Faculty & Staff Research Mini-Symposia

The Mini-Symposia Series builds on the extraordinary enthusiasm for the Faculty and Staff Research Symposium, offering a new rhythm of exchange across the academic year. Instead of one full day, we gather four times– in the fall and spring—for half-day symposia that revisit and reimagine presentations from the full Symposium. This new format allows more opportunities to engage with colleagues’ research, creative projects, and collaborations in a focused and accessible way. Next fall, the full one-day Symposium returns, as the formats will alternate in two-year cycles. 

Each Symposia features one or two morning panels and one or two afternoon panels, with time for community connection:

• 10:00 a.m. – Coffee and light snacks at the Faculty Hub
• 10:30–11:45 a.m. – Morning Session (1-2 concurrent panels)
• 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. – Lunch at the Faculty Hub
• 1:30–2:45 p.m. – Afternoon Session (1-2 concurrent panels)
• 3:00 p.m. – Conclusion

Please feel free to come for all or part of the day–no need to register; if you would like to join in the lunch, you may sign up here. The 2025-2026 academic year will feature the Mini-Symposia on Friday, September 26, 2025; Friday, November 7, 2025; Friday, January 30, 2026; and Friday, February 20, 2026.