Academic Kickoff

Monday, September 15, 2025

9:00 AM–3:00 PM

2025 Schedule of Events


Time	Activity	Location
8:30–9:00 AM	Coffee & Registration	Guild Lounge
9:00–9:45 AM	Welcome Remarks Joshua Watson, Assistant Director, Searle Center Mounica Vegi, President of NUGW-EU Kate Flom Derrick, Assistant Director, Searle Center Kelly Mayo, Dean of The Graduate School	Guild Lounge
9:45–11:00 AM	Canvas Workshop with Rachel Goc, Senior Learning Technologist, Teaching & Learning Technologies, NUIT	Guild Lounge
11:15-12:25	Peer-Led Session in Learning & Teaching in the Disciplines
	Teaching in STEM Natalie Klug, PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering Maya Pathuri, PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry	Guild Lounge
	Teaching in the Humanities Victoria Pham, PhD Candidate, Department of History Pia Rodriguez, PhD Student, Music Studies (Musicology)	Scott Hall (201)
	Teaching in the Social Sciences Ana Vedovato, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science Karin Yndestad, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology	Scott Hall (212)
12:45–1:30 PM	Catered Lunch	Guild Lounge
1:30–3:00 PM	Peer-Led Sessions on Teaching in the Disciplines
	Teaching in STEM Scott Isaacson, PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry Alexis Shuping, PhD Candidate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering	Guild Lounge
	Teaching in the Humanities Laura Ferdinand, PhD, Assistant Director, Searle Center for Advancing Learning & Teaching	Scott Hall (201)
	Teaching in the Social Sciences Jalin Niamke Jackson, PhD Candidate, Black Studies Summer Pappachen, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science	Scott Hall(212)