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Attendees will have on-demand access through Tuesday, May 13, 2025, via this website. DigiCol paid members will have long-term access through the Professional Development Library.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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Track | Name | Speakers | |
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9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (CDT) | |||
AI | Welcome and Keynote: Mastering and maintaining your CustomGPT — from built to brilliant | Dayana Kibilds — Ologie | ![]() |
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT) | |||
AI | Building an SEO Strategy in the Age of AI and LLMs: Implications for Higher Education | Noel Fisher — OHO Interactive | ![]() |
Analytics | Unlocking ROI: How MSU Denver Transformed Data to Measure Marketing Impact | Michelle Britt — Metropolitan State University of Denver Emalie Whan-Traylor — Metropolitan State University of Denver | ![]() ![]() |
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT) | |||
Break to visit sponsors | |||
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM (CDT) | |||
AI | AI-Augmented Creativity: Using AI to Enhance, Not Replace, Higher Ed Storytelling | Brian Piper — University of Rochester | ![]() |
Analytics | Self-Hosted Analytics: How Colleges Can Own Their Web Analytics Data with Matomo | Brent Hoard, Ph.D. — Randolph-Macon College | ![]() |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (CDT) | |||
Poster | Leveraging AI in Analytics Reporting: Connecting Student Data to Marketing Impact | Isaac Williams — Daemen University | ![]() |
Poster | Building Engaging Reports for University Stakeholders | Christina McNeil — Northeastern University | ![]() |
Poster | Your Digital Archive: Goldmine or Landfill? | Broni King — Virginia Military Institute Catherine Roy — Virginia Military Institute | ![]() |
Poster | Unlock Your Docs: Notebook LM in 5 Minutes | Kristin Gasser — Arizona State University | ![]() |
Poster | Micro-Wins for the Web: The Power of Tracking Small Changes | Rachel Gerner — University of Arkansas Halle Hayward — University of Arkansas | ![]() ![]() |
Poster | A Higher Ed Analytics Dashboard: Scalable, Cost-Effective, and Customizable | Robert McIntosh — University of Minnesota | |
Poster | Creating a Looker Safety Net | Alan Etkin — British Columbia Insititute of Technology | ![]() |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM (CDT) | |||
AI | Applying AI solutions to website problems – adventures in Drupal AI experimentation | Emma Horrell — University of Edinburgh | ![]() |
Analytics | Hot Takes from 180 Usability Tests: What Students Wish You Knew | Emerald Obie — Carnegie Alayna Setterlind — Carnegie | ![]() ![]() |
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (CDT) | |||
Break | |||
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT) | |||
AI | Navigating the AI Landscape: Crafting and Implementing a University-Wide AI Policy | Eric Sembrat — Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Analytics | Decoding the Enrollment Funnel: Using KPIs to Guide Marketing Decisions | Craig Gjerdingen — Carlson School of Management Justin Hammerschmidt — Carlson School of Management | ![]() ![]() |
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM (CDT) | |||
AI | Using AI to assist making accessible content. | Josh Hori — University of California, Davis | ![]() |
Analytics | Mapping the Prospective Student Journey: How to move past last-click marketing attribution | Mandee Englert — JAKALA | ![]() |
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT) | |||
Closing Remarks |