Faculty Development in Blended & Online Learning

March 15-17, 2010 :: San Diego, CA

With the growth of online education, it is critical for institutions to find a way to develop their faculty to effectively make the transition to online teaching. However, providing faculty with the structure they need to succeed requires a shift in the role of technology, an understanding of the new online and blended teaching environment, and effective administrative support.

Join us to explore the best approaches for engaging and supporting faculty interested in the online and blended teaching experience. This interactive workshop will address the areas of professional development essential to the preparation of instructors for online teaching and learning success. Each participant will return to campus with a relevant framework that covers their key concerns and action steps.

Effectively Recruiting International Students

March 15-17, 2010 :: Baltimore, MD

International students play an important part in institutional recruiting strategies because of their contributions to mission, campus diversity, and net tuition revenue. However, as the global community shifts and as certain regional economies shrink and grow, enrollment managers are challenged to find ways to keep their recruitment efforts fruitful, cost effective, and mission-focused.

Join us to explore the core components of a comprehensive international student recruitment strategy including best practices for outreach, communications, onsite travel, use of agents, and assessment techniques. You will also hear about current geo-political and economic trends that affect international recruiting in different sectors.

Community College Student Success and Retention

March 17-19, 2010 :: Baltimore, MD

Join Academic Impressions to begin to create a system of intervention strategies for students that increase their success. Participants will examine various types of support institutions can provide at various stages of the student lifecycle. At each stage, student success strategies and practices will be examined through unique frameworks:

• The role of the student
• The role played by the institution in supporting the student
• The role of partnering with the the wider community

At the end of the event, participants will be able to craft a specific plan of action to take back to their institutions and begin to implement immediately.

Mastering the Major Gift Process

March 18-19, 2010 :: San Diego, CA

Situating the seminar in the cultural phenomenon he calls the "American Philanthropic Revolution," Jim Langley, vice president of advancement at Georgetown University, explores all phases and aspects of the development process, including:

• Identification
• Prospecting
• Discovery
• Creative engagement
• Project assignment
• Solicitation
• Stewardship

Campus Crisis Simulation: Improving Campus-Wide Response to an Emergency

March 29-31, 2010 :: Chicago, IL

Over the course of three days, teams will work together to coordinate and test their readiness to respond to a crisis.

Day 1

• Laying the groundwork: This is a chance for all of your team participants to come up-to-speed on the basics of emergency response from a planning, safety, communications, and student-focused perspective.

Day 2

• Interactive simulation: The professionally-developed simulation will allow your team members to test different aspects of their response strategies. This all-day simulation, led by expert faculty, will guide your team through several intense decision-making points that will require a cross-campus coordination and perspective.

Day 3

• Debrief: The in-depth debrief will focus on ways to improve your crisis response, once your team returns to campus, including re-examining your emergency response and communication plans.

Developing a Comprehensive Retention Plan

May 17-19, 2010 :: Baltimore, MD

Many institutions are aware of the importance of retention programming but struggle with how to develop a comprehensive plan that ties student data to enrollment goals, academic mission, and support services. Recent pressures to increase accountability combined with the difficult economic climate have refocused the spotlight on student retention. Without a comprehensive plan for improvement, institutions may not reap the improved outcomes they seek.

Join us to learn how to develop a comprehensive, data-driven approach to retention programming that involves all campus stakeholders.

Strategies for Planning and Leading Innovative Adult Programs

June 14-16, 2010 :: Denver, CO

Economic issues are forcing many adults to rethink their career pathways and to seek postsecondary programs in more promising sectors of the economy. The US Department of Education projects that over the next eight years enrollment of adult students in higher education will climb at more than double the rate of traditional students. Becoming more competitive in the adult market means schools must learn how to quickly identify possible program innovations around adult student needs and create program innovation.

The best adult programs are structured around the following categories:

• Program delivery variations
• Multiple locations
• Varied course formats
• Accelerated degree completion
• Individualized degrees
• Modularized curriculum
• Self-paced study

Join us for this conference, which features some of the most innovative adult programs based on these categories, where you'll learn how to apply the most relevant strategies to your own adult programs and leave with an initial action plan.

Collaborative Strategic Planning & Resource Allocation Workshop

June 15-17, 2010 :: Denver, CO

Institutions are operating in an increasingly dynamic market, regulatory, and economic environment. The ones that succeed will be those who can meaningfully engage multiple stakeholders to generate and implement effective solutions - solutions that are unique to their campus culture, complexity, and challenges.

Join two leading experts (with over 60 years combined experience) in strategic planning and resource allocation to learn proven techniques necessary to design, organize, and implement a planning and resource allocation process that can successfully engage stakeholders in almost any campus environment.

Building a Fundraising Partnership Between Development and Academic Leadership

June 21-22, 2010 :: Chicago, IL

While development shops are generally successful at securing the gifts critical to meeting institutional goals, there remains no better representative than an academic leader to pitch an innovative program or solicit an important gift. Too often though, demanding schedules and divergent backgrounds keep the leaders from the development and academic sides of the house from becoming true partners.

Join your colleagues to strengthen the relationship between your institution's leading academic and development stakeholders. This event will teach you how to:

• Reframe your collaboration within a structure that specifies who is responsible for each step of the fundraising process
• Team to create and use fundraising whitepapers to achieve greater prospect interest
• Combine efforts to keep all parties aware of promising prospects
• Make a compelling case to even the most demanding of donors
• Think about all these new processes (including donor psychology) during difficult economic environments

New Approaches to Strategic Enrollment Management

June 21-23, 2010 :: Chicago, IL

Traditional SEM concepts that have helped institutions predict and manage enrollment need to be adjusted to meet the challenges of the next decade. Shifting applicant pools, increasing numbers of first generation students, and declining endowments and state revenues will challenge institutions to maintain viable enrollment levels, sustainable net tuition revenue, and improve retention outcomes.

Join your colleagues at this unique conference to explore new approaches to SEM that will help you deploy changes to your marketing, branding, pricing, and retention plans and that will serve to stabilize enrollment, revenue, and graduation outcomes.