DECEMBER 14-16, 2026 | LOUISVILLE, KY
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Leadership Educator Institute
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
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
Sponsorship Opportunities
The sponsorship prospectus for the 2026 Leadership Educators Institute is now LIVE! Check out this year's opportunities below.
The application deadline is October 30, 2026. Submit your application by clicking on Apply Today.
Questions? Connect with Juan Pelaez-Barboza, Assistant Director of Corporate Fulfillment & Advertising, at JPelaezBarboza@naspa.org or (202) 903-0657.
