ACPA Annual Conventions

Approximately 2,500 members and guests attend ACPA Annual Convention each year! Every Convention experience is different and each Convention Planning Team works hard to ensure a unique and personalized experience for every attendee.

Highlights of the past Conventions include:

  • Distinguished Keynote speakers: Brittney Cooper (2022), Janet Mock (2021), Kimberlé Crenshaw (2020), Franchesca Ramsey (2019), Robin DiAngelo (2018), Eboo Patel, Jose Antonio Vargas (2015), Brené Brown (2014), Melissa Harris Perry (2013), Van Jones and Lisa Ling (2012), Cory Booker and Morris Dees (2011), John Quinones (2010), Greg Mortenson and Marian Wright Edelman (2009), Nikki Giovannni and Carol Gilligan (2008)
  • Over 600 educational sessions – the largest selection among all student affairs conferences
  • Highly acclaimed Pre-Convention Workshops
  • Important discussions and dialogues within our Caucus Groups
  • Networking opportunities at Entity events, receptions and award ceremonies
  • FUN social events like Cabaret, CultureFest and CelebrACPA

upcoming Conventions

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PAST CONVENTIONS

Convention Year & Location Dates Keynote Speakers Convention Chair(s)
2025 Long Beach February 16-19 2025 Lama Rod Owens & Ash Pryor Todd Snovel
2024 Chicago March 18-21 2024 Matika Wilbur & Rhiana Gunn-Wright Rachel A. Beech
2023 New Orleans March 26-29 2023 Jonathan P. Higgins, Brit M. Williams, Kedrick Perry, TJ Stewart, Preston Mitchum Marc A. Lo
2022 St. Louis March 6-9 2022 Stephanie Waterman, Steve Mobley Jr., John Hernandez, Brittney Cooper Jason Cottrell
2021 Virtual March 1-17 2021 Shaun Harper and Janet Mock Bernie Liang
2020 Nashville March 3-6 2020 Kimberlé Crenshaw and Rosa Clemente Kelvin Rutledge
2019 Boston March 3-6 2019 Franchesca Ramsey & Steven Canals Bill Huff
2018 Houston March 11-14 2018 Robin DiAngelo & Z Nicolazzo Ray Plaza
2017 Columbus March 26-29 2017 Derreck Kayongo, Bettina Love, Freeman Hrabowski, and Daisy Hernandez Danielle Morgan Acosta
2016 Montreal March 6-9 2016 Jack Saddleback, Martine DesJardins, Jay Smooth, and Irshad Manji Chris Moody
2015 Tampa March 2-5 2015 Jose Antonio Vargas, Stephanie Hammarman, Eboo Patel, Laverne Cox, Stephen John Quaye, and Jamie Washington Kristan Cilente Skendall
2014 Indianapolis March 30-April 2 2014 Kohl Crecelius, Cathy Bao Bean, Erik Qualman, Brené Brown Gretchen Metzelaars
2013 Las Vegas March 4-7 2013 Melissa Harris Perry, Ben Cohen, and BD Wong Karen Warren Coleman
2012 Louisville March 25-28 2012 Van Jones and Lisa Ling Steve Sutton
2011 Baltimore March 27-30 2011 Cory Booker and Morris Dees Patty Perillo
2010 Boston March 21-24 2010 John Quinones, George Kennedy, Elizabeth Hawkins Robinson, Anthony Curry and Carrie Gibson, Michael Kimmel, and the Smoke Signals Robin Diana
2009 Metro DC March 28- April 1 2009 Greg Mortenson and Marian Wright Edelman Jonathan Poullard
2008 Atlanta March 29-April 2 2008 Nikki Giovanni and Carol Gilligan Sue Saunders
2007 Orlando April 1-4 2007 Al Gore and Dr. Ben Carson Jill Carnaghi & Mike Segawa
2006 Indianapolis March 18-22 2006 Dr. John Merrow, Dr. Michael Lomax Boyd Yarbrough
2005 Nashville April 2-6, 2005 Mitch Albom, Beverly Daniel Tatum, George Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, Elizabeth Whitt, Patrick Terenzini, Ernest Pascarella Scott C. Brown
2004 Philadelphia April 1-5, 2004 Tavis Smiley, Charles C. Schroeder, Donna E. Shalala Mela Dutka
2003 Minneapolis March 29-April 2, 2003 Tony Chambers, Freeman A. Harbowski, III, L. Lee Knefelkamp, Winona LaDuke
