BC Talks AI

May 13, 2026

FULL PROGRAM

8:30 a.m.

CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Gasson Rotunda
9:00 a.m.

OPENING REMARKS | "BC Talks AI - One Year On"

Gasson Hall, Room 100

Scott Cann
Vice President, Information Technology Services

Michael J. Lochhead
Executive Vice President

David Quigley
Provost & Dean of Faculties

10:00 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS I

Teaching, Learning & Student Formation | Research | Operational Efficiency
11:00 a.m.

BREAK

11:15 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS II

Teaching, Learning & Student Formation | Research | Operational Efficiency
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m

LUNCH & PANEL | "Trust and Tension: Student Voices on AI and Formation at Boston College"

Lyons Hall, Dining Room

What does it feel like to learn in a world shaped by generative AI? This moderated student panel invites Boston College students to reflect on how AI is influencing their academic choices, sense of integrity, and personal formation. Through candid conversation, the session surfaces student perspectives, serving as a foundation for deeper dialogue among faculty and staff later in the conference.

Moderator:
Colleen Dallavalle
Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Formation, Division of Student Affairs

Panel:
Boston College students, names to be added.
1:30 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS III & FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS

Teaching, Learning & Student Formation | Research | Operational Efficiency

2:30 p.m.

CONCLUDING PANEL | "AI and Professional Development: Perspectives from Across BC"

Gasson Hall, Room 100

Facilitator: 
Stefane Cahill Farella
Senior Associate Director, Employee Development, Human Resources

Panel:
Mary Crane, Thomas F. Rattigan Professor of English, and Director, Institute for the Liberal Arts

Sam Ransbotham, Professor and David J. Mastrocola Dean's Faculty Fellow, Business Analytics

David Trainor, Vice President, Human Resources

Shawna Cooper Whitehead, Vice President, Student Affairs

3:30 p.m.

CLOSING RECEPTION

Gasson Rotunda/Library

To encourage open dialogue and the candid sharing of ideas, this event is in-person only, and will not be recorded.
We kindly ask that you respect the privacy of our speakers and participants.

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