UPCEA Annual Conference 2026
The UPCEA Annual Conference brings together online, professional, and continuing education leaders in higher education. Sessions cover digital transformation, enrollment marketing, workforce development, AI in education, and program design.
Sessions (166)
2026 Marketing Macro Trends: How to Ensure Your Enrollment-driving Strategies Stay Aligned
A Dickensian Look at Digital Learning: COLOs Confront the Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future Transformation
A Learning Architecture Schema for the Future
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AI Agents, Hackathons, and 100s of Hours Saved: Reimagining Workflows at LSU
AI as Co-Designer: Building Better Courses with Intelligent Tools
AI Collaboration for Real People: A Practical Resource Development Case Study
AI in Action: Leading People and Transforming Operations with AI Intelligence
AI m Here for You: Supporting Instructors in the AI Era
AI on the Ground: How Instructional Designers Are Actually Using Generative AI in Higher Ed
AI on the Team: Real-Time Support for Instructional Designers
An Emerging Trend in Online Program Staffing
An Unclassified Discussion about Classified Learning Management
Ask Me Anything Lounges
Balancing Data and Dialogue: A Participatory Approach to Academic Portfolio Review
Before, During, and After: Innovating the Learning Journey from Enrollment to Career Advancing Impact, and Everything In Between.
Beyond Enrollment: Building Online Programs Students Actually Want
Beyond the Buzz - AI Ethics and Techniques for Staff, Faculty, and Students
Beyond the Classroom: Partnering for Community and Regional Impact through Continuing and Professional Education
Beyond the Traditional App: A Scalable Path for Non-Credit Enrollment
Boosting Learner Engagement with Interactive Video
Bridging Borders: Innovative Partnerships Between U.S. and Global Universities
Bridging the Divide: Designing a Faculty Credential for Online Teaching Excellence
Building a Culture of Philanthropy, Part II: From Vision to Action in Continuing and Professional Education
Building Belonging from the Start: Reimagining Online Orientation to Welcome, Engage, and Connect Students at Mississippi State
Building Belonging: A Community-Centered Support Framework for Degree Completion Students
Building Collaborative Learning Communities to Drive Student Success
Building for Growth: Technology, Systems, and Strategies to Scale PCO Operations
Building Job-Ready Graduates: How to Integrate Industry Credentials Into Healthcare Degree Programs
Building Success: A Holistic Model for International On-Campus Graduate Study
Business and Operations
Catch 'Em & Keep 'Em
Celebrating Women in Higher Education Breakfast [Hosted by Archer Education]
CLARA: Centralized Lifecycle Automation for Resource Administration
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Collaboration by Design: Building a Better Process for Online Program Development
Community and Economic Engagement
Concurrent Sessions I
Concurrent Sessions II
Concurrent Sessions III
Concurrent Sessions IV: Workshops
Concurrent Sessions V
Concurrent Sessions VI
Concurrent Sessions VII
Connecting the Dots: Employee Success Through Coaching, Management, and Culture
Course Mapping: A Strategy for Timely and Supported Course Delivery
CPaCE Inspires: Storytelling & Podcasting for Workforce Resilience and Lifelong Learning
Creating a Framework for Offering Alternative Credentials at Mississippi State University
Creating An In-House OPM - Strategies For Success
Creating Neurodiverse-Affirming Adult Learning Spaces
Credential Innovation
Culture as Strategy: Building Agility, Engagement, and Outcomes in Higher Education
Designing and Teaching for Today s Online Modalities: Strategies for Faculty Success
Designing for AI Fluency: A collaborative reframing of Bloom s Taxonomy
Detecting 21st-Century Skills Predicting Success in an Online Graduate Program
Dialogues That Matter: Scaling Socratic AI to Deepen Learning in Online Graduate Education
Diversifying Faculty Development with Faculty Learning Communities
Does the Degree Still Have Value? Delivering Real ROI for Students
