Schedule

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Additional details will be available closer to the event, including the full schedule in the ACUHO-I Events app for your phone and tablet. All times listed are Central Time (US).

*Updated as of January 20, 2026

Tuesday, January 27

• 10:30 a.m. – Optional Tour of TCU
• 1:30-1:45 p.m. – Welcome and Introduction
• 1:45-2:45 p.m. – TCU Leadership Panel
  • Dr. Kathy Cavins-Tull, Texas Christian University 
  • Dr. Floyd Wormley, Texas Christian University
  • Dr. Bill Nunez, Texas Christian University
  • Lee Tyner, Texas Christian University
• 2:45-4 p.m. – Affordability and Access in Higher Education 
  • Dr. Dominique Baker, University of Delaware
• 4-5 p.m. – Processing, Discussion and Meaning Making
• 6-10 p.m. – An Evening of Connection: Dinner, Drinks & Engagement at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Sponsored by Southwest Contract)

Wednesday, January 28

• 6:30-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast (Provided by the Hyatt Place)
• 7:30 a.m. – Travel to Campus
• 8 a.m. – Synthesis of Day 1 and Setting the Tone for Day 2
• 8:15-9:30 a.m. – The Emergence of AI and Public Perception 
  • Lee Rainie, Elon University 
• 9:30-10:45 a.m. – AI in Practice
  • Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, University of Texas at Arlington  
  • Matthew Miller, Carnegie Mellon University 
• 10:45-11 a.m. – Break
• 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Higher Education Leadership in a Changing World
  • Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, University of Texas at Arlington  
• 12-1 p.m. – Lunch (Provided)
• 1-1:45 p.m. – Perfecting the Partnership
  • Carrie Rollman, Brailsford & Dunlavey 
  • Dr. T.J. Logan, Brailsford & Dunlavey 
• 1:45-2:30 – Transformative P3 Relationships 
  • Lisa Hale-Meindl, Greystar
  • Ben Mickus, WRNS Studio
  • Dave Keller, University of California-Santa Cruz
  • Ryan Haynes, Cabrillo College
• 2:30-3:15 p.m. – Processing
• 3:15-4:30 p.m. – Workforce Trends 
  • Dr. Andy Brantley, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
• 4:30-5 p.m. – Processing, Discussion and Meaning Making

Thursday, January 29

• 6:30-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast (Provided by the Hyatt Place)
• 7:30 a.m. – Travel to Campus
• 8 a.m. – Synthesis of Day 2 and Setting the Tone for Day 3
• 8:15-9:00 a.m. – The Future of Higher Education Graduate Programs
  • Dr. Ashley Tull, Texas Christian University
• 9-10 a.m. – Public Policy Update
  • Liz Clark, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
• 10-10:15 a.m. – Break
• 10:15-11:45 a.m. – Final Processing Discussion, and Meaning Making. Facilitated by:
  • Michael Griffel, ACUHO-I President-Elect
  • Dr. Joshua Brown, Johns Hopkins School of Education
• 11:45 a.m. – Closing