Greetings, UPCEA colleagues!
When I addressed you this time last year as the chair of the 2020 UPCEA Annual Conference, I suggested then that when thinking about this new decade, “the only thing we know for certain is that change is a constant.” How spot-on those words!
And while this is even more true now than a year ago, I am struck by what remains, in essence, our continued path: the essentiality of our work, individually and collectively, in professional, continuing, and online education (PCO).
Fast forward to this previously unimaginable time, wherein I have been asked to reprise my role as chair for what I optimistically imagine will be our largest gathering to date: the 2021 UPCEA Annual Conference. Though much uncertainty abounds, what is immovable is our commitment to quality higher education, regardless of modality; our shared role as leaders of units that are supporting massive pivots to this new landscape; and champions of innovation, in myriad forms.
I am immensely proud of how we as PCO professionals have risen to the occasion over the past months, demonstrating our agility and commitment to not only delivering on our missions to educate non-traditional learners, but to finding new and more engaging ways to do so. It’s more important than ever that we gather as a community, support one another, and continue blazing new trails in our work.
There’s no better place to work together more effectively, share insights more broadly, and to face our challenges more cohesively than at the UPCEA 2021 Annual Conference this spring! I look forward to seeing you there.
All my best,
Nancy Coleman
Harvard University
Chair, 2021 UPCEA Annual Conference Advisory Committee
The UPCEA Annual Conference is the most significant assembly of thought leaders and practitioners today in the field of professional, continuing, and online education. Join us April 7-9, 2021 for engaging keynote speakers, high-energy concurrent sessions, and plentiful networking opportunities.
The Annual Conference convenes deans and other senior university leaders, key staff, and teams responsible for the management, administration, and growth of professional, continuing, and online education programs. Attendees have access to targeted sessions spanning the top areas of practice in our field (aligned with UPCEA's seven professional Networks), led by higher education experts and colleagues.
Attendees will also find targeted sessions on the most pressing topics in the field today - including federal policy, finance and operations, marketing and enrollment management, instructional design, noncredit programs, alternative credentialing, and more.
      
    
     
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