The Academic Summit is an annual event that brings URI faculty together to examine current issues and topics in higher education, and features a global expert as keynote speaker.

2025 Academic Summit: AI@URI 2.0

Save the Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Academic Summit will build on the success of the 2024 Academic Summit and continued work by faculty and staff to support intentional use of AI at the University of Rhode Island.

This year’s academic summit will also use the 2024 Academic Affairs AI Task Force Report as a foundation for continued exploration of AI applications and considerations at URI. Learn more about the AI Task Force.

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2025 Academic Summit Planning Committee

Sue K. Adams, Interim Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Initiatives Christopher Lavan, Associate Vice Provost for the Office of Advancement of Teaching and Learning Stephen Atlas, Associate Professor, Business Instruction  Mohammad Zaeri Amirani, Part-time faculty, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering Sarah Brown, Assistant Professor, Computer Science  Jennifer L. Burgess, Director UCAS Academic Enhancement Center Ryan Chapman, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology Todd Dresser, Associate Director, Faculty Development Gabriele Fariello, Chief Information Officer  Jay Fogleman Jr., Associate Professor, Education Christopher Hemme, Associate Professor Research Abdeltawab Hendawi, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Desirae Heys, Assistant Professor, Clinical  Amanda Jensen, Information Technology Project Leader Kimberly Jimenez, Executive Assistant II, Office of the Provost  Gaurav Khanna, Director, IT Research Computer Services Mahtab Kouhizadeh, Assistant Professor, Business Instructor Richard M. Levy, Part-time Faculty, Business Instruction Karen Lokey, Associate Director, Information Technology Innovation Services Vanessa Miller, Part-time Faculty, Information Technology