Celerstine Johnson, Nancy M. Vanderpool
2002 Long Beach March 16-20, 2002 Anna Deavere Smith, Laura I. Rendon, John Brooks Slaughter, John Roueche, Terrence E. Deal, Sherman Alexie Vernon A. Wall
2001 Boston March 3-7, 2001 Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Michael Brown, Brent Scarpo, Sidney Ribeau, Jon Dalton, Lee Knefelkamp, Judith Eaton, Robert Kegan, Carlos E. Cortes Myra F. Morgan
2000 Washington, DC April 1-5, 2000 George Stephanopolous, Angela Oh, Robert Birnbaum, Richard P. Keeling, Kathy Humphrey, Julian Bond, David Ponitz, Chai Feldbum, Jane Fried, Elizabeth Birch, Paul Loeb, Michael Freeman Carol Cummins-Collier
1999 Atlanta March 20-24, 1999 Johnnetta B. Cole, Helen S. Astin, Cynthia S. Johnson, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Dennis C. Roberts, John E. Roueche, Marcia Baxter Magolda Tom G. Walter
1998 St. Louis March 14-18, 1998 Dr. Susan R. Komives, Dr. Vincent Tinto, Dr. J. Herman Blake, Dr. Parker J. Palmer Patricia M. Volp
1997 Chicago March 19-23, 1997 Marin Wright Edelman, Charles Schroeder, George D. Kuh, Lynn Willett, Patricia King, Elizabeth Whitt, Gregory Blimling Susan Batchelor, Jill E.Carnaghi
1996 Baltimore March 6-10, 1996 Dr. Samuel Betances, Dr. Sharon Fries-Britt, Dr. Kathleen Manning, Ms. KerryAnne O’Meara, Dr. Lee Ward, Dr. Mark Warner Cheryl Blackburn, Sue Kitchen
1995 Boston March 18-22, 1995 Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Dr. Robert Coles, Ms. Madeleine May Kunin, Dr. Arthur Chickering, Dr. Linda Reisser, Ms. Himilce Novas Deb Curran, Joe Onofrietti
1994 Indianapolis March 5-9, 1994 K. Patricia Cross, Arthur E. Levine, Theodore J. Marchese, Samuel D. Proctor, George D. Kuh Jean Paratore
1993 Kansas City March 28-31, 1993 Alexander W. Astin, Dr. Patricia Russel-McCloud, Dr. Charles C. Schroeder, Clarence Page Betty J. Glick
1992 San Francisco March 20-25, 1992 Nikki Giovanni, John Bucchino, Annette Goodheart Mike Segawa
1991 Atlanta March 15-20, 1991 Warren Bennis, Betty L. Siegel, Shirley Chrisholm, Max Cleland, Barbara Jacoby William R. Baggett, Paul A. Benson
1990 St. Louis April 1-4, 1990 Andrew Young, Nel Noddings, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Harry Canon, Ursula Delworth, Margaret J. Barr Celerstine Johnson
1989 Washington, DC March 29-April 1, 1989 Maya Angelou, Richard P. Keeling, Henry Cisneros, Dr. Annette Gibbs, Dr. Edward M. Elmendorf, Dr. Jon Dalton Lynn Willett
1988 Miami March 20-23, 1988 Patricia Schroeder, George J. McKenna, Peter Garland, Kevin Berrill, Richard P. Keeling, Ruth Lugo-Alvarez, Charles D. Moody, Sr., Paula A. Bloland, Stanley Altschuler George Shoffner
1987 Chicago March 15-18, 1987 Melvene Draheim Hardee, Jacqueline Fleming, Harold Hodgkinson, Terry O’Banion, Robert A.M. Stern, Kathryn M. Moore, Robert H. Shaffer, Nancy K Schlossberg, John B. Slaughter, Ernest L. Boyer Wayne Carisle
1986 New Orleans April 9-12, 1986 Lee Knefelkamp, Ian Mitroff, Paula Giddings Meg Dachowski
1985 Boston March 24-27, 1985 Dr. Arthur Levine, Dr. Mary Berry, Dr. Dennis C. Roberts, Dr. Zelda Gamson Nancy Stoll
1984 Baltimore April 8-11, 1984 Senator, Mark O. Hatfield, Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Dr. Charles V. Willie, Dr. William Bryan Scott Rickard
1983 Houston March 13-16, 1983 Dr. J Victor Baldridge, Ms. Marilyn Ferguson Gerald Osborne
1982 Detroit March 17-20, 1982 Jean Houston, Leo Buscaglia John R. Weber
1980 Boston April 27-30, 1980 Dr. K. Patricia Cross, William G. Perry Thomas H. Zarle
1979 Los Angeles March 26-29, 1979 Sarah Weddington, Vilma Martinez, Dick Gregory, Tom Hayden Peter R. MacDougall