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Full Schedule

  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Speaker Ready Room
    Location: Gallery Place – Level M3
  • 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Registration
    Membership Welcome and Assistance
    Location: M1 Foyer
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (1 – 13)
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 1: A University-Wide Task Force on Civic Engagement and Public Service: A Model for All Campuses
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Elizabeth Matto – Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
    Presenter: Nyeema Watson – Rutgers University–Camden
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 2: An Institution-Wide, Curricular Approach to Strengthening Belonging and Inclusion: TCU’s Finding Ourselves in Community Initiative
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Theresa Gaul – Texas Christian University
    Presenter: David Allen – Texas Christian University
    Presenter: Frank Hernandez – Texas Christian University
    Presenter: Claire Sanders – Texas Christian University
    Presenter: Nishala Silva – Texas Christian University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 3: Building Career Foundations: Integrating Internships into First-Year Living-Learning Communities
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Brad Knight (he/him/his) – American University
    Presenter: Ashley Owens – American University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 4: Curricular Approaches to Bridge the Public and Private Spheres
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Jessie Cheng – AAC&U
    Presenter: MeHee Hyun – Antioch University
    Presenter: Beverley McGuire – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Presenter: Andrea Richards – Antioch University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 5: Educating for Democracy through an Applied Humanities Curriculum
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Ryan Zerr – University of North Dakota
    Presenter: Melissa Gjellstad – University of North Dakota
    Presenter: Anne Kelsch (she/her/hers) – University of North Dakota
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 6: Expanding Creativity: Exploring and Integrating AI at a Time of Budgetary Constrictions
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Marcela Kostihova – Hamline University
    Presenter: Irina Makarevitch – Hamline University
    Leveraging Digital InnovationFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 7: From Strategic Goal to Implementation: A Model for Bringing Accelerated/Shortened Courses to Scale
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Toni Muhammad – Howard Community College
    Presenter: Candace dePass (she/her/hers) – Howard Community College
    Presenter: Jonathan Iuzzini – Howard Community College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 8: Innovative Pathways: Leveraging EdTech and Digital Credentials for Student Achievement
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Collin Sullivan – University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
    Presenter: Suzanne Carbonaro – 1EdTech
    Presenter: Sherri Castanzo – Bowdoin College
    Leveraging Digital InnovationFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 9: Leading with Equity: Perspectives on Student Success from the Mellon Academic Leadership Fellows
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Laura Senio Blair – Southwestern University
    Presenter: Eric Henager – Rhodes College
    Presenter: Azita Osanloo – Centre College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 10: Promoting High-Impact Practices: Generation Z and the Power of Community Advocacy
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Aleina Smith – Duquesne University
    Presenter: Natasha Cahn-Ruiz – Duquesne University
    Presenter: Kevin Valdez – Duquesne University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 11: Struggles and Strategies in Determining Attendance Policies in the Post-Pandemic Era
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Sarah Russell (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Presenter: Amanda Curtin Soydan – Duke University
    Presenter: Heather Settle – Duke University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 12: The Confluence of Religion, Democracy, and Education Where Existence Is Rebellion
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Danielle Sheather – Southern Utah University
    Presenter: John Meisner – Southern Utah University
    Presenter: Nichole Wangsgard – Southern Utah University
    Presenter: Brianne Kramer – Southern Utah University
    Educating for a Democracy in QuestionFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table 13: The Power of Partnerships: Building Collaborations between the Humanities and Sciences to Meet Institutional Goals
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Primary Presenter: Emily Todd – Eastern Connecticut State University
    Presenter: Patricia Szczys – Eastern Connecticut State University
    Presenter: Heather Vincent – Eckerd College
    Presenter: Christine Wooley – Eckerd College
    Bridging Science and HumanityFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (A – K)
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table A: Access and Opportunity: Expanding Financial, Academic, and Experiential Learning Possibilities for High-Priority Students
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Steven Girardot – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Presenter: Lorett Swank – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Presenter: Chris Reaves – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Presenter: Lacy Hodges (she/her/hers) – Georgia Institute of Technology
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table B: Application of Social and Emotional Learning to Address the Academic Challenges of Colleges and Universities
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Beverly Edwards – Fayetteville State University
    Presenter: Quienton Nichols – Fayetteville State University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table C: Challenges of Designing and Implementing a Shared Peer Mentoring Model across Diverse Institutions
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Dewayne Morgan – University System of Maryland
    Presenter: Karen Feagin – University System of Maryland
    Presenter: Jennifer Lynch – University of Maryland
    Presenter: Daniel Moore – University System of Maryland
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table D: Empowering Social Justice through Service Learning: Enhancing the First-Year Experience
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Sonia Brown – Philander Smith University
    Presenter: Carolyn Hall – Philander Smith University
    Presenter: Ronny Miller-Yow – Philander Smith University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table E: What Will It Take to Scale Teaching Excellence in US Higher Education?
