2025 Transforming Institutions Conference

Rowing in the Same Direction: Aligning Change Efforts Across Higher Education

June 9-11, 2025 | St. Louis, MO

The Transforming Institutions Conference is jointly hosted by the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) and APLU's Network of STEM Education Centers (NSEC).

We thank NSF and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) for their support.

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Submit Your Abstract by January 31, 2025»

Transforming Institutions 2025 Conference Information

Conference Overview »

Important Dates:

• Registration opens in early 2025
• Presentation Proposals are due January 31, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
• Early conference registration rate deadline is March 21, 2025
• Registration subsidy request deadline is May 1, 2025
• Poster submissions are due May 1, 2025
• Hotel registration deadline is May 19, 2025
• Conference begins 3:00 PM CDT, June 9 and concludes at 3:00 PM CDT, June 11, 2025.

Who is the Transforming Institutions Conference for?

The Transforming Institutions Conference is designed to bring together researchers, faculty, change agents, administrators, center staff and directors, and policymakers to focus on transforming undergraduate education. Transforming Institutions is a meeting for ALL institution types, and we encourage 2-year college faculty and administrators to participate. This conference will address critical questions related to institutional change in higher education and foster connections between researchers and change agents across fields.

What happens at the Transforming Institutions Conference?

Events will include presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, plenaries, thematic symposia, and workshops. If you are interested in contributing to the Transforming Institutions program, please visit the Call for Proposals page Submit Your Abstract by January 31, 2025».

Keynote Speaker

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Dr. Tia Brown McNair
Partner, SOVA

Plenary: Community College Leadership

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   Dr. Karen Stout
    President and CEO, Achieving the Dream

Conference Committee:

Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University
Kadian Callahan, Kennesaw State University
Terri Dautcher, NACUBO
Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado
Melissa Haswell, Delta College
Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University
Travis Kibota, Clark College

Sharon Locke, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Cailin Orr, Carleton College
Allison Smith, New York University
Gabriela Weaver, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michelle Withers, Binghamton University
Casey Wright, University of Iowa

Host Organizations:

ASCN is a network of individuals and institutions, formed with the goal of more quickly advancing STEM education programs by closing the loop between researchers and change agents. ASCN has received funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust and NSF IUSE #1726315.

NSEC is a network of 200+ campus-based STEM education centers that serve as catalysts for educational transformation in STEM. NSEC is funded by a NSF IUSE #1524832 and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant # 1726315, 1524832, & 1834518. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.