the Curriculum
- ADFL Road-map and Action Plan for New Futures!
- Successful Models of Innovation
- Study Abroad and the Global Campus
- Articulation K–20
The seminar will also feature eighteen discussion groups, including Managing the Department Budget, Language Program Assessment, and Recruiting Students to the Major.