Events

Attend or view webinars on your schedule, and connect with peers in your area at a regional event — especially useful for new or mid-level professionals. Share your lessons learned with colleagues by presenting a conference session, and get involved with the association by becoming a volunteer leader. Connect with other high-level leaders through fantastic networking opportunities during the Annual Conference and all our events. Webinars are free for UPCEA Members, and membership also provides discounts to all of our conferences and other events.

Conferences and Seminars

2024 DT&L and SOLA+R Conference | July 22-24, 2024 | Minneapolis, MN
JULY 22-24, 2024

2024 Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable (SOLA+R) and Distance Teaching & Learning Conference (DT&L)

Minneapolis, MN

REgions
MULTIPLE DATES

UPCEA Regional Salons

Virtual 

Free for UPCEA Members

Convergence Credential Innovation in Higher Education | Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2024 | New Orleans, LA
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2024

2024 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

New Orleans, LA

2024 MEMS | Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success Conference | December 3-5, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA
DECEMBER 3-5, 2024

2024 UPCEA MEMS: Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

Philadelphia, PA

2025 UPCEA Annual Conference | March 24-26, 2025 | Denver, CO | #UPCEA2025
MARCH 24-26, 2025

2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

Webinars & Chats

July 12, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Know Before You Go: Navigating the 2024 SOLA+R and DT&L Conference

Whether you’re a newcomer or a pro, join us for an informal opportunity to connect with other #DTLSOLAR24 Conference attendees. This fast-paced coffee chat will get you up to speed, give you an opportunity to ask questions and start thinking about planning your conference adventure. 

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on July 12 or download our calendar invite below. 

July 17, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Generating Proposals for the Annual Conference: International Network

Considering submitting a proposal for the Annual Conference? The proposal deadline is coming soon!  Members of the International Network leadership will share their experiences with, and ideas and tips for, the proposal submission process. Join us with your thoughts and any questions you have! 

Hosted by the International Network, UPCEA Coffee Chats are informal, unrecorded opportunities for colleagues to connect about professional issues on their mind.

Click here to access the room at 12PM ET on July 17 or download our calendar invite below. 

July 23 2024 | 12:00-12:45 PM ET

Webinar | 2024 State of Credentialing Webinar

Hosted by Accredible

Across nearly every facet of learning — from higher ed to professional and product certification to workforce development — credentialing is gaining momentum. However, even with the market momentum, credential issuers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the value and relevance of their credentials to stakeholders. And with seemingly endless options, how do programs differentiate from one another for learners’ time and investment?

During this webinar, you will:

  • Discover new 2024 State of Credentialing survey data from 1,000+ learners and 200 education and training leaders, uncovering what learners want from courses and what the most successful credential issuers do differently to grow their programs
  • Hear from some of the best credentialing leaders from George Washington University, Snowflake, and Accredible as they discuss the report findings and what it means for programs moving forward
  • Be able to future-proof your program strategy with data-driven and actionable recommendations to boost awareness, enrollment, and revenue
When you register, you’ll also join hundreds of your peers in getting early access to the 2024 State of Credentialing report.
 
Speakers:
  • Holly Zanville, Research Professor, Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy, George Washington University, and Co-Lead, Credential As You Go
  • Tara Miller, Certification Services Coordinator, Snowflake
  • Danny King, CEO & Co-founder, Accredible
  • Rochelle Ramirez, VP of Product, Accredible
 
August 1 2024 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Webinar | Bridging the Gap: Integrating IT and Cybersecurity Across Higher Education

Hosted by ISACA

Schools are beginning to realize that across the institution colleges, there is need to integrate IT and Cybersecurity domain areas within their respective programs. From programs such supply chain, health informatics, criminal justice, law, and accounting, these domain areas need to include IT audit, risk, governance, security, and data privacy. Higher Education is realizing that MBA and Supply Chain students need to understand cybersecurity, law students need to under risk, and in our new digital world, those students in Criminology need to understand cybersecurity forensics and audit. The landscape has tilted so far from a digital standpoint, that even the CPA exam now includes a section on IT Systems and Risks. From CISA to CMMI, ISACA is forging new models to partner with higher education and map out this new paradigm together. ISACA’s mission is to level the global playing field for all members of society and equip them with the skills and credentials to begin or enhance their IT, cybersecurity, and any career that is impacted by technology.
 
Speakers:
Jeffrey Angle, ISACA
Terri Curran, Keiser University
 
August 6 2024 | 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Webinar | Future-Focused: Updating Student Orientation for Tomorrow's Online Learners

Hosted by Noodle

In this one-hour webinar, Butler University Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Assistant Director of the Doctor of Pharmacy Online Pathway, Dr. Kevin Tuohy, and Noodle Senior Managing Director for Learning Partnerships, Robyn Hammontree, will discuss the power of creating a strong orientation for your online programs. The webinar will include an exploration and introduction to both Butler Pharmacy and Noodle’s learning design approach and strategy, a description of their collaboration to achieve mutual goals, and a case study which details how to revamp your orientation to meet the needs of today’s students.
 
Speakers:
Robyn Hammontree, Noodle
Dr. Kevin Tuohy, Butler University
 
September 9, 2024 | 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Compliance Concerns and Best Practices for Internationally Located Online Students

Hosted by the International Network

Considering submitting a proposal for the Annual Conference? The proposal deadline is coming soon!  Members of the International Network leadership will share their experiences with, and ideas and tips for, the proposal submission process. Join us with your thoughts and any questions you have! 

