Innovation and Public-Private Partnership in Higher Education

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NOVEMBER 2-4, 2026

About the Event

P3•EDU is an event for university leadership – as well as select thought leaders from government, associations, foundations, and corporations – to network and share best practices around public-private partnerships in higher education.

REGISTRATION
Guests are welcome to register by clicking the link below.
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Early registration pricing is available through April 30th.

Travel & Accommodations

P3•EDU will be held at Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, approximately 20-30 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), depending on traffic.

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Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center

 

800 Spring Street NW  |  Atlanta, GA 30308

 

404-347-9440 

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Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel

 

866 W. Peachtree Street NW |  Atlanta, GA 30308

 

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Schedule-at-a-Glance

Unless otherwise noted, all event activities shall take place at
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center
800 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Day 1

Monday, November 2

5:30 – 7:30 pm
Welcome reception

TBD

Day 2

Tuesday, November 3

7:45 am
Registration; Continental breakfast

8:15 am
Opening remarks; Morning sessions

12:15 pm
Lunch

1:45 pm
Afternoon sessions

5:30 pm
Reception

Day 3

Wednesday, November 4

7:45 am
Registration; Continental breakfast

8:30 am
Morning sessions

12:15 pm
Closing remarks; Lunch

REPRESENTATIVE PAST SPEAKERS

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    Jared Polis

    Governor of Colorado
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    Tim Kaine

    United States Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia
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    Terry McAuliffe

    72nd Governor of Virginia
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    Jack Markell

    73rd Governor of Delaware
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    Sonny Perdue

    Chancellor, University System of Georgia; 81st Governor of Georgia

  • Nicholas Kent

    Under Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education
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    Kendricks Brass

    Louisiana State Representative – District 58, Louisiana House of Representatives
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    James Kvaal

    Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education
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    Sylvia Burwell

    President, American University; former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
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    Henry Cisneros

    Chairman and Co-CIO American Triple I Partners; former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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    Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

    President of Augustana University; former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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    Mitch Daniels

    President, Purdue University; 49th Governor of Indiana
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    M. Brian Blake

    President, Georgia State University
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    Félix Matos Rodríguez

    Chancellor, City University of New York (CUNY)
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    Joseph Harroz

    President, The University of Oklahoma
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    Donde Plowman

    Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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    Adela de la Torre

    President, San Diego State University

  • Michael Horowitz

    Chancellor, The Community Solution Education System
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    Quintin Taylor

    Chancellor, River Parishes Community College
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    Tim Sands

    President, Virginia Tech

  • John Porter

    President & CEO, Lindenwood Education System
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    Shai Reshef

    President, University of the People
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    Rodney Rogers

    President, Bowling Green State University
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    Linda Livingstone

    President, Baylor University
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    Gary May

    Chancellor, University of California, Davis
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    Dan Greenstein

    Managing Director, Baker Tilly
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    Mike Reeser

    Chancellor & CEO, Texas State Technical College
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    Gregory Washington

    President, George Mason University
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    C. Scott Green

    President, University of Idaho

  • Tony Allen

    President, Delaware State University
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    Lisa Vollendorf

    President, Empire State University

  • Taylor Eighmy

    President, University of Texas at San Antonio
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    Jerry Jackson

    Chancellor, University of the Cumberlands

  • John Comerford

    President, Otterbein University
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    Edward Seidel

    President, University of Wyoming
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    Daniel Pullin

    President, Texas Christian University
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    Nivine Megahed

    President, National Louis University
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    Makola Abdullah

    President, Virginia State University
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    David Andrews

    Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Global
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    Richard Muma

    President, Wichita State University
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    Raj Echambadi

    President, Illinois Institute of Technology
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    Jennifer Cowley

    President, The University of Texas at Arlington
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    Robert Robbins

    President, University of Arizona
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    Juan Sánchez Muñoz

    Chancellor, University of California, Merced
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    Judy Olian

    President, Quinnipiac University
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    Jeff Docking

    President, Adrian College
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    Gordon Jones

    President, College of Western Idaho
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    Anthony Collins

    President, Clarkson University
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    Philip Rogers

    Chancellor, East Carolina University
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    Suzanne Mellon

    President, Carlow University
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    Lesa Roe

    Chancellor, University of North Texas System
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    Lorrie Clemo

    President, D’Youville College
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    Donald Graham

    Chairman, Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company)
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    Wes Bush

    Chairman, Northrop Grumman Corporation
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    George Oliver

    Chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls
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    Ed Bastian

    CEO, Delta Air Lines
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    Chris Womack

    Chairman, President & CEO, Southern Company
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    Paul Brailsford

    CEO, Brailsford & Dunlavey
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    Lisa Chang

    Executive Vice President & Global Chief People Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
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    Bill Bayless

    CEO, American Campus Communities
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    Annie Adams

