CLAC Conference, 2025: Full Schedule

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11:00am EDT

CLAC Attack(Ed): Leading in Uncertain Times - Bring your thoughts, ideas, questions and worries!

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

As the conference theme this year-- CLAC Attack(Ed)-- suggests, many of us feel particularly under siege these days. Whether it's the enrollment cliff, cybercriminals, uncertainty of federal funding and resources, the media, global supply chains, or any of a myriad of other threats or concerns; it can be hard to navigate as an institutional leader. Just the sheer volume and variety of challenges can feel overwhelming. Join a few colleagues for a highly interactive and also informal discussion of the challenges (and maybe even some opportunities?) that come from leading in times of great institutional uncertainty. Bring your questions, ideas and insights! Let's share our best thinking on approaches for navigating in these particularly rough waters.

Speakers

Joseph Vaughan, CIO, Harvey Mudd College

CIO/VP for Computing and Information Services, Harvey Mudd College

What should people talk to me about?Technology in small collegesHarvey Mudd CollegeUCLADigital HumanitiesSailingMy family

Victoria Swann

Executive Director for IT, Barnard College

Carrie Rampp, Vice President & CIO, Franklin & Marshall College

David Baird

Vice President & CIO, Wesleyan University

Dave Baird joined Wesleyan in 2012. He holds a PhD in geophysics from Cornell University and obtained his undergraduate degree in geology and physics from the University of New Brunswick (Canada). He has over 20 years of leadership experience using technology to improve education... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142 Auditorium

Session

Theme Leadership/Leadership Development

11:00am EDT

Data Defenders Unite! Forging Stronger Data Governance Through Community

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

From data governance newbies to seasoned pros, join fellow CLAC data nerds from Denison, Haverford, Macalester, and Pomona to swap stories, share battle scars, and build alliances.

Speakers

Anthony Machamer

Director of Planning and Project Management, Haverford College

Andrew Crawford

Deputy CIO and CISO, Pomona College

Kelli Van Wasshenova

Associate Director of Data Governance, Denison University

Jennifer Haas

Vice President ITS and Chief Information Officer, Macalester College

Zane W Buxton (Denison University)

Deputy CIO, Denison University

Gulal Nakati, Director of Data and Analytics Infrastructure, Haverford College

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

Session

Theme AI/LLM, Success Stories, More fun than a barrel of monkeys!, I've got questions - YOU'VE got answers!, You've got questions - I'VE got answers!, Things the keep me up at night, TrialsTribulations & Failures, ERP/Enterprise Systems, Higher Education 'under siege'-

11:00am EDT

Empowering Student Staff: Upskilling, special projects, and structures to support growth

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Harris Center, Room 137

MHC and Colgate University share successes of project-based learning for student staff. We’ll cover topics from high-level frameworks guiding growth, to niche skills of digital fabrication and design.

Speakers

Stephanie Friedman, Senior Instructional Technologist for Emerging Technologies, Mount Holyoke College

Andrew Smith, Instructional Designer - Innovative Media, Colgate University

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Harris Center, Room 137

Session

Theme Success Stories, User Education/Training, User Experience/Campus Services, Things I brag about to my friends

11:00am EDT

[REDACTED] Information Security & Data Privacy Affinity Group - Community Discussion

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Harris Center, Room 102

Join the CLAC Information Security and Data Privacy Affinity Group [REDACTED] for an interactive discussion on current challenges and opportunities. We encourage participation from all who have an interest in data privacy, governance, and information security as our affinity group is focused on building community and leveraging our shared strengths. Come connect with peers, share knowledge, and strengthen your institution's defenses in our collaborative community.

Speakers

Jerry Tylutki, Director of Information Security and Privacy, Hamilton College

Director of Information Security and Privacy, Hamilton College

Thursday June 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Harris Center, Room 102

Session

Theme Info Sec

1:30pm EDT

Building a Data-Informed Culture: Implementing a Data Fluency Training Program Aligned with Institutional Strategy

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

The session will explore how our structured, tiered training model — encompassing systems training, data analysis skills, and leadership development — drives strategic outcomes.

Speakers

Kevin Iglesias

Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Haverford College

Megan Fitch, Chief Information Officer, Haverford College

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

Session

Theme Leadership/Leadership Development, User Education/Training

1:30pm EDT

From Concept to Campus: The Journey of Implementing Amplify GenAI

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142

This conversation will cover our implementation processes for Amplify GenAI. We will share success stories and hurdles from different institutions.

