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The AI@Lehigh Summit 2025 will be held on Thursday, January 9 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM in the Wood Dining Room, Iacocca Hall.
This summit will focus on the Effective, Ethical Uses of Generative AI at Lehigh.
You'll hear from Lehigh faculty and staff about their experiences using AI tools in their academic and administrative work, and will have the opportunity to discuss with colleagues how these emerging technologies can best be used to enhance your professional work.
Who should attend:
- Faculty members interested in applying Generative AI to enhance their research and teaching.
- Faculty and Staff seeking ways to use Generative AI tools to streamline or enhance professional work.
- Anyone curious about how Generative AI is affecting our work in higher education.
Schedule
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Check in, Coffee, Tea
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Greg Reihman, Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services and Lead for An Organization of the Future Strategic Initiative
9:15 AM - 10:30: Panel Discussion: On the Effective, Ethical Uses of Generative AI for Professional and Administrative Work
Panelists will be asked to discuss:
- how they are currently using Generative AI in their work
- areas of their work where they do not use Generative AI (due to limitations, or ethical, legal, regulatory concerns, etc.)
- how they believe Generative AI will impact work in their field in the near future.
Panelists
- Chris Halladay, Associate Vice President Human Resources
- llena Key, Chief Technology Officer
- Heather Messina, Associate Director, Research Administration, College of Health
- Jim Monek, Director, Technology Infrastructure and Operations
- Carina Sitkus, Associate Vice President, University Communications and Public Affairs
- Audra Berner UCPA Director, Web Development
- Dan Warner, Vice Provost for Admissions and Financial Aid
- Eric Zematis, Chief Information Security Officer
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Discussion at Tables
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch with Keynote Comments on Generative AI in Lehigh’s Strategy
- Nathan Urban, Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
- Mark Erickson, interim Vice President, Strategic Planning and Initiatives
- Chris Cook, interim Vice President, Finance and Administration
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM: Panel Discussion: On the Effective, Ethical Uses of Generative AI in Teaching, Learning and Research at Lehigh
Panelists will be asked same topics as above
- Justin Greenlee, Director Writing Across the Curriculum and TRAC Writing Fellows Program
- Boaz Nadav-Manes, University Librarian
- Dominic Packer, Associate Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Psychology
- Limei Shan, Associate Professor of Chinese at Lehigh University
- Larry Snyder, Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Rob Weidman, Senior Digital Scholarship Specialist
- Jasmine Woodson, Assistant University Librarian for Instruction and Outreach & Education Librarian
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Discussion at Tables
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks on Future Directions and Next Steps
Greg Reihman, Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services and Lead for An Organization of the Future Strategic Initiative
This Summit is sponsored by Library and Technology Services, with support from the Offices of the Provost, Strategic Planning and Initiatives, and Finance and Administration.