Join us for the 2023 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium!
The 2023 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium will occur on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. This highly impactful event will take place in Morris Cultural Arts Center and the Hinton Center on the Houston Christian University campus.
The theme for this year’s event is “Reach for the Stars: Future-Focused Teaching, Learning, and Research.” The symposium serves educators and educational leaders, those who work in higher education, and those interested in research related to education and the behavioral sciences.
Breakout sessions will cover a gamut of topics focusing upon teaching, learning, and research. The sessions will be led by educators and scholars from multiple disciplines, subject-matter experts, and HCU graduate students.
Online registration is available for $35.00 for HCU faculty/staff and community members and $15 for HCU students until November 3. On-site registration (via credit card only) will be offered for $40 on November 4. Breakfast will be included.
Please use the hashtag #2023hcutlrs to share about this exciting event!
The theme for this year’s event is “Reach for the Stars: Future-Focused Teaching, Learning, and Research.” The symposium serves educators and educational leaders, those who work in higher education, and those interested in research related to education and the behavioral sciences.
Breakout sessions will cover a gamut of topics focusing upon teaching, learning, and research. The sessions will be led by educators and scholars from multiple disciplines, subject-matter experts, and HCU graduate students.
Online registration is available for $35.00 for HCU faculty/staff and community members and $15 for HCU students until November 3. On-site registration (via credit card only) will be offered for $40 on November 4. Breakfast will be included.
Please use the hashtag #2023hcutlrs to share about this exciting event!
We are pleased to Announce this Year's Keynote Speaker, Astronaut Leroy Chiao!
You will not want to miss Dr. Chiao's engaging, inspiring keynote address! Read below to learn more about our fascinating keynote speaker...
Dr. Leroy Chiao is a former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander. He works in business, consulting, and space education. He is a professional international speaker and a co-founder and the CEO of OneOrbit, a training and education company. Dr. Chiao also holds academic appointments at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine.
He has worked in both government and commercial space programs and has held leadership positions in commercial ventures and NASA. He was the first LSU Raborn Distinguished Chair Professor. Chiao has extensive experience as a NASA astronaut and prior to that, as a research engineer. Dr. Chiao has served on White House and National Academies committees. He is a fellow of the Explorers Club and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and the Committee of 100.
Dr. Chiao left NASA in December 2005 following a 15-year career with the agency. A veteran of four space missions, Dr. Chiao most recently served as commander and NASA science officer of Expedition 10 aboard the International Space Station. He has logged over 229 days in space - over 36 hours of which were spent in extra-vehicular activity (EVA, or spacewalks). In 2009, he served on the White House appointed Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee and served on a NASA Advisory Council Committee (2009-2020).
A native English speaker, Dr. Chiao also speaks Mandarin Chinese and Russian. Dr. Chiao studied chemical engineering, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983. He continued his studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, earning his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1985 and 1987. Prior to joining NASA in 1990, he worked as a research engineer at Hexcel Corp. and then at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Dr. Leroy Chiao is a former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander. He works in business, consulting, and space education. He is a professional international speaker and a co-founder and the CEO of OneOrbit, a training and education company. Dr. Chiao also holds academic appointments at Rice University and the Baylor College of Medicine.
He has worked in both government and commercial space programs and has held leadership positions in commercial ventures and NASA. He was the first LSU Raborn Distinguished Chair Professor. Chiao has extensive experience as a NASA astronaut and prior to that, as a research engineer. Dr. Chiao has served on White House and National Academies committees. He is a fellow of the Explorers Club and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and the Committee of 100.
Dr. Chiao left NASA in December 2005 following a 15-year career with the agency. A veteran of four space missions, Dr. Chiao most recently served as commander and NASA science officer of Expedition 10 aboard the International Space Station. He has logged over 229 days in space - over 36 hours of which were spent in extra-vehicular activity (EVA, or spacewalks). In 2009, he served on the White House appointed Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee and served on a NASA Advisory Council Committee (2009-2020).
A native English speaker, Dr. Chiao also speaks Mandarin Chinese and Russian. Dr. Chiao studied chemical engineering, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983. He continued his studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, earning his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1985 and 1987. Prior to joining NASA in 1990, he worked as a research engineer at Hexcel Corp. and then at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab.