Additional details will be available closer to the event. All times listed are Eastern Time (US).
*Updated as of March 17
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- 12-12:50 p.m. – Opening Keynote
- Small Colleges, Critical Conversations: Perspectives from four Vice Presidents for Student Affairs
- Jim Hoppe, Bowdoin College
- Lisa Landreman, Willamette University in Salem
- Karnell McConnell-Black, EdD, Reed College & Black Impact Consulting Group
- Dave Stanfield, Sarah Lawrence College
- Small Colleges, Critical Conversations: Perspectives from four Vice Presidents for Student Affairs
- 1-1:50 p.m. – Educational Session 2
- Moving Up, In, or Out: Career Advancement at Small Colleges and Universities
- Steven Couras, Bard NYC
- Becky Falto, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Debbie Kolstad, Lewis Clark State College
- Reka Shayka, University of Scranton
- Moving Up, In, or Out: Career Advancement at Small Colleges and Universities
- 2-2:50 p.m. – Educational Session 3
- The Roles of Residence Life in an Era of Enrollment Pressures
- Dr. Charles Todd, Holy Cross
- The Roles of Residence Life in an Era of Enrollment Pressures
- 3-3:50 p.m. – Educational Session 4
- Let’s Talk Wellbeing: An Open Roundtable for Professionals
- April Chagoya, Occidental College – Entry Level Professional Perspective
- Melissa Strain, Tyler Junior College – Mid Level Professional Perspective
- Steven Couras, Bard NYC – Senior Level Professional Perspective
- Let’s Talk Wellbeing: An Open Roundtable for Professionals
- 4-5 p.m. – Educational Session 5 & Closing
- It’s Not Self-Care. It’s Self-Preservation: Reframing Workforce Perspectives to Focus on Capacity and Energy Management
- Brenda Ice, Brown University
- It’s Not Self-Care. It’s Self-Preservation: Reframing Workforce Perspectives to Focus on Capacity and Energy Management