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.

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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

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Workshop ─ Boost STEM Retention with Psychosocial Surveys and Targeted Actions

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

New ALO Orientation

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Workshop ─ Assessment Reimagined: Building Authentic Evidence of Student Learning in the AI Era

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Workshop ─ Optimizing WSCUC Reaffirmation: A Comprehensive Framework for Streamlined Self-Study, Multi-Campus Coordination, Compelling Narrative Development, and Sustainable Documentation Systems

10:45 AM - 1:00 PM

ALO Forum & Luncheon (pre-registration required)

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR)

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ Faith-based Institutions: Navigating Reaccreditation as a Small, Faith-based Institution

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ International: Innovation in Action for Today’s Strategic Challenges

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ Living the Mission: Building Cultures of Belonging and Purpose

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ POD: Better Together: How Educational Developers and Assessment Leaders Can Partner to Advance Student Learning

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

SIG ─ Student & Academic Affairs: Assessing the Impact and Implementation of Initiatives in Student and Academic Affairs

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

AI-Created Media to Enhance Student Engagement

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Combined: Advancing Institutional Effectiveness with Strategic Enrollment Management and Mission Aligned Program Review

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Connecting Learning and Work: EDvance College as a Model for Higher Education Reinvention

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Connecting Outcomes-Based Assessment Findings to Social Mobility Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Conversation: Advancing Graduate Student Success Through Engagement, Advising, and Wellbeing

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Conversation: Building Sustainable and Ethical Digital Ecosystems for Student Success

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Conversation: Institutional Transformation Strategies for Sustainability, Growth, and Community Impact

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Data, Technology, and Mindset: Tracking Strategic Plan Progress on a Large Campus

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Reframing Assessment Through Story: Building a Culture of Continuous Learning and Improvement

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Networking Snack Break

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

ARC2026 Opening Plenary ─ Mission > Action > Impact: A Fireside Conversation with Sal Khan on the Future of Learning

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

ARC2026 Opening Reception, Networking, and Exhibits

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Breakfast

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Desk Hours

7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Sponsor Exhibits

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

ALA Alumni Networking Breakfast (must be ALA alum to participate)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

2026 Higher Education Legal Update

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Assessing Core Competencies: Engaging Faculty Across the College

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Building Bridges, Not Silos: System-Wide Quality Assurance Through Coordinated WSCUC Responses and Shared Institutional Effectiveness Resources

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Combined: Rethinking Assessment and Learning Design for Workforce-Ready AI Skills

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversation: Advancing Student Success Through Outcomes Based Assessment and Faculty Led Continuous Improvement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversation: Connecting Mission, Employers, and Experiential Learning for Student Success

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Conversation: From Structural Barriers to Supportive Pathways for Student Success

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Democratizing Access to Student Performance Data for the Division of Student Affairs: Leveling the Playing Field for Academic and Student Affairs as Student Success Partners

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Global Pathways to WSCUC Accreditation: Lessons from Interest to Eligibility

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Architecture of Belonging: Institutional Levers for Improved Student Outcomes

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking Snack Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Plenary - From Margin to Mission: What Capitalizing on College Reveals About Innovation Under Pressure

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

CEO Forum & Luncheon - Sustaining the Academic Mission: Aligning Strategy and Finance for the Future (pre-registration required)

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Accountability in Action: Aligning Institutional Effectiveness with the Department of Education’s New Accountability Metrics

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Beyond the Credit Cut: A Design Thinking Model for Developing Quality Three-Year Bachelor Degrees

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Combined: Building a Shared Culture of Learning, Evidence, and Purpose

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Conversation: Teaching with Integrity and Creativity in an AI Enabled Learning Environment

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Conversation: Turning Institutional Data into Insight, Action, and Impact

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Enhancing Identification and Support for ESL Students in Online Courses: A Data-Informed Approach

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

From Mandate to Mission: Evolving the Core Competencies for Mission-Driven Learning

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

From Mission to Measurable Impact: Integrating Service, Learning, and Student Achievement at Loma Linda University

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Skeptic to Strategist: Using AI to Strengthen Accreditation Narratives Without Losing the Human Control

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

The Ethical AI Experience: IBM SkillsBuild – SJSU’s Mission-Driven Model for Experiential and Immersive Learning

