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Metro State and Minneapolis College Collegiate Recovery programs present:

Spring Recovery Conference

    • Monday, April 20
      8:30 am – 4:30 pm
  • New Main
    location to be determined—stay tuned!
    403 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul

Save the date! Â鶹ֱ²¥ and Minneapolis College Collegiate Recovery Programs present: Spring Recovery Conference

The 2026 Spring Recovery Conference theme is Creating a Community of Recovery: Creative and Innovative Pathways.

This is an opportunity to learn about recovery, addiction, support and so much more. This free event is open to students, employees, professionals and community members.

Registration is now open—Register by Monday, March 30!
Stay tuned for more details!

TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:30–9 a.m. Check In
9–10:20 a.m. Opening and Keynote Address by Ken C. Winters, PhD.
10:30–11:20 a.m. Break Out Sessions
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Lunch
12–1 p.m. Resource Fair (overlaps with lunch)
Resource tables will remain open until the end of the day also.

1–2 p.m. Student Panel
2:10–3 p.m. Break Out Sessions
3:10–4 p.m. Break Out Sessions
4 p.m. Departures
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL OPEN: Monday, January 5–Friday, February 20, 2026.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LINK:

For more information: collegiate.recovery@metrostate.edu or 651.793.1579.

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Keynote Speaker: Ken C. Winters, PhD

Ken C. Winters, PhD is a senior scientist at the Oregon Research Institute (MN location) and adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He retired as a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, where he founded and directed the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research for 25 years.

Dr. Winters’ research focuses on the assessment and treatment of addictions, including adolescent substance use and problem gambling. He has received numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and other foundations and has published more than 135 peer‑reviewed articles over a 30+ year career. In 2008, he received the Research to Evidence‑Based Practice Award from JMATE for his contributions to effective adolescent treatment.

A frequent speaker and trainer, Dr. Winters has served as a consultant to organizations such as the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Partnership for Drug‑Free Kids, the National Center for Responsible Gaming, and the Mentor Foundation. He also co‑edited Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana (Oxford University Press, 2018) with Kevin Sabet.

For more information: collegiate.recovery@metrostate.edu or 651.793.1579.