Upcoming Events and Webinars
The Council on Postsecondary Education hosts several events throughout the year to bring together educational, policy, and industry stakeholders to collaborate and explore best practices in higher education and the development to tomorrow's workforce.
In-Person Events
The 2nd annual Student Access Summit continue on the shared mission to expand postsecondary
opportunities for all students. Join us to discover innovative solutions, share practical
resources, and celebrate real progress in closing the access gaps across the Commonwealth. Save the date now for the 16th annual Student Success Summit! This event brings together
dedicated educators, leaders, and innovators to collaborate on elevating student outcomes
across the Commonwealth. Registration details, keynote speakers, and this year’s official
theme will be revealed in the fall.
Student Access Summit 2026
Nov. 2, 2026 | WKU Knicely Conference Center, Bowling Green
Student Success Summit
March 1-2, 2027 | Paroquet Springs, Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Webinars
Please note that webinar series only require you to register once for the full series, however you are not required to attend all sessions in the series. Confirmation emails that includes a calendar invite are sent directly from ZOOM after registering.
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Oct. 15 1pm ET |
Assurance of Learning: Building a Continuous Cycle of Improvement In this session, Allen Gutierrez shares what he wishes every faculty member understood about the assessment process, including how assessment data can meaningfully inform teaching and learning. The webinar will also include practical activities to help participants identify what to review at their own institutions to ensure a positive and productive assessment experience. |
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Oct. 15 3pm ET |
Kentucky Parenting Students - Reviewing the Childcare Research Join CPE, Trellis Strategies and KYSSC for a live webinar unpacking the findings of Kentucky Parenting Students: Holding the Future in Their Arms, a new statewide report on the childcare barriers facing student parents. Presenters from Trellis Strategies and KYSSC will walk through what the data shows about affordability, childcare supply, and access to financial support — and share the report's 14 recommendations for how state and institutional leaders can help parenting students stay in school and graduate. |
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Oct. 20 10am ET |
College IS Affordable: Financial Aid Strategies for Students and Families Get up-to-date information on FAFSA, state aid, and affordability strategies to better support students and families. KAA/Futuriti Resources will be shared/highlighted. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Oct. 20 2pm ET |
Designing Assignments to Assess Critical and Creative Thinking This interactive webinar equips educators with practical strategies to design assessments that explicitly target Critical and Creative Thinking. Participants will explore how to craft assignments that prompt students to evaluate assumptions, analyze information, and synthesize diverse ideas into innovative solutions. |
Teaching and Assessing the 10 Essential Skills |
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Oct. 22 1pm ET |
Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence and Futuriti for ILP Completion: Supporting Students from Exploration to Action Are you interested in strengthening your school or district’s advising efforts? Join the Kentucky Advising Academy as we introduce our new comprehensive advising system, the Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence and Futuriti. This two-hour workshop will provide tools and resources– built by Kentucky, for Kentucky– to support your students in making well-informed college and career decisions and have a meaningful Individual Learning Plan (ILP) experience– at no cost to districts. |
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Nov. 10 10am ET |
Dual Credit Done Right: Access and Outcomes Examine best practices for expanding access to dual credit while maintaining quality and supporting student success. KAA/Futuriti Resources will be shared/highlighted. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Nov. 10 3pm ET |
Designing Assignments to Assess Civic Engagement This interactive webinar equips educators with practical strategies to design assessments that explicitly target Civic Engagement. Participants will explore how to craft assignments that prompt students to engage in political, social, and other activities to address issues that benefit society. |
Teaching and Assessing the 10 Essential Skills |
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Nov. 16 2pm ET |
Elective Work-Based Learning, Persistence, and Completion in Kentucky Public Higher Education A new study from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education followed more than 325,000 undergraduates to see how much internships, co-ops, and similar experiences matter for staying enrolled and finishing. Join us for the findings and a panel discussion with a student, campus staff, and the practitioners who build these experiences. |
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Nov. 17 10am ET |
Strengthening Dual Credit in Kentucky through Quality Standards, Teacher Capacity and Course Availability High-quality dual credit opportunities depend on strong policy, partnerships, qualified instructors, and a host of essential elements. This webinar examines key findings from NACEP's Beyond Rigor report and explores current challenges related to instructor and course availability across Kentucky. Participants will discuss promising strategies for expanding dual credit opportunities while maintaining rigorous quality standards that support student success. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Nov. 19 9:30am ET |
Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence and Futuriti for ILP Completion: Supporting Students from Exploration to Action Are you interested in strengthening your school or district’s advising efforts? Join the Kentucky Advising Academy as we introduce our new comprehensive advising system, the Postsecondary Advising Scope and Sequence and Futuriti. This two-hour workshop will provide tools and resources– built by Kentucky, for Kentucky– to support your students in making well-informed college and career decisions and have a meaningful Individual Learning Plan (ILP) experience– at no cost to districts. |
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Dec. 1 10am ET |
Student Readiness Beyond Academics This webinar explores how social capital, mentoring, and professional networks support the development of key postsecondary readiness skills—including self-advocacy, time management, persistence, and resilience—that are reflected in Kentucky's Graduate Profile. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Dec. 1 3pm ET |
Using Metacognition to Teach the 10 Essential Skills This interactive, 60-minute webinar equips faculty with practical metacognitive frameworks to break this trap, transforming the Graduate Profile into actionable value added for students. Participants will explore actionable teaching approaches designed to empower students to build a portfolio of metacognitive evidence and self-regulate their own learning and application of Essential Skills. *This is part of a webinar series; you can register once for the series. |
Teaching and Assessing the 10 Essential Skills
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2027 Webinars |
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Jan. 12 10am ET |
From Acceptance to Enrollment: Closing the Senior-Year Gap Focus on reducing “summer melt” and ensuring students successfully transition from high school to postsecondary enrollment. |
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Jan. 26 10am ET |
From Acceptance to Enrollment: Engaging Families for Student Success This webinar explores effective strategies for engaging families throughout the journey from college acceptance to enrollment, reducing common barriers, and improving student follow-through. Participants will learn practical approaches to strengthen communication, build partnerships, and support students from admission through matriculation, helping more learners confidently begin their postsecondary journey. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources
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Feb. 9 10am ET |
Career Pathways that Work: Connecting Education to Workforce Needs Explore Kentucky’s high-demand career pathways and how advising can better connect students to workforce opportunities. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources
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Feb. 23 10am ET |
Stacking Experiences for Success: Strategic Career and Work-Based Learning Pathways This webinar highlights strategies for intentionally integrating career exploration and work-based learning into early postsecondary opportunities, creating pathways that prepare students for college, careers, and the workforce. Participants will explore partnership models, learn how incremental experiences strengthen career readiness, and identify approaches to expand high-quality career-connected learning. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources
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Mar. 16 10am ET |
Supporting Student Success: Tips and Tools for Keeping Families Informed About Postsecondary Opportunities |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Apr. 20 10am ET |
Proactive Admissions & Direct Enrollment: What You Need to Know to Support Students Discover how proactive admissions and direct enrollment initiatives can simplify the college-going process and remove barriers for students. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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May 11 10am ET |
From Eligibility to Participation: Strategies for Increasing Dual Credit Access This webinar will address why expanding access matters, Kentucky participation trends, and dual credit as a college and career readiness strategy. We will examine common challenges, promising practices from Kentucky and across the nation, and actionable approaches for recruitment, advising, and student support systems. |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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June 15 10am ET |
Celebrating Success: 2026-27 Year-in-Review |
Aligning EPSOs, Advising & Resources |
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Last Updated: 10/8/2026