Faculty

Arrival in Blacksburg: Luggage Storage begins at 1:00pm

• 2:30-4 p.m. Registration opens and refreshments offered
• 4 p.m. Hotel room check-in begins
• 4-5 p.m. Optional, Campus Tours
• 5-6:30 p.m. Optional Faculty Activity: Faculty Mixer (Cascades)
• 6:30-8:30 p.m. Opening Dinner and Dessert Panel (Latham AB)

8-9 a.m. Networking Breakfast (Latham AB)

9-10 a.m. Funding Opportunities Discussion

• Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education (Cascades)
• Life Sciences (Assembly Hall)

10-10:15 a.m. Break

10:15-11:30 a.m. Discussion: HBCU/MSI and VT Partnership Development featuring faculty from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Virginia Tech (Cascades)

• Dr. Maren Roman, associate professor, Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech
• Dr. Alan Esker, graduate program director and professor, Chemistry, Virginia Tech
• Dr. Natalie Arnett, associate professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU
• Dr. Jesse Edwards III, professor of chemistry, College of Science and Technology, FAMU
• Dr. Sanket Deshmukh, associate professor, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech
• Dr. Valerie Welborn, assistant professor, Chemistry, Virginia Tech

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Break

12:00-12:45 p.m. Lunch (Latham AB)

1-2:30 p.m. Juneteenth Scholars panel featuring current Virginia Tech faculty members (Assembly Hall):

• Dr. Amaryah Armstrong, Assistant Professor, Religion and Culture
• Dr. Marcus Johnson, Professor Educational Psychology, School of Education
• Dr. Desiree Poets, Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Theory, Political Science
• Dr. Geovani Ramirez, Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies & Literature, English

2:30-3 p.m. Break

3-4 p.m. STEM: The Aerospace Corporation (Cascades)

• Dr. Jay Northern, The Aerospace Corporation Assistant Principal Director – Strategic Deterrence and Defense
• Dr. Josh Little, The Aerospace Corporation General Manager, Advanced Technology Division

3-4 p.m. Liberal Arts: Student Projects and Collaborations (Assembly Hall) Faculty from centers and programs discussing possible collaborations.

• Disability Tech project, Dr. Ashley Shew and Dr. Elizabeth McLain
• Social media and public relations, Dr. Nneka Logan
• Public interest technology, Dr. Sylvester Johnson
• Human Dimensions of Infectious Disease, Dr. Tom Ewing

4-4:15 p.m. Break

4:15-5:15 p.m. Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Partnership Session (Cascades)

Christine Tysor, Program Manager, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, Virginia Tech

5:30-6:30 p.m. Research and Recruitment Showcase (Latham Hallway)

6:30-7:30 p.m. Networking Dinner and Speaker: Dr. Matt Cowley (Latham AB)

8-8:45 a.m. Breakfast and Dean’s Welcome (Latham AB)

8:45-9 a.m. Meet hosts and transportation to sites

9 a.m.-12 p.m.  Departmental visit with program of interest

12-1 p.m. Lunch with Department

1-1:30 p.m. Transportation back to the Inn and departure from Blacksburg.