We are currently in the process of planning many exciting events for faculty, students, and the community. Please check back soon for details regarding events including:
- Faculty Seminar Series for PIT Junior Faculty
- Regional Meetups for Student Groups
- Topical Seminar Series
- Tech Literacy Workshops
All-Hands Meeting
We host two All-Hands Meetups each year to allow members to present updates, synergize our initiatives, and find new ways to support each other. The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University will be hosting the Winter 2024 All-Hands Meetup on January 13, 2025. If you are interested in attending, please email info@pitne.org to RSVP.
Past Events:
Integrating Generative AI with a PIT Perspective in Higher Education
This virtual event on December 3, 2024 brought together leaders with multiple perspectives to discuss how they are thinking about the adoption of generative AI at their institutions and how a PIT lens can help shape solutions.
Panelists:
- Eric Gordon – Professor and Director of the Engagement Lab, Emerson College
- Beth Simone Noveck – Director, Burnes Center for Social Change; Professor, Northeastern University
- Yannis Paschalidis – Director, Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, Boston University
- Yunus Doğan Telliel – Assistant professor, WPI
- Moderated by Colette Basiliere, PIT-NE Executive Director
DevConf
PIT-NE Executive Director Colette Basiliere will be presented on the final day at DevConf in Boston, MA. Watch her talk on August 16th titled “Building the Responsible Workforce of Tomorrow through PIT” here.
PIT-NE Summer Institute Community Showcase
On June 27th, 2024 at Boston University’s Center for Computing and Data Sciences, we celebrated the work completed by the first cohort of PIT-NE Impact Technology Fellows! Check out the project presentations and learn more about the program here.