Some focal points for possible Proposal topics:

• What are the stories of our research and teaching that benefit us and others? (adaptive to poster session format)
• How have study abroad or internship experiences contributed to your teaching/learning?
• How do news stories in the media (print, TV, blogs) influence our thinking?
• How do stories influence decision-making (in our personal lives and careers)?
• Why is story-telling and story-listening important?
• Explore ways to share stories through art, film, online; and is one more effective than another?
• How do our stories of research ideas and methods influence our disciplines? Other disciplines?
• How do stories of testimonials affect marketing of ideas and products?
• Do all stories reflect perspective, point-of-view or regionalism?
• How do the words we choose to tell the story effect the listener?
• What are the benefits of sharing our experiences with others?
• What are the stories that define our homeland?
• How do stories help us to understand or reconcile catastrophic events, like Chernobyl, the Holocaust or 9/11?
• What are some popular stories that teach us valuable lessons? (Biblical passages, Aesop fables, folklore, legends, etc.)
• How can stories strengthen or define a community? Our campus?

You are invited to add other suggested points or presentation topics at the Discussion Forum