Thursday, October 24, 2019
1:00-2:00pm
Lunch in the Special Events room, McKeldin Library, UMD campus
2:00 – 2:15pm
Welcome and opening remarks, Greg Ball, Dean of UMD's College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
2:15-3:45pm
Panel I: Is Congress a Dysfunctional Workplace? The Inside Perspective
Panel of former Members of Congress:
Charles Boustany (Former Congressman from Louisiana)
Donna Edwards (Former Congresswoman from Maryland)
Elizabeth Esty (Former Congresswoman from Connecticut)
Connie Morella (Former Congresswoman from Maryland)
3:45-4:00pm
Coffee Break
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Panel II: What is a dysfunctional workplace?
Michele Gelfand (UMD, Dept. of Psychology)
Rick Guzzo (Mercer Consulting)
Danielle Thomsen (UC-Irvine, Dept. of Political Science)
Jim Curry (Univ. of Utah, Dept. of Political Science)
Friday, October 25, 2019
8:30-9:15am
Breakfast in the Special Events room, McKeldin Library, UMD campus
9:15-10:45am
Panel III: UMD Report on Congressional Culture
Paul Hanges (UMD)
Frances Lee (Princeton)
Kris Miler (UMD)
Jen Wessel (UMD)
10:45-11:00am
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30pm
Panel IV: How work identity affects and reflects our work behaviors
Jen Wessel (UMD, Dept. of Psychology)
Michael Pratt (Boston College, Carroll School of Management)
Tracy Sulkin (Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Political Science)
Laurel Harbridge-Yong (Northwestern, Dept. of Political Science)
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3:00pm
Panel V: How do you create a positive workplace climate in Congress?
Mandy O’Neill (George Mason University, School of Business)
Colleen Shogan (Library of Congress & Georgetown University)
Keith Allred (Executive Director, National Institute for Civil Discourse)
Casey Burgat (R Street)