College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business & Management
Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education
College of Graduate Studies & Research
Symposium Steering Committee Members
John Albazi, College of Arts & Sciences
Gary Green, College of Business & Management
Alberto Lopez, Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education
Cynthia Moran, Creative Activities
Melinda Storie, College of Graduate Studies & Research
Mary Thill, Ronald Williams Library
Angela Vidal-Rodriguez, McNair Scholars Program
Symposium Program
8:00 – 8:30 AM Registration/Coffee
Student Union, First Floor
8:30 – 8:50 AM Program Commencement
Alumni Hall
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. John Albazi, Symposium Coordinator
Greetings
Dr. Gloria Gibson, President, Northeastern Illinois University
This year’s Symposium is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs
The Symposium could not have been made possible without the enthusiastic support and contributions of the following university leaders: Gloria Gibson, President; Dennis Rome, Provost; Daniel Lopez Jr., Vice President for Student Affairs; Sandra D. Beyda, Dean, Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education; Michael Bedell, Dean, College of Business and Management; Katrina E. Bell-Jordan, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Steven Harris, Dean, Ronald Williams Library; and Michael Stern, Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research. The Symposium Steering Committee is especially grateful to Alyssa Vincent, Library, for her hours of service to prepare the digital Symposium Program on NEIU Digital Commons. Special thanks to Mary Thill, Library, for organizing this year’s online registration process. The Committee also wishes to acknowledge Sonia Morales Diaz, Paula Sanchez Garcia, and Alejandra Prieto-Mendoza from McNair Scholars Program office for their support in organizing the Symposium.
