Hundreds of colleagues joined us at the virtual Faculty Symposium on December 2, 2020 to celebrate the accomplishments across campus over the past year. Access the event materials and keynotes:

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Agenda

TimeDetails
4 - 4:10 p.m.Welcome remarks
4:10 - 4:35 p.m.Small Group Session I
4:35 - 5 p.m.Small Group Session II
  • Lightning Talks D
  • Lightning Talks E
  • Pedagogy Panel - Supporting First-Generation and Students of Color
    • Jessica Garcia, Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry
    • Matthew Hurwitz, Associate Teaching Professor, English
    • Yahayra Michel, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Criminology and Justice Studies
    • Olga Tines, Assistant Teaching Professor, Management
5 - 5:05 p.m.Break
5:05 - 5:50 p.m.Networking
  • Group networking separated by topics (TBD)
  • Watch videos submitted by colleagues
5:50 - 6:10 p.m.Keynotes
  • Teaching and Building Empathy through Stories in a Time of Crisis - Keith Mitchell, Associate Professor, English, Recipient of the 2020 Manning Prize for Teaching Excellence
  • RISE: the Rist Institute of Sustainability and Energy
    • Christopher Niezrecki, Chair, Professor, Director of the Center for Wind Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Distinguished University Professor, 2020 - 2023
    • Ruairi O’Mahony, Director of Sustainability
    • Juliette Rooney-Varga, Professor, Director of the Climate Change Initiative, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
6:10 - 6:25 p.m.Faculty Recognitions
6:25 - 6:30 p.m.Closing remarks