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Isis Artze-Vega – Valencia College
    Presenter: Dina Blum – Raikes Foundation
    Presenter: Corbin Campbell – American University
    Presenter: Bryan Dewsbury – Florida International University
    Presenter: Susannah McGowan – Georgetown University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table F: High-Impact Leadership Development: Project-Based Learning for Aspiring Administrators
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Lisa Jasinski – Associated Colleges of the Midwest
    Presenter: Louis Epstein – St. Olaf College
    Presenter: Ryan Raul Bañagale – Colorado College
    Arguing with EvidenceFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table G: Integrating Career and Civic Education
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Alexander Hartwiger – Framingham State University
    Presenter: Maria (Lissa) Bollettino – Framingham State University
    Presenter: Susan Dargan – Framingham State University
    Presenter: Halcyon Mancuso – Framingham State University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table H: Navigating Change: Leadership in Flux
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Allison Crume – University of South Florida
    Presenter: Amy Johnson – Old Dominion University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table I: Pace Initiative for Connecting Mind and Health: Collaborating across Disciplines, Divisions, and Departments
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Patricia Bolea – Grand Valley State University
    Presenter: Mary Bower – Grand Valley State University
    Presenter: Jamie Owen- De Schruyver – Grand Valley State University
    Advancing Public PurposesFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table J: Reconsidering the Withdrawal Deadline to Support Students
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Michael Davis – Northern Virginia Community College
    Presenter: Hallie Schachinger – Complete College America
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Table K: What Evidence Works When? Strategies for Using the Data You Collect to Spur Curricular Change
    Location: Marquis Salons 1 & 2 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Jeffrey Thomas – Queens University of Charlotte
    Presenter: Sarah Fatherly – Queens University of Charlotte
    Arguing with EvidenceFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Moving Forward: Higher Education’s Role in Redesigning and Protecting Democracy Now
    Pre-registration required.
    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Moderator: Joelle Deleveaux – Lumina Foundation
    Presenter: Cynthia Miller-Idriss – Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL)
    Presenter: Nicole Bibbins Sedaca – Freedom House
    Ticketed Events
  • 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 5
    Location: N/A
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern
    Building Trust through Economic Mobility for Low-Income Students: Learning from Success
    Location: Silver Linden – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Andrew Seligsohn – Public Agenda
    Presenter: Maggie Grove – Public Agenda
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success30-Minute Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern
    Combating Disinformation: Educators' Role in Safeguarding Democracy
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Uttam Gaulee (he/him/his) – Morgan State University
    Presenter: Pujan Paudel – Boston University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question30-Minute Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern
    Creating Inclusive and Equitable Campus Environments for Educators to Support Student Success
    Location: Treasury - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Allison BrckaLorenz – Indiana University Bloomington
    Presenter: Leonard Taylor, Jr. – National Survey of Student Engagement
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success30-Minute Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Beyond the Chief Academic Officer: Collaborating between Finance and Academic Affairs for Long-Term Institutional Success
    Location: Dogwood – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Jay Roberts – Warren Wilson College
    Presenter: Rebeka Mazzone – FutureEd Finance
    Presenter: Gary Hawkins – Hampshire College
    Arguing with Evidence
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Delphi Award Session
    Location: Judiciary Square – Level M3
    Moderator: Ashley Finley – AAC&U
    Moderator: Adrianna Kezar – University of Southern California (USC)
    Presenter: Kate Birdsall – Michigan State University
    Presenter: KC Culver – University of Alabama
    Presenter: Sonja Fritzsche – Michigan State University
    Presenter: Christiane Healey (she/her/hers) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Presenter: Eve Weinbaum – University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Politicization of Student Success and Educational Equity
