Educational Sessions
Timeline
Jan 30
Education Session Submissions Open
Mar 6
Priority Submission Deadline - 12am CST
Apr 14
Final Submission
Deadline - 12am CST
Apr 17
Presenters will be notified
May 1
Final Schedule Published
May 22
Education Sessions Start!
Educational Session Tracks
H
Home on the Range
This track looks at ways to make residents feel at home through intentional community building and programming.
O
Onwards & Outward
This track looks at how we can have impact on our campuses and communitites through selfless service and outreach projects.
W
Wayfinding Wellness
This track is to help others learn about items that fall within the 8 pillars of wellness: emotional, physical, social, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, environmental, and financial.
D
Doin' Things Right
This track focuses on operational excellence to help others the best way of running an organization, developing a staff/team, or ways for advocate for change.
Y
Your Journey
This track is to help others develop, reflect, and share their expereinces as student leaders.
Advisors
Development for professional staff as they work to support students on their campus and beyond
During the NACURH Annual Conference, there will be an Advisor Experience that will feature a variety of engagement opportunities such as roundtables, educational sessions, and ART sessions (our structured curriculum). We encourage individuals to submit a proposal on topic(s) they would like to discuss at a roundtable or present to other professional staff members.
How to Submit Presentation Proposals
Do you want to share your story? Inspire others? Showcase amazing things happening on your camps? Submit an education session!
Choose an Idea
Get Creative! Do you have an idea or experience that applies to one of our education tracks? Or do you just have something you want others to learn?
Connect with a Concept
Once you have your idea, does it connect to one of NACURH 2026’s education tracks? Quick reminder that your presentation must connect to one of our tracks.
Submit Application
During our application window, use the provided Educational Sessions form to submit all your materials. Provide as much detail as possible!
Receive Feedback
Once applications close, everyone that applied to an education session will be notified of their status. For those accepted, congratulations! Those not selected will receive feedback regarding their content.
Submission Criteria
To be selected, your submission should be strong in these four areas of criteria:
Relevance
How well does the submission align with the Educational Session tracks?
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Value
How will the session generate value for the delegates?
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Creativity
How has the creator of the session made the session unique?
Is this a new idea that we haven’t seen before?
Interest
Will delegates want to attend this session? Will the session grab the attention of the audience?
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