{"id":8497,"date":"2025-10-23T14:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/?page_id=8497"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:25:37","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/global-understanding-convention\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program: Global Understanding Convention 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"global-matters-paths-to-trust-and-peace\">Global Matters: Paths to Trust and Peace<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-big-body\"><strong>Nov. 12\u201313, 2025<\/strong><br>Institute for Global Understanding, Monmouth University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Recognition of the United Nations&#8217; Declaration of 2025 as the &#8220;International Year of Peace and Trust&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1lw6Kie4tdLyRW6PeoNtamfGmJqO_TT94\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=116146205045588550448&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Printable Version of Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-1wednesday-nov-12-2025\">Day 1\u2014Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"opening-session-910-am-great-hall-auditorium\">Opening Session, 9\u201310 a.m. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/5499884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Recording<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 49.01% 37.845%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A speaker at the lectern\" class=\"wp-image-8629\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC11.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Institute for Global Understanding Director Minna Yu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Welcome: Monmouth University President Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Message from Institute for Global Understanding Director Minna Yu, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opening Remarks: Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D., and Rekha Datta, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Introduction: Convention Co-Chairs Jiwon Kim, Ph.D., Jennifer Shamrock, Ph.D., and Kurt Wagner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*GUC Student Poster Design Contest Exhibition for the Opening Session<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"morning-sessions-10-am1-pm\"><br>Morning Sessions, 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 52.6% 37.67%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A speaker at a lectern\" class=\"wp-image-8628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Professor Saliba Sarsar.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10\u201311 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultivating Global Citizens in a Time of Unprecedented Challenges. Presented by Wendy Morales, Ed.D., and David Aderhold, Ed.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\u201311 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 C\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Global Solidarity and Deaf\/Disability Justice: Education as a Path to Peace. Presented by Elizabeth Hill, MSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\u201311:00 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Fulbright Panel. Presented by Meg Forney, Ph.D., and Faith Bates, MFA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10\u201311 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 D \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fulbright Info Session for Faculty. Presented by Michael Cronin, Ph.D., LCSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30 a.m.\u201312:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voices from Abroad: International Perspectives of Living and Learning in the U.S. Presented by the Global Education Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:40 a.m.\u20131:00 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/bey-hall\">Bey Hall<\/a> Auditorium \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Sustainable Development Goals\u2014Student PowerPoint Presentations. Presented by Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"afternoonevening-sessions-17-pm\">Afternoon\/Evening Sessions, 1\u20137 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 45.433333333333% 34.613333333333%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Capoeira excercises\" class=\"wp-image-8645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Attendees take part in Capoeira exercises<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1:15\u20132:35 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/bey-hall\">Bey Hall<\/a> 223 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and Monmouth University IMA Student Chapter. Presented by Minna Yu, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:30\u20133 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Taiwan&#8217;s Role in 21st-Century Geopolitics. Presented by Peter Liu, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u20133 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Movement through the Afro Brazilian Art of Capoeira (Workshop). Presented by Kasey Sanders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3-4:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Study Abroad 101: Opportunities &amp; Outcomes \u2013 Learn About New Opportunities and Study Abroad and Insights from Monmouth University Alumni on How Study Abroad Transformed Their Professional Journeys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\u20134:15 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transformative Community-Building Interactive Workshop. Presented by Deanna Shoemaker, Ph.D., Dickie Cox, MFA, and Jennifer Shamrock, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5\u20137 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/mcallan-hall\">McAllan Hall<\/a> 227 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teaching Global Issues Using UN Sustainable Development Goals: Teacher Candidate Student Showcase Presentations. Presented by Jiwon Kim, Ph.D., and Sandra Zak, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-2-thursday-nov-13-2025\">Day 2 \u2013 Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"morning-sessions-1005-am130-pm\">Morning Sessions, 10:05 a.m.\u20131:30 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 28.68% 29.615%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A seated speaker\" class=\"wp-image-8630\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC32.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Peter Jacques.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10:05\u201311:25 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/bey-hall\">Bey Hall<\/a> 230 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An Indigenist Theory of the State and Global Environmental Crises. Presented by Peter Jacques, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10-10:45 a.m.| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Achieving Human Rights Through the Social and Solidarity Economy: A Social Work Pathway to Global Trust and Peace. Presented by Anne Deepak, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11 a.m.\u201312 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 D\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecosocial Work as a Pathway for Global Climate Justice: Theory, Practice, and Promise. Presented by Rachel Forbes, MSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:40 a.m.\u20131:25 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building Trust and Peace through Debate: A Monmouth University-Rainbow India Partnership. Presented by Rekha Datta, Ph.D., and Veronica Belloso.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:00\u20131:30 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 B \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incorporating Sustainability into a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course and Trip to Costa Rica (Panel\/Roundtable Discussion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"afternoonevening-sessions-1230530-pm\">Afternoon\/Evening Sessions, 12:30\u20135:30 p.m.<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 32.703333333333% 29.998333333333%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Student poster presentation.\" class=\"wp-image-8644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC30.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Student poster presentation.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:30\u2013 2 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Group Session: Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development in Social Work. Each presentation will be approximately 20 minutes. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fast Fashion, Environmental Justice, and the Crisis in Ghana. Presented by Olivia Ababio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tackling the E-Waste Crisis. Presented by Xena Vasquez.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gentrification within Latin America: Costa Rica. Presented by Laisha Carrillo-Mota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:15\u20132:35 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/plangere%20center\">Plangere Center<\/a> 235 \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultural Context Conversation Questions (Created by Knight Thompson Speechwork). Presented by Michael Rosas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2:00\u20133:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> Afflitto Conference Room \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exploring a Rights-Based Social Work Model, Grounded in Global Justice to Inform Short Term Faculty Led Study Abroad. Presented by Jamie Nappi, MSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2:00\u20133:00 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 D \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Debt, Development, and the Environment: Rethinking Latin America&#8217;s Lost Decade. Presented by D\u00e9bora Machado Nunes, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3:30 p.m.\u20134:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium Lobby\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From Strife to Settlement: An Assessment of Conflict Resolutions in the 20th Century (Poster Presentation). Presented by Becky Fisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3:30-4:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/great-hall\">Great Hall<\/a> Auditorium Lobby\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> LuckyTag: a Network of Trust and Support (Poster Presentation). Presented by Jerry Huang, Kelly Yuan, Daniel Crawford, Issac Sasson, and Justin Veltri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3:30-4:30 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 D\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecopsychology, Climate-Related Stress and Grief, and the Principles of EcoWellness. Presented by Megan Delaney, Ph.D., LPC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-5 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Stafford Student Center<\/a> 202 B\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integrating Social Work and Holistic Health Practices for Helping Professionals. Presented by Shantice Wright, MSW, MPA, LSW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keynote-speaker-and-global-leadership-award-56-pm-great-hall-auditorium\">Keynote Speaker and Global Leadership Award, 5\u20136 p.m. (Great Hall Auditorium)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-has-chevron\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/5499952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Recording<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position: 44.53% 31.31%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A speaker at a lectern\" class=\"wp-image-8626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/igu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2025\/11\/2025-11-12-GUC22.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Keynote speaker Dee Baker.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keynote Introduction: Monmouth University Provost Richard Veit, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keynote Introduction &amp; 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