Friday, February 23 – Sunday, February 25, 2024 The Annual Meeting theme this year was: Tackling the Present, Anticipating the Future: Strategies for Effective Leadership Thank you to the 74 members that joined us at the meeting! Although slides from most meeting talks are only available to attendees, check out our Resources page for some valuable information that is more broadly available to members. Our Keynote speaker was Michael T. Nietzel, President emeritus of Missouri State University Keynote title: Academic Administration In The Rear-View Mirror; Ten Leadership Lessons I Can See Clearly Now Keynote abstract: From an accidental start as an interim department chair to a rewarding stint as a public university president, my 40 years in higher education taught me several lessons about leadership in higher education. I was quick to learn some of them, but painfully slow at others. The most important lessons go back to several fundamental principles that are often forgotten or overlooked. It’s not charisma that gets the job done. It’s not the force of your personality. It’s not even big ideas. It’s basic blocking and tackling – knowing the data, understanding the budget, building and sustaining a strong team. Here are my top ten takeaways for how to approach academic leadership opportunities, find fulfillment in them and maybe do some good along the way. Additional topics: Tracy Johnson (UCLA) talked about the impact of the SCOTUS decision on equal opportunity in admissions, Steve Weber (Drexel) talked about how AI is affecting our present and future teaching and research, Farrah Jacquez (UCinncinati) talked about supporting scholars who do Community-Based Psychology Research. Mitch Prinstein (APA) joined a discussion about how the APA Task Force report on DEI could guide department decisions and together with Juliane Baron (FABBS) provided important updates on future trends in funding and federal science initiatives. STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT THE THEME AND LOCATION OF OUR 2025 ANNUAL MEETING (coming Fall 2024)!