NODAC 2025 starts in…

  

2025 NODA Annual Conference

You’re invited to San Francisco!

NODA will host its 2025 Annual Conference October 24–27 in San Francisco. See you there!

Meet the committee

NODAC 2025 Conference Theme & Cornerstones

Endless Possibilities

NODAC 2025 is being designed to motivate our members to examine the influential power of orientation, transition, and retention programs with the intention of inspiring, engaging, and supporting students and professionals in higher education.

We want the experience to ignite the passion in each of us. And what better place to do this than San Francisco? A destination that has long been seen as a land of potential and hope. Its vast history of being at the forefront of progressive acceptance, inspiring creativity and free thought, and groundbreaking innovation makes San Francisco a city where each of us can be ourselves, embrace our imagination, and strive for more.

In framing this theme, we’re focused on concepts that drive our work. These concepts will be the underpinnings of the conference – or cornerstones. We’ll focus on each of the four cornerstones: representation, innovation, community, and progression throughout the conference having speakers, educational programming, and activities that align. We’re aiming to cultivate a space of learning, exploration, individualism, creativity, advocacy, and intentionality.

Objective: Ensure that orientation, transition, and retention programs are accessible and engage all campus and community stakeholders.

Focus Areas:

  • Programming and policies
  • Intentional recruitment and onboarding practices
  • Global awareness and advocacy

Objective: Foster a culture of creativity and forward-thinking approaches in orientation, transition, and retention practices.

Focus Areas:

  • Emerging technologies
  • Creative problem solving
  • Entrepreneurial mindset

Objective: Strengthen the sense of community among orientation, transition, and retention professionals and campus stakeholders, emphasizing collaboration and shared values.

Focus Areas:

  • Building connections and networking
  • Civic engagement and service
  • Stakeholder involvement

Objective: Promote continuous improvement and development in orientation, transition, and retention practices.

Focus Areas:

  • Data-driven decision making
  • Research and best practices
  • Scalability and sustainability

Call For Sessions Now Open!

We Are Accepting Sessions!

The NODAC 2025 Planning Committee is excited to offer various educational sessions, roundtable discussions, and skills briefs at this year’s conference.

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