    Chief Human Resources Officer, Norfolk Southern
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    William Ballhaus

    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Blackboard
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    Doug Becker

    Founder & Chairman, Cintanta Education
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    Mike Richter

    President, Brightcore Energy; former Goaltender, New York Rangers
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    Bryan Hancock

    Partner and Global Talent Leader, McKinsey & Company
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    Chris Hoehn-Saric

    Senior Managing Director, Sterling Partners
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    Erik Judson

    CEO, JMI Sports
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    Aimée Eubanks Davis

    CEO, Braven
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    Matthew Pittinsky

    CEO, Parchment
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    Lukman Ramsey

    Head of AI Solutions, Public Sector and Education, Google
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    Maria Flynn

    President & CEO, Jobs for the Future
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    Allan Golston

    President, U.S. Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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    Jamie Merisotis

    President & CEO, Lumina Foundation

  • Marjorie Hass

    President, Council of Independent Colleges
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    Ted Mitchell

    President, American Council on Education (ACE); former Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education
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    Stephen Moret

    President & CEO, Strada Education Network
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    Millie Garcia

    President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
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    Belle Wheelan

    President, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges
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    Jeffrey Selingo

    Special Advisor to the President, Arizona State University; New York Times bestselling author
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    Peter Taylor

    President, ECMC Foundation
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    Barbara Gellman-Danley

    President, Higher Learning Commission
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    Judith Eaton

    President Emeritus, Council for Higher Education Accreditation
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    Doug Lederman

    Editor, Inside Higher Ed
  • A woman with short hair wearing glasses and a pink shirt.

    Jamienne Studley

    President, WASC Senior Commission on Colleges & Universities
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    Bridget Burns

    CEO, University Innovation Alliance
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    Mark Becker

    President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
  • Smiling bald businessman headshot in gray suit

    Geoffrey Chatas

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, University of Michigan
  • Friendly businessman headshot with red tie

    Michael Papadakis

    Senior Vice President and CFO, The Ohio State University
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    David Miller

    Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The University of Tennessee System
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    Nathan Brostrom

    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of California
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    J. Michael Gower

    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & University Treasurer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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    Eric Monday

    Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, University of Kentucky
  • Smiling man in dark suit and gold tie

    Chris Ruhl

    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Purdue University
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    Jeffrey Bethke

    Executive Vice President & CFO, DePaul University
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    Michael Valdes

    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to Board of Regents, Eastern Michigan University
  • Smiling man in blue suit and tie

    Daniel Feitelberg

    Interim Vice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, University of California, Berkeley
  • Professional headshot: man in suit with red tie

    Robert Specter

    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and University Treasurer, The Catholic University of America
  • Middle-aged professional man in navy suit

    Matthew Frist

    Senior Vice President for Finance and Business, Duquesne University
  • A woman with long hair wearing a black and white dress.

    Kirsten Volpi

    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Colorado School of Mines
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    Dan Layzell

    Vice President of Finance and Operations, and Treasurer, University of Alabama
  • A woman in a gray jacket and blue shirt

    Kristy Vienne

    Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Lone Star College
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    Patrick O’Rourke

    Executive Vice Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Business professional with glasses and patterned tie

    Patrick Norton

    Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Treasurer, Tulane University
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    Sidney Evans

    Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Morgan State University
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    Antonio Calcado

    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Rutgers University
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    John Long

    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Delaware
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    Carlo Colella

    Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, University of Maryland
  • A woman with gray hair and pink striped jacket.

    Ellen Granberg

    Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Smiling professional woman in gray pinstripe blazer

    C. Cybele Raver

    Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt University
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    Peggy Agouris

    Provost, William & Mary
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    ELIZABETH LOBOA

    Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Southern Methodist University
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    Edward Feser

    Provost & Executive Vice President, Oregon State University
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    Vincent Del Casino

    Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Jose State University
  • Smiling professional woman in blue blazer

    Melody Tankersley

    Senior Vice President and Provost, Kent State University
  • Smiling middle-aged man in suit portrait

    Eric LaMott

    Provost & Chief Operating Officer, Concordia University, St. Paul
  • Smiling professional woman in navy blazer

    Heather Shipley

    Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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    Michaele Whelan

    Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emerson College
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    Ishwar Puri

    Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Southern California

2026 FEATURED SPEAKERS

More to be announced soon
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Ángel Cabrera

President, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Raheem Beyah

Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Tricia Chastain

Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance, Chief Business Officer, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Ryan Alpert

Vice President & Director of Athletics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Tim Lieuwen

Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Greg Dozier

Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia
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Michael Hansen

CEO, Cengage Group
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Michelle Marks

Chancellor Emerita, University of Colorado Denver

James Phillips

Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference

Steven McLaughlin

President, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Morgan Olsen

Executive Vice President, Treasurer, & Chief Financial Officer, Arizona State University
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Kevin Mills

