Innovation Forum for Leaders of Community Colleges Discuss how to use your agility and unique strengths to your advantage as the leader of a two-year institution. Login On: September 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EDT Zoom Login Instructions JOIN ZOOM MEETING https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86549449324?pwd=bWl1eW0xdWdXbnJDa1k5cW0vZFJ4UT09 Meeting ID: 865 4944 9324 Passcode: 866556 If you wish to join a test meeting in Zoom, go to this website: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting If you don’t already have the Zoom app, you may be prompted to download it. Agenda This two-hour virtual session will feature discussions around the following topics (the questions listed are illustrative and not exhaustive): Recent Changes in Economy and Workforce How are you currently gathering information about how the pandemic, economic downturn, and unemployment rates will impact your enrollment and student needs? What curriculum changes are you considering or have already made? Have you identified new opportunities to provide upskilling or reskilling for workers displaced by the pandemic? How might you work more closely with regional employers as the economy begins to reopen?
Instructor Robert Manasier Entrepreneur-in-Residence/New Venture Manager – Innovate 518 Instructor Garret Westlake Executive Director of the da Vinci Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Course Highlights 60m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 7/9//2020 Due to the pandemic, you’re likely confronting a budget shortfall this summer and have been considering cuts and furloughs, but are you also pursuing new streams of revenue? Join this two-hour virtual session to hear and generate ideas for developing new products, like face masks, ventilators, and using equipment already available on campus. You will also learn novel ways you can use your facilities, such as using recreation centers for open classroom space or leasing student residences to hospitals. You will find new ways of connecting students, staff, and faculty to corporate partners, local schools, and non-profits. Who Should Attend Higher education leaders who are pursuing new partnerships or revenue streams will benefit from this session. Professionals such as executive leaders, CFOs, deans, directors from corporate and foundation relations, development officers, building services staff, and representatives of centers for innovation and entrepreneurship will find this training valuable. Agenda 1. Opportunity Analysis Overview The speakers will briefly introduce themselves, then unpack the following question: How can […]
Instructor Amy WardAssociate Dean of LibrariesWest Chester University of Pennsylvania Instructor Deirdre ChildsAccess Services ManagerWest Chester University of Pennsylvania Course Highlights 1h 55m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 7/2/2020 Learning OutcomeAfter participating in this online training, library leaders will have ideas from peers for how to handle the complexities involved in reopening libraries. OverviewMost university libraries have shut down or have significantly modified their operations. Now, the task at hand is to reopen or maintain safe operations under new conditions in the fall. Though circumstances are unique, most institutions will face a similar set of challenges. Join us for an up-to-date discussion that will help you navigate the reality of the continuously evolving COVID-19 crisis. This session will feature the latest thinking across the industry as well as considerations that are just beginning to emerge as we get deeper into reopening planning. This dialogue with other library leaders across higher ed will center around best practices in three main topic areas: essential services, safety, and effective decision making and planning. Our experts will guide the discussion around these themes and help the group determine the most pressing questions and challenges to collectively unpack. Who Should AttendDeans, directors, and other high-level library faculty and staff will benefit from a continued dialogue of the complex factors and challenges associated with reopening library operations while maintaining safety and productivity. AgendaThough […]
Instructor Josie Alquist Digital Engagement and Leadership Speaker, Author, Consultant & Coach, Florida State University Research Associate & Leadership Instructor Course Highlights 73m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 7/15/2020 As you prepare for a partially or fully remote fall semester, you are likely feeling pressure to ensure students can still participate in co-curricular activities online. The peer-to-peer connections and the sense of belonging these activities help foster are invaluable and are integral to student success. But what can co-curricular engagement look like online? Watch this recording to learn how to build digital communities that foster meaningful engagement and connection in co-curricular spaces. Our expert instructor will walk you through four principles for building community online – inclusivity, impact, intentionality, and interactivity – and will teach you how to create, measure, and sustain your community throughout the semester. You will have the opportunity to work on an individualized plan for your digital community regardless of the co-curricular activity you are focused on. Who Should Attend This training is primarily intended for student affairs or student success professionals who: Are focused on bringing a co-curricular activity or program online for the fall semester Would like to learn how to […]
While we don’t know what exactly fall recruitment will look like this year, we do know that the communication plans of the past will no longer be sufficient. Recycled messaging that used to work to move students through your enrollment funnel will not be as relevant to prospective students in the current context of campus closures and uncertainty. As enrollment communicators shift focus from mitigating summer melt to updating their communications plans for fall 2020 and beyond, you should take the time to plan now and be able to pivot later. Join us for a two-hour virtual training that will provide you with a framework to review and strengthen your fall workflow, allow you to brainstorm with colleagues from other institutions, and give you an opportunity to practice developing agile communication plans in real time.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, department chairs especially need to see themselves as conduits of information. Relaying timely information in the right way will help you combat the uncertainty around fall classes and budget reductions and ensure the “squeaky wheels” and “quiet types” contribute in more productive ways. Join us online for an in-depth, 2-hour workshop that will help you open lines of communication to motivate your teams and make expectations clearer. In this workshop, you will learn how to craft a communications strategy that gets the right messages flowing in all directions. You will practice your communications strategy in small groups, brainstorming how to address common departmental scenarios that emerge in high-anxiety times.
Instructors Stacey Deboise Luster Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Payroll, and Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, Worcester State University Adrienne D. Harrell Learning & Talent Development Manager University of California, Santa Cruz Course Highlights 2hrs of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 06/2020 Many colleges and universities are grappling with how best to handle personnel-related decisions in connection with fall semester plans. Human resources, finance, and administration professionals are constantly balancing employees’ fears and concerns about returning to campus with institutional obligations and liabilities. At the same time, these teams must also craft new policies that reflect current realities. Add in considerations around cross-training, reallocation of staff time, and support for managers, and it is quite a heavy lift. This training will help you work through the many employee-related decisions you have to make by connecting you with peers to discuss, brainstorm, and share your best current thinking. You will hear from two experts about their plans and work in small groups to discover what your colleagues are doing to tackle questions around working in a hybrid in-person/remote environment, how to handle childcare challenges, and how to best support managers. We Want to Hear From You! Please take […]
Instructor Amber Dailey-Hebert Director, Faculty Center for Innovation Park University Brian Raison, Ph.D. Associate Professor The Ohio State University Course Highlights 5h of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 6/15/2020 Overview As we move our instruction online in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we feel immense pressure to create quality learning experiences. We find ourselves grasping for strategies to engage our students in our new online environment. “Engaging” is a buzzword that appears in our faculty meetings, higher ed articles, and social media posts, but many of us are still seeking practical examples. What does it mean to teach an engaging online course? We can break down such an online learning experience into three core components: an engaging instructor, an engaged community of peers, and engaging course materials. Our goal in quality online education is to build and foster a collaborative knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing community of learners. Join us for a workshop in which you will learn and practice strategies in all three components of engagement: Strategies to become a more engaging online instructor How to foster a knowledge-building and knowledge-sharing community How to develop and leverage engaging course materials Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to implement strategies to become a more engaging online instructor, foster a […]
Instructors W. Kent Barnds Executive Vice President of External Relations Augustana College John Lehman, Ph.D. Vice President for University Relations & Enrollment Michigan Technological University Course Highlights 1hr 34m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 06/2020 How do you instill absolute confidence when there are no absolutes? This is the difficult task that enrollment leaders face during these unprecedented times. Strong, intentional messaging to prospective students and their families will be more critical than ever before if you want to minimize summer melt and yield the largest possible class for fall 2020. During this virtual training, our expert instructors will walk you through key considerations for crafting effective yield messaging in the midst of uncertainty and give you the opportunity to discuss and critique example communications with your peers. Finally, you will have time to practice implementing what you have learned to craft your own messages during a scenario activity. We Want to Hear From You! Please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey letting us know about your experience with this course.
Instructor Dr. Karen M. WhitneyPresident Emerita, Clarion University Jeanne A.K. Hey, Ph.D.Dean Emeritus, University of New England Course Highlights 2h 4m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 7/24/2020 OverviewWithout regular human interaction that can often mitigate friction, frustrations with co-workers can build into unmanageable disagreements. Learn how to identify the source of your conflict with a co-worker and how you can both come to common agreements for working together. Session 1: Identifying the Source of Conflict You will be introduced to practical tools that can be used to address conflict in its earliest stages before it becomes a formal dispute. In this first session, you will learn how to identify the source of your conflict. Is it Structural, Process, Personal, or Organizational? Session 2: Developing Your Conflict Management Strategy and Action PlanIn this second session, you will workshop your conflict management strategy by identifying underlying interests, resources, and control that you have. You will leave with an action plan for addressing your conflict for which you will receive feedback from peers and the facilitators. Who Should AttendThis session is ideal for higher education professionals, especially women, who are looking for productive ways to address conflict in their workplaces. Learning OutcomeAfter participating in this online training you will have strategies […]
