The Academic and Student Affairs division hosts multiple conferences and events throughout the year.

ASA/OEI Spring Conference

Date: June 25-27, 2024

This annual spring conference is jointly hosted by Minnesota State ASA and the Office of Equity and Inclusion. This annual conference is an opportunity to connect with fellow educators, administrators, and industry professionals.

Spring Conference

ASA Fall Leadership Conference

Date: October 22-24, 2024

This annual conference serves as an opportunity for ASA administrators across the system to come together to learn and to share innovative approaches to leading for change.

Fall Conference

Accreditation and Assessment Conference

Date: December 4, 2024

In collaboration with the Higher Learning Commission, this annual conference provides updates from the commission, best practices, and highlights of our Minnesota member institutions, and discussions about emerging trends related to accreditation and assessment.

Accreditation and Assessment Conference

Board of Trustees Awards

Date: April 16, 2025

The Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence acknowledge and provide systemwide recognition for consistently superior commitment to student learning and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence at the colleges and universities of Minnesota State.

BOT Awards

Career and Technical Education Summit

Date: November 19-20, 2024

This conference brings together Minnesota State colleges, K-12, workforce, business/industry, and community partners to focus on all aspects of career and technical education (CTE). The Summit serves as a platform for learning, sharing best practices, addressing critical issues in CTE, raising awareness, discussing current trends in education, and fostering professional development.

CTE Works! Summit

NED Teaching and Learning Conference

Date: September 25-26, 2025

The Network for Educational Development (NED) Teaching and Learning Conference provides an opportunity for educators from across Minnesota State to come together and share best practices for teaching, fostering equitable learning environments and innovative pedagogy, and strategies for student success.

NED Conference

Network for Educational Development

Date: Ongoing

The Network for Educational Development Events Calendar provides educational development opportunities for Minnesota State faculty and staff, helping to build awareness, develop knowledge, skills, and abilities, and provide space for reflecting and revising.

NED Events Calendar

Student Success and Planning Conference

Date: October 9-10, 2024

This annual conference brings together staff from Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, and private Minnesota and Wisconsin institutions. The conference exists to provide the opportunity to share best practices and learn about emerging trends in degree planning and transfer.

Student Success and Planning Conference

ASA Webinars and Meetings

Minnesota State faculty and staff can find more information about ASA events and meetings on the ASA Connect Calendar. Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu.

ASA Connect Calendar