As the higher education landscape changes, there is greater stress placed on departmental teams to deal with an increasingly complex operating environment. As the stakes increase, so too, must the performance of these teams. In this online training, leadership expert Patrick Sanaghan will share 10 differentiators of exceptional teams that enable them to perform at high levels.
Make strategic decisions surrounding regional fundraising and alumni relations initiatives. Join us online to learn how you can establish a physical regional presence that can help your institution improve alumni engagement, enhance fundraising efforts, and open doors for student-alumni opportunities. You will gain valuable insights on: Evaluating your readiness to pursue a regional presence Aligning your regional strategy with institutional goals Assessing the ROI of a regional physical presence
Learn how to build an effective and lasting partnership with your athletics department to raise more support for your institution. During this webcast, you will learn a replicable model for partnering with your athletics director to: Develop shared fundraising goals Ensure consistent messaging with donors Increase the total dollars raised between your offices During this training, you will hear from both an athletics development officer and athletics director to understand a model of a high-performing partnership. “The Building Relationships webinar was a tight presentation. Utilizing both an athletic director and advancement officer, the presentation hit on all aspects of collegiate athletic department fundraising.” Brian Brase, Director of the I Association, Indiana University
New learning spaces require a significant amount of institutional resources and present a great opportunity—but only if you appropriately support and engage your faculty. Having a sustainable faculty development program maximizes the impact that new learning spaces have on the quality of student learning and advances in instructor pedagogy. Join us to learn how to implement a sustainable faculty support plan that engages faculty over the long term to improve student learning and maximize the learning space. We will also examine the essential stakeholders within the process and the most crucial topics to cover in expanding the impact of new learning spaces.
Storytelling that builds affinity for your institution lies at the core of every good university magazine. However, selecting the best medium to deliver the story is equally important. Aligning content across the available platforms is essential to creating a great magazine. Join us online to hear from the expert behind some of the most award-winning university magazines. You will learn best practices for developing a content strategy that prioritizes which stories and content deserve coverage in your institution’s digital and print platforms.
Despite department chairs being responsible for many aspects of budgeting, faculty should play a role in the process. Unfortunately, most faculty are doing little or nothing in this regard. With a clear understanding of the budget, faculty can provide input about savings and other unexpected funds. This understanding can help your institution become more efficient and make better financial decisions. Join our expert instructor online to learn how budgets are so much more than just a series of line items detailing income and expenses. You will gain a clear understanding of budgeting. Plus, you will leave knowing how you can contribute to your department’s budgeting processes and obtain resources for your department.
Admissions and financial aid staff are often siloed at institutions, creating inefficiencies for both offices and those they serve. Cross-training both admissions and financial aid staff can help your institution maximize resources and improve the quality of the service you provide to prospective and admitted students and their families. Effective cross-training, however, involves a lot of staff buy-in, development of a training curriculum, and retraining of staff on both sides of the house—all of which can be difficult to accomplish in their own right. Join us for a webcast that will illustrate how Ohio Northern University cross-trained its admissions and financial aid staff to perform similar functions. You will walk away with a holistic picture of how to cross-train your own staff. We will take a comprehensive look at the beginning stages of buy-in and support continuing through the latter phases of implementation and measuring outcomes.
Learn how you can get more direct and candid feedback from your direct reports. Honest concerns, suggestions, and ideas will all help you to affirm that you are on the right path, yet many leaders do not have access to this unfiltered information. Get an in-depth examination of why and how leaders are “seduced” into believing they are taking the right course of action. You will leave with nine powerful lessons that will help make you a more effective leader. In addition to the live webcast, all attendees will receive The Seduction of the Leader in Higher Education, a 40-page paper written by Patrick Sanaghan and Kimberly Eberbach.
Learn practical strategies to help you successfully gain faculty buy-in for student success initiatives and programs. Collaborating across campus to achieve student success requires diligent work, planning, and intentional tactics on the part of student services staff. Not every outreach to faculty is successful, but this webcast will help you put your best foot forward. You will get distinct tactics and a comprehensive resource to help you gain buy in for various student success initiatives, including: Faculty Advising Early Alert Programming First Year/Second Year Experience Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction (SI) University Welcome Events Engaging Faculty in Professional Development Adopting Quality Standards for Online Courses See an example of Bernadette’s practical approach to faculty buy-in with early alert here!
Financial literacy programming is more crucial than ever as average student debt climbs to over $33,000 and as federal financial aid funding is increasingly tied to retention and graduation rates. Despite this fact, professionals charged with designing and facilitating their institution’s financial literacy programs struggle to engage students and encourage participation. As a result, many financial literacy programs lack student attendance and involvement in critical conversations. Join us for an online training that will help increase student participation in your financial literacy programs by showing you how to: Involve students in program design and delivery Market your programs to different segments of your student audience Assess the effectiveness of your programs
