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Leadership Educator Institute

DECEMBER 14-16, 2026  |  LOUISVILLE, KY

A partnership between NASPA, ACPA-College Student Educators International, and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP), LEI provides a unique opportunity for all professional levels within our field to engage in critical dialogue to promote positive sustainable change on their campuses. 

Important Dates

Call for Programs

March 2, 2026 - June 12, 2026

 

Call for Reviewers

June 12, 2026 - July 03, 2026

Early Bird Registration 1

December 08, 2025 - June 26, 2026

 

Early Bird Registration 2

June 27, 2026 - September 14, 2026

 

Regular Registration

September 15, 2026 - November 13, 2026

Hotel Booking

December 08, 2025 - November 13, 2026

 

Late Registration

November 14, 2026 - December 14, 2026

Call for Programs

The Leadership Educators Institute Call for Programs is now open!

Submissions close June 12, 2026 

Submit a Program Today!

Institute Themes

Research and Assessment in Leadership Programs

Sessions in this theme could contain content in one of the following areas:

  • Evidence-based practice including assessment findings and implications from leadership programs 
  • Connections between leadership education, student success, and persistence
  • New research and scholarship with implications on leadership education and practice
  • Applying the CAS Standards for Student Leadership Programs, International Leadership Association Guiding Questions, or other guiding documents in the field for program development and review
  • Informal and engaging strategies to assess students’ learning in curricular and co-curricular settings

Leadership Learning and Pedagogy

Sessions in this theme could contain content in one of the following areas:

  • Best practices and innovative strategies for in-person, hybrid, and/or online teaching and programming 
  • Research, scholarship, and ideas on the practice, process, and emergence of leadership in different learning environments
  • Professional development of leadership educators 
  • Leadership development models, theories, research and strategies that engage scholars and practitioners in the disruption and transformation of research and practice
  • Application of theory and practices in the design of curricular and co-curricular leadership programs for different student populations

Leadership in Context

Sessions in this theme could contain content in one of the following areas:

  • Fostering and supporting student activism, civic engagement, sociocultural dialogue, and/or political engagement as methods of leadership
  • Role of leadership education in career readiness and development of professional competencies  
  • Intersections of leadership education and other functional areas such as service-learning, intercultural development, and international education
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to leadership education through various academic and curricular settings
  • Explorations of the purpose, aims, and intentions of leadership education 
  • Navigating your own identities in the facilitation and implementation of leadership education

 

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Sponsorship Questions

Fred Comparato

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