Web Pros

The session will describe the AI Moment, Penn State's strategy to embrace the AI moment, and the role of PS IT staff in supporting the strategy.

Join us for an optional 2‑hour AI Studio Agent Hack-a-thon Session where IT pros of all experience levels team up to turn ideas into working solutions that improve operations. We’ll kick things off with a quick, practical overview of agent fundamentals to get everyone aligned and ready to build. Then it’s hands-on: teams will identify a real challenge, design and create their solution, and bring it to life in short, fast-paced demos. Expect collaboration, creativity, and a little friendly competition along the way.

In this session, I’ll share how I’ve incorporated Adobe Express into my web and digital content workflow to streamline design tasks, maintain consistency, and support accessibility goals. I’ll discuss practical examples of creating and using shared templates, organizing lightweight design assets, and integrating Express into existing web and marketing processes. The session will also highlight built‑in accessibility checks and how they help reinforce inclusive design practices with minimal overhead.

In many organizations, audio-visual (AV) spaces evolve room-by-room—resulting in inconsistent user experiences, higher support burden, and slower deployments. This session shares a practical approach to AV space standardization based on our in-progress standardization initiative: defining room “archetypes,” establishing baseline technical and user-experience standards, aligning cross-functional stakeholders (IT, AV, facilities, procurement, and web/UC partners), and creating documentation that enables repeatable builds and smoother operations.

Presentation and discussion around how to reduce being a CAVE leader (Conventionally Against Virtually Everything) when getting feedback, and criticism, understanding emotional intelligence, leading with compassion, and dealing with team dynamics.