All LRDC invited to all sessions, lunch and poster reception on Thursday, November 12.
Changes in titles and times are possible
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Oaklander Hotel, 10th Floor, The Andrew Room
6:30 pm - Reception; 7:15 pm - Board Dinner with LRDC Leadership
Director Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, Associate Directors Lindsay Clare
Matsumura and Jen Iriti, Director of Communications Elizabeth Rangel, Director of Administration Anthony Taliani, Executive Committee Chair Richard “Rip” Correnti
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Connelly Ballroom, First Floor Alumni Hall (4200 Fifth Avenue)
All LRDC invited to attend
8:00 – 8:30 am – Continental Breakfast
8:35 – 8:50 am – Director’s Welcome
LRDC Director Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal
8:55 – 9:05 am – Vice Provost Address
Amanda Godley, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, University of Pittsburgh
9:10 – 9:45 am – Session 1: Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning
Chair, Erin Walker
9:50 – 10:05 Coffee Break
10:10 – 10:45 am – Session 2: Developmental Processes and Outcomes
Chair, Diana Leyva
10:50 – 11:35 am – Roundtables: Emerging Technologies; Developmental Processes
11:40 – 11:55 pm – Lightning Talks: LRDC Undergraduate Experience
Chair: Frits Pil
12:00 – 12:45 pm – Lunch
12:50 - 1:25 pm – Lightning Talks: Research in Action
Chair: Jennifer Iriti
1:30 – 2:05 pm – Session 3: Science of Learning in Practice
Chairs: Richard “Rip” Correnti and Lindsay Clare Matsumura
2:10 – 2:25 – Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:05 – Session 4: Cognitive and Motivational Factors in Learning
Chair: Ben Rottman
3:10 – 3:55 pm – Roundtables: Science of Learning: Cognitive and Motivational
4:00 – 4:30 pm – Coffee with Students, Post-docs, and Research Associates
4:35 – 6:00 pm – Brief Break
6:00 – 7:30 pm – Poster Session and Reception, Frick Fine Arts Building
Friday, November 13, 2026
Oaklander Hotel, 10th Floor
9:00 am – 10:30 am – Board of Visitors Closed Executive Session
10:35 – 11:25 am – Feedback and Discussion Session
Board, LRDC Director and Associate Director, Executive Committee, and BOV Planning Committee
11:30 – 1:00 pm – Lunch
Board members and attendees of Feedback and Discussion Session.
Adjourn