Submitted by: Ellen Hostetter, ehostetter@uca.edu on 09/10/2024
Hosted by UCA’s Norbert O. Schedler Honors College, Challenge Week brings to campus a wide range of regional, national, and international thinkers to discuss a specific issue or problem that impacts our society. Speakers present compelling information and arguments, challenging us to see that issue or problem from a new perspective and to take action toward thoughtful change.
Our theme for Challenge Week 2024 is Artificial Intelligence, which will run from September 23-27. Questions we will explore include what might the explosive use and development of AI mean for labor, education, and art; our ability to make and analyze meaning and knowledge; and the relationship between citizens and states and inter-state relations?
All events are free and open to the public.
Schedule at a Glance:
Monday, 9/23, 4:30-5:30pm (refreshments at 4:00), CoB Auditorium: AI – The Past & Future of Meaningful Work with IBM consultant Cole Makuch
Tuesday, 9/24, 5:00-6:00pm (refreshments at 4:30), Doyne Lecture Hall: Mirrors of Meaning – AI as the new instrument in the study of culture with UCA Computer Science professor, Dr. Zachary Stine
Wednesday, 9/25, 5:00-6:00pm (refreshments at 4:30), Schichtl 112: Teaching, Learning, & Thinking in an age of AI with a panel of UCA faculty.
Thursday, 9/26, 7:00-8:00pm (refreshments after the talk), Schichtl 112: Global Perspectives on AI Messaging – How we Talk about Safety & Security Matters with Shazeda Ahmed, Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA.
Friday, 9/27, 3:00-4:00pm (refreshments after the presentation), Schichtl 112: Creativity Redefined – AI’s Impact on the Future of Artistic Expression with UCA professors Holly Laws and Scott Meador.
Friday, 9/27, 7:00-9:00pm (appetizers provided): Challenge Week TRIVIA NIGHT at Skinny J’s. MC Amber Wilson.
https://uca.edu/honors/cw2024/
