University of Missouri-Kansas city

Registration Information

Registration for the conference is based on your role within your institution. Early bird registration ended December 20, 2024. All individuals (including presenters) must be registered. Rates are as follows (Early Bird / Regular):
Graduate student: $65 / $75
Entry-level professional, adjunct, or lecturer: $90 / $100
Mid-level professional, non-tenured, or assistant professor: $110 / $120
Senior Administrator, associate, or full professor: $130 / $140
*Groups rates are available: reach out to J. Cody Nielsen for more information.

Overview

Hosted by the School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) the 2025 conference will be held entirely online and will feature original research through paper sessions and general workshop sessions that highlight scholarship and practices applicable to fostering identity, belonging, values and purpose at all levels of higher education. There will also be opportunities for informal gathering to socialize and build community among colleagues and friends.

The theme for the 2025 conference is Building the Interdisciplinary Frame: Education, Social Sciences, and the Synthesis of Values, Identity, Belonging, and Purpose. Interdisciplinary work and research have been a cornerstone of academic practice for over a century, in many cases predating formal disciplinary structure and curricula. The theme provides a pathway for all professionals and students who work directly on or in tangential ways to the field of higher education to address current crises and concerns within the field.