E-learning for Undergrads
eDesign Collaborative and Online Administration
Enrollment Mystery Shopping: From Inquiry Experience to Actionable Improvements
Execution Discussion: Using 4DX's Lead and Lag Measures to Achieve Recruitment Results
Fast-Tracking Degrees: Agility & PM Lessons from PUO s Launch Team
Fast, Flexible, and High-Quality: Rethinking Course Design Workflows for Efficiency and Impact
Federal Policy Update: A New Era for Higher Education and the Federal Government
First in Line: Lessons Learned in Being First in the University to Offer a Self-Support BA Completion Degree
From AI Hype to Impact: Co-Creating a Workforce Upskilling Model with Measurable ROI
From Brainstorm to Buy-In: A Foundational Framework for an A la Carte Approach to Campaign Development in Higher Ed
From Classroom to Career: Preparing Students for In-Demand Jobs
From Click to Connection - reimaging orientation for adult student success
From Compliance to Connection: A Scalable Framework for Meaningful RSI (Regular and Substantive Interaction)
From Concept to Degree: Forging Internal Partnerships for Online Degree Programs
From Custom to Credential: Driving Innovation Ecosystems at Michelin and Beyond
From Idea to 22,000 Microcredentials: Syracuse s Credit & Non-Credit Journey
From LMS to Ecosystem: Elevating the Digital Learning Experience
From Motivation to Graduation: Scaling a Proactive, Personalized Online Student Journey
From Outsourcing to Ownership: Universities Building Sustainable Online Growth
From Perception to Proof: Addressing Online Course Quality Concerns
From Pilot to Policy: Centralized Synchronous Learning as a Pathway
From Potential to Protagonist: Propelling Your Leadership Pathway
From Red Flags to Recovery: Fraud Prevention & Response Management in Online Education
From Simulation Labs to Financial Literacy: Designing High-Impact Courses at Scale
From Stop-Out to Success: Building Scalable Pathways for Adult Learners - Lessons from William Paterson University and College Unbound
Future-Proofing Talent: How AI Integration, Smart Content, and Credentialing Drive Workforce Readiness
General Session | The Ease Equation: How to Simplify, Innovate and Lead with Less - Simone Ahuja
Global Partnerships for Empowerment: From Grassroots Initiatives to Corporate Collaboration
Graduate Program Review: Approaches, Tools & Tradeoffs
Hallmarks in Action - Operationalizing the UPCEA Seven Pillars in Professional Education
Higher Education in 2026: Aligning Policy and Practice to Create Learner Access
Hire Education: Turning Learning Pathways into Real-World Success
How Universities Align Leadership to Reengage Stop-Outs and Boost Workforce
How We re Built: Compare Your Team, Tools, and Strategy with Peer Institutions
Infusing AI into Existing Curriculum: Embedding AI for the Next Generation of Learning
Innovative Credentials: Strategic Pathways to Closing Workforce Gaps
Insights and Innovation
Integrating Industry Micro-Credentials with Academic Learning
Intelligence Support Systems: Implementing AI in Efficient Online Program Development and Administration
Investing in Innovation: Establishing the Online Student Success Initiative Fund
It s OK, It s Fair Use and Other Considerations in Online Accessibility and Copyright
Key Strategies: Assessing Technology that Drives Student Success
Leading Sideways: Building Influence and Trust Without Positional Power
Leading the AI-Ready Campus
Leading the Parade or Lost in the Crowd? Tracking AI Search Visibility
Leveraging Entrinsik Enrole for Seamless Registration, Data Management, and Financial Transactions
Leveraging Technology to Support a Relationship First Online Graduate Student Experience
Marketing What Matters: Building and Growing Workforce-Aligned Programs through Partnerships and Pathways
Marketing, Enrollment, and Student Success
Mind the Gap: What Institutional Insights and Faculty Data Reveal About Higher Education s Accessibility Readiness
Modeling Self-Regulated Learners with Digital Twins and Language Models: Insights into Performance and Learning Strategy Modifications
Network Lunch: Connecting and Celebrating Network Awards
