2019 UPCEA Mid-Atlantic Region Conference

Schedule at a Glance

For detailed program listings and locations, check out the program page.

Wednesday October 2, 2019
8:00am - 5:00pm	Check-in, Registration and Information Table Open
8:00am - 11:30am	Emerging Leaders Pre-Conference: Identifying and Leveraging Strengths for Leadership Excellence in Professional, Continuing, and Online Higher Education (Separate registration required)
11:30am - 12:00pm	Newcomer’s Welcome and Orientation
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12:00pm - 1:00 pm	Welcome Lunch with Remarks by UPCEA CEO, Bob Hansen
1:00pm -2:00pm	Opening Keynote Session \| Go Beyond: Reinvent Your Mindset on Disability and Diversity - John Robinson
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Dessert with Exhibitors
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Concurrent Sessions I
3:45pm - 4:30pm	General Session \| Technology Speed Dating
5:30pm - 8:00pm	University Host Reception
	Join our host institution the University of Pittsburgh at their University Club and for tours of the Cathedral of Learning. The reception will be at the University Club on Pitt’s campus. Buses will be leaving the hotel at 5:30. We will begin with a guided tour of the Cathedral of Learning and then be escorted across the street to the university club for the reception. Buses will depart at 8pm for the hotel.
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8:00pm	Dinner on your own

Thursday, October 3, 2019
8:00am - 5:00pm	Check-In, Registration and Information Table Open
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Regional Meeting
9:15am - 10:30am	General Session \| Relevant, Innovative, and Sustainable: A Conversation about What Higher Education Must Do NOW!
10:30am - 11:00am	Networking, Exhibitor Showcase, Refreshment Break
11:00am - 12:00pm	Concurrent Sessions II
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch and Awards Recognition with Remarks by UPCEA President, Nelson Baker
1:30pm - 2:30pm	General Session \| The Transformation of Adult and Continuing Education - Sarah Bauder
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Networking, Exhibitor Showcase, Refreshment Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm	Concurrent Sessions III
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Networking Social Reception
5:30pm	Dinner on your own

Friday October 4, 2019
8:00am -11:00am	Check-In, Registration and Information Table Open
8:00am -8:30am	Emerging Leaders Capstone Session (Separate registration required)
8:00am -9:00am	Breakfast
9:00am -10:00am	General Session \| Automation and the Smart City: Trends Impacting Professional, Continuing and Online Education - Jim Fong
10:00am -11:00am	Closing General Session \| Why Can't We All Just Be the Same? - Lemar White