Tentative
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Opens
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. UPCEA Policy Committee Meeting
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Opening General Session: Access, Affordability, and the Completion Agenda
Zakiya Smith, Lumina Foundation
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Session I
5:00 p.m. Reception sponsored by Blackboard Student Lifecycle Services
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Center for Online Leadership Advisory Council Meeting
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by Noodle Partners
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. General Session: Federal Update: Setting the Stage for Online Higher Education Leaders
Chris Murray, Thompson Coburn LLP
Vince Sampson, Cooley LLP
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Session II
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session III
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch and General Session: Disruption Analogies: What Can Higher Education Learn from the Health Care Industry?
Darrell Kirch, Association of American Medical Colleges
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Session IV
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. General Session: Social Media and Its Influence on a Student’s University Decision
Rob Humphrey, Education Vertical, LinkedIn
Meagan Rochelle, Client Partner of Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook
Christa Watson, Director of Paid Search, Social & Conversion, Pearson
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. General Session: Presidential Panel
Javier Miyares, President, University of Maryland University College
Cathy Sandeen, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges & University of Wisconsin-Extension
Moderator: Doug Lederman, Editor and Founder, Inside Higher Ed
6:00 p.m. Dinner Groups (depart from hotel lobby)
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Session V
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors
10:15 - 11:15 a.m Concurrent Session VI
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m Closing General Session: The Role of STEM and Engineering Teams in Leading Online Initiatives
Kathy Pugh, edX
Paul Marca, Executive Director, Center for Professional Development, Stanford University
Maricarmen Temblador, Director of the Center for Quality and Manufacturing, Technológico Monterrey
Nelson Baker, Dean, Professional Education, Georgia Technological Institute
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Post-Conference: Institutional Use of the Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership (separate fee/registration)