Speakers

Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist, Carleton College

Academic Technologist, Carleton College

David N. O’Steen, Director, Research & Instructional Support, Wellesley College

Lisa McFall, Director, Digital Initiatives, Scholarship, and Collaboration, Hamilton College

CLAC 2025 Amplify Handout pdf

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142 Auditorium

Session

Theme AI/LLM, Success Stories, User Experience/Campus Services, User Education/Training, TrialsTribulations & Failures

1:30pm EDT

Incident Response Tabletop Exercises: They're not just a game.

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 138

Incident response tabletop exercises are an efficient and effective way to test your organization's incident response plan. They provide a low-stakes opportunity for your staff to learn to respond to incidents in your environment and identify areas of improvement in your incident response process. Tabletop exercises also help highlight the need for collaboration among various roles and teams during an incident. Attendees will learn the fundamentals of planning and facilitating an incident response tabletop exercise with the goal of increasing their organization's resilience to information security risk. A small portion of this session (<5 minutes) will be dedicated to discussing the value of REN-ISAC's Information Security Assessment and Advisory Services' tabletop exercise offerings.

Speakers

Shane Albright, Principal Security Engineer, REN-ISAC

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 138

Session

1:30pm EDT

Strategic Storytelling: Crafting Narratives to Connect

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Harris Center, Room 102

Explore how strategic storytelling and creative writing techniques enable IT teams in higher ed to convey complex goals, align stakeholders, and advocate for resources through compelling narratives.

Speakers

Reagan Chesnut, Assistant Director: Service and Process, Hope College

Thursday June 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Harris Center, Room 102

Session

Theme Leadership/Leadership Development, More fun than a barrel of monkeys!, Higher Education 'under siege' - CLAC Attack(Ed)!

2:30pm EDT

AI Mindshare Report Out

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142

This session will be a debrief of the two CLAC Mindshares on the topic of AI. The first was in October at Denison University and the second will be a CLAC pre-conference on June 9-10th. This session will summarize the lessons and approaches being used to evaluate and support AI efforts across CLAC institutions. We will collectively reflect on AI conversations that occurred throughout the CLAC conference and identify ways we can continue to support each other's AI efforts.

Speakers

Liv Gjestvang (Denison University)

CIO, Denison University

I've spent my career working at the intersections of education, technology and the arts. I love talking about connecting with students, supporting more powerful learning experiences, building collaborative and empowering teams, creating more healthy and sustainable workplaces, and... Read More →

Janet Scannell

Chief Technology Officer, Carleton College

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142 Auditorium

Session

Theme AI/LLM

2:30pm EDT

Hell No to Let's Go: Creating Shared Courses as Innovative Cross-Discipline Curriculum

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

Presenters detail the difficult journey of creating 16 shared credits (5 courses) across programs that have helped to address the enrollment declines in Hamline School of Education and Leadership.

Speakers

Julia Reimer, Associate Professor, School of Education & Leadership, Hamline University

Jennifer Carlson, Professor - Education, Hamline University

Trish Harvey, Associate Professor - Education, Hamline University

Karen Moroz, Associate Professor - Education and Chair of ADAL Department, Hamline University

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257

Session

Theme Success Stories, Instructional Tech/Design, You've got questions - I'VE got answers!, TrialsTribulations & Failures

2:30pm EDT

LMS Evaluation That Faculty Admired

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Harris Center, Room 137

How our LMS Evaluation made the Sr. Assoc. Provost say “This was a model for how to initiate broad systems-level change in a collaborative, inclusive manner. I’ve learned a lot through this process.”

Speakers

James D'Annibale, Director of Academic Technology, Dickinson College

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 →

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Harris Center, Room 137

Session

Theme Leadership/Leadership Development, Success Stories, Instructional Tech/Design, Things I brag about to my friends

2:30pm EDT

Supporting Digital Natives: Developing a Workshop for New Faculty to Navigate Research Resources and Enhance Student Success

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Harris Center, Room 102

Developing a series of interactive workshops for new faculty who may be and are teaching digital natives; keeping digital advancements and research needs in the forefront during a time of technology evolution.

Speakers