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  • Thursday, April 9, 2026
  • 6:00am - 7:00am East Coast USA Time
    Yoga
  • 7:00am - 8:00am East Coast USA Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 7:00am - 3:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Exhibits Open
  • 7:00am - 5:00pm East Coast USA Time
    Registration
  • 8:00am - 8:15am East Coast USA Time
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • 8:15am - 8:45am East Coast USA Time
    NAGAP Awards Presentations
  • 8:45am - 9:45am East Coast USA Time
    Keynote Session
  • 9:45am - 10:30am East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    AI in GEM: navigating challenges and finding opportunities
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    Bridging the Gap: Preparation for an Institutional Enrollment Management Leadership Role
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    From Inquiry to Enrollment: Applicant Insights into Hybrid OTD Programs
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    Set Sail with Program-Specific Recruitment Plans
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    Strategic Positioning in Graduate Enrollment: A Graduate Recruitment Canvas Workshop
  • 10:30am - 11:30am East Coast USA Time
    The Krusty Krab Grad Lab 🦀: Shelling Out Solutions Together
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Lunch on Your Own
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    A Tale of Two Business Schools: Building Agility and Influence Within Centralized GEM Models
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Behind the Curtain: How Corporate Partners Really Work with Graduate & Professional Schools
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Building Peer Networks in Graduate Admissions: A BTAA Community of Practice Model
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Career Connected Graduate Recruitment: How Graduate Schools Compete and Win in an ROI Driven Market
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Earning While Learning: Paid Practicums for Students
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    From One to Many: Recruitment Strategies That Scale
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Metrics in Financial Value Transparency and Wellness in Graduate Education: Institutional Perspectives at Private Nonprofit Universities in the United States
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Speaking Their Language: Insights from International Graduate Student Focus Groups
  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm East Coast USA Time
    The Graduate Student Journey, Rewritten: What Students Tell Us (and Where Institutions Still Miss the Mark)
  • 2:30pm - 3:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Break - Please visit our Exhibitors for a Chance to Win Great Prizes!
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Beyond the Basics: Creative Recruitment Approaches That Strengthen Enrollment Outcomes
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Bridging Cultures in Graduate Enrollment (GEM): A Roundtable on Cultural Competence in Practice
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Crabs, Culture, and Curiosity 🦀: Making the Most of Your Me-Time
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm East Coast USA Time
    Graduate Student Perspective: AI in the Graduate Application Process
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm East Coast USA Time
    The Digital Marketing Guide for Grad Admissions Professionals
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    ADVANCED ROUNDTABLE | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Beyond Your Backyard: Low-Cost Strategies for Geographic Expansion
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Fostering Student Belonging: Maximizing Engagement and Inclusion Through Staff Support
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Harnessing Faculty Collaboration for Graduate Enrollment Growth
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    How to Build a Coaching Habit
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm East Coast USA Time
    The New Student Journey: Winning Prospects Across Search, AI, Email, and Web
  • 6:30pm - 9:30pm East Coast USA Time
    Off-Site Event