As part of NECHE’s 2025 Annual Meeting, the Commission is seeking proposals from our members for concurrent sessions.

The NECHE 2025 Annual Meeting will take place Wednesday, December 10 through Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA.

There are approximately 500 attendees at the Annual Meeting. Many of the concurrent sessions are led by participants from NECHE’s member institutions. This year, we are inviting member institutions to submit a multi-institution concurrent session proposal for inclusion on this year’s agenda.

We invite you and your colleagues to review the criteria and guidelines below.

Please note that this year we will only include proposals that include 2 or 3 institutions.

The proposal deadline is April 18, 2025.

Annual Meeting Themes

Proposals should align with one of the following themes:

• Responding to Changes in the Higher Education Landscape;
• Innovation: Implementing innovative curricular/co-curricular approaches;
• Student Learning and Success: Improving student success for ALL students and/or developing a culture of evidence-based decision making through assessment and institutional research efforts;
• Institutional Learning and Effectiveness: improving organizational effectiveness through various initiatives such as strategic planning; addressing campus climate; and administrative/financial management;
• AI and Technology: redesigning experiences across the organization (academic affairs, student affairs, administration) through the integration of AI and other technologies

If your proposal does not fit into one of these themes, you will have an opportunity to propose an additional theme as part of the submission process.

Proposal Criteria

The proposal process is competitive. Priority will be given to proposals that:

• connect the topic to one or more of the Standards for Accreditation;
• include significant audience engagement and participation beyond Q&A;
• explicitly address and encourage translation or adaptation to other institutional settings and include information on how-to start/organize/implement the initiative;

Multi-Institution Concurrent Session Proposal

The Commission seeks proposals from multiple institutions or consortia that align with one of the themes and meet the criteria identified above.

Session Format Options

Sessions will be 60 or 75 minutes in length. Format options include:

• • Roundtable Discussion – informal group discussions around a common theme and/or issue
  • Panel Presentation: A number of panelists will present their perspectives on a given topic with time for audience discussion and interaction.
  • Other: Please propose your own session format.

Preparing a Multi-Institution Session Proposal

When completing the form, you will be asked to provide the following information:

• • Session Topic/Working Title
  • Presenter Names, Titles, Institutions, Email(s) (maximum of 4 presenters)
  • Annual Meeting Theme
  • Session Format
  • Connection to Standards for Accreditation
  • Brief Description of Session (150 words)
  • How will you engage the audience? (100 words)
  • What is your evidence of effectiveness of this work?
  • Learning Outcomes (75 words)

Submitting a Multi-Institution Session Proposal

Please submit your proposal here by April 18, 2025.

You will be notified via email by May 16, 2025 if your session has been accepted for inclusion at the NECHE 2025 Annual Meeting.

Annual Meeting Registration

All session presenters must register for the NECHE 2025 Annual Meeting. Presenters will register at a discounted rate of $425.

Questions

If you have any questions about the proposal submission process, please contact Laura Gambino (lgambino@neche.org/781-425-7751).

*Please Note: Only proposals submitted by member institutions will be considered through this proposal process. Proposals featuring and/or promoting products or services that are offered by a vendor or a non-member institution and/or that are available for purchase will not be considered.