Lilly-Austin Conference
The Lilly Conference for College and University Teaching and Learning formed over 35 years ago with the purpose of providing a platform for presentations in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Austin has hosted the conference for the past eight years. The Lilly-Austin Conference is part of the Lilly series of conferences held in different cities nationally, and internationally. The Lilly-Austin Conference is not only a wonderful opportunity to learn and develop as educators, but also a great opportunity to network.
Participants come from across the United States, representing nearly every discipline found in higher education, including faculty and administrators. They are at various stages of their academic careers ranging from post doctoral positions, adjunct faculty, new faculty, mid-career faculty, seasoned faculty, and even emeritus faculty. The conference maintains the same overall theme: “Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning.” Learn more.
Lilly Conference Scholarships Available
The Committee for Faculty Innovation and Development (CFID) in conjunction with the Faculty Center for Learning Innovation (FCLI) and the TLED Office of Faculty Development offers an opportunity for ACC Faculty (Instructors, Counselors, Librarians) to attend the 2025 Texas Lilly Conference in Austin to be held May 19-21, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin.
The Lilly Conference is not only a wonderful opportunity to learn and develop as educators, but also a great opportunity to network. See details about the conference here: https://www.lillyconferences-tx.com/
Upon completion of the conference, scholarship recipients will share their knowledge and demonstrate how they benefited from attending the conference. Options include writing a blog post, sitting for a video interview, and/or presenting a lightning talk to fellow faculty. Additionally, all participants will complete an ACC post-conference survey that will be distributed soon thereafter.
The deadline to apply for the Lilly Conference Scholarship is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025. Recipients will receive their notification of a full conference scholarship within two weeks and will be automatically registered for the conference upon confirmation.
Please direct questions to the Faculty Center for Learning Innovation at fcli@austincc.edu.
Lilly Conference FAQ
The Lilly Conference for College and University Teaching and Learning formed over 35 years ago with the purpose of providing a platform for presentations in Scholarship in Teaching and Learning. Austin has hosted the conference for the past four years. Programs for past sessions and the agenda for the last conference can be found on the Lilly-Austin Conference website.
View the Lilly-Austin Conference overview.
Participants come from across the United States, representing nearly every discipline found in higher education, including faculty and administrators. They are at various stages of their academic careers ranging from post doctoral positions, adjunct faculty, new faculty, mid-career faculty, seasoned faculty, and even emeritus faculty. The conference maintains the same overall theme: “Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning.” 2019 Tracks and sub-themes include the following:
- Academic Success
- Student Learning
- Creating Communities of Learners
- Course/Curriculum Design/Redesign
- Engaging and Motivating Students
- Innovative Pedagogical Approaches
- Multiculturalism/Diversity/Inclusion
- Online Learning and Teaching
- Promoting Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Service/Experiential Learning
- STEM
- Teaching Well with Classroom Technologies
- Classroom Assessment Strategies
The conference program offers a variety of sessions so you can match your learning preference to the presentations formats: 50 minute concurrent sessions, 20 minute presentations, 30 minute round-table discussions, traditional plenary addresses, and poster presentations. Conference presentations are selected through a blind peer review process. Throughout the conference, participants are given the opportunity to exchange ideas, build a repertoire of take-home skills, and network with faculty colleagues.
The conference will be held in-person at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Austin. The address is 6505 N Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, TX 78752.
You can go to as many or as few sessions as you want.
Programs for past sessions and the agenda for the last conference can be found on the Lilly Conference website.
Programs for past sessions and the agenda for the last conference can be found on the Lilly Conference website.
Lilly-Austin Conference Archive
Archive includes summary of outcomes, and workshop recordings, and materials (when available).
Lilly-Austin Conference Scholarship Recipients
Take a look at our current and previous Lilly-Austin Conference Scholarship recipients. Each previous recipient has shared their personal insights from attending this invaluable conference by authoring their own blog post.
Contact
For any questions about the Lilly Conference, please contact the Committee for Faculty Innovation and Development via cfid-group@austincc.edu.