Advancement Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Development Leaders Engage with a cohort of other advancement leaders to build your network, explore common issues you face, share current practices, and build your leadership capacity. THIS EVENT HAS NEW DATES: Login starting on: April 8, 2022 at 11:00 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 advise the following in order to participate fully:
Many faculty are seeking ways to prepare for leadership positions in a time-effective manner, and to learn leadership skills and concepts that can be useful in their everyday faculty lives. This training has been designed for faculty who wish to prepare for academic leadership positions in the future, or who simply desire the skills to better navigate the formal and informal roles that go along with teaching, research, and service. In this training, you will be introduced to a practical framework that provides a basis for understanding the skills and concepts necessary for a leadership role. We will focus on the following three domains of competency: Developing Organizational Awareness: Leaders must develop an understanding of the environment in which they operate, including the various power structures at play and how decisions get made. Managing Others: Providing effective oversight while developing other faculty and staff is crucial to ensuring performance, productivity, and professional behavior. Influencing & Leading Change: Leading change and learning how to influence others are essential skills for leadership success in today’s environment. You will leave with a greater understanding of these topics along with 2-3 skills or concepts you can implement right away around each one.
Strategic Financial Management for Department Chairs March 29 – 30, 2022 Gain confidence in your ability to manage the financial health of your department. EVENT INFORMATION ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
External partners like local businesses or corporate sponsors can make a significant impact on your college or department’s financial management strategy and long-term sustainability. Partnerships can help you to create new revenue streams, promote cost savings, and/or provide resources and unique experiences for your students and faculty that your department or college may be lacking. But how do you as an academic leader identify the right partnership that meets both institutions’ needs, and—more importantly—how do you communicate your vision for the partnership in a way that reflects mutual benefit? Join us for an online workshop that will help you to strategize ways to effectively cultivate and communicate the value of external partnerships for your college or department. You’ll be introduced to a variety of successful external partnerships as inspiration for what’s possible, and will practice strategizing, crafting and communicating a compelling value proposition for various types of partnerships.
In light of an industry-wide decline in both overall giving as well as in changing donor expectations, it is more important than ever that advancement shops of all sizes take a strategic donor stewardship approach. Employing tactics like segmentation and personalized recognition and engagement touchpoints, and demonstrating impact by tying gifts to ongoing institutional priorities can help to ensure that your donors continue to give, and that you retain them over time. Join us for a live session that will help you to tie your donor retention efforts more directly to the fundraising bottom line. Our expert instructor Sarah Sims, Executive Director of Donor Engagement at the University of Houston, will share strategies like the following that lead to improved donor retention rates: Adjusting your approach by donor population Segmentation and messaging best practices How to shift organizational culture to a donor-centered retention mindset
Mindfulness is a key strategy in initiating our neuroplasticity—retraining our brains to see and experience more opportunities for empathy, curiosity, creativity, and inspired action. This video course will explore mindfulness from the perspective of a coach who works with academics on flourishing in their careers. Specifically, it will focus on the research-based mental resilience and stress reduction features of mindfulness, with an emphasis on the small, practical shifts that mindfulness can produce in our daily attitudes and behaviors. This video course is most applicable to faculty, as it relates the practice of mindfulness techniques that are specific to the faculty experience. However, anyone looking to integrate even short “mindfulness moments” throughout their day can decrease stress, increase optimism, and achieve self-identified improvements in mood, productivity, and peace by implementing the techniques offered in this course.
Enhancing Your Skills as an Experienced Manager: A Bootcamp for Mid-Level Leaders March 23 – May 4, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Individual session dates: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4 Important Links Contact Moira Killoran to learn more Welcome! Welcome to Enhancing Your Skills as an Experienced Manager: A Bootcamp for Mid-Level Leaders. Our hope is that you walk away with skills and tools to lead and motivate your team in addition to a support team that will extend long beyond our time together! This is your “one-stop shop” for all course materials and instructions you will need to guide you through the bootcamp. A couple of important notes to get you started: All course materials can be found in the “Access Course Materials” tab to the left. Any course materials you will need to prepare for the live sessions, including copies of slides, assignments and assessments, will be made available at the beginning of the week. Additional materials generated during the live sessions will be added by the end of the week. Within your course materials, you’ll find a detailed Course Syllabus. The syllabus will contain specific instructions for what needs to […]
Facilitating Equity Intergroup Dialogue Circles: A Bootcamp for Group Facilitators June 29 – August 17, 2022 Individual Dates: June 29 (UPDATED DATE), 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, and 17, 2022 Important Links Welcome! Thank you so much for joining us on this learning journey to becoming a skilled Equity Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator! Over the course of these seven sessions, you will learn from our expert instructor as well as from your peers, and you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning in real time. We have incorporated numerous opportunities in our curriculum for you to connect with your cohort of attendees as you work through the various exercises. Our hope is that you walk away having thoroughly explored and developed your intergroup dialogue facilitation plan through reflection, practice, and discussion. Pre-Event Assignment For our first session, please be prepared to share during introductions the origin of your name, an artifact connected to one or more of your salient personal identities, and what drew you to join this bootcamp. If you have any questions, please contact me: Jenn Duffield, Learning and Development Manager at Academic Impressions. Mark Your Calendars UPDATED DATE: Module 1: June 29, 2022 | 12:00 […]
Foundations of Title IX Investigations: Training & Certification Friday, June 24 & Monday, June 27, 2022 Approach your sexual harassment investigations with greater confidence. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as it gets closer to your conference! 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 following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
In traditional indigenous storytelling, it is common for a group of people to come together, sit in a circle, and share personal stories around a specific theme or topic. These story circles serve to build community and celebrate culture through information transmission. They also allow for equanimity and provide a way to see the similar in the diverse. In this way, story circles can be used as an equalizer and a way to find common ground around critical and sensitive topics like race. Join us at this live online event to learn more about how you can use indigenous storytelling methods on your campus to facilitate courageous conversations. You’ll learn how storytelling can: Encourage creative questions Act as a catalyst for reflection Ensure all voices are heard Provide valuable practice in reacting and responding to difficult conversations You will come away better equipped to help others share their own stories while also learning from the stories of others.
Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Diversity Leaders May 6 – August 5, 2022 Roundtable | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET May 6th to August 5th, biweekly meetings on Fridays May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 8 July 22 August 5 Login On Starting: May 6, 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 engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully:
Chief Strategy Officer Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for VPs of Strategy/Strategic Initiatives Engage with a cohort of other chief strategy officers to build your network, explore common issues you face, share current practices, and increase your effectiveness. Login Starting On: March 4, 2022 at 12:00 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 engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully:
Instructors Heath Boice-PardeeAssociate Vice President, Student AffairsRochester Institute of Technology Eileen SoissonIndependent Consultant Course Highlights 1 hr, 17 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 1/2022 Please complete Module 3 before the live application session for your cohort. The main topics covered in Module 3 are Active Listening and the Conversation Cycle, Challenging Conversations, De-escalating Difficult Clients, and Decision-Making and the Escalation Strategy.
As campuses work more efficiently to recruit and retain candidates, it is imperative that your faculty and staff search committees have an ongoing process in order to review and refine their current hiring practices with an eye toward mitigating bias and removing barriers to inclusivity. This 5-part video series was created to help members of your search committees with managing the following stages of the search process:
Leading and Influencing as a Department Chair Bootcamp May 17 – June 28, 2022 Individual Dates: May 17, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, 2022 Times: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern Important Links Contact Moira Killoran to learn more Welcome! This is your “one-stop shop” for all course materials and instructions you will need to guide you through the bootcamp. A couple important notes to get you started: All course materials can be found in the “Access Course Materials” tab to the left. Any course materials you will need to prepare for the live sessions, including copies of slides, assignments and assessments, will be made available before each live session. Additional materials generated during the live sessions will be added by the end of the week. Your Course Syllabus will be updated and posted weekly as you progress through the program. The Syllabus will contain specific instructions for what needs to be completed before, during or after each session. Please review the syllabus at the beginning and end of every week to ensure you are completing all required work at the right time. You can find your syllabus under “Access Course Materials.” If you need any […]
Advancement Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Development Leaders Engage with a cohort of other advancement leaders to build your network, explore common issues you face, share current practices, and build your leadership capacity. Login On: February 25 at 12:00 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 engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully:
Instructor Bev BaligadDirector, Compliance/Title IX CoordinatorUniversity of Hawaii — West O’ahu Course Highlights 7 hrs, 18 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 12/08/2021 Preparing for and conducting a thorough and impartial Title IX investigation requires a specific and unique toolkit, particularly considering the May 2020 Title IX Regulations issued by the Department of Education. During this training, you will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to conduct a sexual harassment investigation effectively and with confidence. With the guidance of your expert instructor, you will learn how to: Clearly define and understand your role as the designated investigator Approach investigations using a proven methodology that allows you to identify gaps in relevant information Interview different types of witnesses using tailored interview tactics Identify interview questions that will help you obtain missing information to move the investigation forward Analyze the facts uncovered during your investigation to determine relevance and sufficiency You will examine a mock investigation—complete with facts, sample testimonials, and policies—to help you understand and appreciate the complexities of a complaint, while you also interpret and apply your learning to your campus’ current investigative practices and policies. We Want to Hear From You! Please take a few minutes to […]
Customer Service Skills Training: Certification for Higher Education Professionals March 23 – 25, 2022 Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide high quality customer service in the higher education environment. 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 following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
Comprehensive Student Retention Strategies for Men of Color February 15 – 16, 2022 Learn practical student retention strategies to better support men of color on your campus. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as it gets closer to your conference! 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 following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
The fear of objections in frontline fundraising can get in the way of productive conversations with prospects. However, objections can be the first step to receiving a donor gift if we are prepared to listen closely and share a response that encourages new discussion and conversation. Join us for this online training to learn how to anticipate objections throughout the donor cycle, and how to utilize each response as an opportunity to learn and deepen the relationship. Through the technique of probing questions, our expert Kathy Drucquer Duff will demonstrate how to address common objections as well as how to extrapolate objections unique to your institution or initiative. This session will provide you with specific language you can share and practice with your team.
