Call for Proposals – Leadership Workshop/Pre-Workshop
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Call for Proposals – Leadership Workshop/Pre-Workshop

2026 AKA Leadership Workshop Poster Session – Call for Proposals

AKA Theme:   Student Success and the Student Experience

Date:               Thursday, January 29, 2026

Time:               5:30 PM – 6:30pm (EST)

Call:                 We are seeking engaging poster proposals that address topics including:

  1. Supporting student success (Undergraduate and/or graduate)
  2. Student mentoring and advising (Undergraduate and/or graduate)
  3. Student retention and time to graduation (Undergraduate and/or graduate)
  4. Online education
  5. Student experiences (e.g. study abroad, community engagement, research)
  6. Strategic planning for student success

The overall goal of the poster session is to share models, promising practices, and strategies so that program directors and others will be empowered to engage in conversation and explore next steps addressing student success and the student experience.

Guidelines:      Proposals should be connected to the theme of the workshop and include:

  1. Title
  2. Name, institutional affiliation, and e-mail address of author(s)
  3. Description of the poster presentation (up to 150 words).

Submission:   Proposals are due by September 15, 2025

If you have questions, please contact the program chair, Tim Brusseau (tim.brusseau@utah.edu)

Note: If accepted, the dimensions of your poster should be no larger than 44 x 44

2026 AKA Graduate Education Pre-Workshop – Call for Proposals

AKA Theme:   Student Success and the Student Experience

Date:               Thursday, January 29, 2026

Time:               2:00 PM – 5:00pm (EST)

Call:                 The 2026 AKA Graduate Education Pre-Workshop will explore the following topic: Redefining Graduate Education Value: Cost, Funding, and the Future

We are seeking interactive and engaging proposals which address topics including:

  1. Communicating the value of graduate education to enhance recruitment efforts
  2. How you “do more with less”: Navigating challenging budget constraints and institutional funding models
  3. Entreprenuerial thinking and alternative funding opportunities for graduate students
  4. Recruiting, retaining, and supporting international students
  5. AI in graduate education: Costs, efficiencies, and ethical integration to support student success
  6. Return on investment: Preparing students to translate a graduate education into a career

Guidelines:      Successful proposals will include:

  1. Description of the presentation (150 words). Presentations time will vary based on number of accepted abstracts.
  2. Two (2) learning outcomes for session participants

Submission:   Proposals are due by September 15, 2025

If you have questions, please contact the Graduate Education Network Chair, Liz Mullin emullin@springfieldcollege.edu

2026 AKA Undergraduate Education Pre-Workshop – Call for Proposals

AKA Theme:   Student Success and the Student Experience

Date:               Thursday, January 29, 2026

Time:               2:00 PM – 5:00pm (EST)

Call:                 The 2026 AKA Undergraduate Education Pre-Workshop will explore the following topic: Enhancing Student Success – Strategies for Undergraduate Faculty and Advisors

We are seeking interactive and engaging proposals which address topics including:

  1. Supporting student well-being and mental health
  2. Student engagement and retention in the post-COVID era
  3. AI and and the changing landscape of student work
  4. Expanding career pathways beyond physical therapy

Guidelines:      Successful proposals will include:

  1. Description of the presentation (150 words). Presentation time and format will vary based on number of accepted abstracts.
  2. Two (2) learning outcomes for session participants

Submission: Proposals are due by September 15, 2025

If you have questions, please contact the Undergraduate Education Network Chair, Brandon Alderman (alderman@kines.rutgers.edu).