Join us for workshops and panels designed for faculty, postdocs, and PhD students alike. All are welcome to participate in these sessions tailored to enhance professional development, foster collaboration, and inspire innovation.
Faculty Sessions
Friday, March 7, 2025
Faculty Block 1, 9-10:30am
Location: Dogwood Room
Description: This interactive workshop is designed to enhance attendees' understanding of critical allyship and efforts to synthesize language, intention, action, and the impact of allyship on equity. Language can be powerful in guiding actions. In other words, using
Speakers: Seonmi Jin
Location: Walnut Room
Description: In difficult Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics (STEM) courses and majors, students can lose motivation to persist. Yet, growing empirical evidence demonstrates that reflecting on oneǃÙs why for engaging in STEM can benefit academic mot
Speakers: Shahana Ansari
Location: Persimmon Room
Description: What are the most significant challenges faculty face as they develop grant proposals? In this session, we will discuss strategies for developing successful grant proposals, including the role of mentoring. This will be a hybrid presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Jamie Kirkley
Faculty Block 2, 10:45-11:45am
Location: Dogwood Room
Presentation 1: Turning a Class into a Community, Jennifer Lale
Description: As educators we spend a great deal of time planning the content of our courses; yet so much of the actual teaching centers on the people in the room who come to learn.
Presentation 2: Transforming Your Teaching Philosophy Statement with Creative Technologies, Gabrielle Stecher
Description: This workshop encourages faculty and graduate students to embrace the creative spirit of their teaching by reframing their approach to writing the teaching philosophy statement, a central document for academic hiring and promotion. Using creative Technologies.
Location: Walnut Room
Presentation 1: Teaching the Future: AI and VR in Memorial Design, Hoa Vo
Description: Discover how AI and VR empower students to reimagine Beck Chapel as a memorial for diverse designers. This session showcases innovative strategies, student work, and technologyǃÙs role in promoting inclusivity and advocating for women in design.
Presentation 2: Doll Play as an Entry to STEAM Activities, Christina Romero
Description: Come and play with dolls! Session will teach you how to use the friendship, club dolls, and other artifacts, in the classroom with station STEAM activities.
Faculty Plenary Luncheon with Anne Leftwich, 12-1:30pm
Speaker: Anne Leftwich
Location:Frangipani Room
Reimagining the Academy: AI as a Catalyst for Innovation in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries worldwide, higher education must adapt to harness its transformative potential. This session explores AI's role in enhancing teaching, learning, and scholarship, emphasizing its ability to personalize learning experiences, streamline administrative processes, and support research innovation. By positioning AI as a catalyst rather than a disruptor, universities can foster a future where technology enhances—not replaces—the human elements of education. Join us for a forward-thinking conversation on how AI can drive meaningful, sustainable innovation in the academy.