The SALT Annual Conference is a free, all-day, peer-led, on-campus conference created specifically for Penn staff and faculty who are engaged in student affairs. It is an opportunity for colleagues to learn from each other and discover what is happening across our campus and throughout the profession. The conference is FREE for Penn staff and faculty and includes a full day of sessions, professional development, a resources fair, raffle prizes and fantastic food!
Please mark your calendars to save the date for the 2026 SALT Annual Conference All Hands on Deck: Navigating Rough Seas on Thursday June 11, 2026. The survey for session proposals and tabling for our Professional Development Fair are now live:
Schedule Overview
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Past Conferences
The Annual SALT Conference is an event to look forward to and an event to remember. Take a look at past Conferences and the Keynote speakers below.
2025
Forged in Flames: Shaping Your Community
2024
Reflect, Renew, Restore: Keynote Speaker Provost Jackson
2023
Shift Happens! The Evolving Landscape of Higher Education
2022
Re-examine, Reframe, Rebuild
2020
SALT Decoded – A Virtual Experience
2019
Sow, Nurture, Grow: Keynote -Dr. James O. Pawelski, Ph.D.
2018
INNOVATE IGNITE INSPIRE STUDENT AFFAIRS: Keynote – Wendell Pritchett
2016
A Compass to studetn affairs: Keynote – Francis Jensen
FULL PROGRAM
2015
Eat, Sleep, Student Affairs: Keynote – Andrew Binns
FULL PROGRAM
2014
Voices of Student Affairs: Keynote – Lori Rosenkopf
2013
Demonstrating Our Impact: Keynote -Shaun Harper
2012
ENGAGEMENT: Keynote – Austin Quigley
2011
ONE GLOBAL CAMPUS: Keynote – Lee Knefelcamp