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Plan to join us for the 2026 Annual AUCCCD Conference at The Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, from October 17 to 21. This event brings together university and college counseling center directors from across the nation to engage in dynamic discussions, innovative workshops, and invaluable networking opportunities. Don't miss your chance to be part of the conversations shaping the future of collegiate mental health. Mark your calendars and prepare to be inspired!

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Key Dates to Remember:

Dates subject to change

  • March 1: Call for Proposals Opens
  • April 15: Call for Proposals Closes
  • May 18: Early Registration & Hotel Reservations Open
  • September 1: Early Registration Ends (Rates increase after this date)
  • September 26: Hotel Reservation Cut-Off Date
  • October 17: Pre-Conference & Opening Reception
  • October 18 - 21: Annual Conference

Conference Benefits

How can my attendance at the Conference benefit me professionally as well as my college/university?

Attendance at the conference can help accomplish the following:

  • Facilitate and support diversity, multi-culturalism and social justice on campus
  • Learn risk management strategies and legal and ethical guidelines to minimize the university's legal exposure
  • Learn threat assessment information to help your university reduce the risk of violence on campus
  • Save money by learning to manage the counseling service in a cost efficient and time efficient manner
  • Better support the academic mission of the institution by training faculty and staff in responding and referring troubled and troubling students
  • Support and develop learning goals and learning outcomes
  • Contribute to retention of students
  • Learn national standards of practice in the field
  • Recruit, attract and retain the best and most diverse staff possible
  • Learn about training practices and standards for practicum, and internships
  • Learn to reduce the risk of suicide and other acts of violence by students
  • Reduce the likelihood of tragic events such as violence, sexual assault, alcohol poisoning and drug overdose that bring negative publicity to the institution
  • Create and maintain successful group therapy programs that allow you to serve more students
  • Develop leadership, administrative and management skills that are not part graduate training
  • Learn about accreditation from the International Association of Counseling Services, the primary accreditation organization for collegiate counseling services
  • Support internationalization on your campus
  • Learn how to provide consultation and outreach services
  • Learn about recent research regarding counseling centers and their work
  • Develop effective strategies for responding to crises, emergencies, and disaster situations
  • Learn about models and methods of triage, intake and clinical flow
  • Understand the use of technology in counseling services
  • Develop strategies to get grants and external funding for counseling services
  • Receive continuing education credits at relatively inexpensive cost to maintain professional licensure.
Download the Conference Attendance Justification Letter Template

  2026 Conference Committee

Conference Liaison to the Board of Directors:

Chetan Joshi
University of Maryland

If you would like to join the conference committee for this year or future years, please contact [email protected]. 

STATEMENT ON CONFERENCE LOCATIONS

AUCCCD is committed to inclusive excellence, social justice, civility, and collegiality.  This commitment is paramount during the conference planning process when states are being considered as conference sites have passed or have pending legislation and statutes that disempower marginalized groups.  There may also be financial barriers for members whose home state do not fund travel to states with marginalizing legislation.

The AUCCCD Governing Board has deliberated on this topic at length and has reached the conclusion that AUCCCD more effectively achieves our organizational mission by not cancelling its annual conference in such locations and while there, engaging in acts of social justice, advocacy, and awareness raising.  Engaging in such onsite activities educates membership on ways to challenge such legislation in their own states.  The AUCCCD Governing Board desires to stand with local colleagues to do the work of the organization when the opportunity arises rather than engaging in social justice from a distance.

Future Conferences

2026 - Pittsburgh, PA | The Westin Pittsburgh | October 17 - 21