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New Learning Spaces: Support Faculty for Improved Learning

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.

University Magazines: Maximizing Print and Digital Content

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.

Departmental Budget Training for Faculty Webcast Recording

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.

Cross-Training Admissions and Financial Aid Staff

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.

Avoiding the Seduction of the Leader Syndrome

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.

Gaining Faculty Buy-In for Student Success Initiatives and Programs

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!

Increasing Student Engagement in Financial Literacy Programming

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

Increasing Degree Pathways for Stop-Out Students

Many stop-out programs settle for offering a limited number of degrees and little flexibility concerning the timelines for degree completion. The leadership at the University of Memphis reached higher, building a comprehensive, decentralized program that offers returning students more degree options that can be attained more quickly. Join us in an online training to learn more about the University of Memphis’ premier stop-out program, including the steps, challenges, and opportunities addressed throughout its development. You will leave with tips on: Building an entrepreneurial culture for degree completion Establishing defined roles and responsibilities Strengthening partnership to develop credit granting options Securing required resources

Aligning Student Affairs Operations with Your Institutional Strategic Plan Webcast Recording

Learn how you can better align your student affairs department’s mission, vision, and priorities with your institution’s overall strategic plan. This webcast will show you how to update the way your department works to advance the goals of your institution as a whole. We will focus on analyzing your: Current operations Positions Organizational structure Budget Workflow and tools

Branding Your Career Services Department (Webcast Recording)

Learn to use an intentional branding effort to effectively communicate the creative and effective work of your career services office. During this training you will hear how the University of Miami’s Toppel Career Center successfully branded themselves and will take away five strategies for developing and articulating your own brand. Through effective branding, you can increase your office’s visibility, relevance, and even resources.

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