Professional Development
Summer Symposium
Registration is now closed.
The KSU Hotel block is full.
On-Campus Parking: Daily: $4.00 or Weekly: $10.00
First night complementary dinner:
Join us for a complementary dinner at Juli Dorff’s house on June 22, 2026, 6:00-9:00 PM! Details will be emailed to you.
Art Lock-In!
June 22-24, 2026
Kent State University
Get ready to “lock in” and focus on your creativity at this year’s Summer Symposium! Building on the retro remix theme from Conference 2025 and looking ahead to preparations for Conference 2026, we’re hosting an
“Art Lock-In”—a dedicated space for arts educators to lock in on their own artmaking while also locking in with one another to foster community and a shared creative voice.
Registration for the 2026 Summer Symposium and accompanying optional grad credit are now closed.
Co-Chairs
Linda Hoeptner Poling Lhoeptne@kent.edu
Jennifer Thompson jent7437@gmail.com
Carly Sherman Cls6959@psu.edu
Missy Higgins Lindner mpaxson@kent.edu
Housing Information
Interested in Graduate Credit?
1 Credit: Graduate Credit
EHHS 50093 Section 003
CRN 13163
Dr. Linda Hoeptner Poling, Instructor
Carly Sherman, Instructor
Tuition: $165
Residence Halls
Check-in: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Johnson Hall - dorm style housing, including in-room
mini fridge & microwave. Private rooms with private baths.
$47.00 per day plus $34 linen pkg (includes: flat sheet,
fitted sheet, fleece blanket, pillow and pillow case,
washcloth, & towel)
Total $128
Directions will be provided closer to Summer Symposium
KSU Hotel
Standard single room: $129 per night
Double room: $129 per night
(if selected, only one person in room needs listed)
Parking garage: $13.00 per day
