Symposium Schedule

A three-day program designed to move beyond conversation—connecting ideas, evidence, and action around the future of project-based learning in higher education.

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Dates

May 27–29, 2026

Location

WPI Campus
Worcester, MA

Cost

$150 per person

Capacity

100 participants

Day 1

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION
4-6 pm Check in Rubin Campus Center, Main Floor
5–7 pm Welcome Reception Rubin Campus Center, Patio Lower Level

Day 2

Thursday, May 28, 2026

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION
8-8:45 am

Breakfast

 

Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor

9-9:15 am

 

Symposium Framing: What brings us here today? Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
9:15-10:45 am

Keynote Speaker- Matt Sigelman, Burning Glass Institute

 

Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
10:45-11 am Break Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
11-12:15 pm Panel: Making the Case for Higher Education Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
12:15–1:30 pm Lunch Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
1:30– 3 pm Institutional Mapping for Strategic Change Workshop Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
3-3:15 pm Break Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
3:15-4:45 pm Panel: Career Readiness When Careers Keep Changing Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
4:45–5:15 pm Synthesis Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
5:30 pm Dinner on your own Local Restaurants

Day 3

Friday, May 29, 2026

TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION
8-8:30 am Breakfast Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
8:30-9 am Welcome Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
9-10:30 am Panel: The AI Rupture and The Path Not Taken Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
10:30-10:45 am Break Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
10:45am-Noon PBL Showcase Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
12-1 pm Lunch  Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
1-2:30 pm Breakout Working Sessions Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
2:30-2:45 pm Break Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
2:45-4:00 pm Working Sessions Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
4-4:30 pm Closing Remarks and Adjournment Odeum, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor