 | 2025NEeanFF: 2025 NEean Fall Forum College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA, United States, November 7, 2025 |
| Conference website | http://www.neean.org |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2025neeanff |
Mission-Driven Assessment in the Age of AI: People First, Programs Forward
Strengthening Institutional Resilience through Collaboration and Innovation
We invite you to submit proposals for the 2024 New England Educational Assessment Network (NEean) Fall Forum
November 7, 2025 at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts
Join us for an invigorating Fall Forum 2024, "Navigating Change Through Effective, Transformative, and Innovative Assessment," where we will explore innovative approaches to navigating transformations in higher education through the lens of assessment. This dynamic event will delve into the vital role assessment plays in embracing change and driving institutional progress. Attendees will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to flourish in times of change.
Join us for an invigorating Fall Forum 2025, "Mission-Driven Assessment in the Age of AI: People First, Programs Forward," where assessment professionals will connect to share innovations and build collaborative relationships that balance technological advancement with human-centered approaches. This dynamic event will explore how leadership, belonging, partnerships, and advocacy can transform assessment from compliance into a catalyst for institutional resilience amid resource constraints. Attendees will exchange ideas with colleagues facing similar challenges while discovering practical strategies that advance student success and strengthen our community of practice in alignment with NEean's commitment to educational quality and equity.
We invite you to offer a proposal that addresses assessment in higher education. Proposals that address the conference theme are preferred, but not required. Sample tracks/topics include:
- People-Centered Leadership: Building Resilient Teams Amid Institutional ChangeCultivate assessment leadership approaches that prioritize human connections and psychological safety while guiding assessment teams through complex institutional transitions.
- AI as Partner, Not Replacement: Assessment Technology for Mission-Driven ResultsLeverage AI and assessment technologies as strategic tools that enhance human judgment and connect data collection directly to institutional mission and student success.
- Fostering Student Belonging: Assessment for Inclusive ExcellenceDesign assessment practices that measure, promote, and strengthen students' sense of belonging and inclusion, particularly for underrepresented populations and during challenging political times.
- Cross-Institutional Partnerships: Faculty, Staff, and Student Collaborations in AssessmentCreate meaningful assessment partnerships that transcend traditional institutional boundaries, engaging diverse stakeholders in collaborative assessment design and implementation.
- Student-Centered Advocacy: Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning and SuccessTransform assessment findings into powerful advocacy tools that demonstrate student achievement, influence resource allocation, and advance institutional priorities.
Fall Forum offers assessment professionals, higher education administrators and faculty, and education practitioners an opportunity to network, exchange knowledge, and share experiences for supporting faculty, students, and staff with assessment. Attendees will have access to professional development at all levels, from novice to advanced, and opportunities to interact with colleagues from across the New England region and beyond through workshops, presentations, posters, and informal discussions. We welcome proposals representing assessment scholarship and practice across the diversity of higher education institutions.
Presenters should plan to be present at the time their session is scheduled. All session presenters are responsible for their conference registration fees.
The proposal deadline is Friday, August 1, 2025.
Conference Session Types (you may submit a presentation for any of the following):
Regular Presentation (45 minutes)
Traditional format – These sessions provide an examination of assessment issues, processes, or research results. Interactive participation is strongly encouraged. Presentations should total no more than 30 minutes to allow time for questions and conversation.
Hands-on Workshop (90 minutes)
This provides participants with a deep examination of a specific topic or question, or an in-depth demonstration of a particular facet of learning assessment, accompanied by extensive hands-on activities. Workshops are highly interactive and also give participants the chance to discuss in depth their own experiences and points of view, or to develop tools and activities for use in their own work. Facilitators should limit their presentations to 30 minutes and plan for multiple elements of audience participation.
Panel Discussion (45 or 90 minutes)
We suggest 3-5 people for the panel. Panelists will be required to engage with the audience through interactive participation.
Poster Session
This provides the opportunity to communicate, in a briefer format than a regular presentation, research findings, assessment issues, practices, case studies or examples of assessment at different levels. Graduate student work is highly encouraged.
Submission Guidelines
Proposals should be submitted as PDF documents, and must follow the format below.
Please note that the EasyChair submission link will use the term "upload your paper"; however the only document you are required to upload is your proposal containing the elements as described.
- Cover sheet: Presentation title (limit title to 12 words) as well as the name, title, affiliation, address, telephone, and email information for all presenters.
- Session type: Please see the session type descriptions above.
- Conference track: Select one of the sample topics listed above, if applicable. You may also choose to describe in one or two sentences how your session with address the theme of, Mission-Driven Assessment in the Age of AI: People First, Programs Forward, if applicable
- Intended audience: Proposals should describe the intended audience (e.g., Academic Support Personnel, Administrators, Assessment Professionals, Faculty, Learning and Teaching staff, undergraduate and/or graduate students).
- Abstract: Limit the abstract to no more than 60 words (for use on the conference website and final program).
- Session description: To be no more than 500 words and include (a) session objectives, (b) institutional impact, (c) the applicability of the information to other institutions, and (d) opportunities for audience participation.
Please use the submission link provided in this document's header to submit your proposal.
Also, please note that the EasyChair submission link will use the term "upload your paper." However, all you need to upload is your proposal containing the items noted above.
Contact Information for Questions
Contact
Questions? Please contact Jane Boyland, NEean Executive Director, neean.assess@gmail.com.