CLAC Attack(Ed): Good news, you'll never stop teaching the basics. Nina began her career as an educator, and even though her travels through infosec have been uncommon and erratic, the lessons have remained the same. Join her as she talks about her experiences and experiments in information security and hackers.
Dr. Nina Kollars is an associate professor in the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute at the US Naval War College. She holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in political science and an M.A. from GWU in international relations. She holds a number of editorial and policy affiliations to include: executive board member of Cyber Conflict Studies Association; and an editorial board member for Texas National Security Review. She publishes on cybersecurity, hackers and military innovation. She presented her own hacker project at DefCon27, “Confessions of a Nespresso Money Mule.” She will soon publish her book “Trustworthy Deviants: White Hat Hackers and Security.” Kollars is also an Executive Bourbon Steward.
Beverages and light snacks are available throughout the day. Take a break and chat with colleagues, get some work done, or visit the exhibition on view highlighting computer history at Franklin & Marshall over the decades!
I helped 12 faculty and the Curriculum Committee "level-set" on AI teaching/learning, shed some tears, doubt, debate, and ultimately approve an “AI as a Partner” course for me to teach students.
Director of Academic Technology, Dickinson College
I am the Director of Academic Technology at Dickinson College. Prior to joining Dickinson, I spent 7 years at Wilson College in a similar role. As a former classroom teacher who has an invisible disability, I am very interested in how technology can have positive impacts on student... Read More →
Join an informal roundtable and open Q&A with Dr. Nina Kollars, the morning keynote. This informal session will be an opportunity to talk about all things information security, the threat landscape and emerging trends. Moderated by Alan Bowen, Chief Information Security Officer, Franklin and Marshall College
Join our roundtable on integrating digital tools for accessibility to support inclusive practices. Share experiences, challenges, and solutions for creating equitable learning environments for all.
For a year you've have been telling alumni about storage reduction. Delete day comes! Goodbye alumni storage. Next day: Faculty says “I’ve lost ten years of research data” What would *you* do?
The presentation will highlight a range of additional services offered by REN-ISAC, including general cybersecurity assessments aligned with NIST CSF 2.0, penetration testing, tabletop exercises, and policy and compliance reviews. It will also introduce OMNI-SOC, a dedicated operational arm of REN-ISAC focused on real-time threat detection and collaborative security operations.
As generative AI tools continue to reshape possibilities across higher education, institutions must explore a spectrum of thoughtful, practical strategies that meet both their culture and operational goals. This panel brings together leaders from Wesleyan and Colgate to share three complementary case studies of how AI is being deployed to enhance administrative operations, campus support, and technical infrastructure. From empowering staff to experiment with AI tools, to introducing automated support in a high-touch environment, to building custom in-house solutions, this session offers a multi-dimensional look at how AI adoption can align with institutional values while paving the way for innovation. Rachel Schnepper will share how Wesleyan University launched an AI Staff Ambassador Program that trains administrative staff to explore efficiencies using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. Karen Warren will follow with Wesleyan’s experience rolling out a ServiceNow chatbot to support the Workday transition, balancing automation with the personal touch their campus expects. Ahmad Khazaee and Tolga Dincer from Colgate University will conclude by showcasing their journey in developing and deploying custom, private AI tools on campus, including applications in research support, creative technologies, and systems automation. Together, these presentations demonstrate how institutions can creatively and responsibly adopt AI in ways that match their missions and needs. Attendees will walk away with models for staff empowerment, strategies for scalable support, and inspiration for building in-house solutions that respect data privacy while enabling cutting-edge exploration. Whether you're just beginning to explore AI or already deploying tools, this session offers grounded insights to spark your next move.
Leadership in IT increasingly means voicing ethical principles to our institutions as the custodians of technology. This talk addresses that responsibility.
We will discuss how small liberal arts colleges can leverage computing to contribute in significant and exciting ways to research, including approaches to starting and scaling up a computing cluster.
A panel of four small to mid-size institutions at different stages of their ERP journey share lessons learned, surprises faced, and challenges along the course to student-centered transformation. We'll share what’s working, what we wish we had known before starting, key steps any institution can take now to set themselves up for success, and unexpected wins. There will be discussions on the various implementation methodologies, the partner ecosystem, and what life has been like post go-live. Bring all of your hard-hitting questions and hear from panelists that are known for their open and honest feedback.
Having grown up in Germany and Austria, I moved to the US at age 18 and attended Western Michigan University. I earned my PhD in Sociology at Boston College. My areas of focus were critical and feminist social theory, and the sociology of gender. At BC in the 1980s and 90s I also... Read More →
Led by ITS, the Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) Program is a campus-wide initiative to reimagine and modernize Trinity’s educational spaces through strategic technology upgrades, flexible design, and long-term planning. This session will explore the vision behind ILE and the steps being taken to create dynamic, student-centered classrooms that foster creativity, collaboration, and academic success. In partnership with Academic Affairs, Facilities, and faculty, the A/V, Instructional Design, and TSS teams are delivering standardized upgrades, a 10-year classroom technology forecast, and targeted faculty training to ensure sustainable, future-ready learning environments.
We have wowed you with acronyms! Join us for a discussion of what research and education networks (RENs) can do for liberal arts colleges. We will start with a use case example in PA that involves several PA liberal arts colleges but would love to hear your experiences, ideas and also questions about how LACs are engaging with RENs wherever you are!
