NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN
EIGHTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
October 15 – 18, 2025
Hilton Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Meeting Registration Cutoff: Friday, September 19 – Hotel Reservations Cutoff: Wednesday, September 24
NASAD looks forward to welcoming representatives from accredited institutional members and their institutional colleagues as well as individuals from non-member institutions, including those whose institutions are considering or have filed applications for accreditation.
The NASAD Annual Meeting serves several important purposes, among them the occasion to conduct the business of the Association; the ability to learn further of the work and initiatives of NASAD; and, of particular import, the opportunity for administrators, in the company and support of peers, to share and receive information and to consider comprehensively and strategically issues that pertain to collegiate study in art and design.
Sessions at the 81st Annual Meeting will address multiple areas of interest and importance to those administering art and design programs in higher education. Attendees will devote attention to topics such as:
- The Importance of Developing Audience-Specific Advocacy Campaigns and the Role Data Can Play to Support these Initiatives
- Curriculum Considerations: Advancing Breadth and Depth
- Essential Aspects of Successful Financial Management
- Facilitating Design, Review, and Implementation of the Undergraduate Degree
- Implementing Safe Practices for the Use, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials
- Completing and Submitting the HEADS Data Survey and Accessing the Navigable Dashboards
In addition to the topics above, attendees will devote time to examining and discussing the following with regard to art and design curricular programs: foundations, art and design history, degree majors and concentrations, disciplines in combination, emerging disciplines, and graduate study.
Full descriptions of the sessions noted above may be found in the “Annual Meeting Sessions and Events” section of the website.
The Annual Meeting will also provide opportunities for representatives from historically Black institutions, faith-related institutions, community and two-year schools, small art and design units, and free-standing independent institutions to gather in small discussion groups to share issues of common interest and concern.
In addition, art and design executives new to administration, as well as experienced administrators, will have the opportunity to meet together with colleagues in open forum sessions to discuss pressing administrative challenges faced by art/design executives today, and explore how some of these challenges might be addressed. Attendees may reserve a twenty-minute block of time to meet one-on-one with an experienced NASAD administrator and/or a member of the NASAD staff. Registrants may indicate their interest in these individual meetings by checking the appropriate box on the registration form.
Informative sessions will delve into the nature and disposition of undergraduate liberal arts and professional degree programs; the preparation of clear and cogent submissions intended for review by the NASAD Commission on Accreditation; NASAD annual reporting requirements; and federal issues related to higher education. Training sessions will be offered for individuals preparing for comprehensive accreditation reviews, and for new and current visiting evaluators.
In addition to the Annual Meeting, NASAD will offer its Pre-Meeting Workshop for Individuals New to Art and Design Higher Education Administration on October 15–16, as well as a Pre-Meeting Workshop for Experienced Administrators on October 16. Individuals attending these pre-meeting workshops will have the opportunity to connect with colleagues, establish mentoring opportunities, and speak with members of the NASAD Board of Directors.
NASAD will also offer a pre-meeting workshop on October 15 specifically focused on the national standards found in the NASAD Handbook and their application. Individuals attending the Workshop for Visiting Evaluators, the Workshop for Experienced Evaluators, and/or the Briefing for Evaluators, all scheduled on October 17, are asked to attend.
Attendees will also gather to enjoy fellowship and renew connections during scheduled meals and social functions. In addition, attendees may wish to take advantage of the many places of interest, including museums and arts venues, dining, and outdoor activities the area offers.
Meeting registration will close at 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 19, 2025. The basic registration fee through that date is $375 for all attendees. Spouses and/or guests of meeting attendees are welcome to join all scheduled meal functions for a fee of $150. After September 19, registration must take place at the NASAD registration desk on-site and at that time, registrants will incur an additional on-site registration fee of $25. On-site registration will open at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15.
The Hilton Long Beach is holding preferred reservations for NASAD Annual Meeting attendees at the rate of $199 per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable state and local taxes. As hotel policy, the amount of one night’s room and tax will be charged to individual credit cards at the time of making reservations. Please be aware that if the room block is filled before that date, group rate rooms may not be available. Prospective attendees are encouraged to make reservations well before the cutoff date, and, if necessary, cancel later if plans change. Please check the hotel’s reservation policies to confirm the time frame for cancellation without charge.
We look forward to welcoming and working with you in October.