Leadership Academy
Monday, June 23 – Thursday, June 26
Baltimore, MD
AACTE’s 2025 Leadership Academy will take place Monday, June 23 – Thursday, June 26. The Leadership Academy offers a unique opportunity for deans, department chairs, and other administrators and faculty to enhance their leadership skills, address current challenges, and build a professional peer network.
New Deans Academy: Designed for new deans and department chairs/heads who began service in the past three years, this event provides an important boost to those in the early stages of their new role and offers time to step away from their offices to focus on learning, networking, and strategic directions. This newer program is an opportunity for participants to concentrate on the unique challenges they face, identify potential solutions for issues that are top of mind, and facilitate connections among others serving in similar roles.
2025 Leadership Academy Rates
Early Bird Rate: February 10 – April 25
Leadership Academy
Member – $899
Additional Registrants at Same Institution – $799
Non-Member – $1,449
New Deans Academy
(Leadership Academy Registration Required)
Member – $199
Non-Member – $499
Contact Gloriatine Jones at gjones@aacte.org for 2+ registrants at the same institution
Regular Registration Rate: April 26 – June 24
Leadership Academy
Member – $1,099
Non-Member – $1,649
New Deans Academy
(Leadership Academy Registration Required)
Member – $299
Non-Member – $699
All cancellation and full refund requests must be submitted to membership@aacte.org no later than June 6, 2025. Cancellation and refund requests received after June 6, 2025, will not be eligible for a refund. Substitutions are allowed at no charge.
Please note: All cancellations will have a $150 administrative fee deducted, per registrant, from the refund.
All attendees must adhere to the AACTE Code of Conduct.
Hotel Information
The 2025 Leadership Academy and New Deans Academy will take place at the stunning Royal Sonesta in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. This premier hotel offers a prime location just minutes from iconic attractions like the National Aquarium and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
The Royal Sonesta
Harbor Court Baltimore
550 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Travel Information
Travel InformationAACTE has also partnered with United Airlines for air travel to Leadership Academy. To book your flight online, use the discount code ZQKX273579 here.
MileagePlus members can earn valuable miles when using this Meetings discount code.
For booking assistance, you may also call the United Meetings Reservation Desk at (800) 426-1122, available Monday through Friday. Booking fees are waived for Meeting reservations. International customers should contact their local United Reservation Desk.
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