Events

  • 21-Day Disability Justice Challenge

    Join the Coalition for Disability, ACPA–College Student Educators International, and others like you in building a more anti-ableist world by participating in the 21-Day Disability Justice Challenge. Starting April 13, 2026, participants will receive emails every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with suggested readings, podcasts, videos, reflections, and activities to deepen personal understanding and connections. The […]

    2026 Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institute™

    Online

    Approximately 30% of ACPA members currently identify as entry-level professionals with 1-3 years of experience in student affairs work. ACPA created the Phyllis L. Mable Emerging Leaders Institute (previously the New Professionals Institute) to support the development of emerging leaders as they collectively serve thousands of students on a daily basis. This Institute includes several mentoring opportunities and one-on-one interactions with several of today’s leaders in higher education and student affairs as resident faculty and small group facilitators.

    • Virtual
  • Facilitation School

    Online

    Learn the top 12 things participants need from facilitators, how to flex your style, how to make concepts sticky, the power of storytelling, and leave with tips and tricks to make your programs more interactive.

    • Virtual

    2026 Student Affairs Assessment Institute™

    Westin Rosemont O'Hare 6100 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL

    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. This Signature Institute provides a guided, curricular experience where participants can develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit. The Student Affairs Assessment Institute provides 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.

    • In-Person
  • Program Design School

    Online

    learn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and leave with a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease

    • Virtual

    2026 NINLHE Summer Institute

    University of Utah Guest House & Conference Center 110 South Fort Douglas Boulevard, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

    The NINLHE Institute is a time for professional development, networking with other educators, and personal renewal. Through this residential institute, educators with expertise in policies and practices vital to Native student success develop through our training sessions.

    • Entity Event
    • In-Person
  • Facilitation School

    Online

    Learn the top 12 things participants need from facilitators, how to flex your style, how to make concepts sticky, the power of storytelling, and leave with tips and tricks to make your programs more interactive.

    • Virtual
  • Master’s Student Conference

    Online

    3 FRIDAYS • 9, 16 & 23 OCTOBER 2026 • 1:00-4:00PM ET EACH DAYvIRTUAL EVENTCultivate your Student Affairs Career at the Master's student conference An opportunity for Master’s students interested […]

    • Virtual

    2026 Institute on the Curricular Approach™

    Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA

    Join student affairs and higher education colleagues on a journey toward implementing a curricular approach on your campus at the Institute on the Curricular Approach (ICA)! This learning experience is dynamic and valuable, as you will have access to concrete examples of how institutions with similar institutional values have developed and implemented their Curricular Approach in residence life, student leadership, or student conduct. Showcase Institutions will share how they used the 10 Essential Elements, their lessons learned, and implementation successes. This event is a straight-forward way to obtain clear direction from higher education and student affairs professionals who have done the work.

    • In-Person
  • Program Design School

    Online

    learn how to write participant guides, facilitator guides, identify 40 learning methods and leave with a template for writing consistently and engaging material with ease

    • Virtual
  • 2026 Leadership Educators Institute

    University of Louisville

    A partnership between NASPA, ACPA-College Student Educators International, and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP), LEI provides a unique opportunity for all professional levels within our field to engage in critical dialogue to promote positive sustainable change on their campuses.

    • In-Person