Chris Landry Named Chair of 2026 NODA Annual Conference

Chris Landry, assistant director for orientation at Auburn University, has been named conference chair for the 2026 annual conference of NODA: Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education.

NODA's annual conference is the association's signature event, bringing together hundreds of higher education professionals and students to share research, best practices and innovative approaches to supporting students through orientation, transition and retention. The 2026 conference will be held Nov. 10-13 in Atlanta.

As conference chair, Landry leads the national committee responsible for planning the event, with committee members representing institutions across the country. NODA also lists Landry among its appointed leaders as the 2026 Annual Conference Program Chair.

Landry serves with Auburn's First Year Experience, which supports incoming students through orientation, transition and retention programs designed to help them begin their Auburn experience prepared for academic and personal success.