    Location: Archives – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Sheila Lloyd – Hampshire College
    Presenter: Linda Ziegenbein – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Presenter: Marsha McGriff – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessSeminar Session
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Elevating a Sector within an Ecosystem: Exploring How Urban-Serving Universities Support Higher Education’s Public Purpose
    Location: University of DC – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Jennifer Keup – APLU/Coalition of Urban Serving Universities
    Presenter: C. Mauli Agrawal – University of Missouri, Kansas City
    Presenter: Mark Becker – APLU
    Presenter: Jillian Kinzie – Indiana University Bloomington
    Presenter: William F.L. Moses – The Kresge Foundation
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Enhancing OER Relevancy in the Age of AI and Disintermediation
    Location: Union Station – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: David Harris – Rice University, OpenStax
    Presenter: M. Yvonne Taylor – University of Washington
    Presenter: C. Edward Watson – AAC&U
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Foundations of Strategic Enrollment and Data-Driven Decisions Tools
    Location: Chinatown – Level M3
    Presenter: Drew Allen – Harvard Graduate School of Education
    Arguing with Evidence
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Faculty
    Location: Mount Vernon Square – Level M3
    Presenter: Amer Ahmed – University of Vermont
    Presenter: Curtis Byrd (he/him/his) – Academic Pipeline Project
    Presenter: Brian McGowan – American University
    Moderator: Nancy Prather-Johnson – Tidewater Community College
    Arguing with Evidence
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    President's Award Session
    Location: Shaw – Level M3
    Moderator: Lynn Pasquerella – AAC&U
    Presenter: Steven Mintz – University of Texas at Austin
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Sensemaking for Student Success: A Method for Engaging Stakeholders in Collective Problem-Solving
    Location: Catholic University – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Elizabeth Wardle – Miami University
    Presenter: Caitlin Martin – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Presenter: Stacy Wilson – Mesa Community College
    Presenter: Alex Arreguin – Mesa Community College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Telling the Story of General Education through a Statewide Approach to Durable Skills
    Location: Mint – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Heidi Estrem – Idaho State Board of Education
    Presenter: Martin Gibbs – Lewis-Clark State College
    Presenter: Candyce Reynolds – Boise State University
    Presenter: Tiffany Seeley-Case – College of Southern Idaho
    Presenter: Greg Wilson – College of Western Idaho
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    The Carnegie Elective Classifications: Twenty Years of Promoting Public Purpose
    Location: Howard – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Marisol Morales (she/her/hers) – American Council on Education (ACE)
    Presenter: Cammie Jones-Friedrichs – American Council on Education (ACE)
    Presenter: Carla Ortega-Santori – Rice University
    Presenter: Elaine Ward – Merrimack College
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Using Technology to Engage across Differences
    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Sara Drury – Wabash College
    Presenter: Michael Murray – Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
    Presenter: April Bleske-Rechek – University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
    Presenter: Emily Stacey – Rose State College
    Presenter: Josh Young – Miami Dade College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Work+ Collective: Reimagining On-Campus Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice Nationwide
    Location: Scarlet Oak – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Samara Reynolds – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Presenter: Saskia Campbell – George Mason University
    Presenter: Katybeth Lee – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Presenter: Kelsey Parker – University of Michigan–Dearborn
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Changing the Conversation: Elevating Social and Economic Mobility as an Institutional Priority
    Location: Silver Linden – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Lindsey Myers (she/her/hers) – American Council on Education (ACE)
    Presenter: Veeko Lucas – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
    Presenter: Zhe Zhao – American Council on Education (ACE)
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success30-Minute Session
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Innovative Assessment: Partnering with External Stakeholders for Student Success
    Location: Treasury - Level M4
    Presenter: Bethany Miller – Macalester College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success30-Minute Session
