July 23 & 24, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA

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Best Practice Solutions 5th Annual Enrollment Management Symposium

Enrollment leadership isn’t inherited — it’s built, strengthened, and passed forward.

The Best Practice Solutions Enrollment Management Symposium brings together today’s decision-makers and tomorrow’s leaders across admissions, financial aid, marketing, and enrollment operations for a leadership-forward experience rooted in strategy, capability, and connection.

Because enrollment success no longer lives in a single office. It’s created through coordinated strategy, aligned execution, and shared leadership across functions. This symposium is intentionally designed to reflect that reality and help you strengthen it.

What’s New in 2026?

This year’s symposium has been thoughtfully redesigned to meet professionals where they are in their careers, while strengthening how enrollment leadership works across institutions as a whole.

Participants engage in one of two purpose-built learning experiences, each designed to deliver depth, relevance, and meaningful takeaways:

  • The Veteran Leaders Track focuses on high-level strategy, systems thinking, and institutional alignment — creating space for experienced leaders to engage in peer-driven dialogue about what’s next.

  • The Rising Leaders Track centers on leadership readiness, strategic context, and expanding professional influence — helping emerging professionals build confidence and perspective beyond day-to-day execution.

The experience then brings both perspectives together in a collaborative roundtable designed to mirror how enrollment leadership actually happens; across roles, experience levels, and functional boundaries. This shared session connects strategy with execution, pairing experience with emerging insight to reinforce shared ownership of outcomes, leadership continuity, and the future of the enrollment profession.

Keynote Speaker

Join us in welcoming Scott Van Pelt to this year’s BPS Enrollment Management Symposium.

Scott Van Pelt, along with Arthur Levine (President, Brandeis University), is co-author of "The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future" and its sequel, "From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed." Drawing on the trends explored in these books, Scott has presented on the factors shaping the future of higher education to state education systems, faculty associations, and colleges and universities across North America.

Professionally, Scott has held a diversity of roles across higher education in areas such as academic advising, admissions, instructional technology, and teaching and learning. Currently, he is the Director of Research and Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. In this role, Scott designs programs and initiatives to support faculty success at Penn GSE. He is also an experienced educator and facilitator and has taught courses, workshops, and other learning engagements for organizations such as the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn GSE, and the Fulbright Scholars Program.

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Why Attend the BPS Enrollment Management Symposium?

The BPS Symposium creates space for advanced strategic dialogue, intentional skill-building, and meaningful connection across career stages — all focused on strengthening the future of enrollment.

Participants leave with:

  • A deeper understanding of how enrollment systems work together

  • Practical leadership frameworks they can apply immediately

  • Cross-functional and cross-generational perspective

  • New professional connections grounded in shared purpose

This is not a traditional conference with siloed sessions or one-size-fits-all content. It is a purpose-built leadership experience designed to meet professionals where they are — and help them grow forward.

  • “What I love about the symposium is that it’s a very comfortable environment that brings you together with colleagues and some of the best thinkers in the field, focused on exactly the right topics.”

    —Ned Jones, Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Siena University

  • “If you have to choose between a national conference and coming to the symposium, come to the symposium. There are topics you’re not going to get anywhere else — from national trends to the nitty-gritty collaboration with other institutions. You’re with like-minded folks having the same conversations you’re having at your institution, and you’re getting perspectives you don’t normally get at other venues.”

    —Dr. Yosmeriz Roman, Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, University of Delaware

  • “We have time in our sessions to have very relevant, intelligent conversations, and we also have time in our more casual conversations — networking through events BPS has curated — to have those sideline discussions we can take back to the office and put into place in our roles.”

    —Arika Tucker, Director of Admissions, Erikson Institute

  • “The symposium is remarkable. I’ve been connecting with a lot of beautiful, knowledgeable people.”

    —Gloria Arcia, Chief Financial Officer, University of the Ozarks