Annual Conference
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Register before December 1, 2025 to save $100
for our 29th Annual Conference!
HOTEL INFORMATION
Hilton Arlington Towers
950 North Stafford Street
Arlington, VA 22203
Hotel reservations can be made at the host hotel at a special discounted rate until April 24, 2026:
KING STANDARD - $169.00
DOUBLE - $169.00
Group code: BCA1
OR
Call the Hilton reservation hotline at 1-800-445-8667 and
provide the group code BCA1, arrival date, and hotel name
(Hilton Arlington Tower).
FLYING IN?
The closest airport to Georga Mason University's Mason Square Campus is Reagan National Airport (DCA).
NOW ACCEPTING SESSION PROPOSALS
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
This is your opportunity to share information on promising research and best practices that support new ideas, emerging issues, resources, infrastructure, relevant training and events, as well as, the latest news about higher education at Branch Campus locations. The Conference Committee welcomes proposals from higher education-related professionals at all levels of expertise and experience; we hope that you will consider submitting a proposal for a concurrent session. Presenters may use a variety of methods including lecture, interactive presentation, panel discussion, round table format, etc. Be creative!
Proposals can be on a variety of topics related to Branch Campuses, however, your proposal should consider a program or activity that:
- Demonstrates innovation
- Provides an opportunity for application at other institutions
- Improves quality of service delivery
- Improves efficiency and process
- Improves productivity within team, campus, or institution
- Involves cross-functional collaboration
- Involves partnerships
- Informs a national perspective
- Informs and Improves operational decisions
- Supports the conference theme:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 31, 2025
EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 28, 2026
(Proposals submitted by January 31, 2025 will be reviewed with notification of acceptance sent before February 14, 2025. Should space remain in our schedule, we will then consider proposals submitted February 1 - 28, 2026.)
THAT'S A WRAP ...
28th Annual Conference
Deep Roots, New Heights: Cultivating Growth in Higher Education
May 27 - 30, 2025
at Western Carolina University at Biltmore Park in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina!
For links to Branch Campus Leadership Institute Capstone presentations and case studies, CLICK HERE.
For links to this year's CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE for 2025 Conference Agenda