Kickoff Day Program
10:00 am – 10:15 am

Shiang-Kwei WangShiang
Provost and Vice President of OAA

Andrea Fabrizio
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs

Carlos Guevara
CTL Co-Director & EdTech Director
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Faculty will explore campus resources by visiting student support offices, gathering important information, and interacting with staff. To make it more interactive, we will provide your office with a stamp to mark participants’ scavenger hunt cards.
11:15 am - 11:45 am
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Participants will engage in realistic student challenges, discussing potential steps to resolve issues and identifying appropriate campus resources. This exercise will provide faculty and staff with strategies to guide students and direct them to the right services.
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
A group of students will share their insights on navigating college challenges, offering valuable perspectives on how faculty and staff can better support them.
Presenter:
Víctor M.Torres-Vélez, Assistant Professor, Humanities, CTL Co-Director
Panelists:
Jay Alvarez, Student, Hostos
Jonathan Luna, Student, Hostos
Jorge Sanz, Student, Hostos
1:50 pm – 2:00 pm
Cynthia Jones, Lecturer, English, CTL Co-Director