2025 Fall Faculty Conference Resources

Fall Faculty Conference Agenda
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 - Campus Center Main Event Room

8:00

Breakfast and Mingling

8:45

Call to Order:

Dr. Michael A. Palladino, Provost

Welcome: Trustee Nelida Valentin

Welcome and President’s Remarks: Dr. Joe Bertolino

9:00

Welcome and Provost’s Remarks: Dr. Michael A. Palladino

9:20

Welcome and Faculty Senate & Union Presidents' Remarks: Dr. Michael Law and Dr. Tara Luke

9:25

Deans’ welcome new faculty

9:40

Informational updates

  • Learning Access Program testing updates (Elisabeth Krupinski, Accommodated Testing Coordinator)
  • Faculty mental health programming (Loretta Mooney, MSW, Associate Professor of Social Work) 

9:55

Workshop previews

  • Gray DI (Peter Starrett, Executive Vice President and CFO, Gray DI)
  • Ospreys Navigate overview (Dr. Ariane Newman, Associate Provost for Academic Success)
  • Artificial Intelligence in the classroom (Dr. Kathy Klein, Executive Director, CTLD, Abby Laird, Instructional Designer, CTLD and Cheyenne Riehl, Student Success Librarian)
  • Assessment and Heliocampus (Dr. Alaina Walton, Director of Academic Assessment, Nicole Soos, Assessment Management Coordinator)
  • Coursedog (Dr. AmyBeth Glass, University Registrar)

10:00

Task Force on Reimagining General Education Introduction (Dr. Lauren Balasco, Dr. Heather McGovern, and Dr. Tracey Meilander)

~BREAK~

10:20

Task Force on Reimagining General Education discussion

11:15

Faculty Assembly - Yearly Senate agenda (Dr. Michael Law)

12:00

Union lunch (Dr. Tara Luke)

12:45

Workshop session 1

  • 1A- Gray DI (F-115)
  • 1B-Ospreys Navigate (F-114; Zoom)
  • 1C- Artificial Intelligence in the classroom (F-118; Zoom)
  • 1D- Assessment and Heliocampus (F-111; Zoom)

2:00

  Workshop session 2

  • 2A- Gray DI (F-115)
  • 2B-Ospreys Navigate (F-114; Zoom)
  • 2C- Artificial Intelligence in the classroom (F-118; Zoom)
  • 2D- Coursedog (F-111; Zoom)

3:30

Multi-Union Kickoff (Performing Arts Center lobby)