Annual Meetings and Conference Proceedings
Your Guide to Meetings and Events Across the Midwest
Annual Meeting 2027
The 83rd Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting will be held at the Graduate by Hilton in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 24-26, 2027. The meeting theme is Frameworks for Success: Redefining Graduate Research Milestones
Priority Deadline for Abstract Submissions:
October 15, 2026
For detailed information about the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools annual meetings, please see our conference planner’s site at uwlax.edu/Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools.
Council of Graduate Schools – Upcoming Meetings
See upcoming meetings of the Council of Graduate Schools at this link.
Past MAGS Meetings
| Year | Location | Topic |
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| 2026 | Kansas City |
“Breaking the Standard: Responding to Rhythms of Disruption in Graduate Education” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2025 | Indianapolis |
“Restart your Engines to Renew, Refresh, and Reimagine Graduate Education.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2024 | St. Louis |
“OverARCHing Issues for Graduate Education in Dynamic Times.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2023 | Chicago |
“Great Expectations: Graduate Education in a Changing World.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2022 | Milwaukee |
“Student-Centered Graduate Education: Emerging Pathways for Student Success.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2021 | Virtual |
“Rising to the Challenge: Strengthening Graduate Education During Uncertain Times.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2020 | Milwaukee | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Milwaukee meeting was rescheduled to 2022, and MAGS 2020 continued as a Fall 2020 Virtual Conference. |
| 2019 | St. Louis |
“Changing Times: Challenges and Innovation in Graduate Education.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2018 | Grand Rapids |
“Stronger Together: Collaborations across a university community that support and strengthen graduate education.” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2017 | Indianapolis |
“The Midwestern Advantage” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2016 | Chicago |
“Graduate Education Pathways” Download Meeting Archive |
| 2015 | St. Louis |
“Graduate Education for the 21st Century” Download Meeting Archive |
MAGS Annual Meeting Proceedings
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Meeting Proceedings (Year)
See the Future and Past Meeting Tabs for meeting archives since 2014 |
Location |
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| 69th Annual Meeting (2013) | Minneapolis, MN |
| 68th Annual Meeting (2012) | Chicago, IL |
| 67th Annual Meeting (2011) | Milwaukee, WI |
| 66th Annual Meeting (2010) | Cincinnati, OH |
| 65th Annual Meeting (2009) | Kansas City, MO |
| 64th Annual Meeting (2008) | St. Louis, MO |
| 63rd Annual Meeting (2007) | Indianapolis, IN |
| 62nd Annual Meeting (2006) | Chicago, IL |
| 61st Annual Meeting (2005) | Kansas City, MO |
| 60th Annual Meeting (2004) | St. Louis, MO |
| 59th Annual Meeting (2003) | Minneapolis, MN |
| 58th Annual Meeting (2002) | Chicago, IL |
| 57th Annual Meeting (2001) | St. Louis, MO |
Past meeting programs, materials, and archived content dating back to 1949 are available in the Meeting Archives hosted in the Fort Hays State University Scholars repository.