{"id":1659,"date":"2025-07-10T01:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/?page_id=1659"},"modified":"2025-07-11T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:50:38","slug":"presidents-session-laccei-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/presidents-session-laccei-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Session &#8211; LACCEI 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>Advancing Leadership in STEM and Global Engagement<\/em> <br>President\u2019s Special Session<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&nbsp;Friday, July 18, 2025. 9 AM \u2013 10:30 AM (9 AM CST Mex. City\/11 AM EST\/8 AM PST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Features presentation of the \u201cGUIDE\u201d from the book <strong><em>Academic Leadership in Engineering Education<\/em><\/strong>, think tank reports, ideas from university and organizational leaders, discussions of global partnerships for science and engineering, and an invitation to engage in hemispheric collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Order of program:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction of the topic: <strong><em>Advancing Leadership in STEM and Global Engagement<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction of speakers:<ul><li><strong>Dr. Cecilia Paredes Verduga<\/strong>, Past President &#8211; LACCEI; Rectora (President), Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dr. Stephanie G. Adams<\/strong>, Past President &#8211; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dr. Dawit Haile<\/strong>, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Dean, College of Engineering and Technology; Professor, Department of Applied Engineering Technology, Virginia State University, Member: Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), Petersburg, Virginia<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dr. Marcello Nitz<\/strong>, Reitor (Chancellor) &#8211; Centro Universit\u00e1rio do Instituto Mau\u00e1 de Tecnologia, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil; Executive Committee \u2013 Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dr. Brandon Jones<\/strong>, President &#8211; American Geophysical Union, Federal Scientist<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Loreto Valenzuela Roediger<\/strong>, Decan (Dean)-Facultad de Ingenier\u00eda, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summary of Chapter: \u201cModels for International Collaborations to Nurture Students into Global Engineers from the book: <em>Academic Leadership in Engineering Education \u2013 <\/em>Renetta Tull<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cA View on Leadership\u201d \u2013 Dr. Cecilia Paredes Verduga, 2025 LACCEI Medalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaker short presentations at the podium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaker Questions: Moderator (R. Tull) to Speakers\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions from Respondents (TBA) and plenary audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Respondents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Dr. Geraldine Gooding<\/em><\/strong>, Director \u2013 Engineering Education and Outreach, ASME<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Dr. Trina Fletcher<\/em><\/strong>, Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor, Engineering and ITMAE; Director, READi Lab &#8211; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Dr. Idalis Villanueva<\/em><\/strong>, Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Bio our speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Cecilia Paredes Verduga (President, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral &#8211; Ecuador)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei-academic-merit-medalist-2025\/\">https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei-academic-merit-medalist-2025\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1839\" height=\"1839\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web.jpg 1839w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Cecilia-web-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1839px) 100vw, 1839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Stephanie Adams (Eng Dean, University of Texas at Dallas &#8211; United States)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/chairs.utdallas.edu\/biographies\/dr-stephanie-g-adams\/\">https:\/\/chairs.utdallas.edu\/biographies\/dr-stephanie-g-adams\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Adams_Stephanie_crop-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1670\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Adams_Stephanie_crop-1-1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Adams_Stephanie_crop-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Dawit Haile (Eng. Dean, Virginia State &#8211; United States):<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vsu.edu\/about\/leadership\/office-of-the-president\">https:\/\/www.vsu.edu\/about\/leadership\/office-of-the-president<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2549\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1676\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1.jpg 2549w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-1529x1536.jpg 1529w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/HAILE-Dawit-scaled-1-2039x2048.jpg 2039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2549px) 100vw, 2549px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Marcelo Nitz (Rector, MAUA &#8211; Brazil)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gedcouncil.org\/regular_members\/nitz\/\">https:\/\/www.gedcouncil.org\/regular_members\/nitz\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Marcello-Nitz-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Brandon Jones (Pres. American Geophysical Union &#8211; United States)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agu.org\/learn-about-agu\/about-agu\/governance\/board-directors\/presidentbio\">https:\/\/www.agu.org\/learn-about-agu\/about-agu\/governance\/board-directors\/presidentbio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Brandon_Jones_Photo_3-374x561-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1679\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Brandon_Jones_Photo_3-374x561-2.jpg 374w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Brandon_Jones_Photo_3-374x561-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Brandon_Jones_Photo_3-374x561-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr.\u00a0Loreto Valenzuela (Dean, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica &#8211; Chile)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/en\/nuestra-escuela\/autoridades-y-equipos\/decana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ing.uc.cl\/en\/nuestra-escuela\/autoridades-y-equipos\/decana\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Loreto-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1673\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Loreto-web.png 266w, https:\/\/laccei.org\/laccei2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Loreto-web-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coordinator<\/strong>: Dr. Renetta Garrison Tull, University of California, Davis<br><a href=\"mailto:gtarazona@udistrital.edu.co\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:gtarazona@udistrital.edu.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rgtull@ucdavis.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information: <a href=\"mailto:info@laccei.org\">info@laccei.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing Leadership in STEM and Global Engagement President\u2019s Special Session &nbsp;Friday, July 18, 2025. 9 AM \u2013 10:30 AM (9 AM CST Mex. 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