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Welcome to the 2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

March 24-26, 2025
Denver, CO

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the upcoming 2025 UPCEA Annual Conference hosted in-person in beautiful Denver, Colorado, on March 24-26, 2025. As we gather to share knowledge, forge connections, and inspire one another we are confident that this event will be both enlightening and memorable.

The conference will explore groundbreaking ideas, foster collaboration, and elevate the collective impact of online and professional continuing education units. Attendees can look forward to engaging keynote presentations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and many networking opportunities designed to cultivate meaningful connections within our professional community.

Whether you are an educator, administrator, researcher, policymaker, or industry professional, the UPCEA Annual Conference offers valuable opportunities to exchange ideas, share expertise, and contribute to the advancement of our units and our impactful work in support of lifelong learning.

The coming year will see continual change in our profession and on our campuses. From new federal education policy, to credential innovation and granularization, to the impact of Artificial Intelligence on our digital transformation, we all will have new stories and expertise to share with our community.

We welcome you to our mile high capital of Denver, Colorado, where in addition to the conference, we invite you to enjoy outdoor hiking in the Rocky Mountains or nearby Red Rocks Park, or visit some of our many museums such as our newly renovated Denver Art Museum.

Further details regarding the call for proposals (opening in June) will be provided in the coming weeks. Let’s make this conference a catalyst for growth, collaboration, and inspiration. Together, we will shape the future of online and professional continuing education.

We hope to see you all in Denver in 2025!

Warmest regards,

Andrea Gross
Assistant Dean of Enrollment, University College University of Denver
Co-Chair, 2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

Robert H. McDonald
Senior Vice Provost, Online and Extended Education and Dean of University Libraries, University of Colorado Boulder
Co-Chair, 2025 UPCEA Annual Conference

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 March 24-26, 2025 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 eight 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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