Sapere aude
On October 5, 2021, Dr. Ashley Longstreet Assistant Professor of Chemistry facilitated the Coffee Conversation, “How are AI and Automation Changing Material and Drug Discovery.” Dr. Longstreet led the students in a discussion considering how AI factors into our everyday lives. In addition, Dr. Longstreet asked the students to think about the ways AI technology can impact their different fields of study and research.
Dr. Stephen Kromka, Assistant Professor of Communication, took his Honors 101 students to the Florida Aquarium and then to Sparkman’s Wharf for lunch. Honors 101 is a course that introduces students to the Honors Program’s curriculum and opportunities and also familiarizes them with good research practices. Community-building is an integral part of Hon 101, as students take out-of-class-experiences to get to know each other and their community.
On September 20, 2021, Dr. Stephanie Tripp gave her symposium, “Thinking in Place: Writing the Immersive Essay.” Dr. Tripp is an Associate Professor of Communication and program director for the MA in Social and Emerging Media. She specializes in the theories and practices of digital media, especially as they pertain to notions of place and community identification. Her talk was about our increasingly photorealistic spaces and places, thanks to advances in technology, which bring us immersive experiences such as the Harry Potter World at Universal and Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World and the ways in which such immersive places might inspire the way we write.
