Providing central coordination for the undergraduate advising, career services & learning support communities

UW-Madison Academic & Career Success Conference

The Office of Academic & Career Success is excited to bring back the Academic & Career Success Conference! We hope you will join your advising, career services, and learning support colleagues for a conference experience that is centered on community connections and knowledge sharing.


Joins us Wednesday, March 12th for the 2025 Academic & Career Success Conference!


The conference will be held at Memorial Union and the Gordon Dining and Events Center. Details will continue to be shared on this website and through email!

Register to Attend the 2025 Conference

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About the 2025 Academic & Career Success Conference

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How do I register for the conference?

Click here to register for the 2025 Academic & Career Success Conference!

Will the conference be in-person or virtual?

The 2025 conference will be held mainly in-person with live streaming of our welcome address and keynote speaker.

Who can attend this conference?

This conference is designed for the UW-Madison academic advising, career services, and learning support community members to support their professional growth.

At this time we are unable to open the conference to non-UW-Madison employees.

Is there a cost for the conference?

The Academic & Career Success conference is offered to the community free of cost.

What will the conference sessions focus on?

More information about specific sessions will be available closer to the conference date, but each session will be applicable to at least one and often multiple of our advising, career services, and learning support communities. We hope to gather a wide range of sessions that may cover topics like student engagement in programming, artificial intelligence, disability services, mid-level career growth, and much more!

Who should I contact with questions?

Please reach out to info.oacs@wisc.edu with any questions!

“Every year I look forward to this conference! It does an amazing job of bringing together our community, informing us about trends and allowing time for reflection.”

2017 Conference Participant

“All of the sessions I attended included concrete, actionable information. I also very much enjoyed the cohesiveness of the advising conference around the [wellness] theme.”

2018 Conference Participant

“The information shared by colleagues (and students) was invaluable! I am always impressed at the quality of presentations and the knowledge on our campus in ALL circles”

2022 Conference Participant