2025 Central CX Call For Programs

NACAS Central invites you to submit proposals for engaging and innovative sessions that align with our theme, “Gateways to Success”. As you think about your journey to St. Louis, we want your universities’ auxiliaries to profile as best in the business! The success of auxiliary services requires strategy, adaptability, and the right mix of resources. We are looking for dynamic presentations that showcase the best practices, creative solutions, and impactful leadership strategies that help institutions stack the deck for success. Share your expertise and the success of your auxiliary services by contributing to a program that empowers professionals to lead with confidence and build a strong foundation for growth.

Details & Deadlines

November 10, 2025: Call for Programs Opens

December 31, 2025: Call for Programs Closes

January 5-9, 2026: Committee review of submissions

January 20, 2026: All speakers will be notified of submission status

February 12, 2026: Invited speakers must register for the conference

March 17,2026: Speakers upload presentation materials

Session Topics

• Auxiliary Leadership: Focuses on planning, systems and business functions that enhance revenue and fund an auxiliary campus-valued program.  Share your expertise in programs developed to enhance your universities’ auxiliaries.
• Customer and Guest Experience: Focuses on providing exceptional auxiliary guest experiences.  Working with campus auxiliaries, business partners and student affairs colleagues, what is your guest experience that sets your team apart from the crowd
• Talent Management: Focuses on recruitment and selection, development, and engagement of personnel (including students) to operate a successful auxiliary enterprise. 
• Campus & Community Engagement: Focuses on collaborative alignment with campus culture, mission, and strategies (including student engagement) as well as developing successful brand recognition through effective marketing. 
• Professional Intelligence/Technology: Focuses on technology driving an organized environment that promotes high standards of integrity and inclusion, effectively modeling responsible stewardship of campus resources, and leading and promoting organization initiatives and change.
• Data & Assessment
• AI & Auxiliary Services
• Student Employment
• Generational Differences in Auxiliary Services
• Future of Auxiliary Leadership
• Current State of Affairs

C3X Session Formats

Central region attendees have expressed the desire for interactive formats with tangible lessons that can be taken back to their college/university and implemented.  Priority will be given to submissions that align with formats that foster robust speakers, peer to peer interactivity and applicable takeaways.

• Roundtable discussion 45 Minutes: This round table format will feature a discussion among round table participants regarding pertinent questions to auxiliaries and will allow participants to share best practices and insight of how universities are dealing with challenges and successes.  A session facilitator will introduce the topic and will have 10-15 minutes to discuss with the participants. This will be followed by each table reporting out the best practices and information learned.  The final 15 minutes will be a facilitated Q&A concerning each topic of discussion.  
• Panel session 45 Minutes: This multiple presenter format will feature a discussion among three-four panelists. The session facilitator will have 5-10 minutes to walk the audience through an overview of the topic.  This will be followed by a robust question and answer discussion among the panelists. The final 15 minutes will be a facilitated Q&A. 
• Partner Presentation 45 Minutes: The speaker(s), which could include business partners, presents a traditional session for 45 minutes.  An additional 15 minutes includes time for questions and answers.