Full Schedule

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Registration Open

Room: Premier Ballroom Hallway

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM PT

CECU PAC Fundraiser Breakfast

Room: 352

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Info Desk

Room: Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM PT

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PT

Make the Most of Your Financial Aid Team by Adding Fame’s Virtual Financial Aid Office

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – fame

Speaker:

Innovation Hub

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PT

Enrollment Resources - Quick Tips to Boost Website Conversions and Attract Higher-Quality Leads to Support Admissions

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Enrollment Resources

Innovation Hub

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Keynote Session: Convention Award Ceremony and Address by Heather McGowan

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Coffee Break - hosted by Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Room: Chairman's Ballroom Hallway

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Return of Cohort Default Rates – Risks and Opportunities Discussion

Room: 364

Moderator: – IonTuition

Speaker: – IonTuition

Regulatory and Government Relations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Ensuring Accountability & Internal Customer Service At Your Institution

Room: 363

Speaker: – Global Financial Aid Services

Speaker: – ATA College

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Impact of AI and Technology on Marketing. The CECU Marketing and Enrollment Management Taskforce's Marketing and Technology Committee and Third Party Inquiry Generation Committee discuss their newly released best practices guidance document.

Room: 353

Moderator: – ECPI University

Speaker: – Western Technical College

Speaker: – Saul Ewing LLP

Speaker: – Bellus Academy

Speaker: – Duane Morris LLP

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Turning Employers Into Sponsors

Room: 350

Speaker:

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Digital Pivot

Room: 370

Speaker: – CollegeAPP

Speaker: – Lumion

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Overlooked Middle: Unlocking the Potential of C Students

Room: 369

Speaker: – VIAS Campus Management

Speaker: – ATA College

Leadership and Professional Development

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Washington Update on the Turning Tide: The New Administration’s Regulatory Reform Initiatives

Room: 367

Speaker: – Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Speaker: – ECPI University

Speaker: – Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Regulatory and Government Relations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Where’s the Financial Responsibility Pendulum Now? Perspectives on the Current State of ED’s Fiscal Oversight and Related Title IV Compliance Matters

Room: 368

Speaker: – Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Speaker: – McClintock & Associates, P.C.

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

From Stress to Strength: The Role of Financial Literacy in Student Loan Repayment and Mental Health

Room: 353 - NACC Session

Speaker: – Enriched Academy

Speaker: – National Association of Career Colleges

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

From Curious to Committed: How AI is Transforming Enrollment Marketing

Room: 363

Speaker: – Halda

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

How to Prepare Your Students to Get Hired

Room: 369

Speaker: – BlueRecruit

Speaker: – National Technical Honor Society

Speaker: – CareerSafe

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Leveraging CECU Advocacy Tools to Bolster Relationships with Policymakers

Room: 364

Speaker: – Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Meeting your Future-Students' Digital Expectations

Room: 370

Speaker: – Lumion (Formerly Mia Share)

Speaker: – Career-Bond

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, A Long-Term Solution to Regulatory Whiplash

Room: 367

Speaker: – Duane Morris LLP

Speaker: – West Coast University

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

So Where Do Things Stand with Title IX?

Room: 368

Speaker: – Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

The Power of Immersive Learning

Room: 350

Speaker: – Forklift Simulator Inc

Business Operations

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Oxygen Bar - hosted by Generation Marketing

Room: Booth 409

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT

Lunch - hosted by McGuireWoods

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM PT

Book Signing with Heather McGowan hosted by Cengage

Room: Booth 125

12:45 PM - 1:05 PM PT

Come see how Orbund helped schools in heavily regulated market grow without having to add extra resources

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Orbund Student Information Systems

Innovation Hub

1:15 PM - 1:35 PM PT

AI Radar 2025: Tools, Trends & Untapped Opportunities

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – RocketLearn AI

Speaker:

Innovation Hub

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Keynote Session: Convention Closing Keynote: Live Podcast with Robert Irvine

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT

Exhibitor Breakdown & Move-Out

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT

CECU Regulatory & Legislative Committee Meeting (invite only)

Room: 352