Element451 will be at the AACRAO Annual Meeting (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers), April 19–22, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana—a leading gathering of higher education professionals focused on enrollment management, student records, and academic policy. We’ll be there sharing how Element451 helps institutions move faster with AI-powered engagement, streamlined workflows, and more connected student experiences.

Element451 will be at the 2026 GEM Summit (NAGAP’s Graduate Enrollment Management Summit), April 8–11, 2026, at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland. The GEM Summit convenes 800+ graduate enrollment management professionals for education, peer learning, and fresh strategies across topics like recruitment and marketing, integrated operations, student services, and enrollment modeling/strategic planning. Element451 will be on-site, sharing how our AI-powered agents help teams elevate graduate recruitment and communications, streamline operations, and deliver more personalized support across the full learner lifecycle

NAGAP 2026

Element451 will be at the OFIC Board of Trustees Meeting (Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges), April 8, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio—a key gathering of higher education leaders representing member campuses and corporate partners. As part of the program, Element451 will open the panel “AI and the Human in the Room” with a featured presentation on how campuses are using artificial intelligence today. We’ll be sharing how institutions can thoughtfully integrate AI to enhance engagement and create more connected, human-centered student experiences.

OFIC Board of Trustees Meeting

The American Association for Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Conference is the premier event for community college leaders and partners in the two-year college sector. With dynamic keynotes, insightful breakout sessions, cutting-edge technology showcases, peer-to-peer learning, and unmatched networking opportunities, it’s your gateway to innovation, collaboration, and leadership growth.

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CEO Think Tank: From Transactions to Transformations: How AI is Redefining Student Engagement as an Institutional Strategy
Student engagement is no longer just a service function—it’s a strategic differentiator. As AI reshapes communication and personalization, colleges can move beyond transactional outreach to create authentic, data-informed relationships at scale. In this session, CEOs will explore how AI-driven engagement can strengthen trust, retention, and institutional impact—without losing the human touch.

Expanding Community College Capacity with Agentic AI

Agentic AI—AI that can reason, plan, and act autonomously—is opening a new pathway for community colleges to expand capacity in enrollment services, advising, onboarding, and student support without adding staff. This session introduces the core components of agentic AI and explains how they differ from basic chatbots and scripted automation. Attendees will explore real examples from two-year institutions, such as automated onboarding tasks, proactive advising outreach, FAFSA follow-up, and re-engagement of adult learners and stopped-out students.

Presenters:

J.C Bonilla, Ph.D, Joshua Schwartz Ed.D


Strategic AI and Student-Centered Innovation: Resourcing Student-Focused Infrastructure  

In a world where disruption is a necessity rather than a possibility, Clark State College rethinks what it means to be “college-ready” by asking whether the college is ready for its students and by placing the student experience at the center of the redesign, guided by strategic use of artificial intelligence and other technologies. This session shares real-world case studies—such as the nursing program’s integration of Unbound Medicine to keep pace with expanding healthcare knowledge and the deployment of Element451, an AI-powered CRM that personalizes outreach to boost engagement and persistence—and outlines Clark State’s college-wide AI governance process where faculty leadership and institutional vision shape policies that ensure AI amplifies humanity. Through interactive discussion and forward-looking frameworks, attendees will explore how to manage rapid, disruptive change, determine whether they are innovating processes or merely fixing them, and consider how AI can create more room for meaningful human engagement in the student journey.

Presenters: 
Matt Frantz, Kelly Sinacola

The American Association for Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Conference is the premier event for community college leaders and partners in the two-year college sector. With dynamic keynotes, insightful breakout sessions, cutting-edge technology showcases, peer-to-peer learning, and unmatched networking opportunities, it’s your gateway to innovation, collaboration, and leadership growth.

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