Faculty Symposium

The 2025 annual Faculty Symposium has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at University Crossing.

Please register to attend the Faculty Symposium. If you had previously registered to attend the original event date (December 2, 2025), you do not need to register again.

Event Overview

The annual Faculty Symposium includes keynote presentations, lightning talks, a panel discussion, the faculty recognitions ceremony and more. We welcome broad participation from faculty at all career stages. Faculty are welcome to attend all or part of the Symposium. We hope you will join us to celebrate your colleagues' successes, learn more about their work, and catch up informally with faculty from across campus.

Agenda

*Global Scholar Insights and Interactive Award Search for Faculty: While faculty are encouraged to combine a Fulbright grant with a sabbatical leave whenever possible, understanding that different criteria exist for each award is key. This year’s discussion will center on planning for a successful application and how to navigate the extensive collections of Fulbright Scholar opportunities. Sheree Pagsuyoin, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will provide insights on managing the complexity of the multi-country Global Scholar Award, including balancing international travel, data collection, and on-campus responsibilities, especially because the trips can be conducted within one academic year or spread over two consecutive years.

Lightning Talks

Each year, the Faculty Symposium includes lightning talk sessions where faculty and staff share 90-second presentations about their work and opportunities for collaboration. Examples of topics include:

• Current research or creative work
• Research idea in preparation for a proposal
• Community engagement project to encourage interdisciplinary participation
• Work of a Research or Engagement Center to foster collaboration
• Teaching innovation that can be adapted to other disciplines
• University-wide services such as a core research facility, library initiative, media teaching lab that can help faculty advance their teaching, research, and scholarship activities.

The deadline to register for a lightning talk has passed. We encourage you to attend the lightning talk sessions to hear your colleague's presentations.