Concurrent sessions are presented in single and combined formats. ARC Conversation sessions bring together three unique perspectives on a given topic— hear from more colleagues and varied institutions as they tackle a shared challenge or opportunity. Theme sessions consist of two symposium-style presentations aligned with a given topic.

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Desk Hours

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

WSCUC Workshop: Getting Ready to Submit Your Eligibility Application

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

WSCUC Workshop: Substantive Change Proposal Preparation and Development

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Workshop: Prepare Your Institution to Prepare Students for Post-Graduate Career Success

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Workshop: The Power of Your Institutional Story: Turning Accreditation into Opportunity

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Workshop: Developing an AI Integration Evaluation Rubric and Measurement for Success  

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New ALO Orientation

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

ALO Forum (pre-registration required)

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: Faith-based Institutions

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: POD - Educational Developers and Teaching and Learning Centers in Modern Times: Anticipating Challenges, Affirming Our Vision and Values, and Creating Aligned Strategic Plans for Equity and Impact

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: CSU Assessment Meeting (pre-registration required; must be CSU affiliated)

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR)

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: Getting Curious about Assessment, Accountability, and Accreditation at Research-Intensive Institutions

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: Strategizing On and Enacting Professional Civic Engagement and Justice Work at This Time: In Service of Our Students, Institutions, and Ourselves

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: Fostering Accountability and Improvement: Assessment Strategies for Student Affairs Excellence

12:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG: Institutional Experiences and Best Practices for Assessment in Legal Education

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

WSCUC Accreditation Session: Unlocking International Opportunities

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

One Size Does Not Fit All: Integrating Disciplinary Accreditation into Program Review

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Growing Assessment Capacity in the Institutional Ecosystem: Creation of a Meaningful, Intentional, and Sustainable Assessment Culture at a Small Liberal Arts College with Limited Resources

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Maximizing Student Success ROI through a Focus on “Students at the Heart”

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Moving Beyond Assessment Artifacts: The Untapped Power of Assignments

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Transforming Institutions for Digital Equity: Strategic Leadership and Research Impact Overview

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Theme: Insights from Institutional Journeys in Accreditation

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Apprenticeship Degrees: The Promise of Post-Secondary and Employer Collaboration in Teaching, Healthcare, and Behavioral Health

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Conversations: Onboarding, Empowering, and Enriching Adjunct Faculty: Building a Collaborative Academic Culture for Student Success

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Utilizing AI to Deepen Learning and Enhance Teaching: Tools and Examples

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Networking Snack Break

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

ARC2025 Opening Plenary: The Road Ahead with WSCUC’s Incoming President

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

ARC2025 Opening Reception, Networking, and Exhibits

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Desk Hours

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Sponsor Exhibits

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

ALA Alumni Breakfast Roundtables

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Innovating Inclusion: Using AI to Mitigate Bias in Faculty Evaluation and Creating Trauma-Informed Faculty Development

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

AI-Driven Institutional Research: Transforming Data into Actionable Insights

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversations: Fostering Engagement, Transforming the Student Experience, and Supporting the Success of All Students

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

WSCUC Accreditation Session: WSCUC’s Substantive Change Process

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

DEI Meets Curriculum Innovation Through AI

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Competency-Based Education 101 - Innovative Online Models in Practice

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Shaping an Equitable Future: Faculty-Led Strategies for Closing Equity Gaps in Higher Education

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

AI’s New Frontier: Practical Tools for Assessment and Instruction

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Fixing the Plane while Flying It: Strategic Leadership in Data Governance and a Systematic Approach to Data Cleaning to Keep the Mission on Course for Better Decision-Making

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Theme: Effectively Aligning IE Frameworks and Action: From WSCUC Values and Standards to Syncing with Institutional Cycles

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Program Assessment: Pathways to Equitable Student Learning Outcomes

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking Snack Break

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Plenary - Regulatory Shifts in Higher Ed: What to Know

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

CEO/Executive Leadership Forum & Luncheon - Leading the Way: A Fireside Conversation with Brian Rosenberg (pre-registration required)

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

WSCUC Commons: From How To Who: An Open Invitation To A Human-Centering Conversation About Assessment

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

WSCUC Commons: Accreditation in Action

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

WSCUC Commons: Go Somewhere: Navigating AI in Higher Education

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

WSCUC Commons: AI: Policy to Practice

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

WSCUC Accreditation Session: WSCUC Distance Education Requirements for Academic Programs

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Faculty Mentorship as a Foundation for Success: A Model for Supporting Early Graduate Students

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Programmatic Data Analysis Process to Formulate Goals, Outcomes, Action Plans, and Follow-up Assessment: Intentionally Utilizing Program Data and Collaboration in an Environment of Curiosity to Improve Student Success

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Stirred, Not Shaken: San Diego State University’s Integrated Approach to Student Success in the Brave New World of Generative Artificial Intelligence

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Theme: From Campus to Career: Bridging Education & Employment and Transforming Teaching & Learning

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Conversations: Embedding AI in Curriculum and Classroom

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Esports - An Innovative Strategy in Learner Support, Engagement, and Community

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Impact of Collaborative Engagement in Equity-Minded Assessment on First-Year Courses and Student Success

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Lessons from the Runway: How Three Institutions Use Watermark to “Make It Work”

