About NAGAP GEM Summit

The mission of NAGAP is to engage and advance Graduate Enrollment Management Professionals by promoting excellence and collaboration through education, research, and professional development.


Our Core Values:

1. Advancement and Dissemination of Knowledge
2. Diversity and Inclusion
3. Collaboration
4. Professional Development and Personal Growth

Held each year in April, the NAGAP Annual Conference - the Graduate Enrollment Management Summit - brings over 800 GEM professionals together under one roof to gain insight and knowledge from peers and experts in the field.

The GEM Summit features dynamic speakers and provides numerous opportunities to learn new approaches, receive updated information on all aspects of graduate enrollment management, share useful tips, exchange creative ideas, and connect with fellow NAGAP members.

Various educational sessions are designed to meet the needs of everyone from new graduate admission and graduate enrollment management professionals to experienced veterans. Learn new approaches and strategies in a variety of domains related to our field:

• Recruitment and Marketing
• Money Matters
• Integrated Operations
• Student Services
• Alumni Engagement Across the Student Life Cycle
• Enrollment Modeling & Strategic Planning
• Career, Staff & Personal Development
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Join us for three days of education with friends and colleagues along with our vendor exhibitors and sponsors in the only professional association dedicated to graduate enrollment management.

Thank you to our 2026 Conference Planning Committee

• Megan Murray (Chair), Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions - Reporting and Analytics, Georgia Southern University
• Shaniece J. Miller, M.Ed., Director of Admissions - The Graduate College, North Carolina A&T State University
• LaToya Walters, M.Ed., Associate Director of Graduate & Professional Recruitment, University of Pittsburgh
• Delvin Owens, Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions, Morgan State University