Current & Future Forums
June 2024 Forum
June 5 – Dr. Diane Mucci, the Annandale Campus Provost – Campus Updates and the Gen Z Student Experience – In-Person
For our Forum and annual LLI membership meeting we are again pleased to welcome Dr. Diane Mucci, the Annandale Campus Provost, to speak to us on what’s new on the Annandale campus and to discuss the Gen Z impact on education and learning. [Generation Z, colloquially known as “Zoomers” or “digital natives,” have birth years starting in mid 1990s and ending in early 2010s.] An award-winning faculty member, Dr. Mucci has dedicated herself to serving and developing as an academic leader, focused on equity in student success and advocacy for her colleagues. She has a strong track record of academic and community engagement essential to the role of provost. NOVA Annandale is focused on meeting students where they live and work, to improve economic and social mobility while developing individuals with academic excellence and the capacity to lead with empathy.
Dr. Mucci brings a wealth of experience to her post. Prior to becoming Provost, she was dean for math, science, technology and business at NOVA’s Manassas Campus and served as program head for biotechnology and as for professor of biology. She led impactful grant-funded projects at NOVA and other institutions and served on advisory boards for George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus, George Washington University’s Health Sciences programs, and the Osbourn High School Governor’s STEM Academy of Innovations in Manassas. She has completed training to assist ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) students and to address student trauma; facilitated data equity summits related to STEM disciplines and participated in the NOVA Student Success Leadership Academy offered in partnership with Achieving the Dream. Dr. Mucci was a faculty member at Frederick Community College (MD), a Postdoctoral Fellow at the NIH Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, worked in private industry for Lockheed Martin, and served as a scientific writer for the NIH and other agencies. We look forward to hearing what’s new on the Annandale campus.
Social Activities: 9:30 a.m.
Annual Membership Meeting and Board/Officer Voting: 9:45 a.m.
Presentation: 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Location: Little River United Church of Christ – 8410 Little River Trnpk, Annandale, VA 22003
Guests: Guests are welcome. No registration is required.
Coordinator: Janice Viola admin@llinova.org
Future Forums
- No Forums in July or August
- September 2024 will likely be in-person Forum with the topic TBD.