Date
March 13, 2026 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Description
Opening Comments:
- Qazi M Zulqurnain, President, Buckeye Brighters
- Joanna Kukielka-Blaser, Director, Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Programs
Welcome Remarks:
- Kaya Şahin, Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs
Session 1 at 1:25 p.m.:
- Xu Wenjuan, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: A critical analysis of international visiting scholars’ experiences in the US
- Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera, Arts and Design, Topic: Designing a Virtual Immersive Memento (VIM)
- Susmita Sen, Horticulture and Crop Science, Topic: Cultivating Resilience: Sustainable Agriculture Research for Long-term Food Security
Session 2 at 2:30 p.m.:
- Anastasia Shikanova, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: Intelligent Conversational Agents as Scalable Learner Support Solutions: An AI-Based Approach to Motivation and Social Presence
- Tatiana Chaiban, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: Capitalism to the Rescue? Education in Emergencies as a Capitalist Response to Its Own Disruptions
- Alejandra Sierra Santely, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: Access to Community Colleges for Students with Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Session 3 at 3:40 p.m.:
- Nyamsuren Khosbayar, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: Academic Motherhood from an International Perspective
- Ballard Walker, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: New Authoritarianism and the Politics of Political Education
- Qazi Muhammad Zulqurnain and Hind Haddad, Education and Human Ecology, Topic: Pedagogy of Explicitness: Intentional Approach to Inclusive Teaching
Awards:
- Joanna Kukielka-Blaser, Director, Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Programs
Closing Remarks:
- Caroline M. Omolesky, Assistant Director, Global Engagement
Refreshments and tokens of appreciation have been prepared for attendees.