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Join us for the annual Information & Technology Showcase on Tuesday, October 6th, 2026 at the Lake Shore Campus in the Damen Student Center. Learn More & Register

Annual Info & Tech Showcase

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Co-Hosted by Information Technology Services and University Libraries
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026, 8:30am-4:00pm

Join us this fall for Loyola’s 2026 Information & Technology Showcase, hosted on our scenic Lake Shore Campus in the centrally located Damen Student Center. This featured event highlights the technology and library resources already available to you. Attend keynote and breakout sessions, explore resource tables, and connect with colleagues. Open to all students, faculty, and staff—don’t miss this engaging and informative experience!

Gold Sponsor:

D2L Brightspace

Maroon Sponsors:

CDWG, Clarivate, Elsevier, JoVE, LabArchives, MIS Computer, Lenovo, NetApp, Nutanix, Panopto, SimplyAnalytics, Taylor & Francis, Terminal Four, Workday, and Zoom

Participants:

Amazon Web Services, EBSCO, Everpure, HYCU, Salesforce, Top Hat, WebCheckout, and Wiley

Event Schedule 路 Expand Sections For Details

8:30-9:00AM | Check-In and Breakfast

DSC Atrium and Sister Jean MPR

8:30AM-3:00PM | Resource Tables

DSC Atrium

9:00-9:30AM | Welcome

Welcome
Speaker: LeRoy Butler, PhD, Vice President, Information Technology & CIO in Sister Jean MPR

9:45-10:30AM | Breakout Session I

Welcome to Brightspace: Tools, 草莓社区, and Support
Presented by D2L in Sister Jean MPR

Get acquainted with Brightspace and discover the tools available to support teaching and learning. This session will highlight commonly used tools, demonstrate how they can enhance the learning experience, and introduce the Brightspace support resources and partners available to help you get the most from the platform.

Publication to Impact: Understanding the Reach and Value of Research at Loyola
Presented by Taylor & Francis in Damen Den

Research impact extends far beyond publication and traditional citations. This session explores how data, including global reach, media coverage, policy influence, and scholarly engagement can reveal where research travels, who it reaches, and the broader impact it creates. We’ll also consider why understanding and communicating that impact matters more than ever for researchers, libraries, and institutions.

Introduction to LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook
Presented by LabArchives in Room 216

This session covers the fundamentals of getting started with LabArchives ELN. We'll look at setting up notebooks with built-in layouts or building your own structure for a project, lab, or department. Along the way we'll cover managing data, setting access controls, collaborating with your team, and exporting notebooks when needed.

10:45-11:30AM | Breakout Session II

AI Roadmap
Speaker: LeRoy Butler, PhD, Vice President, Information Technology & CIO in Damen Den

From Data to Decisions: Finding the Right Audience with SimplyAnalytics
Presented by SimplyAnalytics in Room 216

How do companies decide where to expand and which consumers to target? How do political campaigns, nonprofits, and community organizations identify the audiences most likely to respond to their message? In this practical session, we'll use SimplyAnalytics and MRI-SimmonsLOCAL to recreate real-world workflows for analyzing markets, consumer behavior, media preferences, and local audiences. Attendees will see how quickly complex data can be transformed into clear maps, rankings, reports, and insights — without advanced GIS or data analysis experience.

11:45AM-12:30PM | Breakout Session III

From Theory to Practice: Unlocking the Power of JoVE
Presented by JoVE in Damen Den

Discover how JoVE can bring science, technology, and research to life through engaging video-based learning and demonstration content. This session will provide a quick overview of JoVE’s resources, highlight how faculty and students can use the platform to enhance teaching, learning, and research, and showcase practical ways to integrate JoVE into the academic experience.

Trusted AI for Research: Exploring LeapSpace
Presented by Elsevier in Room 216

Join us for an introduction to LeapSpace, Elsevier's AI-assisted research workspace built to help researchers uncover insights, accelerate discovery, and collaborate more effectively — all grounded in peer-reviewed content you already trust, including Scopus. Designed for faculty, students, and staff alike, this session will walk through core LeapSpace capabilities such as literature exploration, evidence-checking, and writing support, with Trust Cards providing transparency behind every AI-generated result. The 35-minute demo will be followed by 10 minutes of open Q&A to address questions specific to Loyola's research and teaching needs.

12:30-1:30PM | Midday Remarks and Lunch

Midday Remarks
Speaker: Mark C. Reed, EdD, President, 草莓社区 in Sister Jean MPR

1:30-2:15PM | Breakout Session IV

Lumi Pro: Your Guide to Working Smarter in Brightspace
Presented by D2L in Sister Jean MPR

Explore how Lumi Pro can help you work more efficiently and support student success—directly within Brightspace. This session will showcase practical ways to use Lumi Pro to create and enhance learning materials, provide meaningful feedback, and support more personalized and engaging learning experiences while keeping educators at the center of the process.

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Presented by Clarivate in Damen Den

Modernizing IT Infrastructure: Virtualization, Containers, AI & Beyond
Presented by Nutanix in Room 216

In this session, we’ll explore how Nutanix provides a simplified, flexible platform for modernizing IT infrastructure across the data center and cloud. We’ll discuss how higher education organizations can reduce operational complexity, increase infrastructure flexibility, and build a foundation that supports today’s virtualization needs while preparing for containers, AI, and whatever comes next.

2:30-3:15PM | Breakout Session V

From Faculty Meetings to Office Hours: How AI is Reshaping the Staff Experience at Loyola
Presented by Zoom in Sister Jean MPR

Imagine walking into every meeting prepared, every follow-up handled, and every workflow running smoothly. Zoom's AI Companion and ZoomMate bring that reality to faculty and staff automating the administrative, surfacing what matters, and keeping Loyola's teams connected and productive every day.

Higher Education AI Vision: Empowering Institutions and Students
Presented by Workday in Damen Den

This presentation explores Workday's AI vision for higher education, highlighting how governed, context-aware AI empowers institutions and students at 草莓社区. It demonstrates practical use cases that streamline operations, enhance student and staff experiences, and support the university's mission. The session emphasizes responsible AI adoption to create a smarter, more connected campus community.

3:30-4:00PM | Closing and Afternoon Snack

Sister Jean MPR

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