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  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    The Graduate Student Journey, Rewritten: What Students Tell Us (and Where Institutions Still Miss the Mark)
    Location: GB 7-8
    Presenter: Kristen Sterba, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Presenter: Caitlyn Stein – Strategic Partnerships
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    US Global Student Flows: Navigating the Next Era of International Education
    Location: GB 7-8
    Presenter: Ryan Hess – QS
    Presenter: Jeremiah Nelson, PhD (he/him/his) – Catawba College
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    9:45am - 10:45am East Coast USA Time
    Reading the Right Signals: What Graduate Applicant Behavior Means (and What It Doesn’t)
    Location: Essex A-C
    Presenter: Art Munin, PhD (he/him/his) – Liaison
    Presenter: Stephen Taylor (he/him/his) – Liaison International
    Presenter: Keith Ramsdell, MEd – NACCAP
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    9:45am - 10:45am East Coast USA Time
    The Online Graduate Student: What They Want, What They Expect, and How They Choose
    Location: GB 7-8
    Presenter: Jaime Oleksik, MBA (she/her/hers) – Carnegie
    Presenter: Jeremiah Nelson, PhD (he/him/his) – Catawba College
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    11:00am - 12:00pm East Coast USA Time
    Best Practices for Admissions Integrity and Innovation with AI: Results from the Fall 2025 ETS/NAGAP Survey
    Location: Laurel A-D
    Presenter: Reginald M. Gooch, MA – Educational Testing Service
    Presenter: Kristen Sterba, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Author: Sara Haviland, Ph.D. – Educational Testing Service
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    11:00am - 12:00pm East Coast USA Time
    Setting the New Standard: Expanded 2026 Benchmarks for Graduate Marketing Cost Per Enrollment (MCPE)
    Location: Waterview Ballroom
    Presenter: Tony Fraga – Direct Development
    Presenter: Marcus Hanscom, MBA (he/him/his) – Direct Development
    Presenter: Fran Reed, MA (she/her/hers) – Catholic University
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Career Connected Graduate Recruitment: How Graduate Schools Compete and Win in an ROI Driven Market
    Location: Essex A-C
    Presenter: Aaron Mahl, PhD – PeopleGrove
    Presenter: James Crane
    NAGAP Joint Research
  • Friday, Apr 10th
    1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Don't Just Survive … THRIVE: A GEM Blueprint for Competing in a Dynamic Marketplace
    Location: Laurel A-D
    Presenter: Pamela Kiecker Royall, PhD (she/her/hers) – EAB
    Presenter: Donald Resnick, MBA, PhD Coursework – Independent
    Presenter: Keith Ramsdell, MEd – NACCAP
    NAGAP Joint Research