Press Club November Meeting

Schedule

Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 11:30 am

UTC-06:00
Location

Bruno’s Italian Kitchen | Beaumont, TX

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Press Club members are invited to our monthly membership meeting on Thursday, November 19 at 11:30 a.m. at Bruno's Italian Kitchen.
For our November meeting, Ashley Dockens, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, associate provost of academic innovation & digital learning at Lamar University, will share about the rapidly evolving AI landscape, challenge common misconceptions and sensational headlines and examine what emerging technologies mean for critical thinking, education, professional integrity and workforce readiness. Drawing on research, real-world examples and institutional innovation, she will share how Lamar University is responding through responsible AI governance, its AI in Every Program initiative and efforts to prepare students and Southeast Texas industries for an AI-affected future.
Dr. Ashley Dockens is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar-practitioner and senior academic executive whose career spans faculty scholarship, academic administration, institutional leadership and department- and college-level faculty evaluation, tenure and promotion. In her position as associate provost for academic innovation and digital learning at Lamar University, she leads institutional strategy in digital learning, instructional quality, academic innovation and AI.
Make plans to join us to enjoy networking, great conversation and delicious food.
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Bruno’s Italian Kitchen, 3199 Dowlen Rd.,Beaumont,TX,United States

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