2024 Symposium and PMBA/OMBA Presentations

Wed, Oct 16, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Plenary Panel Session: Leveraging AI to Drive Innovation and Efficiency in Graduate Business Education Speakers: D. Jill Green, Greer Jason-DiBartolo, Mary McNamara
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Hatfields & McCoys: Innovation Across the Administrative- Academic Divide Speakers: Iris Berdrow, Robyn Betts
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Innovating Business Education: The Role of Emerging Technologies Speakers: Sarah Wanger, Will Geoghegan
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Strategies to Attract Non-Traditional Candidates to Part-Time & Online MBA Programs Moderator: Dana Macfaun ; Speakers: Melanie Coburn, Richard James, Silvia McCallister-Castillo
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Keynote Speaker: Bob Rivers, CEO and Chair of the Board, Eastern Bank
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Student (and Faculty) Care Scheduling: A novel approach for a classroom based Flex-MBA Speakers: Eric Douthirt, Karen Carlin
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Journey to stackable MBA and unintended consequences Speaker: Hung-bin Ding
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Training The Translators: Why Business Schools Need To Up Their AI Game Speaker: Steven Keith Platt
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Supporting our Students in an Uncertain World: Advancing Mental Health Support and Belonging Speaker: Eric Petersen
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Partnership success: Top 5 tips for partnering with outside organizations Speakers: Erin Town, Melissa Rapp
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Experiential Learning Innovation for Masters Students Speakers: Fred Geyer, Michellana Jester, Bill McShane, Lisa Rohrer
4:50 PM - 5:35 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Utilizing the Co-curricular Certificate Model to Engage Students in EDIA Content Speaker: Laura Oknefski
4:50 PM - 5:35 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Going from a graduate programs office to a named (endowed) graduate school of business Speakers: Linda Quick, Karen Rupp, Robin Ashley
4:50 PM - 5:35 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Anatomy of a Curriculum Collaboration: “Investing in Philanthropy” Speakers: Bethany Cale, Kate Jordan, Randi Shade, Tina Mabley
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Changing Traditional Program Views & Roles: Rethinking the position and role of the MBA and professional doctoral education Speaker: Brian Cameron
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Preventing Burnout: A Model to Advising-At-Scale that Advisors Buy Into Speakers: Esther Gasonu, Andrew Palladino
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Tech for Good: Harnessing Technology for Meaningful Student Outcomes Speakers: Nydia MacGregor, Rohun Pai
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session - Driving Change: Best Practices for Supporting and Incenting Curricular Innovation Speakers: Travis Maynard, Grace Wright
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session - Leveraging Generative AI and Labor Market Data for Curriculum Innovation Speakers: Amanda Brantner, Tawnya Means
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session - Testing fraud and what’s been done to STOP it Speakers: Paul North, Philip Miller, Brad Vierig, Wally Dalrymple
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM	Plenary Session: State of the Industry Research Report Speakers: Lisa Shatz, Mark Thouin
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Plenary Session: State of Curriculum Review and Innovation Speakers: Sarah Hardcastle, Jeff Bieganek, Mark Thomas
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: The Power of Immersive Problem Solving for Business and Societal Impact Speakers: Kyle Anderson, Tom Davis, Amy McHale, Jenny Henderson
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Flexible Event Planning in an Uncertain World Speakers: Chelsea Hillman, Jennifer Blackhurst, Jan Fasse
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: How to get faculty and staff buy-in and enact change in PT MBA Speaker: Mousumi Bose Godbole
Fri, Oct 18, 2024
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session: Why Won't They Listen? Speakers: Dylan Stafford, Marjorie DeGraca, Megan Krueger
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Building Emotional Intelligence and Inclusivity into Program Identity Speakers: Kate Eaton, Liz Sortais, Erin Jordan
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Reorganized: Adding Academic Programs in an Ever-Complex Student Services Environment Speakers: Katie Kocourek, Laura Lyght
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Reorganized: Innovate or Renovate: Managing Graduate Programs with Minimum Resources Speaker: Nicole Blair
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Knowledge, Mindset, & Skills: How Masters in Sustainability Are Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders Speakers: Julie Anderson, Sarah Taylor
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Dive Right In: Bringing Uncertainty and SDG Goals Directly into the Student Experience Speakers: Jodi Detjen, Mujde Yuksel
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Concurrent Breakout Session: Activating HI with Generative AI: Deploying Technology to Accelerate Evidence-Based Learning Speaker: Dan Turner