“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good…”
Conference Schedule
ONGOING FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES
Ollivander’s Wand-Making Shop and Owlery
10:00-4:00 (LAB 107)
Let the wand choose the wizard… Come and make a wand to take home.
We provide the materials, and you add the magic.
While you’re working, see some of the balloon animals in our “owlery.”
Magic Show/ Showing Magic 10:15-11:00 (McCue Auditorium)
Magic Show and discussion of the professional practice of magic
(Magician Sky Sands)
Horcrux Scavenger Hunt 10:30-12:30 (meet in LAB 102)
Defeat Voldemort by geocache-hunting for horcruxes!
Melanie Perreault and Sheri Treadwell (KSSPE)
Hogwarts Library 11:00-4:00 (LAB 108)
Browse through a display of books from our library that inspired the Harry Potter series,
as well as texts that have been influenced by it since; beware of the Restricted Section!
Drake Librarians Laura Dumuhosky, Pam O’Sullivan, Jennifer Smathers, Ken Wierzbowski;
Patti Anders and Dakota Zimmer (English Department)
Flourish & Blotts 11:00-2:00 (LAB atrium)
Indulge your appetite for Potter books and merchandise (Barnes & Noble College Bookstore)
Face Painting 11:00-12:30 (LAB atrium)
Get that lightning bolt tattoo and be “the Boy Who Lived…”
Olivia Lobo and Addie Kelly (Interdisciplinary Arts for Children)
Care of Magical Creatures
Updated4/20/17
12:30-1:30 (LAB 106A)
Meet snakes, lizards, and toads, and learn about caring for your owl
(Seneca Park Zoomobile)
Harry Potter Trivia 12:45-1:15 and 3:45-4:15 (McCue Auditorium)
The English Club tests your knowledge of the Potter-verse!
Winners of costume contest announced at the second session.
Quidditch Practice 4:15-5:30 (Lawn in front of LAB, or if rainy, Tuttle South Gym)
Demonstration of quidditch techniques and rules with audience participation
(Victor High School Quidditch Team, advisor Laura Dunbar)
PANEL PRESENTATIONS
The History of Magic: 9:00-10:15 (LAB 102)
Moderator: Paul Moyer (History)
“Dangerous Ideas: Christianity’s Rejection of the Harry Potter Series”
Brianna Kifer (English)
“Harry Potter and the Heroes of Myth”
Austin Busch (English)
“Harry Potter Teaches French”
Skye Paine (Modern Languages, French)
Magic Show/Showing Magic: 10:15-11:00 (McCue Auditorium)
Moderator: Robin Schepler (Social Work)
Discussion of the professional practice of magic with a few magic tricks
(Magician Sky Sands)
Charms: 10:30-11:45 (LAB 106B)
Moderator: Brianna Kifer (English)
“H is for Heroism: Hermione’s not Harry’s”
Elizabeth Whittingham (English)
“Pride & Patronus”
Laura Dumuhosky (Drake Library) with Alicia Kerfoot (English) and Samantha Schifano
“The Hermione Factor: How one Witch Influences a Generation of Activists”
Barbi Clifton (English)
Horcrux Scavenger Hunt: 10:30-12:30
(meet in the LAB 102)
Defeat Voldemort by geocache-hunting for horcruxes!
Melanie Perreault and Sheri Treadwell (KSSPE)
British High Tea: 12:00-1:15 (NY Room, Cooper Hall)
Updated4/20/17
Enjoy sandwiches, scones, desserts, and a warm cuppa!
*Online pre-registration required*
Catered by Garnishes
Care of Magical Creatures:12:30-1:30 (LAB 106A)
Meet snakes, lizards, and toads, and learn about caring for your owl
(Seneca Park Zoomobile)
Harry Potter Trivia 12:45-1:15pm (McCue Auditorium)
Moderator: Emily Blackwell (English)
Join the English Club for the first round of trivia-- test your knowledge of the Potter-verse!
Divination and Muggle Studies (2 simultaneous panels) 1:30-2:45pm
Divination: The Psyche: 1:30-2:45 (LAB 102)
Moderator: Ricky Selyukova (English)
“What does Harry Potter Have that Voldemort Didn’t—Besides a Nose?: Resiliency and Post
Traumatic Growth”
Kristin Heffernan (Social Work) and Jessica Sniatecki (Health Science)
“Divination and Cognitive Science”
Sara Margolin (Psychology)
Muggle Studies: Leadership and the Law: 1:30-2:45 (McCue Auditorium)
Moderator: Kristen Proehl (English)
“How Facing Fears in Harry Potter Can Help Students Develop Leadership Skills”
Anne Hidley (English)
“Law Made Fun through Harry Potter's Adventures”
Judge Karen Morris (MCC Faculty)
Transfiguration (2 simultaneous panels): 3:00-4:00pm
Transfiguration, Panel I: 3:00-4:00 (LAB 106A)
Moderator: Angie Rosales (English)
“Transfiguration through Physical Activity to Prevent the Dark Arts of Disease”
Elizabeth Lenz (KSSPE) and Randi Snopkowski
Transfiguration Panel II: 3:00-4:00 (LAB 102)
Moderator: Lilia Hutchison (English)
“After All this Time: Preserving the History of Harry Potter”
Curator Shannon M. Symonds (Strong Museum)
“The Magical Beasts of the Wizarding World and their Counterparts in the Muggle World”
Stuart Tsubota (Biology)
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Harry Potter Trivia: 3:45-4:15 (McCue Auditorium)
Moderator: Emily Blackwell (English)
Join the English Club to test your knowledge of the Potter-verse!
Winners of costume contest announced
Quidditch Practice: 4:15-5:30 (Lawn in front of LAB, or if rainy, Tuttle South Gym)
Moderator: Barbi Clifton
Demonstration of quidditch techniques and rules with audience participation
(Victor High School Quidditch Team, advisor Laura Dunbar)
Special Thanks to our Patronus Team…
The Admissions Office (especially Megan Sarkis and Angela Wesley), Britt Benjamin and the Seneca
Park Zoo staff, Monica Brasted, Gian Carlo Cervone, Jeff Collins, Val Dimino, Drake Library,
Department of English, John Follaco, Jennifer Haytock, Dean Tom Hernandez, David Hillman,
Department of History, Brittany Lang, Pat Maxwell, Sandy Mullin, Cherise Oakley, Dean Darwin
Prioleau, Janet Roy, the Department of Social Work, Seymour Library, Kelsey Sherman, Dave Tyler,
Susan Vasquez
Updated4/20/17