UPCEA Coffee Chats are informal, unrecorded opportunities for colleagues to connect about professional issues on their mind.

Click here to access the room at 2PM ET on September 9 or download our calendar invite below. 

September 20, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Know Before You Go: Navigating the 2024 Convergence Conference

Looking to connect with other Convergence attendees? Join us to hear ideas about how to navigate the inaugural Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education Conference. This fast paced coffee chat will get you up to speed, and give you an opportunity to ask questions, too. Join us to make new connections and plan your conference adventure.

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on September 20 or download our calendar invite below. 

Past Events

2024 UPCEA Annual Conference
MARCH 26-28, 2024

2024 UPCEA Annual Conference

UPCEA 2023 MEMS | Marketing. Enrollment Management. Student Success. | Portland, OR | November 29 - December 1, 2023
NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1, 2023

2023 UPCEA MEMS | Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education | November 1-3, 2023 | Washington, DC
NOVEMBER 1-3, 2023

2023 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

Presented by UPCEA and AACRAO

Washington DC
Capital Hilton

UPCEA West Region Map | New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
OCTOBER 19, 2023 | 10:30AM-2:30PM PT

West Region Salon

UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Map | West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York
SEPTEMBER 28 2023 | 1PM - 5PM ET

Mid-Atlantic Region Salon

UPCEA New England Region Map | Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
AUGUST 2, 2023 | 11AM - 3 PM ET

New England Region Salon

2023 Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) and Summit for Online Leadership and Strategy + Roundtable (SOLA+R) Presented by UPCEA and University of Wisconsin-Madison July 25-27, 2023 Madison, Wisconsin
JULY 25 - 27, 2023

Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) +
Summit for Online Leadership and Strategy + Roundtable (SOLA+R)

Presented by UPCEA and University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

UPCEA South Region Map | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
JULY 13, 2023 | 12PM - 4 PM ET

South Region Salon

UPCEA Central Region Map | Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
JUNE 20, 2023 | 1PM - 5:30 PM ET

Central Region Salon

UPCEA 2023 Annual Conference | March 22-24, 2023 | Washington, DC
MARCH 22 - 24, 2023

2023 UPCEA Annual Conference

Washington DC
Washington Hilton

MEMS | Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success | United for Success | November 30 - December 2, 2022 | New Orleans, LA
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 2, 2022

2022 UPCEA MEMS | Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

New Orleans, LA

The Ritz-Carlton

UPCEA South Region Map | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
NOVEMBER 2-4, 2022

2022 UPCEA South Region Conference

Atlanta, GA

JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead

UPCEA New England Region Map | Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
OCTOBER 26-28, 2022

2022 UPCEA New England Region Conference

Providence, RI

Renaissance Providence

UPCEA West Region Map | New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
OCTOBER 20, 2022

2022 UPCEA West Region Salon

UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Map | West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York
OCTOBER 12-14, 2022

2022 UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Conference

Philadelphia, PA

Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District

UPCEA Central Region Map | Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2022

2022 UPCEA Central Region Conference

Columbus, OH

Sheraton Columbus at the Capitol

The 38th Distance Teaching and Learning Conference | August 3-5, 2022 | Virtual
AUGUST 3-5, 2022

2022 Distance Teaching & Learning Conference

May 3-4, 2022 2022 UPCEA Annual Conference REACH
May 3-4, 2022

2022 UPCEA Annual Conference REACH

2022 UPCEA Annual Conference - April 11-14, 2022
APRIL 11-14, 2022

2022 UPCEA Annual Conference

Orlando, FL

Disney Coronado Springs

SOLA+R 2022 - April 11-12, Orlando, FL
APRIL 11-12, 2022

2022 SOLA+R - Summit for Online Leadership and Administration + Roundtable

Orlando, FL

Disney Coronado Springs

2021 MEMS | Marketing. Enrollment Management. Student Success. | December 1-3, 2021
DECEMBER 1-3, 2021

MEMS 2021: Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

REgions
OCTOBER 18-21, 2021

2021 Regions Week

2021 ThinkTank Roadshow
Throughout 2021

2021 eDC ThinkTank Roadshow

 Multiple Locations 

2021 UPCEA Annual Conference | April 7-9, 2021 | Virtual Event | #UPCEA2021
APRIL 7-9, 2021

2021 UPCEA Annual Conference

SOLA+R 2021 - Summit for Online Leadership Administration + Roundtable | February 2-4
FEBRUARY 2-4, 2021

2021 SOLA+R (Summit for Online Leadership Administration + Roundtable)

thinktank20
Throughout 2020

2020 eDC ThinkTank Roadshow

 Multiple Locations 

2020 UPCEA Marketing and Enrollment Management Seminar December 2-4 | Virtual
December 2-4, 2020

2020 Marketing and Enrollment Management Seminar

UPCEA South Region Map | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
OCTOBER 27-29, 2020

Virtually Together: 2020 South Region Conference

UPCEA New England Region Map | Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
OCTOBER 21-23, 2020

Virtually Together: 2020 New England Region Conference

UPCEA West Region Map | New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
OCTOBER 12-14, 2020

Virtually Together: 2020 West Region Conference

UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Map | West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York
OCTOBER 5-7, 2020

Virtually Together: 2020 Mid-Atlantic Region Conference

UPCEA Central Region Map | Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2020

Virtually Together: 2020 Central Region Conference