2026 Faculty Institute
Please complete this no later than August 9, 2026.
2026 Faculty Institute Keynote Speaker: Dr. José Antonio Bowen
José Antonio Bowen has been leading innovation and change for over 40 years at Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southampton (UK), as a dean at Miami University and Southern Methodist University (SMU) and as President of Goucher College. Bowen has worked as a with Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck, and many others and his symphony was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music (1985). Bowen earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, master’s degrees in Music Composition and in the Humanities, and a doctorate in Musicology and Humanities from Stanford University. He has written over 100 scholarly articles and books, including the (2003), (2012) and the winner of the Ness Award for Best Book on Higher Education), Teaching Naked Techniques with G. Edward Watson (2017) and (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021). Bowen has appeared in ,, , and has three . Stanford honored him as a Distinguished AlumniScholar (2010) and he has presented at more than 300 campuses and conferences in 46 states and 17 countries around the world. In 2018, he was awarded the (for significant contributions to American higher education). He is a senior fellow for the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
Faculty Institute 2026 Planning Committee Members
Danielle Hasselberger, Business Administrative Associate
Deb Faermark, Instructor, Teacher Education
Andrya Soprych, Assistant Professor Social Work
Asia Momin, Business Administrative Associate
Christie Miller, Director Office of Cultural Events and Community and Professional Education
Sudha Srinivas, Acting Associate Provost
Sandra Beyda-Lorie, Executive Director for Learning Innovations