
February 2, 2023
Call for Programs Submission Deadline
April 28, 2023
Early Bird Registration Deadline
June 5, 2023
Regular Registration Deadline
June 1, 2023
Hotel Block Deadline
2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education
In-Person Conferences Student Success Career and Workforce Development Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
June 25 - June 27, 2023 Kansas City, MO
The NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education is a convergence of three conferences in one registration! The conferences offer outstanding professional development opportunities that will shape your learning experience.
To learn more about each of the conferences themes and learning outcomes, visit the pages below:
NASPA Assessment, Planning, and Data Analytics Conference
NASPA Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Student Success Conference
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About
The NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education convenes the student success-focused community to engage in important professional development, exchange innovative ideas, and network with peers. You will engage with content from the Assessment, Planning, and Data Analytics Conference, First-generation Student Success Conference, and the Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Student Success Conference.
The Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Student Success Conference is a convergence of the former Student Financial Wellness Conference and the Closing the Achievement Gap Conference with the addition of exciting expanded content. This new conference, launched in 2021, joins the Assessment, Planning, and Data Analytics Conference and the First-generation Student Success Conference. Conference programming will foster important dialogue to uncover pervasive barriers and prompt strategic change in institutional approaches for serving students and advancing outcomes.
In addition to a robust selection of educational programming, the conferences will offer multiple dynamic keynotes, thought-provoking pre-conference workshops, exhibit hall offerings, and active engagement with attendees and presenters.
The NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education is your opportunity to take a cross-functional approach to student success when it has never been more important.
The 2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education will soon be available to begin planning your conference experience.
To learn more about each of the conferences' learning outcomes and themes, visit the pages below:
Call for Volunteers
The 2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education (SSHE) Conference Advisory Committee (CAC) call for volunteers is now closed.
About the Volunteer Position:
The commitment to the CAC includes monthly conference calls (December 2022 - July 2023) with the committee and NASPA staff, advising the NASPA team on planning elements and execution of the conferences, co-chairing a sub-committee of interest, and reviewing/selecting program proposals (February 2023). Please note that, while encouraged, there is no requirement to register for the conference as a participant, unless selected as a presenter. There will be no travel required.
Benefits
The 2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education will offer an innovative way to engage through:
- Multiple days of curated content facilitated by subject-matter experts from all three conference tracks;
- Educational sessions and connections to presenters and attendees;
- Thoughtful presentations from featured speakers to strengthen your knowledge base;
- Opportunities to engage and network with other attendees across conferences, and;
- An exhibit hall for real-time engagement with sponsors & exhibitors.
We hope you’ll join us!
Registration
Registration as a member is based on individual membership status at the time of the event. If your current membership will expire prior to the event, you will have the option to renew at the time of registration to receive the member rate.
If you are not a current member and are employed by a college or university that is an institutional member, you can join as a professional affiliate member for $80. If your institution is NOT a member, you can join as an associate affiliate member for $250. Both membership types provide access to the individual member rate for the event. Please visit the membership section of the NASPA website to learn more about membership types and benefits. We hope you’ll consider joining today!
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 for this event.
For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.
The Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education converge three events into one. Please select the conference which is most applicable to you, though you are welcome to attend sessions and presentations across any of the conferences.
REGISTRATION FEES |
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Early Registration 11/14/2022 to 04/28/2023 |
Regular Registration 04/29/2023 to 06/02/2023 |
Late Registration 06/03/2023 to 06/23/2023 |
NASPA Member |
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$495 | $545 | $620 |
Non Member |
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$695 | $745 | $820 |
NASPA Student Member |
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$225 | $275 | $350 |
One Day Registration Rate |
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$248 |
$273 | $310 |
Registration Policies
Refunds will be given for cancellations less a $50.00 processing fee. In addition, a processing fee of $50.00 per registration will be charged for credit cards declined. Please allow 30 business days for processing. To inquire about the status of a refund after 10 business days, please send an email to [email protected].
Substitutions are allowed by individuals within the same institution/company. Substitutions should have the same member classification so that the payment is an even exchange transfer of payment. Additional charges may apply if the membership status is not the same. Please email your request for the substitute attendee to [email protected].
Please note, individual NASPA memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Additional registration questions? Please contact the NASPA office at 202-265-7500 or via e-mail to [email protected]. For a comprehensive listing of NASPA registration policies, please visit this page.
