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CLAC Conference, 2025

Todd Watson

Kalamazoo College

CIO

Kalamazoo, MI

is.kzoo.edu

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5:00pm EDT

Opening Reception, Sponsored by Ellucian Tellus360

6:30pm EDT

Dinner on your own

7:30am EDT

Attendee Breakfast & New Attendee Breakfast Restaurants at Ben Franklin Hall

9:00am EDT

Data Dumpsterfires Everywhere: You Wouldn't Believe What I've Seen. Kaufman HallDr. Nina Kollars, Associate Professor, Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI), Naval War College, Founder of the Mar

10:30am EDT

Break: coffee, tea and water all day Martin Library of Science

11:00am EDT

Level-Setting as Step 1 of the AI Debate-Even if it makes someone cry Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142James D'Annibale, Director of Academic Technology, Dickinson College Roundtable and open Q&A with keynote, Dr. Nina Kollars Harris Center, Room 137

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Restaurants at Ben Franklin Hall

1:30pm EDT

From Ambassadors to Infrastructure: Real-World Approaches to AI Implementation in Higher Ed Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142Ahmad Khazaee (Colgate University) • Karen Warren • Tolga Dincer, Systems and Security Operations Engineer, Colgate University • Rachel Schnepper, Senior Director of Academic and Emerging Technologies, Wesleyan University IT with Integrity: Ethical leadership in an Ethically Ambiguous Era Harris Center, Room 137Ron Griggs, Vice President for Library and Information Services, Kenyon College

2:30pm EDT

Break Martin Library of Science

3:00pm EDT

Integrated by Intention: Advancing Institutional Strategy through Learning Environments Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142Kevin Hearn, Manager of Academic Technology, Trinity University • Arturo de los Santos, Senior Director of ITS Strategy & Partnerships, Trinity University

5:00pm EDT

Reception and Dinner sponsored by Boldyn Lombardo Welcome Center

7:30am EDT

Breakfast & CLAC Business Meeting Restaurants at Ben Franklin Hall

9:00am EDT

CLAC Attack(Ed): Why are you going to a place like that?" The special value of liberal arts colleges today. Kaufman HallAlan Caniglia, Vice President for Institutional Research and Chief Strategy Officer and Professor of Economics, Franklin

10:30am EDT

Break Martin Library of Science

11:00am EDT

CLAC Attack(Ed): Leading in Uncertain Times - Bring your thoughts, ideas, questions and worries! Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142Joseph Vaughan, CIO, Harvey Mudd College • Victoria Swann • Carrie Rampp, Vice President & CIO, Franklin & Marshall College • David Baird Data Defenders Unite! Forging Stronger Data Governance Through Community Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257Anthony Machamer • Andrew Crawford • Kelli Van Wasshenova • Jennifer Haas • Zane W Buxton (Denison University) • Gulal Nakati, Director of Data and Analytics Infrastructure, Haverford College

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Restaurants at Ben Franklin Hall

1:30pm EDT

Building a Data-Informed Culture: Implementing a Data Fluency Training Program Aligned with Institutional Strategy Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 257Kevin Iglesias • Megan Fitch, Chief Information Officer, Haverford College From Concept to Campus: The Journey of Implementing Amplify GenAI Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist, Carleton College • David N. O’Steen, Director, Research & Instructional Support, Wellesley College • Lisa McFall, Director, Digital Initiatives, Scholarship, and Collaboration, Hamilton College

2:30pm EDT

AI Mindshare Report Out Life Sciences & Philosophy, Room 142Liv Gjestvang (Denison University) • Janet Scannell Supporting Digital Natives: Developing a Workshop for New Faculty to Navigate Research Resources and Enhance Student Success Harris Center, Room 102Nhora Serrano, Ph.D., Director of Academic Technology, Teaching & Research Services Kristin Strohmeyer, Senior Research • Alex Wohnson, Senior Research Librarian for Academic Initiatives & Experiential Learning, Hamilton College