The Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society (AUCHS) provides students and faculty at Providence College with an opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of organizing an academic conference. As such, it is a remarkable hand-on exercise in professional socialization. Each year, Providence College students, as well as student representatives from other institutions, participate as full partners in peer reviewing paper proposals. Students also develop hands-on experience in event planning, as student workers coordinate food, hospitality, registration, and host dozens of attendees from colleges and universities throughout the region.