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June 16, 2025

Registration Opens

August 14, 2025

Call for Programs Deadline

August 14, 2024

Call For Reviewers Deadline

December 7, 2025

Early Registration Deadline

January 9, 2026

Regular Registration Deadline

January 10, 2026

Late Registration Begins

January 24, 2026

Symposium Opens!

January 26, 2026

Last Day to Register

2026 NASPA AVP Symposium

Health, Safety, and Well-being Career and Workforce Development Supporting the Profession Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice AVP or "Number Two" Senior Level VP for Student Affairs

The NASPA AVP Symposium is a unique and innovative three-day program designed to support and develop AVPs and other "number twos" in their unique campus leadership roles. Leveraging the vast expertise and knowledge of sitting AVPs, the Symposium will provide high-level content through a variety of participant engagement-oriented session types.

This professional development offering is limited to AVPs and other "number twos" who report to the highest-ranking student affairs officer on campus and have substantial responsibility for divisional functions. Additionally, vice presidents for student affairs (and the equivalent) who are presenting during the symposium may also register at a discounted rate and attend. 

Presented By

About

Assistant and associate vice presidents for student affairs and other senior-level "number twos" (and the equivalent) who report to the vice president for student affairs have among the most complex and challenging roles in the modern student affairs division. The NASPA AVP Symposium will gather AVPs from a wide variety of institutional types for three intense days of learning and networking designed to support AVPs' success in these difficult, yet critically important, roles. Symposium attendees can expect sessions with high-level content developed by and delivered for an AVP audience that call on AVP participants to contribute to the peer learning community by deeply engaging with the Symposium content and fellow participants. 

Planning Team

Schedule

The symposium will begin on Saturday, January 24, 2026 and will conclude at on Monday, January 26, 2026. Additionally, several pre- and post-symposium workshops will be offered for an additional fee. 

 

 

Sample Symposium Schedule
Friday
January 23
Saturday
January 24
Sunday
January 25
Monday
January 26

No-host Mixer for Early Arrivers

No-host Dinner Groups for Early Arrivers

Symposium Registration and Check-in

Breakfast with Optional Roundtable Discussions

General Interest Sessions

Lunch Break

General Interest Sessions

No-host Networking Event

Optional No-host Dinner Group

Symposium Registration and Check-in

Breakfast with Optional Roundtable Discussions

General Interest Sessions

Luncheon with Featured Speaker

General Interest Sessions

Roundtable Discussions

General Interest Sessions

Networking Refreshment Break

Symposium Registration and Check-in

Breakfast with Optional Roundtable Discussions

General Interest Sessions

Networking Break

Symposium Closing Session and Featured Speaker

Pre-symposium Workshops

Prior to the “official” start of the symposium, attendees will have the chance to participate in pre-symposium workshops. Registration is required for these optional offerings. To add a pre-symposium workshop to your existing registration, please send an email to [email protected] or call 202-265-7500.

Register Online for 2026 NASPA AVP Symposium

Featured Speakers

Registration

All presenters must be registered for the Symposium. Presenters and co-presenters who are AVPs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted must register for the symposium in order to present. Presenters and co-presenters who are VPSAs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted who do not wish to attend the full symposium will be granted a complimentary presenter pass in order to attend only the session they are presenting. Presenters and co-presenters who are VPSAs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted who wish to attend the full symposium will receive a 25% discount of their registration fee. If you are not an AVP (or the equivalent), please contact Ke'Ana Bradley at [email protected] for guidance regarding completing your registration.

Registration Scholarship and Discount

  • If you are experiencing financial hardship, you may qualify for a NASPA Foundation Membership Scholarship or NASPA Foundation Professional Development Access Scholarship, which can be used to cover registration for this event. Apply by December! If possible, you are encouraged to go ahead and register for the event by the early registration date. If you are awarded a scholarship, your registration will be refunded in full.
  • If you are an AVP (or the equivalent) who is also attending the immediately preceding NASPA Institute for New AVPs, you are entitled to a 25% discount for your symposium registration fee. Please use the coupon code provided in your institute registration when completing your symposium registration.

For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.

REGISTRATION FEES

Early Registration

Through Dec 7, 2025

Regular Registration

Dec 8, 2025 - Jan 9, 2026

Late Registration

Starting Jan 10, 2026

NASPA Member

$725

$825

$925

Non-Member

$925

$1025

$1125

HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

NASPA Member 

$75

$95

$140

Non-Member

$175

$195

$240

 

 

Registration Policies

Registration Policies

Registration Cancellation Policy:

This program may be cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, fees will be refunded; however, NASPA will not be responsible for additional costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, and/or travel agencies. NASPA is not responsible for weather or travel related problems and will not reimburse registration fees for these issues. 

For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.

Questions

Registration:

NASPA Event
Registration Support Services
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 265-7500 


Program: 

Ke'Ana Bradley
Assitant Vice President, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202)790-5962

 

Venue

Location: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

650 15th Street

Denver CO, 80202

 

Room reservation link and hotel rates will be shared soon.

Travel Information

Travel

 

Parking
Weather

The average temperatures in Colorado, Denver are around 43° F during the day and 36° F in the evening. As the conference gets closer, please visit the Weather Channel for more information.

Please note, the hotel and meeting areas may be cooler temperatures. A sweater or jacket is recommended.

NASPA Global Health, Safety, and Responsibility

For complete and most up-to-date policies and procedures related to health and safety during our place-based events, please refer to this page: https://www.naspa.org/events/global-health-and-safety  

Sponsors

If you would like to sponsor the 2026 NASPA AVP Symposium, please contact Senior Director of Corporate Development Fred Comparato at 614-204-5994 or at [email protected].

 

 

 

Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals

The 2026 NASPA AVP Symposium planning committee invites AVPs/“number twos” and vice presidents for student affairs (and the equivalent of both) to submit program proposals that resonate with the symposium's theme. Please visit the call for proposals submission system for more information about the theme, desired submissions, and proposal requirements. The call for program proposals system will open in mid-June and close on September 13, 2025.


All presenters must be registered for the Symposium. Presenters and co-presenters who are AVPs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted must register for the symposium in order to present. Presenters and co-presenters who are VPSAs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted who do not wish to attend the full symposium will be granted a complimentary presenter pass in order to attend only the session they are presenting. Presenters and co-presenters who are VPSAs (or the equivalent) whose proposals are accepted who wish to attend the full symposium will receive a 25% discount of their registration fee.

 

 

Call for Program Proposal Reviewers

Call for Program Proposal Reviewers

The symposium planning committee invites all sitting AVPs and VPSAs (and their equivalents) to help shape the 2026 NASPA AVP Symposium by serving as a program proposal reviewer. Apply today to contribute to this important process designed to ensure that the Symposium’s content is of the highest quality possible. Reviewer applications are due by August 14, 2025. The program review period will begin on August 20 and conclude on September 7th. The proposal reviewers' application is now open.