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
• Webinars & Chats
• Past Events

Conferences and Seminars

DECEMBER 3-5, 2024

2024 UPCEA MEMS: Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

Philadelphia, PA

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MARCH 24-26, 2025

2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

Denver, CO

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MULTIPLE DATES

UPCEA Regional Salons

Virtual

Free for UPCEA Members

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JULY 22-24, 2025

2025 UPCEA SOLAR: Summit for Online Leadership and Administration

Portland, OR

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SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 1, 2025

2025 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

Washington, DC

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Save the dates for these upcoming events:

December 2-4, 2025 | 2025 MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management and Student Success Conference | Boston, MA | Westin Boston Seaport District
February 4-6, 2026 | 2026 Digital Transformation and Learning Conference (DT&L) | Virtual
April 15-17, 2026 | 2026 UPCEA Annual Conference | New Orleans, LA | Hilton New Orleans Riverside
July 29-31, 2026 | 2026 SOLAR: Summit for Online Leadership and Administration | Boston, MA | Westin Boston Seaport District

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Webinars & Chats

November 20, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Webinar | Top Trends for Your 2025 SEO Strategy to Attract the Modern Learner

Hosted by Search Influence

AI-generated search results and social search have transformed user behavior, including how prospective students research and apply to institutions. As marketers, our job is to make it easy for prospective students to find the information they need. Therefore, failing to adapt to these SEO trends could result in losing prospects to more visible competitors in 2025. In this webinar, we will explore a new way to think about SEO that will future-proof your strategy in a time of changing search behavior and learn:

How AI-generated search results and social search impact your institution's visibility
The key components of an SEO strategy built to outlast trends
How to communicate to your team about this new way of thinking about SEO

Join us to gain a blueprint for a 2025 SEO strategy that attracts and guides more students through the funnel.

Panelists:

Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer, UPCEA
Bruce Etter, Senior Director of Research & Consulting, UPCEA
Paula French, Director of Sales & Marketing, Search Influence
Michelle Neuhoff Boyd, SEO & Creative Manager, Search Influence

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November 21, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | Beyond Climbing Walls and Lazy Rivers: Age-inclusive Environments

Hosted by UPCEA's Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Committee

As many institutions, and administrators, remain steadfast in their belief that 18-24 year olds are their primary student population, professional and online practitioners know that ‘age-inclusive environments’ can yield more opportunities for growth. Join the D&I committee for this coffee chat where we will discuss being intentionally inclusive of learners of all ages and combating the ageism that might exist on our campuses.

Sandra Von Doetinchem. Ph.D. will kick off our conversation with some information on ageism.

Dr. Sandra von Doetinchem is a researcher and leader in lifelong learning, continuing education for (older) adult learners, and workforce development. Passionate about the Future of Work and Learning, she has led AI-powered initiatives to reduce the labor shortages and expand access to workforce and education opportunities. Dr. von Doetinchem holds a PhD in lifelong learning and older adult education and has held leadership and faculty roles in higher education, including chairing a continuing education department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on November 21 or download our calendar invite below.

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November 21, 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | South Region Book Discussion: Chapters and Chats

Hosted by UPCEA's South Region

Join the South Region Leadership team for the second part of an informal discussion of the book, “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education. Whether you’ve read the book, thought about the book, or shared experiences from the book, we hope you’ll join us to hear from peers. You’re also welcome to join us if you weren’t able to attend Part 1.

Click here to access the room at 4PM ET on November 21 or download our calendar invite below.

Coffee Chats are informal, unrecorded, live opportunities to connect with UPCEA peers. Typically an hour or less, they provide time to discuss topics of interest, share ideas and connect with others in a casual setting.

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November 22, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Know Before You Go: Navigating the 2024 MEMS Conference

Whether you’re a newcomer or a pro, join us for an informal opportunity to connect with other #MEMS2024 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. We’ll cover what you can expect to LEARN, how to get to KNOW attendees and what else you might DO in town.

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on November 22 or download our calendar invite below.

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December 10, 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM ET

Webinar | UPlift Mentorship Information Session

Join the UPCEA team to learn more about our exclusive mentorship program: UPlift. This is an opportunity to hear more about how the program is structured, hear from past mentees/mentors and get any questions you may have about participation in the 2025 program answered. Visit upcea.edu/uplift for additional program information.

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December 11, 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | Repurposing Credit Courses to Noncredit

Hosted by the Program Planning and Implementation Network

You spoke (on CORe) and we heard you. Please join us for this hosted casual conversation where you can bring questions, share answers and connect with peers around repurposing credit courses for noncredit.

Click here to access the room at 4PM ET on December 11 or download our calendar invite below.

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December 12, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | New England Region: Bridging the Gaps We Know

Hosted by the New England Region

Bridging from our regional Salon to the Annual Conference, we would like to provide an opportunity for participants to connect with leaders from the New England Region on specific topics of interest, which includes marketing, micro-credentialing, integrating employers into program design, international growth opportunities, and strategies to create bridges between PCO and other parts of our institutions.

Click here to access the room at 1PM ET on December 12 or download our calendar invite below.

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December 17, 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | NEW DATE - Why are you doing this? Uncovering Purpose in your Credential Program

Curated by the UPCEA Council for Credential Innovation

The Credential Purpose Profile template, created by the UPCEA Council for Credential Innovation (CCI), is designed to illustrate alignment of features of alternative credentialing programs at work across higher education institutions. The profile is designed to be used as a thought partner by other institutions, employers or community partners to inspire new projects, uncover the purpose behind existing projects, consider different approaches, and discuss the nuance of the language used in an alternative credentialing program, such as the distinction between program offering and the credential artifact.

Join the CCI for a Strategic Conversation, an unrecorded, facilitated conversation among colleagues, organized to showcase the purposes behind alternative credential projects authored by members of the CCI leadership team at their home institutions, to learn more about the ways in which purpose intersects with institutional strategy and mission.

Moderators:

Ryan Torma, University of Minnesota
Lena Patterson, Toronto Metropolitan University

Click here to access the room at 4PM ET on December 17 or download our calendar invite below.

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January 16, 2025 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Coffee Chat | Understanding Biases in AI Outputs

Curated by the UPCEA Diversity & Inclusiveness Committee

AI tools such as ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLM) rely on source data to ‘train’ it. If that source data is not diverse enough, the outputs of AI might perpetuate biases and inequities we see in higher education today. For instance, asking an AI platform to produce an image of college students might produce students of one race and a narrow age range rather than those served by your programs. Join the D&I committee for a discussion on how we can address biases in the AI queries we write and how to evaluate AI outputs.

Rob Moore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, University of Florida, will kick off our conversation with some background information on AI.

Dr. Rob Moore, an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida, directs the IDEATE Research Lab in the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies. His research explores how the processes and structures within digital ecologies influence learner experiences, focusing on digital microcredentials and MOOCs as transformative pathways for STEM education and careers. Dr. Moore uses systems and design thinking paired with machine learning techniques to identify patterns in learner behaviors and motivations, gaining insight into learners' intentions and how they achieve desired outcomes. He also investigates how technology integration affects the effectiveness of these educational and career pathways.

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on January 16 or download our calendar invite below.

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February 6, 2025 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET

West Region Coffee Chat | Fostering Resilience in Times of Change

Hosted by UPCEA's West Region

Building upon November's West Region Salon on Leading Change in the Midst of Influential Factors, join colleagues for an informal, unrecorded opportunity to network and vibrant discussion around fostering resilience in times of change and approaches to practicing resilience.

Click here to access the room at 3PM ET on February 6 or download our calendar invite below.

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