Overview One of the fastest growing demographics on college campuses and in alumni populations is the LGBTQIA+ community who are expressing a greater variety of gender and sexuality than ever before. This breakthrough in social acceptance of how your alumni identify themselves requires institutions to rethink an engagement approach that has been honed over decades […]
Navigating Your Career Growth: A Bootcamp for Women Leaders in Higher Education January 24 – March 7, 2022 Individual Dates: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 28, March 7, 2022 Important Links Welcome! Welcome to Navigating Your Career Growth: A Bootcamp for Women Leaders in Higher Education. Our hope is that you walk away with […]
Leading and Strategizing as a New Title IX Coordinator Bootcamp January 26 – March 23, 2022 Individual sessions: January 26, February 2, 9, 23, March 9, 16, and 23, 2022 Important Links Welcome! Thank you so much for joining us on this learning journey to becoming a credible leader by establishing a proactive approach […]
Roadmap to A Successful Research Career: A Bootcamp for Early Career Faculty February 25 to April 1, 2022 Individual Dates: February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1, 2022 Important Links Welcome! Welcome! Research and scholarship is a journey, and all too often it’s an opaque one. This bootcamp is designed to provide junior faculty with a comprehensive roadmap […]
How much risk is your institution willing to take upon receiving a gift? This question is one that every advancement shop should answer or, at minimum, have discussed with their team members to devise a plan that mitigates liability. With an institution’s reputation being an intangible asset based upon the public’s trust and support, damage […]
To operate effectively in today’s higher ed environment, leaders must continuously broaden their own lens of cultural understanding. Leaders are constantly interacting with people who are members of a wide variety of cultures. Their ability to connect authentically across differences—and to make each individual feel like they belong and are respected for the unique perspective […]
Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Diversity Leaders January 14 – April 22, 2022 Login On: January 14, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET JOIN ZOOM MEETING Full Event Information VIEW EVENT PAGE Including: Agenda Overview Speaker Bios Prepare for the Workshop This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and […]
Grateful patients are often motivated to give because they are thankful for the care they received and want to advance research that may result in finding cures. An effective partnership with medical faculty and staff is one of the critical first steps in providing patients an opportunity to give back. Medical faculty primarily focus on […]
Faculty Mentorship: Incorporating Inclusive Practices to Foster Faculty Success December 6 – 7, 2021 Learn to appreciate differences more deeply in perspectives and experiences by being a more inclusive faculty mentor. EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the […]
Developing a Comprehensive Retention Plan November 30 – December 1, 2021 Take a strategic look at your student success efforts and develop a retention plan that connects your data, institutional mission, and available resources. EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum […]
Data can be is a powerful tool for understanding attrition and creating student success programs. Student affairs and enrollment professionals often yearn for access to data, but when they do have access, they may struggle with distilling the information they need, using data effectively, and working with others to ask the right questions. This virtual […]
White privilege—which results in pushing BIPOC people to the margins—has become ingrained in many of our systems and policies in higher education. When we are critically conscious of whiteness and white privilege, we can start to question and dismantle it within our institutions, thereby preventing it from continuing to disenfranchise people of color. This course will take a foundational approach to […]
The mid-career years – often characterized by being at the associate professor level – can be both the most rewarding and the most challenging time in a faculty member’s career. Once you reach the mid-career phase, not only does institutional support and guidance around career advancement tend to decrease, but your pathway forward can seem […]
Building Skills to Successfully Mediate Title IX Sexual Harassment Cases November 9 – 10, 2021 Gain confidence in your ability to serve as a mediator in your Title IX informal resolution process. EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, […]
Frontline Fundraising: Engaging and Inspiring Donors While Energizing Your Work January 12 – February 23, 2022 Individual Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 Important Links Welcome! Welcome to bootcamp—we are so glad you’re joining us, it will be an awesome 7-weeks with relationships lasting well-beyond. This course page connects […]
Develop a Proposal for a Transformational Gift November 18 – December 16, 2021 Individual Dates: November 18, December 2, 9, and 16, 2021 Welcome to the course page for your upcoming bootcamp. More information will be added to this page as we get closer to the event, so check back soon. Important Links Welcome! […]
Provost Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Academic Leader January 7 – May 20, 2022 Login On: January 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET JOIN ZOOM MEETING Full Event Information VIEW EVENT PAGE Including: Agenda Overview Speaker Bios Prepare for the Workshop This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We […]
As competition in higher education intensifies, so do prospective students’ appetites for institutions that provide the best education and experience for their tuition dollars. Instilling a culture of service excellence at all levels of an institution can directly enhance enrollment and improve student retention by providing consistency across branding and the student experience. This video […]
Have you or another development officer had a donor who is interested in a gift, but you can’t seem to move it forward? Donor engagement and gift conversations can often get stuck and lose momentum without timing that encourages donors to give. But if we are prepared to listen closely and strategize, we can better […]
