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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, March 20, 2026
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Information Desk
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Registration Check-In
  • 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • Saturday, March 21, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM CT
    Conversations With Presidents and Trustees
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Peer Reviewer Updates and Training
  • 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Seeking Accreditation Workshop
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:15 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Regency Information Desk
  • 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM CT
    Conversations With Presidents and Trustees
  • 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Information Desk
  • 7:30 AM - 5:45 PM CT
    Registration Check-in
  • 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM CT
    Coat Check
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Peer Reviewer Updates and Training
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Centering Learning
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Navigating Disruption: Strengthening Cabinet Leadership In Higher Education
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Strategies for Experienced ALOs
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Chair Massages
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Expo Hours
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Keynote: The Value of Higher Education
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Overflow for Keynote
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Welcome Reception
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Affiliate Meeting: Council to Advance Two-Year Colleges (CATYC)
  • Sunday, March 22, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Information Desk
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Coat Check
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Registration Check-in
  • 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Regency Information Desk
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Chair Massages
  • 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM CT
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Share Fair: Comprehensive Evaluations and Assurance Reviews
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Expo Hours
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Keynote: Welcome Address
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Welcome Address Overflow
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Networking Break and Expo
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Maria M. McCormick – Baker College

    Co-Presenter: Kelly Martin – Baker College

  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Networking Break
  • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Jo Alice Blondin – Member, HLC Board of Trustees

    Co-Presenter: Carol Miller – Clark State College

    Co-Presenter: Desiree' Williams – Clark State College

  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Luncheon #1: Centering Students, Demonstrating Value
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Luncheon #2: Mission in Action
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    Boxed Lunch
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Neely E K Patton – Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Networking Break and Expo
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Share Fair: Assessment Academy Projects
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Alexandra I. Beer – Pima County Community College District

    Co-Presenter: Melissa Stoddart – Pima County Community College District

    Co-Presenter: Colin Sullivan – Pima Community College

  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    CLIC Design Camp (By Invitation Only)
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Affiliate Meeting: Wisconsin Technical College System
  • 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM CT
    Affiliate Meeting: West Virginia Higher Education: Meet and Greet
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Affiliate Meeting: State University System of Florida Institution
  • Monday, March 23, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Registration Check-in
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Information Desk
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM CT
    Coat Check
  • 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM CT
    Regency Information Desk
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Chair Massages
  • 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM CT
    Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Share Fair: Comprehensive Evaluations and Assurance Reviews
  • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Expo Hours
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Keynote: The New Student Reality: Understanding and Responding to the Pressures Shaping Today’s Learners
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Overflow for Keynote
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Share Fair: Quality Initiatives

    HLC Staff - Primary Presenter: Babatunde Alokolaro – Higher Learning Commission

    Fair Participant: Diane Bartholomew – Cleveland University-Kansas City

    Fair Participant: Ryan Chung – Oklahoma State University

    Fair Participant: Holly Craider – Cuyahoga Community College

    Fair Participant: Daniel Cullen – Northern Michigan University

    Fair Participant: Christa Currie – Mount St. Joseph University

    Fair Participant: William Harting – Marian University

    Fair Participant: Nancy J. Matchett – University of Northern Colorado

    Fair Participant: Susan R. Perry – Kent State University

    Fair Participant: Alex Silverman – University of Chicago

    Fair Participant: Tyler Tapps – Northwest Missouri State University

    Fair Participant: Brea Turner – Hutchinson Community College

    Fair Participant: Ann Marie VanDerZanden – Iowa State University of Science and Technology

    Fair Participant: Julie Zaloudek – University of Wisconsin-Stout

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Networking Break and Expo
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Jamie Durler – Garden City Community College

    Co-Presenter: Marc Malone – Garden City Community College

  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Networking Break
  • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Carole M. Splendore – University of Saint Francis

  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Lunch and Discussion With Tribal College Representatives
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Lou Jensen, OTD, OTR/L – Creighton University

    Co-Presenter: Gail M. Jensen – Creighton University

    Co-Presenter: Guy McHendry, Jr. – Creighton University

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Networking Break and Expo
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Tami Nendick – Red Lake Nation College

    Co-Presenter: Nadine King – Red Lake Nation College

    Co-Presenter: Steve Watkins-Melgarejo – Red Lake Nation College

  • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM CT
    State Partners Reception (By Invitation Only)
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Information Desk
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CT
    ALO Coffee and Conversation
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Kristin Shelby – Shawnee Community College

    Co-Presenter: Wendy Harris – Shawnee Community College

  • 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM CT
    Concurrent Sessions

    Primary Presenter: Holly Clendenen – Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

    Co-Presenter: Katie J. Glass – Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

    Co-Presenter: CoraBeth Schmitz – Southwest Wisconsin Technical College