ICLCA Summer Institute

Cost of attendance: $200

*Participation involves approximately 2-4 hours each day of synchronous and non-synchronous activities. Schedule coming soon!

A rigorous, community-based professional development institute designed for emerging professionals in the field of learning assistance.

Your registration includes:

Institute content

Access to Seminar Series (8 seminars)

LCLC Certification

Emerging Learning Center Professional or
Level 1 Learning Center Leadership Certification (LCLC)

Institute Content

Limited to 40 participants
Small cohorts: 4 groups of 10, each with a dedicated mentor
Access to a structured LMS with:

- Interactive modules
- Assignments
- Curated resources
Synchronous mentor-led workshops to complete a project of your choice
(e.g., assessment templates, embedded tutoring pilot plans, program development tools)
Combination of synchronous and asynchronous engagement

Eight stand-alone one-hour seminars focused on core and emerging areas of learning center work designed for all levels of learning center professional.

Cost of attendance: $50 per seminar

Discount packages available for ICLCA members

Topics include:

Learning center programs & services
Budgeting and funding
Emerging trends in learning assistance
Hiring & training student staff
Assessment, reporting, and data analysis
Research, publication, and leadership
Managing people and teams

Registration Opens March 15 for all events!

" To this point, I have been leading based almost entirely on my personal strengths, instinct, experience, and lessons learned through observation of other people's positive and negative leadership traits. For a long time, I was skeptical of leadership scholarship, but the ICLCA Institute has helped me realize that I am in a position of significant leadership (not just in my Center, but increasingly across the College), I am increasingly seeing the value of leadership theory and scholarship. As a result I have set a goal to read more leadership literature and become more comfortable applying it."

Kristin Mulready-Stone

U.S. Naval War College

" The ICLCA Institute was a wonderful experience for me. As a fairly new Assistant Director for our Academic Success Center here at Iowa State University, I was looking for best practices and resources to help me. The Institute gave me that and so much more. The networking opportunities were excellent and there was a nice mix of large and small institutions. I'm looking forward to the Annual Conference! "

Dr. Susan Rhoades

Assistant Director of the Academic Success Center, Iowa State University

2026 ICLCA Summer institute

July 6-17, 2026

" I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to learn, discover, and fellowship with a group of very talented and resourceful professionals. The structure of the 2018 Summer Institute, framed by the balance between whole and small group activities and discussions, served as a means for me to better understand the complexities, challenges, and gains experienced by today’s learning center leaders. Prompts, in my mentor group, to reflect upon my leadership style during the “Mirror Moments,” or to delve my values and beliefs served as powerful tools to support my understanding of the impact, or influence, I have to promote change as s a result of my leadership choices. "

Dr. Demetrix Rostick-Owens

Associate Director of Student Learning, Saint Leo University - University Campus

"I’m so glad I came to the ICLCA Institute! It gave me time and space to think through my role as a leader, make plans for the future, and define changes and improvements that I want to make. It also provided me opportunities to network and learn from others, including a diverse set of mentors.

The Institute provided a comfortable and doable amount of challenge (what do I want to get out of this experience?) and support (how can we help you?).

The schedule for the Institute just made sense. It was a great blend of time for personal productivity, mentor/group discussion, and presentations by experts in the field. This is a schedule that works!"

Doug Renalds

Director of the Student Success Center, University of Tennessee