Massachusetts PKAL Regional Network Meeting Schedule

Schedule-at-a-Glance

The 2026 Massachusetts PKAL Regional Network Meeting will be held at Regis College on June 10. Times listed below are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Sessions will not be recorded. Schedule is subject to change.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
8:00 - 8:30 AMREGISTRATION, COFFEE, & NETWORKINGUpper Student Union (USU)
8:30 - 8:40 AMWELCOME REMARKSUSU
8:40 - 9:25 AMKEYNOTE ADDRESS 
Lessons Learned from 25 Years of NSF ADVANCE: A Framework for Intersectional, Sustainable Equity Organizational Change
Keri Ann Sather-Wagstaff		USU
9:25 - 9:35 AMTRANSITION TO CONCURRENT SESSIONSTransition to Maria Hall
9:35 - 10:35 AMCONCURRENT SESSION BLOCK 1  
 

AI, ASSESSMENT, AND TEACHING INNOVATION
Oral Presentations, each presentation 15 minutes

  • Beyond Content Knowledge: AI Voice Simulation as a Tool for Communication and Critical Thinking in STEM
  • What the Flip? Challenges and Successes in a STEM Flipped Classroom
  • When the Process IS the Assessment: An Integrated Model of Tutoring and Assessment
  • Students as Partners: Embedding Peer Support into STEM Classrooms & Planning Process
Maria Hall, Room A
 

STUDENT SUCCESS, MENTORSHIP, AND WORKFORCE READINESS
Oral Presentations, each presentation 15 minutes

  • A Seminar Approach to Career Readiness in STEM

  • Belonging at Two Levels: Inclusive STEM Teaching in the Classroom and the Faculty Communities That Sustain It

  • Enhancing STEM Faculty Recruitment, Hiring, and Holistic Success

  • Changing a Roadblock Into an On-Ramp: A Departmental Initiative for Course-Based Research in Biology

Maria Hall, Room B
 WORKSHOP
Low Cost–High Impact: Success Skills Students Will Actually Use 		Maria Hall, Room C
10:35 - 10:45 AMCOFFEEE & TRANSITION BREAKMaria Hall / USU
10:45 - 11:45 AMFEATURED PANEL
Sustaining Pathways for Women in STEM: Lessons from Multi-Institution NASA-Funded Programs in a Changing Funding Landscape
Panelists from: Agnes Scott College, Smith College, Simmons University and Salem Academy and College		USU
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

  • Early Undergraduate Research: Building Skills and Scientific Identity Through Hands-On Experience
  • Eating and Immediate Mood Changes in College Students
  • Integrating Authentic Research Challenges in STEM: Lessons from Peptide Phage Display
  • Simulating Kidney Filtration: A Student-Led Research Experience to Build Scientific Literacy and Preparedness in Biomedical Engineering
  • The Bailey Mentorship Program: A Student-Led Initiative to Promote Success and Confidence Within the Lab Setting
  • The Implementation of a Guided, Interdisciplinary Summer Research Mentorship Program Designed for First-Year Undergraduate Students Pursuing STEM Majors
  • Bridging Science and Strategy: Integrating Industry Simulations into Undergraduate STEM Education
  • In-Class Intervention to Address Mathematical Misconceptions
  • Reimagining Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories Through Modern Design and Learning Innovation
USU
12:45 - 1:45 PMCONCURRENT SESSION BLOCK II
Workshops

 

 

 
  • Beyond AI Outputs: Advancing Student Success and Scientific Literacy Through the P.I.V.O.T. Methodology™
  • From Hidden Curriculum to Transparent Practice: Using TILT and the AI Assessment Scale to Empower Students
  • Intentional Innovation in STEM: Aligning AI, Assessment, and Co-Creation for High-Impact Learning
Maria Hall, Room A
Maria Hall, Room B
Maria Hall, Room C
1:45 - 1:55 PMBREAK & TRANSITION 
1:55 - 2:55 PMCONCURRENT SESSION BLOCK III
Workshops		 
 From Hesitation to Action: Building Discipline-Specific Faculty Communities for AI Integration in STEMMaria Hall, Room B
2:50 - 3:00 PMCLOSING SESSIONUSU