Annual Conference

August 4 and 5, 2026

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Pacific

Registration Fee: Waived for 2026

We want to ensure that financial hurdles don't keep anyone in our network from participating in the conference this year. To prioritize accessibility, we are waiving the standard $25 registration fee and instead inviting industry partners to support the event. We ask that you help us demonstrate the value of this community by attending the brief sponsor sessions. This partnership between our attendees and sponsors is what makes a fee-free conference possible this year.

Registration closes July 30!

Conference registration is now open. We encourage you to share the conference information with your campus colleagues!

Keynote Sessions

We are thrilled to announce that our daily keynote presentations will feature authors of the new book Leadership Lessons from the Jesuits: Cura Apostolica and the Mission-Driven Organization, edited by Fr. Matt Carnes (Georgetown University Press, 2026).

August 4 at 12pm ET / 9am PT

The book’s editor will kick off our conference: Fr. Matthew E. Carnes, SJ, is the vice president for mission and ministry at Santa Clara University and executive director of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.

August 5 at at 12pm ET / 9am PT

Our second day keynote will feature two chapter authors: Tania Tetlow, JD, is the president of Fordham University and chair of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU); Linda M. LeMura, PhD, is the president of Le Moyne College, and she is the first female layperson to be named as president of a Jesuit institution of higher education in the US.

Thank you to the fabulous staff members at Fordham University for the technical support for our conference.

Annual Conference Sponsor: Fluid Focus

Smartphones have become one of the most significant, yet least addressed, drivers of student success, influencing attention, sleep, wellbeing, belonging and academic performance. In the sponsor session, Fluid Focus will share emerging insights from its work with colleges across the U.S., U.K. and Ireland. They’ll share how institutions such as Xavier and Creighton are responding to the growing challenge of unintentional and excessive technology use and highlight practical strategies that align with the Jesuit commitment to educating the whole person.