Annual Meetings
The ACAD Annual Meeting is held in January in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Each year ACAD hosts a track of sessions and workshops that run parallel to the theme of the AAC&U meeting and provide academic administrators with sessions tailored specifically to their needs. ACAD prides itself on providing exceptional and dynamic sessions that engage our membership, and others, in discussions on topics that are both timely and relevant to today’s academic leader. Participants can expect to leave the meeting feeling revitalized and armed with the necessary resources to return to their campuses to face any challenges. The ACAD Annual Meeting is also where the organization hosts the Annual Business Breakfast Meeting for the ACAD membership, as well as a Friday night reception open to our membership, colleagues and friends.
ACAD posts its Call for Proposals for the Annual Meeting in the late spring of the year preceding the meeting. If you are interested in being a presenter, or would like any additional information about the ACAD Annual Meeting, please contact the ACAD office.
Past Annual Meeting Programs
- January 21-24, 2009, Seattle: "Leadership for the Future: Meeting Global Challenges on College Campuses" (PDF, 48 KB)
- January 23-26, 2008, Washington, D.C.: "Intentional Learning: Connecting Philosophy and Practice" (PDF, 112 KB)
- January 17-20, 2007, New Orleans: "Meeting The Test: Responding To The Big Questions" (PDF, 60 KB)
- January 25-28, 2006, Washington, D.C.: "Articulating the Value and Managing the Culture of Liberal Education" (PDF, 48 KB)
- January 26-29, 2005, San Francisco: "Managing Competing Priorities: Academic Leadership and the Changing Institutional Agenda" (PDF, 200 KB)
- January 21-24, 2004, Washington, D.C.: "The Deans’ Dilemmas: Practicing Academic Leadership" (PDF, 60 KB)
- January 2003, Seattle: "The Peril and the Promise: American Higher Education and the Goals of Global Development," remarks by Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director, The World Bank Group

