This event has been designed for those who are responsible for developing, managing, or facilitating leadership programs, created to meet leaders where they are. The roles and responsibilities vary dramatically by institution, where the programs live, as well as by the leadership experience and expertise of the individuals running them. We have run this program since 2014 and regularly attract leaders from HR, the Provost’s Office, Faculty Affairs, the President’s Office, and even from divisions who want to build their own programs (Advancement, IT, individual schools and colleges, etc.) Everyone will be able to take something away from this event.

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After this event in Denver, stay on for a two-day workshop on June 5-6, 2024, and learn to effectively facilitate the Five Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment with groups on your campus. Register for both, and receive a $300 discount! Spots are limited so register now!

Your registration fee includes full access to all conference sessions and materials, breakfast, lunch, and access to the networking reception on Monday, breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, as well as refreshments and snacks throughout the conference. 

DAY ONE: Monday, June 3, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. MT (Local time in Denver, CO)
Registration & Breakfast 
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

 

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Welcome & Introductions 
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

 

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Establishing a Framework
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Regardless of whether you are designing a one-off program or multiple cohort-based programs, your approach to developing leadership needs to be rooted in a deep understanding of what leadership is and how it is learned. We’ll share Academic Impressions’ model for leadership development and how you can incorporate it into your work.

 

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Break
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

 

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Exploring Multiple Models and Approaches to Leadership
9:45 – 11:00 a.m.
There are so many ways to build the capacity of leaders on campus, and your approach will vary depending on whether you’re just starting out or building on an established, cohort-based program. In this session, we’ll walk you through various decision points, including:

• Who the program is meant to serve (faculty, staff, students, mixed?).
• The level of the program (for new and aspiring leaders, mid-level, advanced).
• The outcomes you hope to achieve.
• Where the program should live on campus.
• Whose support and sponsorship you need (and how to get it).
• Various funding approaches.
• Who should deliver the program (internal vs. external experts).
• Considerations around project-based learning.
• The pros and cons of 360s.
• How to incorporate coaching and mentoring.
• And more.

 

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Case Study: Best Practice Program
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

In our first deep-dive case study, we’ll examine a program that is currently up and running and how it models best practice. We’ll explore how the program originated, its goals, its curriculum, and elements of the program you may wish to adopt.  

 

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Lunch 
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

 

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Building a Future Leadership Model
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Higher education is changing dramatically, and the skills required to lead in the future may differ from the skills prized by current leaders. In this session, we’ll engage in a horizon thinking exercise and lead you through a separate exercise to prioritize a set of leadership concepts and skills that should be included in your program. Both exercises are easily replicated on your campus so that large groups of stakeholders can help you to shape your leadership program.

 

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Break
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.

 

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Developing Self-Awareness 
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.
The foundation of effective leadership is self-awareness, so you have to decide how you’ll want to help participants learn about themselves. We’ll explore multiple leadership diagnostics, as well as other critical elements of self-awareness (values identification, intersectionality, helping participants define their own leadership style, etc.)

 

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Reflection and Work on Roadmaps
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
We’ll use the last part of the day to allow you to synthesize the most important takeaways and update your roadmaps, so that you are able to capture and document your next steps.

 

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Wrap-up & Final Q&A 
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.

 

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Networking Reception (included in registration fee) 
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
This informal reception is your chance to decompress, have some refreshments on us, and expand your network of connections. Our programs are intentionally designed for smaller groups, so this is a great time to catch up with the attendees and speakers with whom you may not have connected yet.

 

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DAY TWO: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. MT (Local time in Denver, CO)
Breakfast 
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

 

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Check-in and Reflections from Day 1 
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

 

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Designing Engaging Learning Experiences 
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Too often, leadership programs are driven by topics or who has expertise on campus. Less attention is paid to using frameworks to support the learning journey, building community and ensuring the learning is engaging so that it cements both practical takeaways and meaningful relationships. We’ll explore this topic through an interactive exercise where we model what each of us desire the most from these experiences.  

 

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Break
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

 

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Case Study: Best Practice Program 

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

In our next deep-dive case study, we’ll examine a program that is currently up and running and how it models best practice. We’ll explore how the program originated, its goals, its curriculum, and elements of the program you may wish to adopt.  

 

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Reflection & Roadmap Working Time
11:30 – 12:00 p.m.
The morning is full of tips and models that you can use in your programs, so we’ll take time before lunch to update your roadmaps so that you are able to capture and document your next steps.

 

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Lunch 
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

 

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Best Practice Sharing
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
One of the most powerful takeaways from this program is the community of practice that we build with practitioners who are doing this work every day. We’ll create dedicated and structured time to share best practices of what you’ve learned—what resources have been the most valuable, strategies for creating engagement and interaction, tools and assessments that have been received well, and more.

 

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Case Study: Best Practice Program
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

In this final case study session, we’ll explore multiple ways that institutions partner with us depending on their needs. We’ll share real examples of programs where AI’s support is minimal, others that are turnkey solutions as well as options in-between.  

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Break
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.

 

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Roundtable Discussions: How to Make this Work for You 
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
No two programs are alike, and we’ll have explored myriad factors involved in helping you to design high-impact programs regardless of your goals or constraints. In this interactive session, you’ll have the chance for small-group discussions in order to ask any burning questions that remain and to make sure you have a clear sense of how you want to proceed.

 

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Finalizing Your Plan & Wrap-Up
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Following our discussion, you’ll work in pairs or small groups to finalize your next steps for how you want to take the wealth of ideas and information you’ve gained back to campus to put it into practice.

Attend any three in-person conferences for $5,000 for Members ($5,500 for Non-Members) – or $1,667 dollars per registration for Members ($1,833 for Non-Members) – with a Conference 3-Pack. There’s no one way to use your 3-Pack!

• Send 3 people to the same conference
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The training will be conducted in person at Academic Impressions’ Denver-based office at:
5299 DTC Blvd, Suite 1400, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

 

Nearby hotel suggestions:

 

Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center – 3-star hotel
8300 E Crescent Pkwy, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-804-0700
Distance from office: 0.5 miles if driving, 0.3 miles if walking

A room rate of $154/night is available if you book your room using this link.

This reduced rate and room availability are subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!

 

Denver Marriott Tech Center – 4-star hotel
4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1100
Distance from office: 0.9-1.2 miles, depending on route

A 10% discount is available if you book your room using this link.

This discount is subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!

 

Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center – 4-star hotel
7800 E Tufts Ave, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1234
Distance from office: 1.1 miles