Days of Discovery Program

Thursday, April 16, 2026

8 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Registration & Poster Set-Up
SULB 360 (Alumni Hall)


10:30 A.M. to noon

Poster Presentations – Morning Session
SULB 360 (Alumni Hall)

12:00 to 4:30 P.M.

Quantum Symposium
Keynote: Kate Waimey Timmerman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Quantum Exchange
SULB 353

12:30 to 1:30 P.M.

Faculty Panels – Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Winning an Internal Grant: Strategies, Challenges, and Success Stories
SULB 321

Session 2: Using the One Book One University Selection in the Classroom: Faculty Approaches and Insights
SULB 150F (Calumet Room)


2 to 3:15 P.M.

Keynote Presentation
Lulu Miller, author of Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life
GYTE 103


3:30 to 5 P.M.

Poster Presentations – Afternoon Session
SULB 360 (Alumni Hall)


5 to 6 P.M.

Faculty Reception
SULB 321