SELC Registration, Travel & Sponsorships

With the theme “Leading Together: A national dialogue to propel us forward,” this year’s conference, held June 5-7, 2025, at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland, will bring together policy makers, practitioners, scholars, and students for a national dialogue to challenge our thinking and stimulate our collective, creative efforts in advancing fairness, opportunity, and justice for all through cutting edge leadership.

Registration

Registration is now CLOSED for this year's SELC.

Travel Accommodations

Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Rockville-Gaithersburg

14975 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, MD 20850 │ 240-507-1800

Standard King Room at $195/night

Roundtrip Shuttle Transportation to the USG Campus is included. Room block is valid from check in on June 4, 2025 to check out on June 8, 2025.

Please note: The booking link below defaults to a four-night stay for the conference. If you plan to stay for a shorter period, you can select "Edit Stay" on the Hilton website to adjust your reservation.

BOOK YOUR ROOM

If you are new to the Rockville/D.C. area, check out Visit Montgomery for information on restaurants, sites and activities to do while you are in town.

Hotel Shuttle Schedule

For attendees staying at the Hilton Garden Inn, we have arranged a shuttle service to and from the conference each day.
June 5, 2025
Depart Hotel: 8:00 AM | Arrive at USG: 8:15 AM
Depart USG: 7:15 PM | Arrive at Hotel: 7:30 PM

June 6, 2025
Depart Hotel: 8:00 AM | Arrive at USG: 8:15 AM
Depart USG: 5:15 PM | Arrive at Hotel: 5:30 PM

June 7, 2025
Depart Hotel: 8:00 AM | Arrive at USG: 8:15 AM
*Hotel check-out is at 12:00 PM. Guests will be offered secure storage for their luggage at USG while they participate in conference activities on Saturday ahead of final departure at the conference closing.

Parking and Transportation

Conference registrants should park in Lot 2 (view parking map) on The Universities at Shady Grove campus directly adjacent to Building IV, the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Building, where all conference activities will take place. This is a pay-for-parking lot at a rate of $4.00/hour or a maximum of $16.00 per day.

For driving directions, input this address into your GPS: 9631 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850

For information about public transportation, please visit USG's Directions and Transportation page.

Sponsorships

Your support is instrumental in ensuring that we can foster critical conversations that inform leadership action toward opportunity for all. Thanks to sponsors like you, we are able to keep registration fees modest and create an accessible, welcoming space for all attendees.

If you or your organization would like to sponsor the 2025 SELC, please visit the link below or email selc2025@umd.edu.

BECOME A SPONSOR