Quad Cities - 100 Branch College Campus Administrators are coming from across the country to the Quad Cities this week for their annual conference.
The National Association of Branch Campus Administrators (NABCA) Annual Conference takes place at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport on April 15-18, 2015, with events at the Figge Art Museum and the WIU-QC Riverfront Campus.
"The NABCA Site Selection Committee chose the Quad Cities based on the hospitality from the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau and Western Illinois University-Quad Cities," says NABCA Executive Director Joyce Gillie Gossom, EdD.
"WIU-QC is a wonderful example of an institution experiencing phenomenal growing as a direct result of strong community partnerships. Overall, the central-geographic location, WIU-QC Campus as Host, support from the Quad Cities CVB, and multiple hotel options combined with the warmth and hospitality of everyone they met, convinced the committee that the Quad Cities was the only choice for our 2015 Conference."
According to Gossom, the NABCA Annual Conference provides an opportunity to connect directly with other higher education administrators who operate multiple campus locations. Each year, attendees travel to the Site Campus where they have the opportunity to network, see products, technology, and furniture from selected partners and sponsors in use. No other event in the U.S. draws as many Branch, Regional, and Satellite Campus higher education administrators, scholars, faculty, and student service professionals.
The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates that this conference will have a $75,000 local economic impact.
For more information, visit www.nabca.net
