Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning Academy

A twelve-week (40-hour) course designed for institutional staff who collect, analyze, and act on data—including those responsible for developing KPIs, supporting strategic planning processes, and building or maintaining institutional effectiveness systems. Gain essential grounding in best practices for establishing or enhancing your institution’s effectiveness and planning cycle. Led by Dr. Ray Rodriguez, DEAC’s Director of […]

Annual Report Enhancements January 2026

This webinar provides instructions for DEAC-accredited institutions completing the 2026 Annual Report using their 2025 data. Jess Lucey, Dr. Ray Rodriguez, and Dr. Debra Woods describe updates to the online annual report submission portal in a step-by-step walkthrough of each section.

Report from the Standards Committee – Fall 2025

DEAC Standards Committee’s semi-annual update to the community, including updates on proposed language regarding a 90-credit applied bachelor’s degree category and subscription models Call for Comment responses have recently been received.

Using the Annual Report: Transforming Required Data into Actionable Insights

Your DEAC annual report represents hours of data collection, analysis, and institutional reflection—but does it end up filed away once submitted? This interactive session will transform how you view and utilize your annual report process. Designed for compliance officers, institutional assessment professionals, and others responsible for DEAC institutions’ effectiveness planning and improvement, this workshop will […]

Success Strategies for the Multilingual Student

As international activity has increased among higher education institutions, so has interest in multilingual student success and resulting retention and graduation rates. While many institutions have robust services designed to promote student success, not all services fundamentally meet the unique needs of multilingual international students who matriculate from varying cultural, linguistic, and educational practices. DEAC […]

Our hotel guest room block at Salamander Washington DC is now sold out.

If you would still like to stay at the Salamander, you may check public availability directly with the hotel. There are also several nearby hotels within walking distance of the conference & gala venue, including:

Honoring a Century of Freedom to Learn

April 19–21, 2026