Events

Q&A with Bernie Lawrence-Watkins, Esq. GraphicBeyond Data: Leveraging Q&A with Bernie Lawrence-Watkins, Esq. Friday, November 14th

Bernie Lawrence-Watkins, Esq. is a powerhouse and the visionary founder pf B. Lawrence Watkins & Associates, P.C., a premier law firm specializing in Entertainment Intellectual Property, and Business Law. Learn about her current advancement in the creation of Xania Monet, the first AI powered artist project to debut on Billboard Airplay Chart. 

 

 


Beyond Data GraphicBeyond Data: Leveraging Change Management to Maximize Assessment’s Impact in Higher Education, Friday, November 7th

Assessment is only as powerful as the change it inspires. Yet too often, assessment results are collected, reported, and shelved—failing to translate into meaningful action. This keynote, grounded in the book Maximizing the Impact of Assessment in Higher Education: Closing the Loop with Change Management, co-edited by Cynthia Cogswell and Gavin W. Henning, challenges higher education leaders to rethink how they approach assessment work.

 


Divyesh PithadiaBuilding LLM Applications with Prompt Engineering, Friday, October 24th

This training is exclusively for verifiable academic students, staff, and researchers.
With the incredible capabilities of large language models (LLMs), enterprises are eager to integrate them into their products and internal applications for a wide variety of use cases, including (but not limited to) text generation, large-scale document analysis, and chatbot assistants. The fastest way to begin leveraging LLMs for diverse tasks is by using modern prompt engineering techniques.

 

 


AI and the Liberal Arts SymposiumAI and the Liberal Arts Symposium, Connecticut College, October 17th-19th, 2025

Connecticut College will host its inaugural AI and the Liberal Arts Symposium, October 17-19, 2025. The event will convene thought leaders, educators, and researchers to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in undergraduate liberal arts education and shape the future of teaching and learning by fostering innovation, collaboration, and ethical integration of AI technologies.

 


University of New Haven Copilot Prompt-A-ThonMicrosoft AI Day on Campus, Wednesday, September 24th, 2025

This event was designed to introduce students, educators, and professionals to the transformative potential of artificial intelligence across education, research, and industry. Through keynote sessions, hands-on demonstrations, and expert-led discussions, we explored how AI is reshaping the way we learn, teach, and work. To support your continued engagement with AI technologies, we are pleased to share the following resources featured during the event:

  • View a copy of the day’s schedule, PowerPoint presentations and additional resources here.
  • Watch a video recording of the AI Panel Discussion