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Networking Snack Break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

ACCELERATE: Updated Assessment Principles of Best Practice for Learning and Success

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Combined: Advancing Student Success by Aligning Strategy, Assessment, and Student Partnership in Accreditation

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Combined: Empowering Faculty, Balancing Workload, and Advancing Student-Centered Excellence

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Conversation: Building Institutional Readiness for AI Through Governance, Program Review, and Faculty Development

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Conversation: Creating Learning Environments Where All Students Thrive

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Conversation: Right Sized Assessment and Program Review Strategies for Small and Resource Limited Institutions

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Design Thinking for Post-Campus Surveys: Faculty & Staff Engagement for Action and Solution-Finding

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

From Compliance to Capability: Leading Authentic Assessment and Learning Transformation in the Age of AI

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

The Impact of Experiential Learning in the Era of AI-Enhanced Education

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

When Two Becomes One: Opportunities and Challenges with University Mergers and Integrations

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

AARP: An AI-Enabled, Equity-Focused, Multimodal Assessment and Accreditation Readiness Ecosystem Integrating Academic, Operational, Governance, Sentiment, and Climate Evidence

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Accountability in Action: Leveraging Data and Storytelling for Institutional Change

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

A Multilayered Approach: Assessing Centers for Faculty Development and Teaching Innovation

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Caution, Collaboration, and Curiosity in AI-Assisted Assessment

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Closing the Loop: From Comprehensive Assessment to Planned Improvement

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Combined: Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Futures in Higher Education

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Combined: Data, Engagement, and Strategic Analytics for Student Success at Scale

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Conversation: Integrating Strategic Planning, Quality, and Accreditation for Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Mission-Driven Innovation: Creating (M)POWER - Moving from Research to Concept to Implementation to Assessment of Career-Readiness Programming

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Not Just Surviving, But Thriving in Difficult Times

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Strategies for Advancing Public Interest Technology Employment Pipelines

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Advancing Equity and Access: Supporting Rural and First-Generation Graduate Students Through Data-Informed Social Work Education

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Breaking Barriers: Institutional Collaboration to Improve Online Graduate Student Outcomes

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Bridging the Gap: A Faculty-Led Think Tank Model for Advancing Strategic Institutional Initiatives

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Bridging the Gap: Building an Institutional Toolkit for Dual Degree Program Design and Implementation

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Closing the Loop for Continuous Improvement

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Competencies Leading to Workforce Readiness: A Gap Analysis

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Cultivating Partnerships Between K-12 Communities and Faith-Based Institutions

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Driving Student Success: Using a Common Course Model to Elevate Community, Learning, and Scholarship

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Evaluating AI Tools for Assessment

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Evidence-Informed Strategies in Promoting Student Success

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Fresno State Bulldog Bound and LaunchPad: A Comprehensive Approach to Student Recruitment and Retention

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

From Silos to Synergy: A Strategic Model for Intuitional Accreditation

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

How a Change in Testing Modality Can Lead to Improved Student Learning and Improved Licensure Passage Within a Student Centered, Student Success Focused, and Opportunity Mission California Accredited Law School

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Institutional Effectiveness from a Student Perspective

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Is AI the Answer? Opportunities and Limitations of using AI for Institutional-level Academic Assessment

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Leveraging AI Tutoring to Bridge Equity Gaps and Engage Learners

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Mapping Student Pathways: Course Patterns Driving Transfer Success in Food Systems Programs

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Mentoring for Momentum: Supporting Online Psychology Graduate Students in Their Early Courses

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Novice to Warrior: A Faculty Member's Journey Learning to Wield the Power of AI

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Podcasting as a Teaching Tool

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Poster Session, Networking, and Sponsor Reception

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Reimagining Collaboration: Leveraging AI and Spark Sessions to Engage Your Campus with IR Data

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

The Benefits of Reflection in Academic Program Assessment: Some Examples from the Humanities at the University of San Francisco

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

The Buck Stops Here: Professional Behavior in Graduate Professional Programs

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

The Graduate Student Retention Playbook: Documenting Campus-wide Retention Efforts

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Transforming Academic Programs and Pedagogy for Student Success: Mission-Driven Innovation at West Coast University

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Higher Education

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Using CIP CODES Beyond Program Classification