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2027 Student Portraits Data Symposium

April 30, 2027 • UNT Gateway Center

 

From Educators to Impact: Advancing the Public Good Through Student Success

Building on the 2026 symposium theme, Recognizing Every UNT Community Member as an Educator, the 2027 Student Portraits Data Symposium moves the conversation forward: from recognizing who contributes to student learning to demonstrating how our collective efforts strengthen student success and advance the public good. The symposium will explore how UNT community members turn evidence, intentional practice, and collaboration into meaningful student outcomes and broader public benefit.

Submit a Proposal

We are currently accepting proposals aligned with this year’s theme: From Educators to Impact: Advancing the Public Good Through Student Success. We welcome proposals from faculty, staff, administrators, students, and cross-campus collaborations.

View the Call for Proposals

Practical, evidence-informed proposals may be submitted as:

  • Learning Sessions (50 minutes)
  • Panel Discussions (50 minutes)
  • Poster Presentations (15 minutes)

Whether your work supports learning, retention, belonging, well-being, completion, career readiness, or civic and community engagement, SPDS 2027 is an opportunity to share effective strategies, cross-unit partnerships, assessment findings, student perspectives, or continuous-improvement efforts — and the impact your work is creating.

We especially encourage proposals that connect:

  • Data and assessment to action and improvement
  • Student-centered practices to measurable outcomes
  • Collaboration across roles, departments, and institutional units
  • Qualitative stories with quantitative evidence of impact
  • Student success initiatives to the broader public good

Proposal submissions are due by Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2027.

Questions?

Email spds@unt.edu if you have any questions about submitting a proposal or would like to learn more about the Student Portraits Data Symposium.