GV Technology Summit 2025
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GVSU Technology Retrospective Video
Be part of GVSU's first Technology Summit—a university-wide celebration of technological progress and innovation. Sponsored by Information Technology and developed in collaboration with colleges and departments across the university, this event welcomes faculty, staff, and students alike.
Connect, collaborate, and contribute to the conversation about the future of technology at GVSU. Whether you're a seasoned expert, an emerging innovator, or simply curious, your participation will make this event a success!
Event Details and Schedule
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location - Downtown Campus:
DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH) Rooms 102-104
333 Michigan Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Technology Summit Schedule:
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Presenter & Volunteer Check-in (Includes refreshments and vendor setup)
12:00 - 12:30 p.m: Event Opens, Registration & Vendor Expo
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.: Opening Session & Keynote Speaker
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.: Poster Sessions, Networking, & Campus Tours
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Breakout Sessions & Roundtables
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Women in Technology Panel, Raffle Prizes, & Closing Remarks
Join us at the Summit!
Registration for the Summit is now closed!
With questions about registration, please email [email protected].
We need event volunteers to assist us in various roles, including hospitality and registration volunteers, room guides, tour guides, event set up and tear down!
Event Speakers and Sessions
Learn more about our amazing line up of presenters!
Thank You to the GV Technology Summit Event Sponsors
Our Premier Sponsor: Anthology
Thank you to Anthology, the Premier Sponsor of the GV Technology Summit.
Anthology has been a long-standing, valued partner of GVSU through its support of the university’s Blackboard (Bb) Ultra Learning Management System (LMS).
Event In-Kind Sponsors: Zoom and TekSystems
Technology Summit Event Speakers and Sessions
Join us for a special Women in Technology panel! The conversation will be moderated by Haley Young from IT Services. Panelists will share their career paths in technology and discuss how they’re leveraging emerging tech to enhance the student experience.
Haley Young
IT Services Specialist (Moderator)
Samhita Rhodes, Ph.D
Graduate Program Director in the Padnos College of Engineering
About Dr. Samhita Rhodes
Irene Bhaskaran
Data Manager
Learn more about Irene Bhaskaran
Morgan Hamlin
Information Security Analyst
About Morgan Hamlin
L Dettling
Technology Acquisition Clerk
Applied Computer Science Graduate Student
About L Dettling
Do you have a question for our panel?
We’ve built an exciting lineup of presenters and topics you won’t want to miss! Explore the list below to see the poster presentations, breakout sessions, and roundtable discussions available at the Summit.
Breakout Session Topics & Presenters
- Cultural Competence Through ChatGPT- Tammy Stachowicz and GVSU Students, BCOIS School of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Metacognition Through Google Sites - Tammy Stachowicz and GVSU Students, BCOIS School of Interdisciplinary Studies
- When and How to Introduce Students to Free and Open-Source Software - Quinton Quagliano, Psychology
- CMS5 Layout and Designer Editor - Josh Isaak and GVSU Web Team, University Relations/Web Team
- The Future of Job Searching: Leveraging AI for Career Success - Grace Joaquin, GVSU Career Center
- Enhancing Courses with HTML and Embeddable Content in Blackboard Ultra - Lidia Ponce de la Vega, BCOIS School of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Distributed Atrophy: How AI Shapes and Shrinks Our Cognitive Habits - Arya Jadhav, College of Computing
- Behind the Firewall: The Real Threats Facing GVSU - Greg Vedders, Information Security
- Fueling Philanthropy Through Technology: Day of Giving at GVSU - Anna Davis, University Development
- Technology for the Real World - Sara Alsum-Wassenaar, Production Support Resources, and panel
Poster Presentations
- Visualizing the 'WHERE' to Enhance Environmental Conservation - Ali Locher, CLAS Biology Department
