Each year, NCLCA hosts an Annual Conference focusing on learning center administration, research, staffing, funding, program evaluation, best practices, and an array of other practical issues in our field. Our four-day conference includes a variety of Pre-and Post-Conference Institutes, a Plenary Session with a keynote speaker, a Welcome Reception, a Continuing the Conversation Luncheon, a Member Breakfast, a Presidential Reception for Newcomers, over 50 concurrent sessions, exhibitors, and exciting Night on the Town options.

NCLCA conferences are well-known for friendly, tight-knit collegiality. We are an organization devoted to one audience: learning center professionals. Our annual gathering allows us to connect in ways that may be difficult in a larger venue.

Fall 1986 Kenosha WI
Fall 1987 Milwaukee WI - Learning Center Professionals: Challenging Students to Achieve
Fall 1988 Chicago IL - Issues in Facilitating Learning: New Directions for Changing Times
Fall 1989 Evanston IL - Pathways to Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Fall 1990 Milwaukee WI - Breaking the Barriers to Learning
Fall 1991 Madison WI - Embracing Diversity
Fall 1992 Bettendorf IA - Discovering New Directions: Connecting Theory and Practice
Fall 1993 Chicago IL - Motivating and Enhancing College Learning
Fall 1994 Minneapolis MN - Ways of Knowing: Making Connections Between Teaching and Learning
Fall 1995 Evanston IL - Joining the Conversation: Sharing Perspectives Across Learning Communities
Fall 1996 Indianapolis IN - Circles of Learning
Fall 1997 Chicago IL - Centering on Success
Fall 1998 Milwaukee WI - Foundations of Learning
Fall 1999 Evanston IL - Learning Centers: Creating Opportunities for Success
Fall 2000 Minneapolis MN - Guiding Success: Learning Center Strategies for a New Age
Fall 2001 Evanston IL - Get to the Core of Learning Center Strategies
Fall 2002 St. Louis MO - Learning Centers: Gateways to the Future
Fall 2003 Rolling Meadows IL - Creating Building Blocks for Student Success
Fall 2004 Towson MD - Sailing to Student Success
Fall 2005 Milwaukee WI - Honoring Our Past, Guiding Our Future
Fall 2006 Harrisburg PA -The Keystone of Higher Education
Fall 2007 Atlanta GA - Learning Centers by Design
Fall 2008 Memphis TN- The Rhythm and Blues of Research and Practice
Fall 2009 Golden CO - Mountaintop Experiences
Fall 2010 Charlotte, NC - Racing to Student Excellence
Fall 2011 Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2012 Reno, NV
Fall 2013 Texas