2022 Virtual Annual Conference Agenda

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

They told us to stay apart, so we decided to Get Close
Andrea Sosa Fontaine, Kent State University

When in Detroit, you Do Detroit things, and yes the Branding is awesome
Terry Londy, Florida State University

Generation Scrap: Designing the Future with Waste
Rebekah Matheny, The Ohio State University
Royce Epstein, Mohawk Group

Are you new to IDEC, a student, or just wanting to learn more about how IDEC works? This session will include a brief overview of IDEC as an organization and the vast offerings available to members. This session features a panel of IDEC-member educators who will share insights into faculty life and their own career journeys with IDEC. Panelists will represent different institution types across IDEC regions and a range of teaching and research-focused positions. Panelists will share their pathways into academia and share some of the aspects of faculty life they wish they had known before! This session requires advanced registration and requires no additional fee beyond conference registration.

How can I ensure that my CV is what search committees are looking for? This is an informative and interactive event that will help you modify your CV for the academic job market. You will have the unique opportunity to receive mentorship advice from IDEC members who have experience on academic search committees. The event begins with a roundtable of advice for all attendees and then ends with breakout CV review sessions for registered participants. There is no additional fee for this workshop beyond conference registration. However, this session requires advanced registration so that organizers can plan ahead.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Deconstructing Systems Education
Alan Antioquia, Mount Royal University

Have You Seen How Your Fellow Educators are Teaching lighting?
Erin Speck, George Washington University

This virtual networking event will begin as a casual opportunity for graduate students to mix and mingle. Students can also connect with a variety of resources in the industry in a series of breakout session with IDEC conference sponsors. Come meet fellow graduate students, this year’s IDEC Foundation Graduate Scholars, and add to your Linked-In, Slack, Facebook groups, Insta or Twitter contacts! This session requires advanced registration and requires no additional fee beyond conference registration.

Friday, March 4, 2022

Moderator: Allison Lichter Joseph, The New School Journalism + Design

Panelists: Susan Kaplan – Director of Specifications and Sustainability, HLW; Seema Lisa Pandya – Sustainability Consultant & Artist; Laura Sansone – Founder, Textile Lab; Anasa Scott-Laude – Managing Director and Co-Founder, ILE Strategies; Mallory Taub, Senior Associate, Gensler

Panelists: Katrina Alvarez, NYIT; Isabella Hamilton, NYSID; Erica Martin, Pratt Institute; Sky Morales, SVA; Khalid Mousa, New School; Jada Nolen, FIT; Fatima Zahra, NJIT

Graduate students and new members are invited to join the Fellows for a heartfelt welcome to IDEC and to answer any questions you might have about the organization or how best to take advantage of its many opportunities for professional growth and development.