Schedule at a Glance
2017 UPCEA Annual Conference

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

10:30-11:30 a.m.              2016-17 and 2017-18 Executive Committees of the UPCEA Board of Directors Meet

12:00-3:45 p.m.                2016-17 and 2017-18 UPCEA Board of Directors Meet

4:15-5:00 p.m.                  2017 and 2018 Annual Conference Advisory Committees Meet

6:00-7:30 p.m.                  UPCEA Volunteer Leadership and Institutional Representative Reception (By Invitation)

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

 

8:30-11:00 a.m.                Network and Regional Leadership Meetings

11:15-12:00 p.m.             Newcomer’s Welcome and “Conference Buddy” Introductions

11:30- 12:45 p.m.             UPCEA Past Presidents’ Lunch

12:00- 1:30 p.m.               Welcome Lunch and Opening General Session:

• From Corrective Action to Competitive Advantage: How Diversity is Reshaping Our World
  Steve Pemberton, Chief Diversity Officer, Walgreens
  

1:45- 2:45 p.m.                 Concurrent Session I

2:45- 3:15 p.m.                 Coffee and dessert with Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

3:30- 4:30 p.m.                 Concurrent Session II

5:00- 7:00 p.m.                 Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

7:30- 8:30 a.m.                  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00- 9:00 a.m.                  Concurrent Session III

9:15- 10:15 a.m.               General Session: Profiles in Leadership and Innovation

• Bea González, Syracuse University
  
• Susan Koch, University of Illinois-Springfield
  
• Sean Gallagher, Northeastern University

10:15- 10:45 a.m.             Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

• Tech Tips: Social media and virtual/augmented reality tools
  
  

10:45 a.m.- noon              UPCEA Network Meetings and Awards Presentation

12:15- 1:45 p.m.              General Session Lunch: Toward An Adult Learner Agenda: Policy, Influence, Strategy

• Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation
  

1:45- 2:45 p.m.                 Concurrent Session IV

2:45- 3:15 p.m.                 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

• Tech Tips: Mobile apps for student engagement and virtual/augmented reality tools
• Book Signing: 2017 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature Award, Sean Gallagher, The Future of University Credentials: New Developments at the Intersection of Higher Education and Hiring
  

3:15- 4:15 p.m.                 General Session: The Collaboration Imperative: Balancing Response, Resource, and Innovation

• Barbara McFadden Allen: Executive Director, Big Ten Academic Alliance
• Daniel Linzer, Provost, Northwestern University
  

4:30-5:30 p.m.                  Concurrent Session V

6:30 p.m.                          Dinner Groups (Meet in Lobby)

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Friday, March 24, 2017

8:00- 9:00 a.m.                 School Spirit Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:30- 9:30 a.m.                 UPCEA Regional Business Meetings

9:30- 10:00 a.m.               Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

• Meet & Greet with 2017 UPCEA Association Award Recipients in the Exhibit Hall
  

10:00- 11:00 a.m.             Concurrent Session VI

11:15- 12:15 p.m.            Closing General Session: Building Innovation and Iteration into Our Educational Policies and Practices

• Jaime Casap, Chief Education Evangelist, Google

12:15 p.m.                       Adjourn

1:00 p.m.                        Optional Post-Conference Untouchable Gangsters Tour (Separate registration required)

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