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.
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?
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, ncluding approaches to starting and scaling up a computing cluster.
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!
