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Check out the 2025 Virginia Summit agenda below, and save the date for the virtual 2026 ETU National Summit on April 9, 2026, followed by the ETU Virginia Summit on April 20, 2026!
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2025 Agenda
| Time (ET) | Topic/Title | Session/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Welcome | Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor and Gordon D. Ginder, MD Chair in Cancer Research, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM | Keynote: Trends in Virginia Tobacco Use and Emerging Nicotine Products | Melissa Little, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia |
| 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM | Impact of Tobacco Policy in Virginia | Mark Boldt, Program Manager, Tobacco Control Program Virginia Department of Health |
| 10:20 AM – 10:35 AM | Policy Progress in the Virginia Higher Education System | Lindsay Hauser, M.S., M.T.T.S., Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement UVA Cancer Center |
| 10:35 AM – 11:25 AM | Panel of Leaders from Higher Education | Kevin RJ Schroth, J.D., Associate Professor, Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies Michael Gesme, M.S., Program Manager, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM | Resources for Change at Your College Campus | Elizabeth Do, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Director, Truth Initiative |
| 11:35 AM – 11:45 AM | Next Steps and Closing Remarks | Bernard Fuemmeler, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor and Gordon D. Ginder, MD Chair in Cancer Research, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 11:45 AM | Close |
The Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit welcomes a variety of professionals working in higher education, professionals working in tobacco prevention, cessation, and policy, as well as community and non-profit partners whose mission aligns with that of Eliminate Tobacco Use. Summit organizers reserve the right to decline participant registration to any entity not meeting these inclusion criteria.