EXHIBITORS AND SPONSORS HOTEL AND TRAVEL PROGRAM DETAILS REGISTRATION CALL FOR PROPOSALS

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 19, 2025

4:00 Pm – 6:00 pm

Conference Check-in and Registration

Monday, October 20, 2025

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Conference Check-in and Registration

8:30 Am – 4:30 pm

Pre-conference Workshops (additional fees required)

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

7:00 am – 4:45 pm

Conference Check-in and Registration

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Morning Refreshments

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Plenary Session

10:15 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch on your own

2:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Poster Session and Poster Judging

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Social with Cash Bar

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

7:00 am – 4:45 pm

Conference Check-in and Registration

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Morning Refreshments

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Plenary Session

10:15 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch on your own

2:30 pm – 4:45 pm

Concurrent Session

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Exhibitor Visits

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Social with Cash Bar

Thursday, October 23, 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Best Practices Awards Breakfast

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Conference Check-in and Registration

9:15 am – 11:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

11:30 am

Conference Adjourns

Program Details

The National Symposium on Student Retention will take place Monday, October 20 through Thursday, October 23 in Reno, Nevada.

Monday Welcome Reception

Please join us for hors d’oeuvres on Monday after the pre-conference workshops. Relax and get to know your colleagues or reconnect with the ones you met in a previous year. The welcome reception is open to everyone and is included with your conference registration. You are welcome to bring guests, please see the registration page for cost. Cash bar.

Concurrent Sessions

Tuesday through Thursday authors of peer-reviewed papers will present on issues important to higher education professionals. We’ll also have Facilitated Discussions, Coffee Talks, and Tutorials throughout the week. A few of the topics include:

Holistic withdrawal process
Data analytics and student success
Peer coaching
Academic advising
Low-income student outcomes

Socials

Join us at the end of Tuesday and Wednesday’s sessions to relax and enjoy time with your colleagues before dinner. Drinks will be on your own. More details to come.

Poster Session

Join us during our poster session to visit with poster presenters about their research and strategies for helping their students succeed. The exhibit hall format offers a great opportunity for networking with your colleagues.