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Leading for Democracy: Strengthening Civic Mindsets and Skill Sets for Campus Leaders
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Catherine Copeland (she/her/hers) – American Association of State Colleges and Universities
    Presenter: Terry Brown – American Association of State Colleges and Universities
    Presenter: Victoria (Tori) Cirks – American Institutes for Research
    Educating for a Democracy in Question30-Minute Session
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern
    AAC&U Networking Break
    Location: Marquis Salon 5
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 6
    Location: N/A
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Action Teams for Student Success: Making Big Changes through a Small Focus
    Location: Judiciary Square – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: James Sloat – Colby College
    Presenter: Michael Gettings – Hollins University
    Presenter: Melissa Glenn – Colby College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    AI-nticipate the Future: Proactive Skills for Professional Success in the AI Age
    Location: Scarlet Oak – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Kim Churches (she/her/hers) – The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
    Presenter: Vicki Allums – Defense Acquisition University
    Presenter: Geoff Schaefer – Leidos
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Building a Culture of Civil Discourse, One Conversation at a Time
    Location: Union Station – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: April Bleske-Rechek – University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
    Presenter: Matthew Pollard – Unify America
    Presenter: Josh Young – Miami Dade College
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Can Data-Driven Insights Elevate Your Campus Climate Strategy?
    Location: Catholic University – Level M1
    Presenter: Lenore Pearlstein – Founder and President, Campus Climate Surveys, LLC
    Presenter: Gabriel Reif – Campus Climate Surveys, LLC
    Arguing with Evidence
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Cocreation in Education: Strengthening Communities through Curricular Partnerships
    Location: LeDroit Park – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Arielle del Rosario – Project Pericles
    Presenter: Julia Chadaga – Macalester College
    Presenter: Michelle Chase – Pace University
    Presenter: Anita Chikkatur – Carleton College
    Presenter: Brian Evans – Bates College
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Connecting STEM and Pre-Professional Students to the Human Experience throughout the Texas A&M University System
    Location: Treasury – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Adam Costanzo – Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
    Presenter: William Bush – Texas A&M University–San Antonio
    Presenter: Clay Hooper – Prairie View A&M University
    Presenter: Rebecca Weir – West Texas A&M University
    Bridging Science and Humanity
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Creating a Statewide Open Educational Resources Action Framework
    Location: Archives – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Robert Awkward – Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessSeminar Session
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Financial Aid Offers: Best Practices to Delivering Transparency and Clarity for Students
    Location: Howard – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Megan Walter – National Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators
    Presenter: Terry Hartle – American Council on Education (ACE)
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Leading in Complex Times: Strategies for Navigating a New Era of Higher Education
    Location: Silver Linden – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Andrea Coldwell (she/her/hers) – Coker University
    Presenter: Stephanie Ahlfeldt – Concordia College
    Presenter: Melissa McAlexander (she/her/hers) – Santa Clara University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Lessons from AAC&U IDHE/SDI's Fall 2024 Help Desk for Democracy Educators
    Location: Shaw – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Rhonda Fitzgerald – Sustained Dialogue Institute
    Presenter: Ande Diaz – Vice President for Special Projects, Tree of Light Consulting
    Presenter: Leslie Garvin
    Presenter: Michele Holt-Shannon – University of New Hampshire
    Presenter: Nancy Thomas – AAC&U
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    NESS Book Award Session
    Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis
    Location: University of DC – Level M1
    Presenter: Bryan Alexander – Georgetown University
    Moderator: Kathleen Woodward – University of Washington–Seattle
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Not “Just a Bill”: Engaging Democracy and Civics in Any Discipline
    Location: Chinatown – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Bridget Trogden (she/her/hers) – American University
    Presenter: James Burns – Clemson University
