President’s open office hours ‌
‌President Conner invites all faculty, staff, and students to his open office hour from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Email the Office of the President to reserve a 10-minute, in-person meeting.
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‌â¶ÄŚâ€ŚPresident’s Awards nominations ‌
‌Tłó±đ Office of the President invites nominations for deserving individuals or teams for a 2026 President's Leadership and Service Award. Students, faculty members, exempt staff, non-exempt staff, or union personnel may be nominated (self-nominations will not be considered). To nominate a person or team, please complete this form and submit it via email or campus mail, or complete this online form, to the Office of the President by 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.
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‌Participate in MSCHE Open Forums
‌Tłó±đ Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) will host open forums to give staff and faculty an opportunity to share their perspectives with the visiting peer review team. Staff are invited to attend from 3:25 to 4:10 p.m. Monday, March 30, in Davis Auditorium. Faculty sessions will be held from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Davis Auditorium. All are encouraged to attend the oral exit report at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, in Gannett Auditorium. Learn more.
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‌Humanistic Inquiry Symposium
‌Tłó±đ 2026 Humanistic Inquiry Symposium will take place March 20–21 at the Tang and is open to all. This year’s theme, “Space/Place,” invites us to consider how environments shape stories, identities, and experiences and continues exploration of the spacetime continuum begun with last year’s focus on “Time.”
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‌"The Business of News"
‌Margaret Cronan, news director for WCVB Channel 5, Boston's News and Community Leader, will deliver the in Business Administration at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in Gannett Auditorium.
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‌Pre-Law Alumni Career Panel
‌At 7 p.m. March 19, in Emerson Auditorium, students are invited to hear from five °µÍřTV alumni who have taken different paths through the law, from large litigation firms and in-house corporate roles, to regulatory affairs and beyond. The panel discussion will be followed by an informal networking reception. .
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‌Distinguished Scholars in STEM lecture
‌Renee Horton, NASA airworthiness deputy for the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstrator project, will deliver a lecture on “The Power of the Paused Dream” from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in Gannett Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Physics Department and the Distinguished Scholar program.
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