ONLINE AGENDA

Opening Remarks

9:45am - 10:00am

Streaming

Keynote Presentation and Fireside Chat

10:00am - 11:15am

Streaming

Dr. Bryan Alexander

Keynote: "AI and the University: Possibilities and Revolutions"

Description: Artificial intelligence now confronts academia with a range of possible transformations and threats, often moving at high speed. In this presentation we will start with a big picture analysis of several ways AI may reshape the world, including the economy, geopolitics, and culture. Next, we apply those models to higher education at the strategic level, considering how the technology may impact our institutions. We then focus on how AI might change the Jesuit cura personalis approach to teaching, considering what happens when we seek to care for the whole person through AI mediation.

Zoom Lunch & Networking

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Zoom

IT Support

Online Recognition of Excellence

2025 Teaching Innovation Grant Award Recipients

Morgan Bryant, PhD, Marketing, on a project titled, "Reimagining Marketing Analytics: Preparing Ethical, Data-Literate Business Leaders" 

Leah Comeau, PhD, Theology and Religious Studies, on a project titled, "Creative Journal Assignment Art Supplies" 

Sylvester Carter, MHS, PhD, CEEAA, Physical Therapy, in collaboration with Lora Packel and the Physical Therapy Department, on a project titled, "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Communication Skills in Physical Therapy Education"

2025 Patricia Leahy Award for Learning Innovations Recipients

Michael Marzano, MS, Food, Pharma, & Healthcare; 

Silviya D. Valeva, PhD, Decision & System Sciences; and 

Ronald K. Klimberg, PhD Decision & System Sciences, on a project titled, "Transforming Business Analytics Education Through Gamified Learning"

2025 Bright Idea Award Recipient

Liyuan Liu, PhD, Decision & System Sciences, on a project titled, "AI Customizes Exams: Beyond One Size Fits All in Introductory Courses"

2025 Adjunct Award for Learning Innovation Recipients

Kavitha Penugonda, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Josh Blustein, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology

Elizabeth Bongiovanni, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Clinical Education in Nursing                     

2025 Ethical Implications of AI Grant Award Recipients

Philomena  Behmer, EdD, Biology; 

Amy Troyer, MS, MAT, Biology; 

Selena Mallios, MS, Biology; 

Amy Snyder, MS, Liaison Librarian, Lancaster; and 

Brandi Morgante Handzlik, EdD, Mathematics, on a project titled, "Ethical Implications of AI Grant Boosting Scientific Literacy and AI Ethics: A Quasi-Experimental Study on AI Integration in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology Education"

Joseph Corabi, PhD, Philosophy, on a project titled, "Artificial Intelligence: The Classroom Today and the World Tomorrow"

Jenny Spinner, PhD, English, Writing & Journalism, on a project titled, "Expanding the Team: AI as Collaborative Coach in Writing Centers"

Paul Patterson, PhD, English, Writing & Journalism, on a project titled, "AI and the Medieval Classroom"

Rommel Regis, PhD, Mathematics, on a project titled, "Promoting Effective and Ethical Use of AI in Teaching Courses in Mathematical Sciences"

Patrick Garrigan, PhD, Psychology, on a project titled, "How the Rise of AI-Collaborative Work Will Affect Human Learning, Thinking, and the Skills We Value"

Abolfazi Saghafi, PhD, Mathematics, on a project titled, "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to  Enhance Pedagogy in Introductory Statistics: Usage, Impact, and Ethical Implications"

Liyuan Liu, PhD, Decision & System Sciences, on a project titled, "Advancing Personalized Education: Designing an AI-Driven Application for Customized Exams Leveraging Historical Student Data"

Piotr Habdas, PhD, Physics, on a project titled, "The Use and Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Physics Education with Focus on Advanced Physics Courses"

Jennifer Tudor, PhD, Biology, on a project titled, "Integration of Generative AI in Scientific Writing and Communication"