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Burlington, VT Workshop Agenda

September 3 - 4, 2026

The Harborvale Autograph Collection​

All workshop sessions will take place in the Harbor Room. 

Thursday, September 3

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8:00am - 12:00pm

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8:00am - 8:45am

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8:45am - 9:00am

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9:00am - 9:45am

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9:45am - 10:30am

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10:30am - 11:30am

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11:30am - 12:00pm

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12:00pm - 1:00pm

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1:00pm - 2:00pm

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2:00pm - 2:30pm 

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2:30pm - 2:45 pm

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2:45pm - 3:30pm

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3:30pm - 4:45pm

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4:45pm - 5:00pm

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Registration

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Breakfast

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Welcome and Workshop Overview​

 

Speakers: 

  • Kirk Dombrowski, University of Vermont

  • CISE Aspiring PI Workshop Advisory Committee:

    • Chris Danforth, University of Vermont

    • Nick Cheney, University of Vermont

    • Peter Sheridan Dodds, University of Vermont

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NSF Keynote

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Coffee Break

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Keynote Panel: Crafting a Successful CISE Proposal 

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Moderator: Nick Cheney, University of Vermont

Panelists:​

  • Chris Danforth, University of Vermont

  • Laurent Hébert-Dufresne, University of Vermont

  • Donna Rizzo, University of Vermont​​

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Keynote Panel: What Does a Successful Tenure Case Look Like? 

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Moderator: Chris Danforth, University of Vermont

Panelists: 

  • Bernard F. Cole, University of Vermont

  • Donna Rizzo, University of Vermont​​

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​Lunch​

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Keynote Panel: Navigating the CISE CAREER Proposal

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Moderator: Peter Sheridan Dodds, University of Vermont

Panelists:​

  • Nick Cheney, University of Vermont

  • Amber Doiron, University of Vermont

  • Joe Near, University of Vermont

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Demystifying the Proposal Writing Process

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Speaker: Peter Sheridan Dodds, University of Vermont

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Coffee Break

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How to Find and Use Institutional Support

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Speaker: Jeralyn Haraldsen, University of Vermont

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Participant-Mentor Group Meetup & Day 2 Planning

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Day 1 Wrap-Up and Adjourn

Friday, September 4, 2026

Time

Session

8:00am - 8:45am

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8:45am - 9:00am

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9:00am - 10:00am

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10:00am - 10:15am

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10:15am - 11:45am

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11:45am - 12:00pm

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12:00pm - 12:30pm

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Breakfast

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Day 2 Overview​

 

Writing Retreat​

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Coffee Break

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Writing Retreat, ctd.

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Closing Remarks and Adjourn

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Lunch to Go

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Copyright ©2026 American Society for Engineering Education. All rights reserved. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. CNS-2335240.

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