NCHO Annual Conference
We are looking for institutions open to host NCHO 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Process for Submitting Interest
Prepare your submission materials.
- Please indicate which conference you are interested in hosting. You can choose more than one option if your group is flexible, but you will only be asked to host for one of the years. (2025, 2026, 2027)
- Name of host institution(s)
- Please indicate why your institution(s) is/are interested in serving as a host for a NCHO conference.
- SHO Contact Information
- SHO First and Last Name
- SHO Email
- Conference City
- Conference Dates. List your proposed dates for the conference to be held. Please also include back up dates. Please note NCHO is traditionally held in October.
- Conference Venue
- The Conference in can attract anywhere between 150-300 participants. Please share with us the space on your campus that can accommodate the numbers for the conference. For example, sharing which room in your student union can hold everyone for meals/opening/closing events.
Step 3: Submit your school’s interest to host a NCHO Conference
Step 4: NCHO Executive Council will reach back out in September to confirm host location.
Hosting Drive-Ins
At this time, the 2025 host application has closed.
Past Hosts
NCHO Conference
2020s
2024- North Carolina Central University
2023- 50th Anniversary– NC State
2022 – NCHO in Greensboro, NC
2021 – Virtual
2020 – Virtual
2010s
2019 – Wake Forest University
2018 – Queens University
2017 – NCHO & NCCPA Joint Conference in Asheville
2016 – Winston-Salem State University and UNC School of the Arts
2015 – East Carolina University
2014 – UNC-Greensboro and Guilford College
2013 – 40th Anniversary – NC Central University, NC State University, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill
2012 – NC Central University
2011 – Western Carolina University
2000s
2009-2010 – UNC Chapel Hill
2008 – Wake Forest University2007 – East Carolina University
2006 – NC State University
2005 – UNC-Charlotte
2004 – UNC-Wilmington (NCHO and NCCPA)
2003 – Ashville
2002 – Greensboro
2001 – Greensboro (NCHO and NCCPA) – “Making North Carolina Magic: A Learning Community”
2000 – Appalachian State University – “Make it Happen in the Mountains”
1990s
1999 – Greensboro (NCHO and NCCPA) – “Celebrating Partnerships”
1998 – Western Carolina University and UNC Asheville – “Fall for the Mountains”
1997 – UNC – Wilmington – “Wave for the Future”
1996 – Lenoir-Rhyne College – “Quest for Common Ground”
1995 – NC State University – “A State Wide Reunion – Capitalizing on Ideas”
1994 – NCA&TSU, Bennett C, Elon C, Greensboro C, High Point U and UNCG – “Follow Us to the End of the Rainbow”
1993 – Appalachian State University – “Magic in the Mountains”
1992 – UNC – Wilmington – “Fishing for New Ideas? There’s Nothing a Good Day at the River Won’t Cure”
1991 – UNC – Charlotte – “Not Here for a Long Time….Just a Hot Time!”
1990 – Lenoir-Rhyne College – “The Best of Both Worlds: Challenges for the Public and Private Institutions for the 90’s”
1980s
1989 – East Carolina University – “The 1990’s: A Decade of New Students”
1988 – Wake Forest University – “Working Together to Serve Students”
1987 – NC State University – “Focusing on the Future: Continuing to Make a Difference”
1986 – UNC – Chapel Hill – “Come Tar Your Heels with Us”
1985 – UNC – Greensboro – “An Invitation to New Challenges, Horizons, and Opportunities”
1984 – Appalachian State University
1983 – UNC – Wilmington – “See You By the Sea”
1982 – UNC – Charlotte
1981 – Western Carolina University
1980 – East Carolina University
1970s
1979 – Wake Forest/NC School of the Arts
1978 – NC State University
1977 – UNC – Greensboro/Queens College
1976 – UNC – Charlotte
1975 – Appalachian State University
1974 – Wake Forest University
1973 – UNC – Chapel Hill
RA Drive-In
2020s
2021 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – “Zoom to the Drive-In”
2010s
2018 – East Carolina University – “Turning the Tide”
2017 – Louisburg College – “RA Legacy”
2016 – Western Carolina University – “CelebRAte”
2015 – Guilford College – “Reignite Your Light”
2014 – Methodist University – “Spirit: Keep it Alive!”
2013 – North Carolina State University – P.R.I.D.E
2012 – UNC Greensboro – “iLEAD: There’s an App for that!”
2011 – North Carolina Central University – P.L.A.Y Day!: Promoting Leadership & Achievement for Yourself
2010 – Appalachian State University – “Climbing to New Heights!”
2000s
2007 – Winston-Salem State University
2006 – Johnson & Wales University
2005 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – “Oh the Places We’ll Go!”
2004 – Western Carolina University
2003 – North Carolina A & T University
2002 – North Carolina State University – “Cruisin’ to the Capitol”
2001 – Gardner-Webb University – “In Focus: Snapshots of the Next Generation”
2000 – UNC Wilmington – “Soar to the Shore”
1990s
1999 – Elon University – “Road Rules”
1998 – Mars Hill College – “Driving Toward 2000: RA in the Next Millennium”
1997 – Louisburg College – “Virtual Reality: Creating Our Universe”
1996 – no conference
1995 – UNC Wilmington – “Leader Is As Leader Does”
1994 – UNC Chapel Hill – “Constructing a New Vision: Building Strong Communities”
1993 – UNC Charlotte – “Taking it to the Limit”
1993 – Elon University – “In Living Color”
1980s
1989 – UNC Chapel Hill – “The RA Drive In Conference”