- Digital Zines as Tools for Health Literacy: Empowering Literacy - Julia VanderMolen, CHP School of Interdisciplinary Health
- GVSU - Enterprise Integration Landscape - Brian Snyder and Kyle Palmer, GVSU Information Technology
- High Performing Computing Collaboration - Keifer McCrackin and Cody Eding, GVSU Information Technology
- Shared iPads? That's a Thing? - Josh Bourdon, GVSU Information Technology
- Learning Without Limits - GVSU IT Project Management Office
- From Controllers to Cloud: Modernizing the Campus Network with Juniper Mist - Andrew Intartaglio and Mitchell Holt, GVSU Information Technology
- Using High Genome Sequencing Data to Understand Invasive Species Success - Charlyn Partridge and Grace Forthaus, CLAS Annis Water Resources Institute
- Disability Accommodations in Workday - Cameron Jones, Inclusion and Equity & Title IX
- Quality Matters at Grand Valley State University - Glenna Decker and Matt Roberts, GVSU IT eLearning Technologies
- Supporting Success: Building Skills through IT Support at GVSU - Lauren Ivey and Brenda Ondieki, GVSU Information Technology
- Using Community Members as Standardized Technical Communicators in Simulation Education - Emma Paras, Doug Ayers, Mark Reinink, Simulation Center
- Infrastructure as Code with Ansible - Joe Bliss and Bob Hoppe, GVSU Information Technology
- 10 Years of the Lightboard at GVSU - Justin Melick and Noah Campbell, GVSU IT eLearning Technologies/The Bridge
- Global Protect VPN - Travis Polash, GVSU Information Technology
- Student Technology and Innovation Guild - Hunter Bridwell and Erion Adams, GVSU IT Innovation + Research
- Pathways of Data: A Tour Through Network Infrastructure - Seth Pefley and Matt Harkness, GVSU Information Technology
- Leveraging AiRR: Modernizing Transcript Processing at GVSU - Melanie Retberg, Admissions & Recruitment Office
Roundtable Discussions
- Using Data to Answer Student Engagement Questions - Meagan Luttenton-Knoll and Philip Lloyd, SCB Management Department
- Title II of the ADA - Meeting Digital Accessibility Compliance at GVSU - Barbara Stevens and Tim Mohnkern, Information Technology - eLearning Technnology and Student Accessibility Resources
- Dear AI, What’s the Point of College? - Lawrence Burns, CLAS Psychology
- MHA Competency Assessment Using EAC - Raymond Higbea and Lara Jaskiewicz, CECI School of Community Leadership and Development
- GVSU's XR Collective: A Collaborative Space for Community Innovation - Courtney Topic, Paul Hillman, Dawn Brackmann, CECI Criminology, Criminal Justice, & Legal Studies, SCB Management Department, Hunter Bridwell, GVSU IT Innovation + Research
- Transforming Together: Change Leadership at GVSU - Belinda Boardman, GVSU Change Managment
- The Patronus Charm: Fun IoT Experience - Shrutika Thakur, GVSU Information Technology
- Bringing Order to Innovation: Leveraging Project Management Technology to Empower Research Teams - Kallie Bauer, Joe VanDoornik and Emily Brenner, Dorothy A Johnson Center for Philanthropy
- Workday Data Conversion Roundtable - Jon Dean and Nick Bromley, GVSU Information Technology
- Interactive Learning with Padlet: New Features & Classroom Applications - Fabio Espitia, CLAS Modern Languages and Literatures
- Using AI for Humanities - Gisella Licari, CLAS Modern Languages and Literatures
- The Bb AI-Infused Classroom: Refresh your Course Content for Student Engagement - Kelley Senkowski and Rick Vandermolen, eLearning Technologies and Educational Leadership and Counseling
- Designing for Success: Collaboration Tools for Students, Faculty, and Staff - Chris Cirefice, CLAS Modern Languages and Literatures
- You Never Knew You Never Knew - Elysha Gellerman, Zoom
- Apple Intelligence and Higher Education - Apple
GV Technology Summit Parking Information
The GV Technology Summit will take place at the DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH), located in Grand Rapids on the City Campus. Faculty and staff attending the event should plan to use their designated parking. Additional faculty and staff parking information can be found on this parking services webpage.
If you are a sponsor or vendor, parking permit will be issued to you ahead of the event. Please contact [email protected] wtih any questions or parking needs.
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