Announcement

Cultivating Ensembles 2025 is a wrap!

Thank you to all our wonderful presenters, volunteers, and attendees, the experience was tranformative.

Speakers

Carrie Lobman

Carrie Lobman

Professor of Education

Kaitlyn Casimo

Kaitlyn Casimo

Science Communicator and Neuroscientist

Raquell Holmes

Raquell Holmes

Founding Conference Chair

The Cultivating Ensembles conference brings together individuals with different sensibilities and interests in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) to celebrate the interwoven nature of sciences, technologies, humanities, and arts as human activities. Together we co-create the conditions in which we learn from, leverage, and share our experiences.  We aim to build an inclusive community that answers the question, “If all the world’s a stage, who are our players and what are we making?

Event Location

Saint Elizabeth University - Annunciation Center

Venue

Saint Elizabeth University - Annunciation Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

Address

2 Convent Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA Campus Map: https://www.steu.edu/files/campus-map-071620.pdf

Schedule - 3 Days

24 Jul

11:15 am - 12:05 pm

Arrival / Registration / Lunch on your own (SEU Cafeteria)

12:15 pm - 02:15 pm

SESSION A

SESSION A - FLEX ROOM1 Presenter

Mindful Eco-Leadership Through Play: Cultivating Compassion, Creativity, and Resilience in Vulnerable Communities

Teddy Florea
02:20 pm - 04:20 pm

SESSION A

SESSION A - FLEX ROOM1 Presenter

Risk-taking Design: Inequity in Whose Stories are Told—and Not

C Meranda Flachs-Surmanek, Diksha Pilania, Steven T. Licardi
04:20 pm - 05:00 pm

Free time and networking

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Conference Welcome Session and Sharing Offers for Jamboree

FLEX ROOM2 Presenters
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Raquell Holmes

Raquell Holmes

Welcome to Cultivating Ensembles 2025
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Co-Creative Jamboree

Carolyn Sealfon, Raquell Holmes, Simone Hyater-Adams

Dreams and Pics

Lodging and Campus Parking

Housing at the SEU Dorms is available

We are excited to announce availability of campus housing for Cultivating Ensembles 2025 attendees. Applications are now open and will be accepted on the first-come first serve basis until June 6th.

Please follow this link to submit your application. Answers to some questions that you might have about completing the application are found at the end of this email.

Dorm rooms are communal style rooms with either single or double occupancy with the rate of $50 per night. Please, include a name of a person whom you would like to share a room with if possible in your application. Showers and bathrooms are in a common area and used by multiple occupants of the same gender. SEU students will be housed in other rooms when the CE conference is taking place.

Additional instructions for completing dorm housing application:

· For "I'm currently attending the following university/college": please type CE conference attendee.

· For "Please attach official documentation proving participation in non-CSE affiliated internship, or courses": please type  N/A.

· For "My stay is Saint Elizabeth University affiliated": please type Yes.

Please, send any questions that you may have about dorm housing to the Chair of CE Location Committee, Sofya Borinskaya sborinskaya@steu.edu.

Hotels

We recommend the Madison Hotel, it is the nearest to the SEU campus. Use the link below to get SEU's discount rate. Other hotels in nearby areas are available as well. 

https://campustravel.com/university/saint-elizabeth-university/
 

Campus Parking

Link for a free guest pass: https://www.tocite.net/steu/portal/permit?permitId=lQJAIl2lWD0LcIINTkwcw1A7qmJHlylCBOWecJLVi0os2WaofEoI7Slad9EiuRFr

 

Local Attractions and Places to Eat

Coffee, tea, & breakfast:
Starbucks at 200 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960   https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9pGr4L9S51GLEro7
Dunkin Donuts at 222 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960   https://maps.app.goo.gl/aJcq1ZDLLtCn51nF9 

Confirmed delivery to campus:
Italian (Pizza, Pasta, Sandwiches, & Salads)   https://romanellispizza.com/#
Domino’s at 8 Park Ave, Madison, NJ 07940   https://www.dominos.com/en

Restaurants:
Walking Distance (in Madison Hotel): Rod's Steak & Seafood Grille  https://www.rodssteak.com/ Opens @ 4pm.
Amazing burgers and fries: Committed Pig   https://www.thecommittedpig.com/
Sushi: Ju-Ichi Japanese Restaurant   https://www.ju-ichi.com/  

Bars/American food:
Homestead Bar & Kitchen  https://www.thehomesteadnj.com/ (lots of TVs, large beer selection, live music)
Revolution, A Social Brew House  https://revolutionmorristown.com/ (lots of TVs, large beer selection)
The Office Tavern Grill  https://www.officetaverngrill.com/ (lots of TVs, large beer selection)
The Frog Restaurant and Sports Bar  https://www.famishedfrog.com/

Ice Cream/Dessert:
Diner/Ice Cream: Friendly’s  https://locations.friendlysrestaurants.com/ll/US/NJ/Convent-Station/192-madison-avenue/  
Ice Cream: South Street Creamery  https://southstreetcreamery.hrpos.heartland.us/menu
Dessert & Breakfast (authentic Turkish desserts, coffee, tea): Baklava Cafe  https://baklavacafe.square.site/ 

Local Attractions & Events:
SEU Chapel - Holy Family Chapel: Visit at any time; Mass Times: Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m., Sunday 9:15 a.m.

Morris Museum: https://morrismuseum.org/
Event on Thurs evening 07/24 7:30 PM (outdoor concert BYOB, food, blanket/chairs): https://morrismuseum.org/outdoor-concerts-on-the-back-deck/lynette-sheard

Mayo Performance Art Center: https://www.mayoarts.org/ 
Event on Thurs evening 07/24 7:30 PM: https://www.mayoarts.org/shows/back-to-the-eighties-show-with-jessies-girl/

Ford Mansion - Washington’s Headquarters: https://www.nps.gov/morr/learn/historyculture/ford-mansion-washington-s-headquarters.htm (offers very interesting and reasonably timed tours)

Speakeasy (23 & over): https://www.thelaundromatbar.com Drinks and Music (not a food place)
Live music on Thu 07/24 8-11pm
Live music on Fri 07/25 7:30-10:30pm

Grocery and Personal Care

Grocery Stores
Stop & Shop 133 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940
Whole Foods Market 222 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940
Kings Food Market 191 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960

Pharmacies
Walgreens Pharmacy 122 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940
Stop & Shop Pharmacy 133 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940 

Hospital
Morristown Medical Center 100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960 https://www.atlantichealth.org/locations/morristown-medical-center +1(973) 971 5000

Sponsors