2025 CUPA-HR Fall Event!
Location: AC Portsmouth, Downtown Portsmouth NH
Address: 299 Vaughan St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Date: Tuesday, November 4th and Wednesday November 5th
Conference Cost:
Early Bird Registration has ended.
Regular Registration = $300/ person. Register no later than October 17th!
Hotel Reservation Cutoff Date:
Reservations by attendees must be received on or before Saturday, October 4, 2025 (The “Cutoff Date”). At the Cutoff Date, Hotel will review the reservation pickup for the Event, release the unreserved rooms for general sale, and determine whether it can accept reservations based on a space-and-rate available basis at the event group rate after this date.
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Day One: Tuesday, November 4
- 8:00 to 9:00 am – Check in with Continental Breakfast/Coffee
- 9:00 to 9:30 am – Introduction: Overview of the conference and opening remarks
- 9:30 to 11:00 am – Opening Keynote: Holding Space: Building Resiliency in the Midst of Uncertainty Teresa Barton and Paul Carroll
- 11:15 to 12:15 pm – Breakout Sessions A and B
- Measuring Your Value Laurie Glaude
- Rooted, Not Restless: Redefining Career Growth and Strategic Influence for HR Professionals in Higher Education Meaghan Jalbert
- 12:15 to 1:30 pm – Break for Lunch
- 1:30 to 2:30 pm – From Crispy to Capable: Resilience Rehab for HR in Higher Ed Devin C. Hughes
- 2:45 to 3:45 pm – Breakout Sessions D and E
- Beyond “He Said/She Said”: A Case Study Approach to Resolving Conflicting Accounts in Investigations Mandy Levine
- Better Communication: Boost your Emotional Intelligence in the Age of Artificial Intelligance Kelly Mancini Becker
- 4:00 to 5:00 pm – How to Lead from the Heart without Finishing Last Joseph Cope
- 5:00 pm – Happy Hour sponsored by Gallagher
Day Two: Wednesday, November 5th
- 7:30 to 8:30 am – Sound Bath
- 7:30 to 8:30 am – Breakfast
- 8:30 to 9:30 am – General Speaker:
- From Change Fatigue to Change Readiness: A New Way to Lead” – Kate McCaffrey, PhD
- 9:45 to 10:45 am – Breakout Sessions H and I
- Embarking on a Compensation Study: The Rollercoaster Ride for HR – Carolyn Cowper and Tama Spoerri
- Crossing the Trust Threshold: Master the Invisible Signals that Determine Trust in High-Stakes American Communication Victoria Patenaude
- 11:00 to 12:30 pm – Closing Keynote: Beyond Burnout: Restoring Engagement and Workplace Health Penelope Perri
- 12:30 to 1:30pm – Farewell & Raffles
Please Note: 9 SHRM Credits
Join us for two days of networking, learning and discussion amongst other HR Professionals!
Reservations are limited and go fast!
Email [email protected] for more information!