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This year's Conference on Higher Education Values, Identity, Belonging, and Purpose will take place on February 7-9 and held entirely online. It will include round-table sessions, paper and practice presentations, and keynotes.
The Conference on Higher Education Values, Identity, Belonging, and Purpose is a virtual conference with a goal of enhancing higher education spaces in multiple dimensions. The conference is a continuation of long-standing efforts of leaders who have inspired and transformed higher education practitioners to care deeply about the human elements of higher education and focuses on undercurrents of belonging, value, identity, and purpose within higher education.

Registration Information

Registration for the conference is based on your role within your institution. Early bird registration ends on December 20, 2023. 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.

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Overview

Hosted by the School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) the 2024 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 community, 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 2024 conference is Navigating Chaos; Embracing Hope: Practical Strategies for Belonging, Resilience, and Change in Higher Education. 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.

Keynote Speakers and Featured Events:

Wednesday Feb 7th, 2024:

tenisha-tevis.jpgDr. Tenisha Tevis (Associate Professor of Higher Education, Oregon State University)

 

 

 



Thursday Feb 8th, 2024: Featured Panel: Embracing Hope through Trauma Informed Practices

Friday Feb 9th, 2024:

mwsallee300h.jpg Dr. Margaret Sallee (Professor of Higher Education,  University of Buffalo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Conference Schedule

Conference Sessions

Contact Us

Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl

Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl
Conference Co-Founder
 Email: riggers-piehlt@umkc.edu
Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations

- School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Dr. J. Cody Nielsen

Dr. J. Cody Nielsen

Conference Co-Founder
 Email: j.cody.nielsen@convergencestrategies.org
Executive Director, Convergence Strategies
Director, Center for Spirituality and Social Justice and Faculty

- Dickinson College