CHACU News & Events
CHACU Annual Conference 2026 hosted by AdventHealth University
March 25 – 27, 2026
AdventHealth University, Orlando, Florida
Registration Fee: $50.00
CHACU Conference Program Spring 2026
Click here to download the Spring Meeting Program
Continuing Education
2026 CHACU Annual Conference has been approved for 3.5 contact hours of continuing education through AdventHealth University Division-echelon as an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Join us in beautiful Orlando, Florida, for the 2026 Annual Conference of the Consortium of Hospital-Affiliated Colleges & Universities (CHACU), hosted by AdventHealth University. This three-day gathering brings together academic leaders, healthcare educators, administrators, clinicians, and mission-driven professionals from across the nation to strengthen partnerships, exchange innovative ideas, and reimagine the future of mission-focused healthcare education.
The Annual 2026 conference features dynamic plenary speakers, multiple breakout tracks, a concurrent session from the Call for Abstracts, and opportunities for meaningful collaboration across our network. Explore topics including academic innovation, clinical partnerships, student success and retention, accreditation and quality, whole person integration, and institutional leadership.
We invite you to engage with colleagues, strengthen institutional partnerships, and be inspired by the mission that connects all CHACU institutions—uniting healthcare, education, and service. Don’t miss this chance to learn, collaborate, and experience the hospitality of AdventHealth University.
Target Audience: Academic Leaders, Healthcare Educators, Administrators, Clinicians, and Mission Driven Professionals
CHACU 2026 Annual Conference
Motivated by Mission: Reimagining Curricula to Shape Healers, not Just Practitioners
Hosted by: AdventHealth University (AHU)
Dates: March 25–27, 2026
Location: AdventHealth University, Orlando, FL
Conference Vision
As educators motivated by mission, we gather to explore what it means to form healers—individuals whose competence is matched by compassion, and whose education shapes both skill and soul.
Registration for the CHACU Annual Conference grants access to a special rate for Disney tickets. These one-day, one-park tickets are valid through April 2026. Select as many as you’d like at $145 each.
Why not extend your travels? We’d like to share with all of our CHACU attendees and their guests the opportunity to purchase Disney tickets at a special rate. The available tickets are one day, one park and are valid for use through the end of April 2026. If you are interested in purchasing Disney tickets at the special conference rate, please click on this link to Disney Tickets.
Previous CHACU Conference Materials
Previous conference meeting materials are available in the Members section Members section
Member College and University PR Departments
If you would like to submit a press release and commensurate link to the announcement on your own college website, please send the information to Dr. Monika Bissell, CHACU President.
Awards and Recognition
- Welcome back to Mary Grace Simcox who is now serving as the founding president of St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences (pending Pennsylvania Department of Education approval; currently known as St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlem). She reports that she’ll be in the position for a “short time”.
- Please join CHACU in honoring Charlene Aaron, who has been recognized as a Most Influential Minority in Healthcare for 2024!
- Bryan College of Health Sciences announced Dr. Amy Knobbe as its new provost and Dr. Kelsi Anderson as president. Their appointments began July 1, 2024.
- Congratulations to Cam Cruickshank, who has accepted a position as the inaugural leader of the Greater Cabarrus Foundation. The attached article provides some great detail about Cam and his new position.
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences announced Amy DeMelo-Wutke, Ed.D. as its new president. Her tenure will begin on June 24, 2024.
- The Aultman College Class of 2024 Radiography Program placed 4th place at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technology (OSRT) Student and Educator Symposium, Quiz Bowl competition. The Quiz Bowl is an annual radiography trivia competition held by the OSRT.
- Dr. Andreia Nebel Appointed President of Clarkson College