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  • Wednesday, Jan 21st
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACCELERATE: Updated Assessment Principles of Best Practice for Learning and Success
    Location: Shaw - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Constance Tucker – Oregon Health & Science University
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Wednesday, Jan 21st
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Transforming Teaching Evaluation at the Department Level: Lessons from UCLA’s Holistic Evaluation of Teaching Initiative
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Valeria Dominguez – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Co-Presenter: Adrienne Lavine – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Co-Presenter: Kem Saichaie – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table 6: From Skills-Forward Teaching to Authentic Core Skill Badges
    Location: Marquis Salon 5 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Glenn Whitehouse – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Presenter: Anne Carncross – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Presenter: Andrea Fortin – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Presenter: Molly Nation – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Co-Presenter: Patricia Rice – Florida Gulf Coast University
    Engaging with EvidenceThursday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Integrated Storytelling and Learning Records: Student Voice as Assessment
    Location: Shaw - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Ijeoma Njaka – Georgetown University
    Co-Presenter: Karen Casper – College Unbound
    Co-Presenter: Patrice Ludwig – James Madison University
    Co-Presenter: Noah Martin – Georgetown University
    Co-Presenter: Seán McCarthy – Montclair State University
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Shared Equity, Shared Impact: Using HIPs and Assessment to Tell a New Institutional Story
    Location: Silver Linden - Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Reem Jaafar (she/her/hers) – Queensborough Community College- CUNY
    Co-Presenter: J. Elizabeth Clark – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Milena Cuellar (she/her/hers) – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Co-Presenter: Ellen Quish – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Language of Assessment
    Location: Dogwood - Mezzanine
    Presenter: Ruthy Price Watson – Santa Fe Community College
    Engaging with EvidenceHEDs Up Presentation
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Communicating and Enhancing College Value: Engaging NSSE Evidence of Career Preparation
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Jillian Kinzie – Indiana University Bloomington
    Co-Presenter: Jasmine Haywood – Lumina Foundation
    Co-Presenter: Leonard Taylor, Jr. – Indiana University Bloomington
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evidence as Power: Practical Strategies for Reframing the Higher Ed Narrative
    Location: Archives - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Linda Adler-Kassner – University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
    Co-Presenter: Marco Molinaro – University of Maryland
    Co-Presenter: Elizabeth Wardle – Miami University
    Co-Presenter: Mike Wilton – University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
    Engaging with EvidenceSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Better Feedback: Two Universities’ Journeys to Improve Course Evaluations
    Location: Shaw - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Kate Korgan – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Presenter: Beth Barrie – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Presenter: Skip Crooker – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    Co-Presenter: Lara Lomicka Anderson – University of South Carolina, Columbia
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    From Disconnected to Interdisciplinary: A Systems-Based Approach to Authentic Assessment
    Location: Independence Salon B/C - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Christine Looser – Minerva Project
    Co-Presenter: Dollie Davis (he/him/his) – Minerva University
    Engaging with EvidenceSeminar
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rethinking the U: Academic Master Planning Blending Tradition and Transformation Through Constructive Engagement
    Location: Mint - Level M4
    Primary Presenter: Catherine Wehlburg – Athens State University
    Engaging with Evidence30-minute session
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    What Can We Do?: Analyze, Revise, and Reprise in Faculty Hiring
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Brighid Dwyer – University of Pennsylvania
    Co-Presenter: Dennis Espejo – University of Pennsylvania
    Engaging with Evidence30-minute session
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Truth, Healing, and Change: A Grassroots Model for Institutional Transformation
    Location: Scarlet Oak - Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Ryan Leimkuehler – Kansas State University
    Co-Presenter: Tyrone Carter – Kansas State University
    Co-Presenter: Corey Williamson – Kansas State University
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Thursday, Jan 22nd
    5:30 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Empowering Student Self-Efficacy Through Career Readiness Skills, Competency Assessment, and Social Capital Development
    Location: Silver Linden - Mezzanine
    Primary Presenter: Destiny O'Rourke – Career Launch
    Co-Presenter: Davlon Miller – University of Missouri–Kansas City
    Co-Presenter: Amanda Romero – Mount Saint Mary's University
    Engaging with Evidence30-minute session
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Table 1: Untapped Value: Data Cultures and the Invisible Contributors to Student Success
    Location: Marquis Salon 5 - Level M2
    Primary Presenter: Christen Priddie – Indiana University Bloomington
    Co-Presenter: Allison BrckaLorenz – Indiana University Bloomington
    Engaging with EvidenceFriday Breakfast Roundtables
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    From Metrics to Meaning: Leveraging Assessment to Showcase Public Impact Across Diverse Institutions
    Location: George Washington - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: Catherine Copeland – Institute for Citizens and Scholars
    Co-Presenter: Kara Dillard – James Madison University
    Co-Presenter: Paul Djupe – Denison University
    Co-Presenter: Carissa Slotterback – University of Pittsburgh
    Co-Presenter: Marie Staniforth – Institute for Citizens and Scholars
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Leveraging Data to Create Change: Lessons Learned from Program-, College-, and Institutional-Level Assessment
    Location: University of DC - Level M1
    Primary Presenter: James DeVita – University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
    Co-Presenter: Jess Boersma – University of North Carolina at Pembroke
    Co-Presenter: Jeanne Persuit – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Co-Presenter: Christie Poteet – University of North Carolina at Pembroke
    Co-Presenter: Paul Townend – University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Engaging with Evidence
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    10:45 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Toward a Scholarship of General Education: Findings from a Scoping Review (2010–25)
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Laura Cruz – Penn State University Park
    Co-Presenter: Maggie Slattery – Penn State University Park
    Engaging with Evidence30-minute session
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Navigating Data Collection for Student Success Amid Sociopolitical Constraints: Strategies and Recommendations
    Location: Mount Vernon Square - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Victoria Cabal – Rankin Climate, LLC
    Engaging with Evidence30-minute session
  • Friday, Jan 23rd
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    High-Impact, Career-Ready: Linking Internships and Research to the NACE Competencies
    Location: LeDroit Park - Level M3
    Primary Presenter: Jessie Moore (she/her/hers) – Elon University
    Co-Presenter: CJ Fleming – Elon University
    Co-Presenter: Eric Hall – Elon University
    Engaging with Evidence