2026 NFO Agenda

Riggs Library 3rd Floor unless indicated otherwise

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

9:00-9:30 am Check-In/Breakfast

9:30-9:40 am Welcome | Katharine Donato, Vice Provost for Faculty

9:40-10:15 am Georgetown’s Jesuit and Catholic Heritage & Mission | Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J., Vice President, Mission and Ministry

10:15-10:45 am Welcome by Senior Leadership | Interim Provost Soyica Colbert 

10:55-11:35 am Academic Leadership Panel I

  • David Edelstein, Dean, Georgetown College Arts & Sciences (CAS)
  • Paul Almeida, McDonough School of Business (MSB)
  • Joel Hellman, Dean, School of Foreign Service (SFS)
  • Carole Roan Gresenz, Dean, McCourt School of Public Policy (MSPP)

11:40-12:15 pm Academic Leadership Panel II

  • Kelly Otter, Dean, School of Continuing Studies (SCS)
  • Christopher King, Dean, School of Health (SOH)
  • Anne Rosenwald, Vice Dean, Earth Commons (ECo)
  • Alison Mackey, Vice President, Graduate Studies

12:20-12:30 pm Break

12:30-1:00 pm Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgetown | Rosemary Kilkenny, Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer

1:00-2:15 pm Lunch/Introductions

  • Faculty Governance – Blythe Shepard, Second Vice Chair, Main Campus Executive Committee (MCEF)
  • Ombuds for Faculty – Catherine Langlois

2:15-2:35 pm Speech and Expression Policy at Georgetown | Sionne C. Rosenfeld, University Council

2:35 – 3:35 pm Teaching and Learning at Georgetown | Edward Maloney, Executive Director, CNDLS, Margaret Debelius, Senior Director of Faculty Initiatives, CNDLS, Joselyn Schultz Lewis, Director of Inclusive Pedagogy, CNDLS

3:35-3:45 pm Break

3:45-4:45 pm Overview of Benefits | Charles DeSantis, Chief Benefits Officer, Associate Vice President of University Benefits and Wellness

4:45-6:00 pm Hands-on-Help | Happy Hour

  • Benefits – Jessica Ham, Information & Service Specialist
  • CNDLS – CANVAS (Georgetown’s Course Management System) | Peter Janssens, Associate Director of Instructional Resources and Lee Skallerup Bessette, Assistant Director of Digital Learning, 

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026

(From 9:15-11:30 am NTL Faculty meet in White Gravenor, Room 213. Combined NTL & TL Faculty sessions in Riggs begin again at 11:45 am)

9:00-9:15 am Breakfast 

9:15-11:30 am Breakout session for Non-Tenure Line (NTL) Faculty Framework 

Location: White-Gravenor Hall, Room 213

  • Barbara Schone, Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, MSPP
  • Rebecca Patterson, Professor of the Practice, SFS 
  • Patrick Johnson, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Physics, CAS

9:15-10:45 am Breakout session for Tenure Line Faculty: Navigating Rank and Tenure

  • Lisa Singh, Professor, Department of Computer Science, CAS 
  • Ken Opalo, Associate Professor, SFS
  • Shaun Brinsmade, Associate Professor, CAS
  • Rebecca Hamilton, Professor and Vice Dean, MSB

10:45-11:30 am Breakout session for Tenure Line Faculty: Research at Georgetown

  • Jeff Urbach, Vice Provost for Research

11:30-11:45 am Break

11:45-12:45 pm Strategic Initiatives

  • AI – Robert Groves, Senior Advisor to the President
  • Capitol Campus – Douglas Reed, Vice Provost for Education
  • Global Initiatives – Thomas Banchoff, VP for Global Engagement
  • Humanities Initiative – Nicoletta Pireddu, Director

12:45-1:45 pm Lunch/Introductions

  • Classroom Technology (CETS) – Kathleen Julien, Senior Classroom Manager and Event Lead, and Jacalyn Banks, Assistant VP for Classroom and Shared Space Support
  • Ombuds for Students – Daniela Brancaforte

1:45-2:50 pm Teaching in the Era of Artificial Intelligence | Molly Chehak, Director of Digital Learning, CNDLS

2:50-3:00 pm Break

3:00-4:00 pm Academic and Student Supports 

  • Academic & Student Support – Claudia Arias-Cirinna, Senior Associate VP and Dean of Students
  • Library Services – Joe Williams, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Services

4:00-5:00 pm Faculty Group Photo on Healey Hall Steps, followed by Campus Tour

5:00 pm President’s Reception