2024 UPCEA MEMS | Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Thursday, December 5, 2024
Philadelphia, PA

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The annual UPCEA MEMS conference is the premier event for leaders and practitioners responsible for professional, continuing, and online education marketing, enrollment management, and student success at colleges and universities around the world. For over 25 years, the UPCEA conference has drawn professionals from institutions of all sizes to showcase thought leadership in our field and to explore trends in adult student recruitment and retention. Designed for both senior leaders and practitioners, the conference offers high level, strategically-focused presentations as well as sessions which spotlight the tactical components of marketing and enrollment management in today’s higher education landscape.
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2025 UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Salon

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 (1:00 PM-5:00 PM)

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Regional Salons are half-day, virtual, curated opportunities for UPCEA members to engage in accessible, no-cost professional development and networking, offering a balance of formal presentations and facilitated, two-way, informal conversation. These lively gatherings are designed for members by members, around a theme or topic of critical importance, and tap subject matter experts in and outside of UPCEA, as well as spotlight the important work of our members. Regional Salons provide members a chance to grow their professional networks, to showcase their accomplishments, and to solve unique and shared challenges with peers.
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2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

Monday, March 24, 2025 - Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Denver, CO

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The Annual Conference convenes deans and other senior university leaders, key staff, and teams responsible for the management, administration, and growth of professional, continuing, and online education programs. Attendees have access to targeted sessions spanning the top areas of practice in our field (aligned with UPCEA's seven professional Networks), led by higher education experts and colleagues.
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2025 SOLAR: Summit for Online Leadership and Administration

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - Thursday, July 24, 2025
Portland, OR

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The Summit for Online Leadership and Administration (SOLAR) conference is an opportunity for senior leaders and practitioners in post-secondary online learning to convene in beautiful Portland, OR to focus on digital learning, innovation, and strategic leadership in higher education. The event, located at the Hilton Portland Downtown, affords us the opportunity to offer a more intimate and curated conference that lends itself to meaningful networking, fellowship, and idea sharing.

Digital leadership is integral to the access mission, commitment to excellence, and sustainability of today's institutions. SOLAR’s program focuses on the best practices, thought leadership, and strategy that institutional leaders need to embrace digital transformation in post-secondary education.
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2025 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

Monday, September 29, 2025 - Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Arlington, VA

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Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education examines new and emerging trends and models, especially at the institutional level, in the emergent field of alternative credentials.  

Presented jointly by UPCEA and AACRAO, two of the organizations most critical to the future development and implementation of innovative credentials, this event brings together key campus stakeholders in credential innovation—deans of professional education, chief online learning officers, registrars, and their staff—to define and develop their institutional strategy with respect to alternative credentials.
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