Creative Problem Solving Institute 2025: Full Schedule

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7:00am EDT

Starbucks®

Sunday June 22, 2025 7:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Fuel your creativity with your favorite Starbucks® treats—right here on campus during CPSI 2025: Stretch!
Please note: Starbucks food and beverages are not included in the CPSI meal plan and must be purchased separately.

Sunday June 22, 2025 7:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Butler Library -Starbucks

Meals and Meet-Ups

8:00am EDT

Welcome Brunch

Sunday June 22, 2025 8:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Campbell Student Union

Enjoy our Welcome Brunch when you arrive on campus. Meet some new friends and maybe some familiar faces too.

Sunday June 22, 2025 8:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Campbell Student Union

Meals and Meet-Ups

9:00am EDT

Snacks

Sunday June 22, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Caudell Hall - Lobby

Need a little something? Join us in the HUB (Caudell Hall) for some snacks, coffee and tea.
They'll be available each day - just drop in when you have chance.

Sunday June 22, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Caudell Hall - Lobby

Meals and Meet-Ups

10:00am EDT

Registration Open

Sunday June 22, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT

Caudell Hall - Lobby

Check in with Jamie and Rosie and receive your conference bag and name tag. Get any questions answered and decorate/customize your name tag with sharpies and stickers.

Housing check-in information will also be available.

Sunday June 22, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT
Caudell Hall - Lobby

Meals and Meet-Ups

2:30pm EDT

Don’t Sleep on Networking: An Ice Water Cocktail Party

Sunday June 22, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Join us for an Ice Water Cocktail Party (with a slight twist). Brave guests will do their best to go beneath the surface in their networking and connect with other guests on a deeper level. No worries if you feel you never know what to talk about in these situations…we have sneaky ways to handle awkward pauses and sleepy small talk!

Key Takeaways:

Learn a grid technique for sharing about themselves and learning about others
Interact with others to practice implementing the grid techniques
See and be seen in a deeper, and more connective way

Presenters

Amanda Cook

Founder, The Teacher’s Edge, Inc 501(c)(3)

Amanda is veteran public school teacher and community advocate. She is a 2008 graduate of UNCG with a BA in Dance Education and minor in Communication Studies. She holds a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Leadership from Gardner Webb University.In 2020 she... Read More →

Sunday June 22, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

CPSI Networking

3:30pm EDT

YouthWise Family Orientation

Sunday June 22, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Campbell Student Union - Assembly Hall

Join us for YouthWise orientation. Parents and children can get to know each other and meet with the YouthWise faculty. Check out the classrooms and what your children will be learning throughout the week.

Presenters

Kit Jones

Mount Vernon CSD

I have an infinity for poetry and art. In addition I love working with the Girl Scouts and camping. Topics that get me going are books, ASL, and education.

Renee Paser-Paull

President, Soaring Pathways

Renee is a professional facilitator, trainer and speaker, with a Master's Degree in Adult Learning. She has been attending CPSI continuously since 1999 and has been part of the YouthWise faculty since 2005 and has also led a number of general sessions. CPSI was instrumental in Renee’s... Read More →

Dee Alexander Langsenkamp

YouthWise Coordinator, Dee Alexander Consulting

Super excited to be back at CPSI as YouthWise faculty again! After a long career in radio, TV, advertising and promotions, Dee earned her MS in Creative Studies and Change Leadership at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State. Dee loves nurturing kids’ creative... Read More →

Sunday June 22, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Campbell Student Union - Assembly Hall

YouthWise

5:00pm EDT

CPSI OPENING, Keynote, Dinner, CPSI 70th Birthday Champagne Toast

Sunday June 22, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Campbell Student Union - Social Hall

If you’ve been to CPSI before, you know about the special spark we lovingly call “CPSI Magic.” It begins the moment we welcome you at Registration and carries through to our unforgettable 70th Birthday Party Opening Celebration.
Be sure to bring a notebook and pen—we’re kicking things off with energizing activities that will expand your capacity for curiosity, creativity, and connection. Together, we’ll set intentions, explore new ideas, and begin our journey of learning and growth.
Then, we’ll raise a glass with a champagne toast to 70 years of CPSI, celebrate with cake, and enjoy the company of our creative community. A cash bar will also be available.

Presenters

Anthony Billoni

Owner, APEX Leader Growth

I have an MS from Center for Applied Imagination. I use CPS/Deliberate Creativity daily in live and in my consulting practice. I have been leading, volunteering and presenting at CPSI for 20+ years.

Jessica Andrews-Wilson

Executive Director, GUIDE, Inc.

I am in love with all things CEF after my introduction to this work/CPS in 2021 thanks to Beth Miller. I have been using CPS techniques for ages without knowing it but now I have a framework and some terminology to go along with it! I have been facilitating with both youth and adults... Read More →

CEF Staff and Wings

Beth Miller

Executive Director, Creative Education Foundation

Beth is a 20+ year nonprofit leader who is passionate about history, education, leadership, and creativity. As the Executive Director of the Creative Education Foundation (CEF), she has grown and professionalized all contributed and earned revenue streams including the development... Read More →

Sunday June 22, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Campbell Student Union - Social Hall

CPSI Magic