Head of Education & Government GTM, OpenAI

Joakim Wiedermanis

CEO, Johnson Controls
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Matt Sigelman

President, Burning Glass Institute
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Courtney Hills McBeth

Chief Academic Officer & Provost, Western Governors University

2026 Confirmed Attendees

Please join leadership from the following institutions
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RESOURCES
Event Sponsors
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Partner Sponsors
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2025 P3•EDU Fellowship Cohort

We are currently accepting applications for our 2026 P3•EDU Fellowship program.
For more information, please see below or email us at fellowship@p3edu.com.
2026 P3•EDU FELLOWSHIP OVERVIEW
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PHILLIP BRIDGMON

University of South Carolina Aiken
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DANIELLE BUCCI

Nazareth University
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SHAWN DALEY

George Fox University
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SHERRHONDA GIBBS

Morehouse College
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CORNELIUS GRAVES

Norfolk State University
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ERIK GUENARD

University of Wisconsin-Stout
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TYJAUN LEE

Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City
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KARI KNUTSON MILLER

California State University, Stanislaus
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MAGESH RAJAN

Prairie View A&M University
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KARA VAN DAM

Grand Valley State University
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PENNY VIGNEAU

Oakland University
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Karen Markel

P3•EDU Fellowship Director
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2024 P3•EDU Fellowship Cohort

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Brian Amkraut

Mercy University
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Jack DeRochi

Winthrop University
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Rene Eborn

Utah State University
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Jorge Figueroa

Texas Woman's University
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Randall Fullington

University of Colorado Boulder
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Jeremiah Grabowski

D'Youville University
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Valerie Kelly

Kent State University
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Jonathan Lord

College of Southern Idaho
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Mary Ellen Mahoney

Catholic University of America
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Jordan Milan

University of Wisconsin-Superior
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Robert Mitchell

Dillard University
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Lenora Reece

Dallas College
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Paul Schwager

College of Charleston

2023 P3•EDU Fellowship Cohort

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Tom Adelson

University of Tulsa
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Susan Arendt

Iowa State University
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Bettyjo Bouchey

National Louis University
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Courtney Brafford

University of Memphis
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Wendy Colby

Boston University
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Sandra Jones

Colorado State University Global
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Sara Marcketti

Iowa State University
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Jay O’Callaghan

Kean University
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Alison Witherspoon

Quinnipiac University

Frequently Asked Questions

We are available to answer any additional questions.
Please email our customer support team for assistance at helpdesk@p3edu.com.

Event

What are the dates of the conference?

Conference dates are all day Tuesday, November 3, and the morning of Wednesday, November 4, 2026. A welcome reception will be held the evening of Monday, November 2, 2026.

What does my registration fee include?

Registration fees include access to all conference activities and meals:

Monday, November 2 – Evening Welcome Reception
Tuesday, November 3 – Full Day Program; Continental Breakfast, Lunch, and Reception
Wednesday, November 4 – Half Day Program; Continental Breakfast and Lunch

What is conference attire?

Business or business casual attire

Are there sponsorship opportunities available?

Sponsorship is available by invitation only. Please contact info@p3edu.com if you are interested in sponsorship.

Registration

Who is attending the conference?

Attendance at P3•EDU is intended for college and university executive leaders including chancellors, presidents, provosts, CFOs, VPs, and trustees. Please contact helpdesk@p3edu.com if you have questions about attendance.

What is the registration fee?

The registration fee for college, university, and association attendees is $995. The registration fee for corporate and non-university attendees is $3,995.

Can my organization pay our registration fee by check?

Payment for P3•EDU is by credit card only. If you are unable to pay by credit card, please contact helpdesk@p3edu.com.

How do I make changes to my registration?

If you need to make any changes to your registration, please email helpdesk@p3edu.com.

If I need to cancel, how do I receive a refund?

Event tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend the 2026 event, you may substitute another attendee in your place. We can also transfer your registration fee to our 2027 P3•EDU event. Please email helpdesk@p3edu.com with any cancellation or transfer requests.

Why have I not received a registration confirmation?

All confirmations are sent via email at the conclusion of your registration. If you have not received an email confirmation, please check your spam or junk mail folder. If you still need a copy of your confirmation or receipt, please email helpdesk@p3edu.com.

Travel

What airport do I fly into?

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is 12 miles away and travel time is 20 – 30 minutes depending on traffic.

Does the conference hotel offer a room block with discounted pricing?

Yes. Please see Travel for a link to the hotel website.

What is the address of the conference?

Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

Will transportation be provided from the airport to the hotel?

Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to and from their hotel and airport.

Will transportation be provided from the hotel to the reception & event?

No. All P3•EDU contracted hotels are within walking distance of the welcome reception, Monday. Please email helpdesk@p3edu.com with any special travel assistance needs.

Contact
For further information, please contact us at info@p3edu.com