Conference sponsorship is a great way to support NCHC and honors education. The NCHC Annual Conference offers a variety of sponsorship levels designed to encourage participation.

To be considered for sponsorship, please review our materials contact us at nchc@unlserve.unl.edu or (402) 472-9150. We look forward to speaking with you about becoming a sponsor of the 2010 NCHC Annual Conference.

For the 2010 Conference, we are accepting applications for $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 sponsorships.

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$10,000 Sponsorship

A $10,000 sponsor will receive the following:

~ Exclusive Sponsorship of a special event listed below.
~ A table/booth space in a general reception area
~ Three complimentary conference registrations
~ Sponsorship recognition/thanks in the pre-conference online program
~ Sponsorship recognition/thanks in the printed conference program
~ Recognition Signage/Thank you at Conference
~ One full program page (8 ½  x 11) online and in the printed program from July 1 (or when payment is received)-November 1, 2009 and then archived on the NCHC website.

Below is the list of special events and programs still available for exclusive sponsorship at the $10,000 level.

• Plenary Speaker
• Conference Gala
• Conference Internet Café—throughout conference
  
• Underwrite sign language interpreters throughout the conference

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$5,000 Sponsorship

A $5,000 sponsor will receive the following:.

~ A table in a general reception area
~ Two complimentary conference registrations
~ Exclusive sponsorship of one of the signature program listed below
~ Sponsorship Recognition/thanks in the pre-conference online program
~ Sponsorship Recognition/thanks in the printed conference program
~ Signage Recognition at Conference
~ One full program page (8 ½  x 11) online and in the printed program from July 1 (or when payment is received)-November 1, 2009 and then archived on the NCHC website.

Below is the list of special events and programs still available for exclusive sponsorship at the $5,000 level.

• Consultants Center
  Always a conference favorite, the Consultants Center gives conference attendees the opportunity to speak with experienced honors deans, directors, and advisers in an informal setting. Near the end of the program, the experienced honors deans, directors, and advisers are listed with their institutions and their particular areas of expertise.
  
  
• Beginning in Honors™
  Beginning in Honors™ [BIH] serves faculty and administrators who are new to honors education, whether from programs or colleges. This year, in a refreshed and extended pre-conference schedule, BIH uses a highly interactive workshop format to assist individuals who are starting honors programs or who are assuming positions of leadership in existing ones. It addresses basic issues concerning the administration, curriculum
  
  
• Best Honors Administrative Practices
  Best Honors Administrative Practices (BHAP) sessions are designed to allow participants with all levels of honors experience to focus on a number of key administrative issues facing honors programs and honors colleges. Among the 2009 BHAP presenters are five past presidents of NCHC, a former NCHC Executive Director and Executive Director, and eight NCHC Recommended Site Visitors. All BHAP sessions will be held in the Lafayette Park room on Friday and Saturday.
  
  
• Developing in Honors™
  Developing in Honors™ (DIH) is a “nuts and bolts” workshop for experienced honors administrators, faculty, and professional staff that includes a general opening session, two rounds of morning breakout sessions, and afternoon extended discussion sections. DIH morning session panelists make very brief presentations, and the remainder of the session is for interaction with the audience. DIH sessions generate conversations, not formal paper presentations.
  
  
• Diversity Forum
  Panelists will share their expertise and experience, examine thought-provoking issues, raise questions,and facilitate discussion among the participants.
  
  
• Poster Sessions
  Students, faculty, and professionals present and display original research or fine art in a visual format. Exhibitors are from all academic disciplines and are available to discuss their work and answer questions.
  
  
• Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels
  Students from a variety of disciplines independently submitted papers to a jury of NCHC faculty,who reviewed the papers and selected several for inclusion in this year’s program. Papers with shared commonalities have been organized into panels under a unified theme as described in the brief panel descriptions included within the program. Each panel will be moderated by a past NCHC president.
  
  
• Idea Exchange
  If you want to know more about honors education in large, small, or two-year colleges and universities, the Idea Exchange provides an informal setting to learn how others recruit, offer service-learning opportunities, provide research projects or just have fun. In addition, you can meet NCHC committee members and find out what the committees do and what they can offer members. Breakfast will be served.

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$2,500 Sponsorship

A $2,500 sponsor will receive the following:.

~ A table in a general reception area
~ One complimentary conference registration
~ Exclusive sponsorship of a master class or roundtable
~ Signage Recognition at Conference
~ Sponsorship Recognition/thanks in the pre-conference online program
~ Sponsorship Recognition/thanks in the conference program and online
~ One full program page (8 ½  x 11) online and in the printed program from July 1 (or when payment is received)-November 1, 2009 and then archived on the NCHC website.

Below is the list of programs still available for sponsorship at the $2,500 level.

• Master Class of your choice:
  Dance Master Class
  Drama Master Class
  Film Master Class
  Music Master Class
  Poetry Master Class
  
  
• City as TextTM
• Roundtable of your choice
• Student Party
  

If you have any questions or would like to consider sponsorship at any other level, please contact the NCHC office at (402) 472-9150 or nchc@unlserve.unl.edu.

NCHC is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. As such, all contributions are tax deductible as allowable by law. Please consult with your accountant. Our FEIN number is 52-1188042