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Higher Education’s Consolidation: University Presidents on Lessons Learned about Restructuring, Affiliation, Merger, and Closure

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Networking Snack Break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Surveying the International Landscape of AI in Higher Education

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Educators as Leaders in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Shaping the AI Landscape and Training Students and Faculty in the Ethical Use of AI

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Student Involvement in Writing Placement Assessment

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Improving a Four-Phase Process for Assessing Institutional Level Outcomes

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Harnessing the Power of Durable Skills for Future Success

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Focus on Finance: How Leaders can Link Together Around Finance Issues to Foster Improvement and Strategically Multiply Their Impact

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Building a Culture of Assessment for Non-Academic Departments

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Navigating the DEI Landscape in Higher Education: Challenges, Strategies, and a Roadmap for Success

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Conversations: Evidence to Action: Advancing Data Leadership and Continuous Quality Improvement for Institutional Growth and Accreditation

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Why Use An Interim?

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Theme: Building an Ecosystem: Sustainable Innovation, Real-World Engagement, and Student Success

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Alignments: Bridging Institutional and Programmatic Assessment for a Cohesive Educational Experience

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Developing a Comprehensive Curriculum Analysis Process: Course Insights

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Designed with Intention: Interactive Strategies and Creative LMS Approaches for Universal Design and Artificial Intelligence

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Storytelling with Statistics: A Journey of Creating a Report under the New Standards

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Conversations: Breaking Silos, Advancing Student Success: Collaborative Strategies and Fundamental Tools for Higher Education

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Fostering Student Success Through Action-Based Learning: Differentiated Support, Neurodiversity, and AI-Driven Immersive Experiences

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Let’s Talk About It: Understanding and Addressing Struggle in General Education Courses

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

The Apprenticeship Degree: Mapping Credit Hours to Postgraduate Outcomes that Matter

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Theme: From Strategy to Success: Leadership, Innovation, and Implementation in Higher Education

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Conversations: Accreditation and Institutional Strategy as a University-Wide Endeavor: Advancing Institutional Goals through Collaboration and Accountability

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Poster Session, Networking, and Sponsor Reception

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Connecting the Dots: Aligning Strategic Plan, Quality Assurance, and Enterprise Risk Management to meet WSCUC Standards and Ensure Continuous Improvement of Students’ Success and Experience

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Driving Institutional Effectiveness through a Centralized Office for Program Review, Assessment, and Accreditation

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Leading Across Generations and Priority Differences

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

NCLEX Style Questions in Nursing Simulation and How They Lead to Student Success

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

So You Say You Want to Do a Climate Survey…

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Creating Learning Environments that Promote Success for Every Student: A Student Led Action Research Study for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Capturing Voices: Integrating Photovoice for Transformative Learning and Self-Reflection in the Classroom

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

WSCUC ALA Cohort 14 Individual Project: WesternU Program Review Monitoring/Tracking System

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Building Workforce Development Pathways: A Multi-Agency Collaborative Framework for Empowering Student Success

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

A Constant Amidst Change: The Sociocultural Learning Theory Within RSI

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education: Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in K-12 and Higher Education

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Enhancing Internationalization of Higher Education through Online Education in Developing Countries

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Evaluating The Downstream Effects Of Project Real: Redesigning For Equity & Advancing Learning

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

From Human to Machine: Executive Perspectives on AI Replacing Leadership Roles in Organizations

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Reimagining Educational Effectiveness: Creating a Student-Centered Model for Higher Education Institutions

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Registration Desk Hours

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversations: Tackling Systemic Challenges and Creating Opportunities

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

AI in Action: An Integrative Approach to Transforming Institutional Success

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversations: Assessment Stakeholders & Strategies: From Students to AI

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Theme: From Data Literacy to Strategic Leadership: Inclusive and Accessible Data Literacy, Data-Informed Decision-Making, and Success for all Students

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Theme: Curriculum & Co-Curriculum: Development and Implementation of Innovative Approaches

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Job-Embedded General Education: Bridging Liberal and Professional Education through Apprenticeship

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Key Ingredients in a Recipe for Enhancing Student Success: The Story of Cal State Monterey Bay’s Partnership with the National Institute of Student Success

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Visualizing Innovation: Leveraging Photovoice to Transform Educational Practices

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Relationships over Partisanship and Politics: Centering Civility to Produce Outcomes That Matter

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

A Collaborative, Ecological Approach to Developing Advising Practices and Business Writing Courses for Degree Completion Students

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Building Middle-Skill Pathways to Civic Engagement: How Colleges and Universities Can Link Trades Education to Degree Programs

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Higher Ed White Water: Leading from the Back of the Boat to Drive Innovation and Systemic Transformation

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Transforming the Academic Program Review Process: Insights from Faculty Perspectives

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Are We Teaching Diversity? Opportunities and Challenges in Assessment of a Diversity Learning Goal

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Conversations: Fostering Inclusive Education and Belonging: Human Rights, Local Perspectives, and Research-Driven Approaches to Student Success

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Conversations: Innovative and Reflective Practices in Teaching and Assessment

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Conversations: The AI Outlook: Big Questions, Public Perceptions, and Equitable Applications

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Impact of Regular and Substantive Interaction on Student Success in Online General Education Courses

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Networking Snack Break

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

ARC2025 Closing Plenary - From Learning to Leading: Fostering Civic Engagement for Student Success and Community Impact