Fall 2025 Kickoff Agenda

8 a.m. – All College Breakfast (PEC) 

8:30 a.m. – Opening and Welcome

• Dr. Muddassir Siddiqi, President – Welcome and Remarks
• Dr. Bradley Lane, Vice President of Academic Affairs – Welcome and Remarks
• Dr. Keegan Newkirk, Vice President of Student Services – Welcome and Remarks
• Faculty Leadership Welcome
• Outstanding Collegewide Full-Time Faculty of the Year
  Tauya Forst, J.D., Professor of Criminal and Justice Studies
• Outstanding Collegewide Adjunct Faculty of the Year
  Dina Khoury, Arabic Instructor

10:10 a.m. – Intermission/Break

10:30 a.m. - Employee Giving Campaign. – Walter Johnson, and Karen Kuhn

10:40 a.m. – Announcements and Updates 

11:20 a.m. – Staff and Faculty External Awards 

11:30 a.m. – I AM COD Awards 

11:50 a.m. – Closing and Break for Lunch 

Noon – All-College Lunch (PEC) 

1 to 4 p.m. – Breakout Sessions 

8 a.m. – Faculty and Administrator Breakfast 

8:30 a.m. – Dr. Bradley Lane, Vice President of Academic Affairs - Welcome and Updates 

8:50 a.m. – Dr. Keegan Newkirk, Vice President of Student Services – Welcome and Updates 

9:10 a.m. – Dr. Bradley Lane, Vice President of Academic Affairs - Welcome New Faculty

9:20 a.m. - Various Area Specific Updates  

9:50 a.m. – Coffee Table Chat with Dr. Lane and Dr. Newkirk 

10:30 a.m. – Closing 

Noon – Lunch (on your own)  

1 to 4 p.m. – Breakout Sessions 

Locations:

• Business and Applied Technology Division
  Technology Education Center (TEC), Room 1038AB
• Nursing and Health Sciences Division
  Health Science Center (HSC), Room 1234
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Division
  Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000ABCG
• Social/Behavioral Sciences and the Library Division
  Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000DEF
• Arts, Communication, and Hospitality Division
  Culinary & Hospitality Center (CHC), Room 2001
• Liberal Arts
  Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2131

 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• CODAA
  Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2131

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

• CODFA
   Health Science Center (HSC), Room 1234