Special Registration Types
The 2023 Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education offers special registration types to individuals and institutions as a part of their participation in certain NASPA programs.
Individuals, institutions, and organizations that identify as any of the registration types below will receive separate communication regarding conference registration. Please do not send an email requesting a passcode.
- Exhibitor/Sponsor
- FS/FgF Cohort Institution
- First-gen Center Partner
The one day registration type is ideal for presenters and attendees that are local to the Kansas City venue location. Registrants will be asked to identify which conference date (June 25 - June 27, 2023) they plan to attend.
- One Day Registration
Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-conference workshops will begin on Saturday, June 24, and continue with half-day options on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Additional registration is required to participate in the pre-conference workshops.
Power & Place Symposium
NASPA Power and Place Symposium
June 24 - 25 | Haskell Indian Nations University & Sheraton at Kansas City Crown Center
The NASPA Power and Place Symposium advocates for the inclusion of Indigenous worldviews in the work of higher education by questioning, reflecting, and imagining how the concepts in the foundational text Power and Place: Indian Education in America engender conditions for student success. The 2023 Power & Place Symposium will be a 1.5-day place-based experience, occurring at the beginning of the 2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education (SSHE). Your registration will include a full-day experience at Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday, June 24 (transportation and lunch included) and a half-day of continued learning and dialogue on Sunday, June 25, at the Sheraton at Kansas City Crown Center.
Registration Rate
NASPA Members $175 | NASPA Non-Members $275 |
All interested registrants from a Tribal College or University are encouraged to use this registration form.
Venue

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
All conference activities will take place at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center and the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
NASPA has arranged special room rates for conference attendee lodging at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center at $194/night (not including state and local taxes).
Hotel | Room Rate / Night |
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center 2345 McGee Street Kansas City, Missouri 64108 |
$194 - Single/ Double |
Westin Kansas City at Crown Center 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri |
$194 - Single/ Double |
Hotel reservation cut off date is Thursday, June 1, 2023
Additional Information
Parking
On-Site Parking
Daily: $23
Valet
Daily: $32
Weather
The average temperatures in Kansas City, Missouri are around 39 degrees F during the day and 21 degrees 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.
Travel
Schedule
The schedule has been designed to provide participants with interactive and engaging programming, opportunities for deeper discussion, and networking. As details are finalized, this schedule will be updated. Registration to one conference grants access to content over all three conferences. Please note: the schedule is subject to change based on presenter availability.
2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education Schedule At a Glance
All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Help Desk Open
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Help Desk Open
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Full-Day Pre-Con Workshops
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration & Help Desk Open
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Half-day Pre-Con Workshops
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Opening Plenary
3:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Concurrent Sessions
6:20 PM - 8:00 PM
Opening Reception
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration & Help Desk Open
8:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Keynote Plenary
3:05 PM - 5:55 PM
Concurrent Sessions
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Networking Receptions
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Registration & Help Desk Open
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Keynote Plenary
COVID Information
Event Safety During Ongoing Public Health Emergencies
With ongoing public health emergencies, NASPA is prepared to manage our place-based events with the health, safety, and well-being of our attendees, staff, presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, and speakers in mind. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, NASPA staff, service providers, and others are expected to abide by our code of conduct and all polices in effect for any event sponsored by the Association.
We will continue to monitor and update safety precautions for all of our conferences regularly and coordinate with trusted national resources, state and local public health agencies, and the hotels/venues hosting our events.
In all cases, we will continue to assess the risks in the area local to the event and the current status in the United States. In keeping with the Association's duty of care and the responsibility as host, NASPA has implemented safety requirements for many of our place-based convenings.
We reserve the right to modify these policies and procedures at any time given the rapidly changing nature of any current and ongoing public health emergencies.
For more information, please visit the Global Health, Safety, and Responsibility page.
Continuing Education

NASPA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5120. NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
More information on continuing education will be available soon.
Sponsors and Exhibitors
Interested in exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at the 2023 NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education? Access the application below, and click here to view the exhibitor fact sheet. Questions and completed applications can be sent to Fred Comparato, Senior Director of Corporate Development, at [email protected].
Contact Us
Future Conferences
Locations | |
June 2024 | TBD |
June 2025 | Denver, Colorado |