    Presenter: Sarah Hamblin – University of Massachusetts Boston
    Presenter: Winnie Hung – Cosumnes River College
    Presenter: Bernadette Ludwig – Wagner College
    Presenter: Wendy Wagner – George Washington University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Reaffirming Higher Education’s Public Purpose in Producing a Competitive Diversified STEM Workforce

    Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Featured Session
    Location: Dogwood – Mezzanine
    Presenter: Omar Lopez – Texas State University
    Bridging Science and Humanity
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Reimagining the Academic Mission to Reclaim Public Purpose and Reawaken Joy
    Location: Mint – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Ellie Clifford Ertle – California State University–Chico
    Presenter: Laura Baudot – Oberlin College
    Presenter: Timothy Eatman – Rutgers University–Newark
    Presenter: Paul Hanstedt – University of Minnesota, Rochester
    Presenter: Kate McCarthy – California State University–-Chico
    Presenter: David Scobey – Bringing Theory to Practice
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Supporting Higher Education Leaders: Strategies for Stress, Rejection, and the Haters in Your Midst
    Location: Mount Vernon Square – Level M3
    Presenter: Lisa Hanasono – Bowling Green State University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Tools for Equitable Change: Leading Curricular and Cultural Transformation for Experiential Learning
    Location: Georgetown – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Jeffrey Osborn (he/him/his) – The College of New Jersey
    Presenter: John Barthell – University of Central Oklahoma
    Presenter: Jillian Kinzie – Indiana University Bloomington
    Presenter: Mitchell Malachowski – University of San Diego
    Presenter: Kelly Neiles (she/her/hers) – St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Presenter: Rosalie Richards – Stetson University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    TRHT Connect and Collaborate: Exploring Opportunities for Shared Learning and Impact
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Moderator: Mary Ann Villarreal – AAC&U
    Presenter: Nathan Carter (he/him/his) – Northern Virginia Community College
    Presenter: Eric Ford – The Shriver Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Presenter: Jermaine Pearson
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Women of Color Administrators: From Survival to Liberation
    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Chinyere Oparah – University of San Francisco
    Presenter: Gilda Barabino – Olin College of Engineering
    Presenter: Sabrina Kwist – University of San Francisco
    Presenter: Sheila Lloyd – Hampshire College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern
    Screening of "Teaching While Black"

    Please bring your lunch or favorite snack and join us!

    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Presenter: Donnetrice Allison – Stockton University
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 7
    Location: N/A
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Demonstrating Value through Performance Excellence: Leveraging Intuitional Assessment Summits to Promote Evidence-Based Reflection and Strategy
    Location: Georgetown – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Rosalind Ong – San Antonio College
    Presenter: Francisco Solis – San Antonio College
    Presenter: Savithra Eratne – San Antonio College
    Arguing with Evidence
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    DIY AI: Using AI to Create Cost-Effective, Adaptive Learning and Assessment Artifacts for Higher Education
    Location: Judiciary Square – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Peter Shea – Middlesex Community College
    Presenter: Ruth Slotnick – Bridgewater State University
    Presenter: Devan Walton (he/him/his) – Northern Essex Community College
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Enacting a More Aspirational Democracy through Equitable Community Engagement Practices
    Location: Dogwood – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Sara Moore – Salem State University
    Presenter: Suchitra Gururaj – University of Texas at Austin
    Presenter: Andrea Robles – AmeriCorps
    Presenter: Cindy Vincent – Salem State University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Every Student Deserves a Champion: Tech-Enabled Mentoring at Scale for First-Generation Students
    Location: Mount Vernon Square – Level M3
    Presenter: Jeanette Duffy – iMentor
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Higher Education Wants YOU! How Individuals Can Reaffirm Higher Education's Public Purpose
    Location: Chinatown – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Paul Gaston – Kent State University Kent Campus
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    How Collaboration Will Move Higher Education beyond the Transcript and toward a Skills-Centered Future
    Location: Union Station – Level M3
    Presenter: Rob Coyle – 1EdTech
    Presenter: Ashley Finley – AAC&U
