2025 Conference Agenda Highlights
Full Agenda
(All Times are EST)
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
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9:00am – 12:00pm BSEC Board Meeting
Kelley-Hodge Hall 3026
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4:00pm – 5:30pm Arrival/Registration
Indiana Memorial Union-Biddle Hotel- East Lounge
6:15pm Charter bus will begin looping to Auditorium. (meet in hotel lobby and
walk to Auditorium)
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
6:30pm – 8:30pm Opening Dinner
Introduction of BSEC Board Members
Welcome Remarks, Marietta Simpson, Distinguished Professor of Music,
Indiana University
Introduced by Robert Thomas- Indiana University
Indiana University Auditorium
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8:45pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
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Friday, March 7, 2025
7:00am Charter bus will begin looping to Kelley.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
7:30am Breakfast at Kelley School of Business
Kelley- Prebys Dining Room
8:45am OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME
Dean Ash Soni, Sungkyunkwan Professor
Kelley School of Business,
BSEC President, Danielle Ammeter
Kelley –Hodge Hall 2057
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9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dean Ian Williamson
Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
“The Future of Engagement in Business Schools”
Introduced by Angela Guidry - Vice Chair, BSEC
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10:00 am BREAK
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10:20 a.m. BUSINESS DEANS PANEL DISCUSSION
• Dr. Nicholas Hill, Claflin University, School of Business
• Dr. Nicole Jenkins, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
• Dr. Karthik Kannan, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
• Dr. Janet Lenaghan, Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University
• Dr. Lisa D. Ordóñez, Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego
• Dr. Ash Soni, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
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This session will be moderated by Dr. Suzanne Shu, Dean of Faculty and Research at the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University.
Introduced by Angela Guidry - Vice Chair, BSEC
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12:00 Noon Networking Lunch
Kelley- Prebys Dining Room
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1:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session One:
Dr. Renita Miller, Vice Dean and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, The
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
“Unreasonable Cultures.”
Introduced by Randy Groomes- University of Georgia
Kelley-Hodge Hall 2057
Session Two:
Luke Visconti, Founder & Chairman of Fair360 – virtual presentation
"Driving Equity in Business Education: Insights from Luke Visconti on Data,
Leadership, and Inclusion"
Introduced by Angela Guidry- Vice Chair, BSEC
Virtual, Kelley-Hodge Hall 2050
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Session Three:
Dr. Emily Esola, Lecturer & Teaching Consultant, Kelley School of Business, Indiana
University
“Using Learner-Centered Teaching to Empower All Students”
Introduced by Robert Thomas- Indiana University
Kelley-Hodge Hall 2055
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2:30 pm BREAK
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3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session One:
Clarence L. Vaughn, Director, Office of Access & Community Connections
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
"Commitment to Collaborative Leadership"
Introduced by Randy Groomes- University of Georgia
Session Two:
Dr. Danielle Ammeter and Dr Monica Gavino, Associate Dean University of Mississippi
Business School and San Jose State University, respectively.
“The State of Engagement in Higher Ed: An Empirical Analysis”
Introduced by Dr. Robert Thomas - Indiana University
4:00pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
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BREAK
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5:45pm Charter bus will begin looping to IMU.
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
6:00pm Cocktail ½ hour
Alumni Hall -IMU
6:30pm BSEC Awards Dinner
Kenneth Bouyer Difference Maker in Inclusive Excellence Award - Luke Visconti,
Fair360
Alumni Hall -IMU
Introduced by Angela Guidry- Vice Chair, BSEC
7:30pm Fireside Chat: Dr. Charlie Nelms, Chancellor Emeritus, North Carolina Central University
and University of Michigan-Flint, and VP Emeritus, Indiana University System
"Leading with Purpose and Passion in a Time of Uncertainty”
Moderated by Dr. Robert Thomas, Associate Dean at the Kelley School, Indiana University.
Introduced by Danielle Ammeter - University of Mississippi
Alumni Hall - IMU
8:30pm Entertainment - The Dynamics
Alumni Hall - IMU
9:30pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotel.
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
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7:00am Charter bus will begin looping to Kelley.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington
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7:30am Breakfast at Kelley
Prebys Dining Room
9:00am Closing Session
Dr. Shaun Harper, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Introduced by - Indiana University
Kelley- Hodge Hall 2057
11:00am Closing Thoughts/Promotion for 2026
Introduced by - Danielle Ammeter, Chair, BSEC
Kelley- Hodge Hall 2057
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End of Conference
Boxed Lunch – To Go
Prebys Dining Room
12:00pm Charter bus will begin looping to hotels.
Indiana Memorial Union - Biddle Hotel/ Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington