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The GCEA 101st Annual Conference | Jul 19, 3:00 PM – Jul 22, 1:00 PM Pittsburg State University, 1701 S Broadway St, Pittsburg, KS 66762, USA

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Sun, Jul 19

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
3 hours
Check-in & Registration
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours
Wayzegoose
Kansas Crossing Casino

Mon, Jul 20

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Conference Welcome
PSU Bicknell Center
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
1 hour 15 minutes
Keynote - Branding: The Good, The Bad & The WTF - Bill Gardner
PSU Bicknell Center
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
20 minutes
Amplifying Self-Efficacy and Agency to Foster Trust, Belonging, and Engagement in the Age of AI - Carl Blue
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
20 minutes
How Important are the Basics and How to Present Them - Denise Perryman
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Member Presentations
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
45 minutes
Real World Brand Management: Collaboration - Mike Williams
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Member Presentations
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
20 minutes
New Ways to go Analog - Charles Weiss
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Member Presentations
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
20 minutes
Modernizing Critique: AI and Technology Enhanced Feedback in Design Education - Katie Webber
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
20 minutes
Student Perceptions on the Importance of Soft Skills in Graphic Communications Education - Amanda Bridges
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Member Presentations
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
45 minutes
It Ain't All Bad: Integrating AI into Web Development - Gabriel Grant
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
45 minutes
Real World Brand Management: Design Process and Fulfillm - Mike Williams
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Member Presentations
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
20 minutes
Get A Job! - John Hoyle
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Member Presentations
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
30 minutes
Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
35 minutes
Break / PSU GC Program Tour
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Running an Automated Screen Printing Press: Setup, Registration, and Product - Chris Huitt
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Workshops
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Restoring Photos Using Chat:GPT Cleaning Up the Past - John Craft
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Workshops
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Environmental Graphics from Print to Placement - Andrea Kent
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Workshops
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
20 minutes
Snack Session
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
20 minutes
How the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education can Help You - Jeff White
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Member Presentations
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
20 minutes
Teaching with AI: Current Practices in Graphic Communications Education - Amanda Bridges
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
20 minutes
Creating Web Pages with JavaScript with AI - Richard Adams
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Member Presentations
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
45 minutes
Student Engagement in the Age of Distraction - Rocky Restivo
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Enduring
Round Table Discussions
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
45 minutes
Discovering and Sharing Free Resources - Hans Mortenson
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Round Table Discussions
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
3 hours
Dinner on your own

Tue, Jul 21

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Conference Check-in
PSU Crossland College of Tech
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
1 hour
Opening Remarks / Featured Speaker - Grace Haworth (Hallmark / Freelancer)
PSU Crossland College of Tech
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
45 minutes
A Study of Copilot and ChatGPT in Creating Graphics - Devang Mehta
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
45 minutes
Beyond Flat Prints: Creating Texture with Heat Transfers - Rocky Restivo
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
45 minutes
Where Creativity Meets Community - Melissa Hackett
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Member Presentations
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
45 minutes
AI Assisted Web Design - Jason Reid
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
45 minutes
Print 2.0: Making Designs You Can Feel - April Lytle
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
45 minutes
Empowering Students Through a Multi-Semester Design Studio Model - Bri O'Neal
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Empowering
Member Presentations
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
3 hours 30 minutes
Kendall Packaging & Miller Professional Imaging
Off-Site Industry Tours
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3 hours
2026 GCEA Awards Banquet
PSU Bicknell Center

Wed, Jul 22

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Conference Check-in
PSU Crossland College of Tech
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
50 minutes
Opening Remarks / Announcement of Student Awards / Guest Speaker
PSU Crossland College of Tech
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
45 minutes
AI Ethics in the Classroom - Rocky Restivo
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Round Table Discussions
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
45 minutes
If Making Gets Easier, What Do We Teach Next? - Rachael Paine
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Round Table Discussions
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
45 minutes
Estimating using Spreadsheets - Hans Mortenson
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
45 minutes
From Johannes Gutenberg to Steve Jobs and the Print-AI Technology Continuum - Kevin Donley
PSU Crossland College of Tech
Embracing
Member Presentations
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1 hour
GCEA Lunch
PSU Crossland College of Tech

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GCEA 101st Annual Conference Schedule

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Sun, Jul 19

Check-in & Registration

Wayzegoose

Mon, Jul 20

Conference Welcome

Keynote - Branding: The Good, The Bad & The WTF - Bill Gardner

Amplifying Self-Efficacy and Agency to Foster Trust, Belonging, and Engagement in the Age of AI - Carl Blue

How Important are the Basics and How to Present Them - Denise Perryman

Real World Brand Management: Collaboration - Mike Williams

New Ways to go Analog - Charles Weiss

Modernizing Critique: AI and Technology Enhanced Feedback in Design Education - Katie Webber

Student Perceptions on the Importance of Soft Skills in Graphic Communications Education - Amanda Bridges

It Ain't All Bad: Integrating AI into Web Development - Gabriel Grant

Real World Brand Management: Design Process and Fulfillm - Mike Williams

Get A Job! - John Hoyle

Lunch

Break / PSU GC Program Tour

Running an Automated Screen Printing Press: Setup, Registration, and Product - Chris Huitt

Restoring Photos Using Chat:GPT Cleaning Up the Past - John Craft

Environmental Graphics from Print to Placement - Andrea Kent

Snack Session

How the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education can Help You - Jeff White

Teaching with AI: Current Practices in Graphic Communications Education - Amanda Bridges

Creating Web Pages with JavaScript with AI - Richard Adams

Student Engagement in the Age of Distraction - Rocky Restivo

Discovering and Sharing Free Resources - Hans Mortenson

Dinner on your own

Tue, Jul 21

Conference Check-in

Opening Remarks / Featured Speaker - Grace Haworth (Hallmark / Freelancer)

A Study of Copilot and ChatGPT in Creating Graphics - Devang Mehta

Beyond Flat Prints: Creating Texture with Heat Transfers - Rocky Restivo

Where Creativity Meets Community - Melissa Hackett

AI Assisted Web Design - Jason Reid

Print 2.0: Making Designs You Can Feel - April Lytle

Empowering Students Through a Multi-Semester Design Studio Model - Bri O'Neal

Business Meeting

Kendall Packaging & Miller Professional Imaging

2026 GCEA Awards Banquet

Wed, Jul 22

Conference Check-in

Opening Remarks / Announcement of Student Awards / Guest Speaker

AI Ethics in the Classroom - Rocky Restivo

If Making Gets Easier, What Do We Teach Next? - Rachael Paine

Estimating using Spreadsheets - Hans Mortenson

From Johannes Gutenberg to Steve Jobs and the Print-AI Technology Continuum - Kevin Donley

GCEA Lunch

GCEA 101st Annual Conference Schedule