Faculty Symposium

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Celebrate

Network

Join us for the 2024 Faculty Symposium: Nov. 21, 2024!

The Office of the Provost and Office of Research and Innovation are pleased to host the annual Faculty Symposium on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at University Crossing.

Register online for the 2024 Faculty Symposium

The day’s activities will include keynote presentations, lightning talks, a teaching pedagogy panel, 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

Time	Activity
1 - 1:45 p.m.	Spotlight on Global Impact: Showcasing Fulbright Scholars in Our Academic Community
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.	Artificial intelligence (AI) Panel: Unlocking AI's Potential: Best Practices for Teaching to Elevate Student Learning
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.	ADVANCE Office for Faculty Equity (OFER) Updates and Request for Interactive Feedback Session: ADVANCE OFER Initiatives and Events
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.	Break / Transition
3:45 - 4:35 p.m.	Lightning Talks (sessions occur concurrently) Session 1 Session 2
4:35 - 4:45 p.m.	Break / Transition
4:45 - 5:35 p.m.	Lightning Talks (sessions occur concurrently) Session 3 Session 4
5:35 - 6:20 p.m.	Networking and refreshments
6:20 - 6:50 p.m.	Keynotes: Phitsamay Uy, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Recipient of the 2024 Manning Prize for Teaching Excellence - "Accidental Academic: The Journey of a Lao Refugee from Adversity to Teaching Excellence through Growth Mindset" Yanfen Li, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Francis College of Engineering - "Encouragement and Opportunity: Cultivating Pathways to Success for Underrepresented Students"
6:50 - 7:30 p.m.	Recognitions Ceremony

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. Please consider presenting a lightning talk. Examples of topics include:

Current research or creative work
Research idea in preparation for a project 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

To register, please complete the lightning talk registration form to present a lightning talk.

On the form, you will be able to indicate your availability and submit a slide for your presentation.

Please note that the main Faculty Symposium registration form is separate from the lightning talk form. In order to officially register to present a lightning talk, you will need to complete the lightning talk registration form.