    Presenter: Amber Garrison Duncan – Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)
    Presenter: Melanie Gottlieb – AACRAO
    Presenter: Niesha Taylor – National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Institutionalizing Change through the Exemplary Student Pathways Project
    Location: Silver Linden – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Rebecca Karoff – University of Texas System
    Presenter: Jonikka Charlton – University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
    Presenter: Ashley Purgason – University of Texas at Arlington
    Presenter: Colleen Swain – University of Texas at Tyler
    Presenter: Heather Wright – University of Texas at Austin
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Open Educational Resources as a Completion, Learning, and Affordability Strategy for Higher Education
    Location: Treasury – Level M4
    Presenter: C. Edward Watson – AAC&U
    Presenter: Heather Miceli – AAC&U
    Presenter: Beth Perkins – AAC&U
    Presenter: Hannah Schneider – AAC&U
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Preparing Students for Careers and Civic Life: Sustainability in Curriculum, Campus Life, and Community Engagement
    Location: Mint – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Patricia Szczys – Eastern Connecticut State University
    Presenter: Niti Pandey – Eastern Connecticut State University
    Presenter: Janet Ericksen – University of Minnesota Morris
    Presenter: Claudia Luke – Sonoma State University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Scaling Up Culturally Responsive Mentoring
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Jenny Shanahan – Bridgewater State University
    Presenter: Castagna Lacet – Bridgewater State University
    Presenter: Buffie Longmire-Avital – Elon University
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Sustaining Equity-Focused Educational Reform amid Pushback on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
    Location: Archives – Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Nita Tarchinski – University of Michigan
    Presenter: Madeleine Gonin – Indiana University Bloomington
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student SuccessSeminar Session
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    The Carnegie Elective Classifications Research Lab: Examining Public Purposes and Impact across Elective Classified Institutions
    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Elaine Ward – Merrimack College
    Presenter: Felicia Deas – Spelman College
    Presenter: Stephanie Johnson – University of Colorado Boulder
    Presenter: Drew Pearl – Kansas State University
    Presenter: Nicole Williams – Antioch University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    The Enduring Themes of Past Jefferson Lectures
    Location: Marquis Salon 6
    Moderator: Lynn Pasquerella – AAC&U
    Presenter: Ronald Crutcher – University of Richmond
    Presenter: Andrew Delbanco – The Teagle Foundation
    Presenter: Mary Dana Hinton – Hollins University
    LIVESTREAM (Scan or Click) 
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Today’s Universities Need Tomorrow’s Strategies: Aligning Belonging and Public Purpose for Student and University Success
    Location: University of DC – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Mary Watson – The New School
    Presenter: Lorenley Baez – The New School
    Presenter: Fikayo Odugbemi – New York Institute of Technology
    Presenter: Marsha Oropeza – LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Using Data-Driven DEI Metrics to Support Inclusive Excellence Efforts in Anti-DEI and Anti-Affirmative Action Climates
    Location: Scarlet Oak – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Curtis Byrd (he/him/his) – Academic Pipeline Project
    Presenter: Amer Ahmed – University of Vermont
    Presenter: Rihana Mason – Georgia State University
    Presenter: Tiffany Townsend – Purdue University Global
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 8
    Location: N/A
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Advancing the Democratic Mission of Higher Education in a Polarized Environment: Stories from the Field
    Location: Georgetown – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Elizabeth Niehaus – University of Nebraska–Lincoln
    Presenter: Will Bowlin – Northeast Mississippi Community College
    Presenter: Michael Gavin – Delta College
    Presenter: Ali Watts – Bowling Green State University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Coalition for the Common Good: Leveraging Liberal Education for Social Justice, Public Health, and Democracy
    Location: University of DC – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Wendy Sherman Heckler – Otterbein University
    Presenter: Chester Haskell – Antioch University
    Presenter: Lemuel Watson – Antioch University
    Presenter: Ali Corey – Antioch University
    Presenter: Bridget Newell – Otterbein University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Enhancing Learning across Disciplines through AI-Empowered Interactive Education
