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APEX Educational Programs President and CEO Dr. Adam Peck has more than 25 years in Student Affairs including experience as an Interim Vice President, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs. From working at small and large, public and private, two and four year schools, Dr. Peck brings focused academic research, applied administrative and classroom experience, and a background in entertainment to the stage. His presentations are high energy and high impact and he is a highly sought after speaker for presentation inside higher education and throughout business communities..

Peck, A., Callahan, K., Perozzi, B., Preston, M., Hernandez, C., Smith, H., Gott, T., Baldwin, A. (2019). “Leadership Development in Student Employment: A Panel Discussion,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Los Angeles, CA

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Peck, A., Friesz-Sawalich, S. (2019). “Adapting Student Engagement for Generation Z: Combating Loneliness and Social Isolation,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Los Angeles, CA.

Peck, A., Thakkar, R. (2019). “Proving Skill Attainment Through On-Campus Employment: Data from Project CEO,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Los Angeles, CA.

Peck, A., Preston, M. (2019). “Connecting Student Leadership Development to Career Readiness through a Leadership Model,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Los Angeles, CA.

Peck, A. & Preston, M. (December, 2018). “Introducing the Co-curricular Career Connections Leadership Model,” NASPA/ACPA Leadership Educators Institute, Orlando, FL.

Peck, A. (December, 2018). “Mapping and Measuring Student Learning in Leadership Programs,” NASPA/ACPA Leadership Educators Institute, Orlando, FL.

Griffin, K., Peck, A., Elling, T. & Garcia, A. (March, 2018). “Project CEO: Leveraging Data to Improve Student Learning Experiences,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Philadelphia, PA.

Peck, A. & Preston, M. (March, 2018). “Carts Before Horses: Reconnecting to the Primacy of Student Learning,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Philadelphia, PA.

Cummings, T., Davis, T., Croft, L., and Peck, A. (March, 2018). “Student Organization Advisors: Promising Practices for Advising with Purpose,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Philadelphia, PA.

Peck, A. (October 2017) Mapping the Co-curriculum: A Step-by-Step Approach to Planning Emergent Learning, Texas Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Dallas, TX.

Peck, A., Kruger, K., Mackes, M. Cummings, T., Hall, D. Bureau, D. & King, C. (March, 2017). “Demonstrating the Impact of Co-Curricular Experiences on the Skills Employers Demand: A Panel Discussion,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, San Antonio, TX.

Roberts, D., Bailey, K., Peck, A., Preston, M., Woodruff, T., Shehane, M. & Haynes, S. (March, 2017). “Assessing Cocurricular Student Leadership: Multiple Constructs, Multiple Methods,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, San Antonio, TX.

Peck, A. and Griffin, K. (March, 2017). “System Using Project CEO Data as a Catalyst: Improving Student learning in Co-Curricular Experiences,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, San Antonio, TX.

Peck, A. (October, 2016) Preparing Students with Marketable Skills to Promote Career Readiness, Texas Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Austin, TX.

Peck, A. (June, 2016). “Systematizing School Spirit,” Keynote Address for the National Institute on School Spirit, National Association for Campus Activities.

Peck, A. (March, 2016). “Infusing career development into leadership programs” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Indianapolis, IN.

Peck, A. (February, 2016). “NACA's "NEXT" new resource for assessing career learning in co-curricular activities” National Convention, National Association for Campus Activities National Convention, Louisville, KY.

Peck, A. & Halton, M. (October, 2016). “Feeling the spirit: Increasing campus pride,” Texas Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Corpus Christi, TX.

Peck, A. & Claver, L. (October, 2016). “Navigating the development of a peer involvement advising program,” Texas Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Corpus Christi, TX.

Peck, A. & Wilson, A. (April, 2015). “A Framework for promoting and measuring marketable skills gained through co-curricular experiences,” Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Marketable Skills Conference, Austin, Texas.

Peck, A. (July, 2015). “Project CEO: Co-curricular Experience Outcomes,” Texas Council of Student Services Vice Presidents retreat, Montgomery, Texas.

Peck, A. (June, 2015). “Laws of attraction: Recruiting and retaining members in student organizations” (Keynote), Student Organizations Institute, Denver, CO.

Peck, A. and Herbert, J. (2015). “Project CEO: Co-curricular Experience Outcomes,” Student Organizations Institute, Denver, CO.

Peck, A., Hall, D. Cramp, C., & Fehring, K. (April, 2015). “Telling our story to employers: Demonstrating the impact of co-curricular experiences such as campus programming boards on employment-ready skills,” National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (Leaders in Collegiate Recreation) National Conference, Grapevine, TX.

Peck, A., Rice, A. and Preston, M. (March, 2015). “Project CEO (Co-curricular Experience Outcomes): Creating resources to assess the employment skills students gain from their experiences outside of the classroom,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, New Orleans, LA.

Peck, A. and Claver, L. (March, 2015). “Navigating student success: Implementing peer involvement advising,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, New Orleans, LA.

Peck, A., Lawhead, J. Cramp, C., and Hnatusko, P. (February, 2014). “Telling our story to employers: Demonstrating the impact of co-curricular experiences such as campus programming boards on employment-ready skills,” National Association for Campus Activities National Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Peck, A., Smith, H. and Pulliam, M. (December, 2014). “Infusing critical thinking into leadership courses using high impact experiences,” Leadership Educator’s Institute, Fort Worth, TX.

Peck, A. and Simpson, T. (October 2014). “Providing job-ready skills to involved students on campus,” Texas Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference in Arlington, Texas.

Peck, A., Reber, A., Regins-Lilly, S., Munson, W., McGuiness, M., and Fuentes-Martin, M. (October 2014). “The big leagues: A panel discussion with deans of students,” Texas Association of Student Personnel Administrators conference in Arlington, Texas.

Peck, A. (2014). “Transforming school spirit on campus: A guide for leaders,” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Baltimore, MD.

Peck, A., Westbrook, S. & Brown, B. (2014). “Telling our story: Using student learning data to demonstrate the impact of co-curricular experiences on the skills employers desire most” Annual Meeting of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, Baltimore, MD.