The Data Summit will be held in-person on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 10:00 a.m. to noon at Germantown Campus, BE 151/152.

Registration is required. Click here new windowto register for the 2025 Data Summit by August 18, 2025.

Data Summit flyer (PDF, )  

• Breakfast: 9:30–10 a.m.
  • The first 100 registrants to check in will receive a free copy of You Are a Data Personnew window, which will serve as the foundation of the workshop.
• Welcome by Dr. John Hamman, Chief Analytics & Insights Officernew window, Montgomery College
• Speaker Introduction
• Keynote Message, Unlocking the Power of Data, by Amelia Parnell, PhD, President and CEO at NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
• Q & A
• Closing

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Dr. Amelia Parnell, President at NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, leads many of the Association’s scholarly and advocacy-focused activities. Dr. Parnell writes and speaks frequently about topics related to student affairs, college affordability, student learning outcomes, and institutions’ use of data and analytics. Her policy and practitioner experiences include prior roles in association management, legislative policy analysis, internal audit, and TRIO programs. Her research portfolio includes studies of leadership in higher education, with a focus on college presidents and vice presidents.  She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and PBS NewsHour.

Dr. Parnell is the author of the book, You Are a Data Person: Strategies for Using Analytics on Campusnew window, and host of the podcast, Speaking of Collegenew window.  Dr. Parnell currently serves on the board of directors for EDUCAUSE and is an advisor to several other higher education organizations. Dr. Parnell holds a PhD in higher education from Florida State University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from Florida A & M University.

https://www.naspa.org/people/amelia-parnell2new window

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