2026 Family Engagement in Higher Education Virtual Spring Summits

All are welcome to attend the AHEPPP Spring Summits. These half-day virtual summits bring together campus-based professionals who work with parents and families in an effort to explore best practices for engagement with family members of college students.

All sessions and panels will be live, providing an opportunity to interact with the speakers and fellow attendees. In addition to sessions and panels, round-tables will be hosted for participants to discuss the sessions and network with colleagues. Casual and affordable, AHEPPP Spring Summits offer you an intimate and safe space to learn and build community with your fellow experts. Session recordings will be made available for registrants.

Thursday, March 26, 2026: Elevate & Engage: Technology-Driven Strategies for Family Communication and Programming
Description: This Spring Summit will explore how technology can make family engagement more strategic and our connections with families more meaningful. Sessions can explore innovative approaches to family engagement programming and communication such as newsletters, orientation programs, webinars, and family weekends. Creative tools and technology make family engagement more efficient and impactful. Technology is not replacing the heart of family engagement, it is amplifying it.

Friday, April 17, 2026: Office Synergy: Navigating Culture, Supervision, and Stakeholder Success
Description: Empower family engagement professionals to thrive, supervise, and influence, no matter the size of your team. Family engagement is structured many different ways including dynamic offices of one, supervising professional and student staff, or leading family volunteer boards. This Spring Summit will focus on improving office synergy to enhance family engagement, no matter what it looks like at your campus.

View the Elevate & Engage Schedule Summit and the Office Synergy Summit Schedules.