Newcomers (and More) Welcome
Not Just for Undergrads: Career Readiness in Professional & Continuing Education
One Team, One Voice: Reimagining Your Marketing Team for Scalable, Sustainable Marketing Operations
Opening Doors, Measuring Success: Expanding Access and Impact Through ASU s Universal Learner Courses
Opening Reception
Operationalizing AI Without Starting a Campus War
Optimizing Instructional Design Workflows through Effective Project Management Systems
Peer Review Playground: Exploring Peerceptiv
Program Planning and Implementation
Realities Re-Imagined: How Universities are Thriving Through Reassessment
Reimagining Scalable Education: Insights from Georgia Tech s Lifetime Learning Symposium
Reimagining Student Engagement & Career Services: Building Job-Ready Minicourses
Responsibly Harnessing the Power of AI
Retreat Reset: Strategies for Recharging Your Team (and Yourself)
Revolutionizing Academic Advising: Using AI to Generate Actionable Course Insights for Student Success
Roundtable Presentations
Scaling Learning and Employment Records: Building Partner Ecosystems that Connect Credentials to Workforce
Scaling Online Student and Program Success: Empowering Staff and Building Institutional Infrastructure
Scaling Student Retention: Designing Online Communities that Drive Belonging and Social Capital
Small Budget, Big Impact: Turning Employee Feedback into a Great Place to Work
Small Changes for Big Impact: Serving Graduate Students Through Cross-Campus Partnerships
Small Team, Big Impact: Building a Scalable Partner Engagement System
Smarter, Scalable, Intentional: Balancing AI in Course and Program Design
Stop & Share Presentations
Strategic Planning in Online Education: An Andragogy in Practice Framework
Teaching Academy for Graduate Students
The COLO as Strategic Advisor, Innovation Catalyst, and AI Trailblazer
The Day 1,200 Students Came Back: Strategies to Re-Engage Online Adult Learners
The Dream Team: How ID-Faculty Partnerships and Badging Elevated Course Quality
The Invisible Curriculum: Embedding Critical Thinking and Soft Skills by Design
The Leadership Edge: Navigating Shifts, Seizing Opportunities, and Shaping the Future
The Perfect Pairing: Alumni Partnerships and Experiential Course Design
The Senior CE Leader As CEO: Positioning and Practicality
The University at a Crossroads: Navigating Relevance in a Skills-Based Future
The University Reimagined: Partnering with AI on the Next Horizon
Title II is Here: Operationalizing Accessibility Governance Across the Institution
Transforming System-Wide Online Learning: Three Pathways to Excellence
Turning Student Heroes into Hero Content: Driving Traffic in an Age of AI Search
Unicorns Do Exist: Our Ongoing Quest for the Perfect Non-Credit Registration System
Unlocking Ambitious and Sustainable Online Growth: An Online Enrollment Growth Plan
Unlocking True Profitability: Developing an All-In Costing Model for PCO Programs
Unpacking the Invisible Backpack: Leading with System and Soul
UPCEA 2024-25, 2025-26 Boards of Directors Meet
UPCEA 2026 Association Award Recipients Fireside Chat
UPCEA 2026 Senior Leader Annual Briefing (formerly the UPCEA Institutional Representatives, COLO, CCI Annual Breakfast Briefing)
UPCEA Hosts University Networks and International Associations Meeting
UPCEA TALKS: AI and Course Design
Upcycling Online Learning: Designing Adaptable Content for Different Markets
Vision to Action: Turning Big Ideas into Real Results from the Middle Seat
When Build It and They ll Come Stops Working – Leveraging Labor Market Insights and Strategic Partnerships to Fuel Enrollment Growth
Why People Determine the Success of Digital Transformation in Continuing & Professional Education
Winning AI Search: Strategies from LSU, Harvard, Tufts & Search Influence
Winning During Disruption: Why Clean Data, Bold Strategy, and Coordinated Teams Drive Enrollment Growth
Workforce Futures: Building Pathways and Credentials through Cross-Sector Partnerships
Workforce Pell As Strategy: Preparing Programs, Policies, and People
Workforce Pell: What We Know, What We re Testing, and What We re Learning Together