New TA & GPTI Workshop Agenda

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 

Agenda is subject to change.

7:30 - 8:15 a.m. • Check-In

Room 281 | College of Media & Communication 

8:15 - 8:45 a.m. • Welcome

• Ron Hendrick, Ph.D.
  Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Mark A. Sheridan, Ph.D.
  Vice Provost for Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs & Dean of the Graduate School

Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. • The First Day of Class

• Rob Stewart, Ed.D.
  Professor - College of Media & Communication
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. • Effective Classroom Management: Preventing and Addressing Student Conflicts 

• Jorge Iber
  Ph.D. Professor - Department of History
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

10:15 - 10:25 a.m. • Break

10:25 - 11:10 a.m. • Breakout Sessions

• Today's College Student
  
  • Michelle Pearson, Ph.D.
    Associate Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Design
    Room 359 | College of Media & Communication
• Engaging Students in the Classroom
  
  • Mike Lemon, Ph.D.
    Instructor, Interdisciplinary Studies & Instructional Development Coordinator
    Room 67 | College of Media & Communication
• Students with Disabilities
  • Abbi May, M.Ed. 
    Program Director - AIM Developer - Case Manager
    Room 353 | College of Media & Communication

11:10 - 11:15 a.m. • Break

11:15 - 12:00 p.m. • AI Pedagogy & Policy

• Lisa Low
  Director of the Division of AI Pedagogy & Policy
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. • Hamburger/Veggie Burger Buffet

Room 357 | College of Media & Communication

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. • Avoiding Grade Appeals, FERPA

• Todd Chambers, Ph.D. - Associate Vice Provost

   

   

   

  
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. • Sexual Harassment Awareness/EEO Training

• Mary Poteet - Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator
  Kim Simon, Ph.D. - Chief Compliance Officer/ Title IX Coordinator
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

2:30 - 3:15 p.m. • Break

 

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. • Breakout Sessions

Select one:

• How the writing center can support you and your students 

  • Jennifer Marciniak, Ph.D. - Director of the Graduate Writing Center
    Tracy Givens, MA - Director of the Undergraduate Writing Center
    Room 359  | College of Media & Communication
• Engaging Students in the Classroom
  
  • Mike Lemon, Ph.D. - Instructor, Interdisciplinary Studies & Instructional Development Coordinator
    Room 67 | College of Media & Communication
• AI Use Policy for Thesis and Dissertations
  • Allison Belisle
    Assistant Director - Graduate School
    Room 353 | College of Media & Communication

4:05 - 4:15 p.m. • Break

4:15 - 5:00 p.m. • Coping with Teaching Anxiety

• Chris Browning, Ph.D. - Associate Professor - School of Financial Planning
  Room 281 | College of Media & Communication

5:00 - 5:15 p.m. • Instructional Development Opportunities & Conclusion

Room 281 | College of Media & Communication