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 2026 Schedule at a Glance

August 2-5, 2026

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Sunday, August 2
All Tracks
4:00 - 5:30 PM | Registration
5:30 - 7:00 PM | BMI 70th Anniversary and Welcome Reception

Monday, August 3
All Tracks
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration
8:00 - 9:30 AM | Coffee/Tea
8:00 - 9:00 AM | First-Timer Orientation (Tracks 1-3 only)
8:00 - 9:00 AM | Career Coaching (Separate Sign-up Required | Space is limited; first-come, first-serve)
9:30 - 10:45 AM | Keynote Speaker
10:45 - 11:00 AM | Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Monday Morning Electives A through E - All Tracks
12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch Break (Lunch ticket needed if not staying at Manzanita Village)

TIME

Track 1 | Intro to BMI

Track 2 | Case Studies

Track 3 | Strategic Planning

 Summit Track
1:30-2:30 PM Monday Afternoon Electives F through I  Friday Night at the ER (session runs 1:30 - 4:30 PM)
2:30 - 2:45 PM | Coffee/Tea Break

TIME

Track 1 | Intro to BMI

Track 2 | Case Studies

Track 3 | Strategic Planning

Summit Track
2:45-4:15 PM Introduction to Generative AI Advanced Leadership & People Management Sustainable Leadership from the Inside-Out  Friday Night at the ER
4:15 - 5:15 PM | Career Coaching (Separate Sign-up Required | Space is limited; first-come, first-serve)
5:00 - 6:30 PM | Networking Reception and Buffet Dinner

Tuesday, August 5
7:00 - 8:00 AM | Coffee/Tea for Track 3
7:00 - 8:00 AM | Career Coaching for Track 3 (Separate Sign-up Required | Space is limited; first-come, first-serve)
7:45 - 8:45 AM | Track 3 | Process Design & Institutional Capacity
8:00 - 9:00 AM | Career Coaching for Tracks 1 & 2 (Separate Sign-up Required | Space is limited; first-come, first-serve)
8:30 - 9:00 AM | Coffee/Tea for Tracks 1 & 2
Electives J through N | All Tracks - 9:00 - 10:30 AM
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Coffee/Tea Break
TIME

Track 1 - Intro to BMI

Track 2 - Case Studies

Track 3 - Strategic Planning
10:30 AM -12:00 PM Introduction to Higher Education Intro to Case Study Format & Learning Leadership Lessons
 Strategy Planning I
12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch (Lunch ticket needed if not staying at Manzanita Village)
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies Track 3 - Strategic Planning 
1:30 - 3:00 PM Effective Communication with DiSC Study Group Breakouts Strategy Planning II
3:00 - 3:15 PM | Coffee/Tea Break
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies Track 3 - Strategic Planning
3:15 - 4:45 PM Grants Management Aligning Finance / HR & Operations

The Gift of Failure: Turning Setbacks into Strategic Advantage
4:45 Sessions End | Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, August 6
8:00 - 8:30 AM | Coffee/Tea
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies Track 3 - Strategic Planning
8:30 - 10:00 AM Negotiating Everything Study Group Breakouts

Strategy Planning III
10:00 - 10:15 AM | Coffee/Tea Break
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies

Track 3 - Strategic Planning
10:15 - 11:45 AM Collective Impact for Higher Education Study Group Breakouts

Strategy Planning IV
11:45 - 1:00 PM | Lunch (Included)
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies

Track 3 - Strategic Planning
1:00 - 2:30 PM Fuel Your Joy: The Science of Happiness and your Leadership
 Study Group Breakouts

Assets, Line of Sight, and Leadership
2:30 - 2:45 | Coffee/Tea Break
 TIME Track 1 - Intro to BMI Track 2 - Case Studies

Track 3 - Strategic Planning
2:45 - 4:30 PM Wrap-Up and Intro to Track 2 Study Group Breakouts and Wrap-up

Strategy Planning V and Wrap-up
4:45 - 5:00 PM | Class Farewell
5:00 - 5:30 PM | Business Break
5:30-7:30 PM | Closing Reception - Fiesta Night & T-Shirt Exchange

 

*Schedule is subject to change. 

Contact

For questions about BMI courses & content, contact Jeanette Perez at [email protected] or Betsy Clark at [email protected]

For questions about online registration, accommodations, and logistics for BMI, contact the WACUBO Office at [email protected] or call (720) 616-4150.

CPE Credits - Group Live

The Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.