Who Should Join?
The Alternative Credentials Network serves all sorts of professionals, and the following individuals may find value in the conversations and connections:
- Senior leaders charged with driving non-degree credential strategy at the unit or campus level
- Non-credit program administrators
- Deans
- Provosts
- Directors
- Managers
- Vice Presidents
- ...and all other interested UPCEA Members!
Join the Discussion
Log in to CORe, UPCEA's member community and online networking space where you can ask, answer or search for questions on relevant topics. Get advice, answers and ideas from your colleagues online via CORe, UPCEA's professional networking platform.
Your membership gives you full access to:
- Active conversations, and the chance to ask your questions in real time
- Robust search of conversation archive
- A diverse resource library
- UPCEA's entire member directory
- Exclusive member content -- including benchmarking studies, conference session slides, and webinar recordings
Attend Network Events
The Alternative Credentials Network curates webinars and coffee chats throughout the year, on a number of topics related to the work of the Network. Check out the event page linked below and keep an eye out for our upcoming events.
Today, the field of professional, continuing, online education is characterized by engagement in very complex, highly specialized areas of practice. UPCEA’s eight Networks are designed to serve professionals practicing in the key areas that define this vibrant and growing sector of higher education.
Networks are open to any UPCEA Member. Members can join any one (or multiple) of these networks by logging in to their profile, going down to My Networks + Committees then click "Browse Networks + Committees". Select the network you would like to join, and click "Join this Network/Committee".
Volunteer and grow as a leader, presenter, or mentor.
Take an active role in your membership! Members are encouraged to serve as volunteer leaders. There are many ways to get involved! Click below and let us know how you'd like to volunteer with UPCEA.
2024-2025
Leadership Team
Javier Motta-Mena
CHAIR
University of Texas at Austin
[email protected]
Alex Lowrie
CHAIR-ELECT & CO-VICE CHAIR, COMMUNICATIONS
University of California, Davis
[email protected]
Chris Edwards
PAST CHAIR
Kanahoma
[email protected]
Gary Chinn
CO-VICE CHAIR, ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Penn State University
[email protected]
Amber Smallwood
CO-VICE CHAIR, ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS
University of Texas at Arlington
[email protected]
Alissa Oelfke
CO-VICE CHAIR, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
University of Wisconsin Extended Campus
[email protected]
Katy Coutley
CO-VICE CHAIR, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Rhode Island College
[email protected]
Susan Zukowski
CO-VICE CHAIR, COMMUNICATIONS
National University
[email protected]
Noah Geisel
VICE CHAIR, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
University of Colorado, Boulder
[email protected]
Saira Cooper
CO-VICE CHAIR, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Rice University
[email protected]
Matt DiPirro
CO-VICE CHAIR, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Southern New Hampshire University
[email protected]
Claudia Arcolin
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
University of Texas, San Antonio
[email protected]
Emily Bernhard
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
University of Southern Maine
[email protected]
Veronica Donahue
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]
Sarah Dysart
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Maggie Ervin
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
[email protected]
Anne Innis
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
University of Utah
[email protected]
Rod Lastra
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
University of Manitoba
[email protected]
Charles McGinnis
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Goodwin University
[email protected]
Eric Sembrat
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Georgia Institute of Technology
[email protected]
Joe Mullen
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
MindEdge
[email protected]
Garrett Stern
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Furman University
[email protected]
Beth Romanski
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Johns Hopkins University
[email protected]
Sandra von Doetinchem
VICE CHAIR, AT-LARGE
Eduworks
[email protected]
Get Involved with UPCEA
Professional development isn't just about attending sessions. Get involved with UPCEA to meet members from other institutions, share the great work your institution is doing, and hone your own skills. From submitting a session proposal for a conference or an article for a publication to serving as a volunteer on a conference planning committee, there are as many ways to engage with us!
