NACS Textbook Affordability Conference Scheduled for April 14-16 at the University of Minnesota

OBERLIN, OHIO (March 14, 2019) – Creating affordable, accessible, and effective course materials will be the focus of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) annual Textbook Affordability Conference on April 14-16. The conference will bring together teams of university leaders, faculty, publishers, librarians, and campus store directors to develop new content models to support student success.

Sponsored by NACS, the conference will take place April 14-16 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Registration information is available at www.NACS.org/TAC. Groups of three or more from the same institution will receive a discount on the conference registration rate.

“The focus of the conference is on how campus professionals and industry service providers can successfully collaborate to create affordable, accessible, and effective course materials,” said Tony Ellis, NACS vice president of association services. “Conference attendees will participate in guided workshops to create new course content models which are critical to student learning, retention, and completion.”

The keynote session will feature Susan Basil King, executive director of Wallin Education Partners, who will discuss her work to make higher education more accessible and affordable. Market analyst and content expert Phil Hill will also speak in the keynote session. Additional conference speakers include:

• Stacy J. Ackerlind, director of assessment, evaluation and research and special assistant to the vice president for student affairs at the University of Utah.

• David Ernst, director of the Center for Open Education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and executive director of the Open Textbook Network.

• Kristi Jensen, program development lead of the eLearning Support Initiative at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

• Brian O’Leary, executive director of the Book Industry Study Group.

Collaborating with NACS on this year’s conference are the University of Minnesota Bookstores, University of Minnesota Libraries, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, California State University, Campus Stores Canada, Minnesota State University, the Association of American Publishers-Higher Education, and the National Association of College Auxiliary Services.

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About The National Association of College Stores

The National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing the collegiate retailing industry. NACS represents campus retailers and industry-related companies that supply course materials and other merchandise and services to campus stores. NACS provides education and other resources that help its member stores support student success, the campus experience and the academic missions of higher education institutions. NACS is headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio. Additional information can be found online at www.nacs.org.