Schedule at a Glance
All listed sessions are in Eastern Daylight Time
Pre-Conference Workshop: AI for Institutional Transformation
Presenter: Audrey Ellis, DM, T3 Advisory
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
*This workshop (value $499) will be free for the first fifty registrants for The Assembly
Pre-Conference Workshop: Applying Improvement Science to Advance Transfer Student Success
Presenters: Juliette Price, Founding Director, NASH Center for Postsecondary Improvement; Holly Pflum, Fellow, NASH
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Lunch on Own
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speed Demos with Exhibitors
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Ask Me Anything Sessions
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Opening Plenary Session & Welcome Reception
Federal Signals & Field Response: What It Means for Learning Mobility
Panelists: Dr. Amber Garrison Duncan, Heather Perfetti, Noah Sudow
Moderator: Scott Filter
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
In the Exhibit Hall, light cocktail refreshments provided following the session
Coffee with Exhibitors
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Monday Plenary Session
Live and Unfiltered: A Transfer Tea × Transfer Nation Podcast Mashup
Presenters: Loida Gonzalez Utley, Heather Adams
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Speed Demos with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Ask Me Anything Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Coffee with Exhibitors
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions & Project-Based Learning Pods
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Ask Me Anything Sessions
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Learning Pods Gathering in the Exhibit Hall
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Learn Closing Plenary
Learning Mobility in Action: How States Are Building the Future of Education-to-Work Pathways
Panelists: Holly Custard, Beez Schell, Roxanne Murphy, John Albright
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon provided
Sunday Opening Plenary
Federal Signals & Field Response: What It Means for Learning Mobility
Over the past year, higher education has experienced an unprecedented wave of federal regulatory, legislative, and policy activity. From evolving accountability frameworks and student aid reforms to renewed emphasis on workforce outcomes, skills, and alternative pathways, these changes are reshaping how institutions recognize, evaluate, and apply learning across educational experiences. At the same time, learners increasingly expect their prior learning, transfer credit, work-based learning, and alternative credentials to move with them seamlessly across institutions and sectors. Recent policy discussions have also heightened attention. Our panelists will explore the implications and opportunities for higher education institutions in this time of transformative change.
Monday Plenary Session
Live and Unfiltered: A Transfer Tea × Transfer Nation Podcast Mashup
What happens when two of higher education’s most candid transfer voices share one stage? Find out in this one-of-a-kind plenary experience, as Transfer Tea and Transfer Nation come together for a live podcast mashup featuring three transfer students telling it like it is. From navigating institutional barriers to making sense of learning mobility, hear directly from students about what worked, what didn’t, and what colleges and universities must do better. This session blends authentic student voices with practical takeaways for practitioners ready to rethink and strengthen their transfer ecosystems.
Tuesday Closing Plenary Panel
Learning Mobility in Action: How States Are Building the Future of Education-to-Work Pathways
As states seek to create more seamless connections between education, workforce development, and lifelong learning, a new generation of Learning Mobility strategies is emerging. This session brings together leaders from Arizona, West Virginia, and Colorado to share how they are navigating this work in real time—aligning policy, infrastructure, and stakeholder partnerships to support learner success across education and employment.
Following a brief overview of evolving Learning Mobility frameworks, panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges of building more connected learning ecosystems. The conversation will explore lessons learned, implementation barriers, and practical strategies for advancing institutional and statewide efforts related to governance, credit and skills recognition, data interoperability, workforce alignment, transfer infrastructure, and learner agency. Attendees will gain insights into how states are approaching lifelong learning recognition, leveraging workforce and learner data, and creating conditions for more portable, transparent, and learner-centered pathways. Whether you are a policymaker, higher education leader, workforce practitioner, or system innovator, this session will offer actionable takeaways for advancing a more coherent and equitable learning mobility ecosystem.
