SUBMIT A PROGRAM

APPLY TO REVIEW PROGRAMS

Submit your program proposal by August 3, 2020.

ACPA, NASPA, and NCLP invite proposals from professionals from across the academy committed to promoting leadership in education. We welcome your submission for this dynamic event and invite you to join us to optimize your own programs and services in the company of other colleagues from across the nation.

The conference planning committees encourage proposals regarding proven practices with content that will engage participants in fruitful discussions and provide meaningful content to bring back to their campuses.

Successful Proposals Should Include:

Lengthy description about session content that you will present.
Relationship of the program to the conference themes outlined on the website.
Identification of the program format including methods for participant involvement (e.g., discussion, effective practice sharing, case study analysis).
Evidence of the conceptual foundation for proposal content including ways the program content is grounded in research, relevant experience, a cogent model, or appropriate theory.

Session Types:

Sessions at #LEI20 will take the following formats:

General Interest (60 minutes): The most common educational opportunity at the conference, usually consisting of the presentation of a program, data, research, or theoretical concept followed by audience questions and brief discussion.
Learning Lab (30 minutes): Designed to give participants actionable ideas and tools to take back to their campus. Presenters will share ideas for 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions. An example of a session title appropriate for this format is "10 New Ideas to Utilize Technology in Leadership Education."
Roundtable Discussion (60 minutes): Less formal ways to engage other attendees around a central topic or program area. Roundtable discussion sessions will be held concurrently throughout the event in a specific space. Facilitators usually provide a brief introduction to a topic (5-10 minutes) and then lead a discussion with several prompting questions.
Please note: because roundtables are meant to generate discussion and engagement amongst participants, there will be NO A/V used in any roundtable sessions. This includes: no PowerPoint or similar presentations, audio or video clips, etc. No A/V will be provided or permitted for roundtable sessions.
Scholarly Paper (10-15 minutes): Provide an opportunity for presenters to briefly share a synopsis and key findings from scholarly papers as part of a 60-minute education session. For each session, three to four papers with similar themes will be presented by scholars (10-15 minutes per paper, 40-45 minutes total). There will not be a discussant for these sessions but a moderator will a discussion between the authors and audience. Scholarly papers often focus on results of quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods studies or report the findings of studies that use historical and philosophical methods.
Poster Session: Designed for sharing research or program evaluation. Participants will visually represent their data and present their content during the opening reception.
Pre-conference Workshop (Half-day, 3-hours): Offered the morning before the beginning of the conference, full-day workshops are designed as highly specialized opportunities to discuss a specific topic or program. Pre-conference sessions will require participants to pre-register for a fee.
Pre-conference Workshop (Full-day, 8 hours): Full-day programs held prior to the conference (will occur on Sunday, June 28). These events are usually coordinated directly with the applicable conference committee or a related NASPA constituent group. Full-day pre-conference workshops will require participants to pre-register for a fee.

Learn more about the #LEI20 Themes

Equitable Leadership