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2025 Student Affairs Assessment Institute™

June 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - June 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm EDT

2025 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE

Registration coming soon!

24-27 June 2025 // Washington, DC

ACPA’s Student Affairs Assessment Institute, sponsored by the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation, provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. It offers a balance of instruction and hands-on experience designed to ensure attendees leave with the assessment skills and knowledge necessary to develop and execute quality assessment plans on their campuses.

Whether you are brand new to assessment, taking on new responsibilities in your individual unit, or charged with developing a division-wide plan for assessment, the ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute is the answer for your professional development needs! The Institute is focused on providing developmental assessment knowledge and may not be the best professional development opportunity for more advanced practitioners. If you are unsure whether or not the Institute may be right for you or have general questions, please contact [email protected] and we’ll be happy to assist!

 

institute tracks & features

Assessment Institute attendees can select their track when they register for the Institute, making the experience educationally catered to each registrant’s professional journey. Tracks help guide attendees’ session selections at the Institute based on their focus area or role with assessment.

  • Foundations Track  – Sessions will be focused on building foundational assessment knowledge and skills for individuals with limited training or experience with assessment. If you’re new to assessment, regardless of your position, this is where to start. Topics include: assessment cycle, basic terminology, data ethics, writing learning and program outcomes, basic quantitative and qualitative methods, and reporting results.
  • Practitioners Track – Sessions will be focused on expanding assessment knowledge and skills for individuals tasked with championing assessment for one or more departments. If you’ve done some assessment but want to improve your ability to meet the assessment element of your job description, this is for you. Topics include: more advanced quantitative and qualitative methods, survey design, interviews & focus groups, data cleaning and analysis, and data visualization.
  • Administrator Track – Sessions will discuss how to lead sustainable, equity-centered assessment and focus on strategies for effectively influencing change as a student affairs leader. Topics include: equity-centered assessment, effective storytelling, leadership, change management, navigating politics, and career trajectories. Leave the institute as a stronger, more impactful leader who advocates for and enables data-informed student success.

Hotel Information

The host hotel for the 2025 Student Affairs Assessment Institute is the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC-Crystal City. Please use the link below to book your reservation beginning at $239 USD per night. 

300 Army Navy Drive | Arlington, VA 22202, US

tentative Schedule

*all times are listed in Pacific Time

Day 1

8:00-8:30am Breakfast (provided) and Registration
8:30-9:00am Welcome & Overview of Day 1
9:00-9:15am Break/Travel to Block 1
9:15-9:45am Track Introductions
9:45-11:15am Block 1 – The Basics of Assessment
11:15-11:30am Break
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-1:30pm Keynote Speaker
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-3:15pm Block 2 – The 3 “M’s”: Introduction to Writing Outcomes
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30-5:00pm Block 3 – Methods and Metrics – Measure it!
5:00pm Dinner on your own
8:00-8:30am Breakfast (provided) and Registration
8:30-9:00am Welcome & Overview of Day 1
9:15-9:45am Track Introductions
9:45-11:15am Block 1 – Strategic Planning Using Logic Models
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-1:30pm Keynote Speaker
1:45-3:15pm Block 2 – Using Logic Models for Outcome Tracking
3:30-5:00pm Block 3 – Planning an Assessment Project
5:00pm Dinner on your own
8:00-8:30am Breakfast (provided) and Registration
8:30-9:00am Welcome & Overview of Day 1
9:15-9:45am Track Introductions
9:45-11:15am Block 1 – Caring For vs. Caring About Equity: How to Imbue Equity in All You Do
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-1:30pm Keynote Speaker
1:45-3:15pm Block 2 – The Art and Science of Effective Storytelling
3:30-5:00pm Block 3 – Leading by Influence: Honing Assessment Leadership
5:00pm Dinner on your own

Day 2

8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided)
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 2
9:00-9:15am Break
9:15-11:15am Keynote & Workshop
11:15-11:30am Break
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-2:00pm Block 4 – Sharing Results
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:45pm Block 5 – Ethics + Equity-Minded Assessment
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:00pm Optional Faculty Consultations
5:00pm Dinner on your own
8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided)
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 2
9:00-9:15am Break
9:15-11:15am Keynote & Workshop
11:15-11:30am Break
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-2:00pm Block 4 – Qualitative Methods
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:45pm Block 5 – Qualitative Methods
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:00pm Optional Faculty Consultations
5:00pm Dinner on your own
8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided) and Registration
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 2
9:15-11:15am Keynote & Workshop
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch (provided)
12:30-2:00pm Block 4 – Assessment as a Catalyst: Leading Change in Student Affairs Environments
2:15-3:45pm Block 5 – Reframing the Rules of Engagement to Navigate Campus Politics
4:00-5:00pm Optional Faculty Consultations
5:00pm Dinner on your own

Day 3

8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided)
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 3
9:00-9:15am Break
9:15-10:45am Block 6 – A Culture of Assessment: Building and Supporting the Process
10:45-11:15am Track Summary
11:15-11:30pm Break
11:30-12:00pm Closing Session/Next Steps
8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided)
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 3
9:00-9:15am Break
9:15-10:45am Block 6 – Reporting and Using Results
10:45-11:15am Track Summary
11:15-11:30pm Break
11:30-12:00pm Closing Session/Next Steps
8:00-8:45am Breakfast (provided)
8:45-9:00am Overview of Day 3
9:00-9:15am Break
9:15-10:45am Block 6 – Beyond the Traditional Path: Career Advancement Strategies for Assessment Experts
10:45-11:15am Track Summary
11:15-11:30pm Break
11:30-12:00pm Closing Session/Next Steps

Details

Start:
June 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EDT
End:
June 27, 2025 @ 12:00 pm EDT
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Venue

DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC – Crystal City
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 United States
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