    Location: Judiciary Square – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Jie Zhang – State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport
    Presenter: Ning Yu – State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport
    Presenter: Wenhai Li – State University of New York (SUNY) Farmingdale
    Presenter: Sen Zhang – State University of New York (SUNY) Oneonta
    Leveraging Digital Innovation
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    How Higher Ed Can Advance Regional Economic Development and Career Preparation for Students
    Location: Chinatown – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Ron Cole – Allegheny College
    Presenter: Chris Brussalis, PhD – Point Park University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Inheritors of a Hostile Wind: College/High School Partnerships for Civic Consciousness
    Location: Howard – Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Rob Fried – Upper Valley Educators Institute
    Presenter: Eli Kramer – The Cassirer Center for International Scholarship and Cooperation (Poland)
    Presenter: Cameron Tandy – Southeastern University
    Educating for a Democracy in Question
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Navigating the AI Horizon: A Leadership Dialogue on Responsible AI in Higher Education
    Location: Silver Linden – Mezzanine
    Presenter: Jenny Maxwell – Grammarly
    Presenter: C. Edward Watson – AAC&U
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Student Success: A Framework for Transforming Institutional Policies and Practices
    Location: Dogwood – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Reem Jaafar (she/her/hers) – City University of New York (CUNY) LaGuardia Community College
    Presenter: Anthony Brown – City College of San Fransisco
    Presenter: Milena Cuellar (she/her/hers) – City University of New York (CUNY) LaGuardia Community College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Tales from the Field: Inclusive Strategic Planning and Implementation
    Location: Scarlet Oak – Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Paul Overvoorde – Macalester College
    Presenter: Bethany Miller – Macalester College
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry: Solving Real Problems to Build Durable Self-Efficacy
    Location: Marquis Salons 12 & 13 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Anne Boettcher (she/her/hers) – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Presenter: Donna Chamely-Wiik – Florida Atlantic University
    Presenter: Patrick/Patricia Killion – University of Maryland
    Presenter: Juliane Strauss-Soukup – Creighton University
    Presenter: Bethany Usher – Radford University
    Advancing Public Purposes
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Urban Uplift: Transforming Student Success through Faculty and Staff Development
    Location: LeDroit Park – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Jimmy McClellan – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
    Presenter: Samantha Levine (she/her/hers) – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Weathering Organizational Changes: Supportive Supervision Strategies for Managing Emotional Labor and Psychological Well-Being
    Location: Union Station – Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Bey-Ling Sha – California State University, Fullerton
    Presenter: Paaige Turner – Aurora University
    Presenter: Tammy Gocial – Gocial Leadership Advisors (GoLead!)
    Presenter: Kristin Stang (she/her/hers) – California State University, Fullerton
    Transforming Policies and Practices to Support Student Success
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    HEDs Up Presentations
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Moderator: Kate McConnell – AAC&U
    HEDs Up PresentationFriday HEDs Up
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Embracing Emerging Technologies in Community College Spaces: Artificial Intelligence Didactic and Showcase
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Brandon Wallace, N/A – Montgomery College
    Leveraging Digital InnovationHEDs Up PresentationFriday HEDs Up
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Assessing Student-AI Collaborative Assignments
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Larry Ebert – Golden Gate University and University of San Francisco
    Leveraging Digital InnovationHEDs Up PresentationFriday HEDs Up
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Beyond Institutional AI Policies: Making a Difference with Transformative AI Training for Faculty and Learners
    Location: Marquis Salon 14 – Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Krisztina Domjan – American University
    Leveraging Digital InnovationHEDs Up PresentationFriday HEDs Up
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    Closing Plenary Session
    Educating Humans to Thrive in an AI World
    Location: Marquis Salon 6
    Presenter: José Bowen – AAC&U
    Moderator: Jonathan Alger – American University
    Moderator: Timothy Eatman – Rutgers University–Newark
    Plenary Sessions