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Engaging Deans and Academic Leaders in Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving

Collaborating with academic leaders is a strategic priority for many of us, and by connecting with deans and academic leaders in intentional ways early in the fundraising cycle, you help your academic colleagues see themselves within philanthropy. Perhaps more importantly, you also provide alumni and donors the opportunity to realize the impact of their investment. Join us online to learn how partnering with academic colleagues through meaningful engagement can support your work in building your pipeline and lead to greater alumni and donor engagement. This may feel challenging at your institution, but our expert’s proven strategies and best practices will offer support in identifying the best course of action for you.

Coaching and Mentoring Faculty Across Career Stages: A Bootcamp for Department Chairs

Coaching and Mentoring Faculty Across Career Stages: A Bootcamp for Department Chairs September 28 – November 2, 2021 Individual Dates: September 28, October 5, 19, 26, November 2, 2021 Important Links To learn more, contact Moira Killoran Welcome!   Welcome to the “Coaching and Mentoring Faculty” Bootcamp.  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 and assignments 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. 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 […]

Designing, Developing, and Delivering Engaging Online Courses

Every quality online course begins with a clean layout, consistent structure, and clear policies and expectations. But to engage and retain your online learners, it is also essential to create a welcoming learning environment through every communication and to structure in opportunities for meaningful connection with the instructor, classmates, and materials.   This video course offers an overview of best practices in online course design, development, and delivery—from the basics to the more nuanced elements of engagement. Whether you are new to online teaching or want to refresh your skillset, this comprehensive video course will provide strategies and tips to help you create more engaging online courses.  

Techniques to Build Greater Cultural Humility

In Part One of Academic Impressions’ cultural humility training, you learned about the benefits of building cultural humility and how it can help to mitigate bias that you may have towards a person or group. Join us for Part Two to learn about the techniques that you can incorporate into your daily routine to help you become a more culturally conscious and sensitive individual. Simply put, you’ll learn how to integrate the often-competing responses from your head and heart. These techniques will help you: Become more aware of your own biases and how they get triggered in your interactions with others Maintain better self-control in the moment when your biases are triggered Cultivate more meaningful growth in yourself as well as in your relationships with others

6 Strategies for Uniting Student Activists and Campus Administrators

6 Strategies for Uniting Student Activists and Campus Administrators September 9 – 10, 2021 Student activists are more passionate than ever. Learn how to empower yourself and your student activists to cultivate change. 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

Honoring Names: A Simple Way to Promote Belonging

Instructor Zaragosa “Mito” Diaz-Espinoza, Ph.D. Case Coordinator, Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Office, Baylor University Course Highlights 54 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 9/17/2021 When you pronounce names incorrectly, you have an impact. People with non-Anglo or non-European names, which are perceived as being more difficult to pronounce, may feel anxious and excluded. When power dynamics are at play, students and perhaps even those you supervise, advise, or teach often avoid the conflict and resist making corrections or discussing the issue, which may leave them feeling as if they matter less. Join us to learn simple strategies for honoring the names of all those you encounter. We will discuss a brief history and negative impact that mispronouncing names has on people–international students and individuals who are given names that are not common in North America. You will be provided with easy-to-use tools and strategies that will help you learn and retain the correct pronunciation of names. If you’re interested in creating a more inclusive environment by preventing and/or repairing harm to your students and colleagues, this training is for you. We Want to Hear From You! Please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey letting us know about your experience […]

Networking Skills for Women Leaders

People have varied reactions to the word “networking.” For example, women sometimes have adverse feelings about networking as they don’t wish to feel they are “using” people. However, this reluctance can hinder their career progression and ability to make an impact where their skillsets would be an asset. In this 90-minute training, you will learn from Provost Karlyn Crowley as she talks through the importance of networking for women and gives you insights into skills you likely already have that can help you to network effectively – not only furthering your own career but offering your skills and wisdom to others as well.

Leadership Academy: Facilitating A World-Class Leadership Program

Leadership Academy: Facilitating A World-Class Leadership Program February 9, 10, 17, 24, and March 3, 2022 Important Links Consultation with Amit Consultation with Clint Contact Moira Killoran to learn more Welcome!   Welcome to Leadership Academy: Facilitating A World-Class Leadership Program.  Our hope is that you walk away with tools to facilitate a more humanistic and experiential leadership development program. This course page 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. If you have any questions, please contact: Jess Landis, Learning & Development Manager, Academic Impressions   SESSION RECORDINGS – expire 3/17/2022 Session 1 | Passcode: yjbXsj8% Session 2 |  Passcode: M7aVHd!w Session 3 |  Passcode: fkL!=9gj Session 4 | Passcode: S6HsJ1A# Session 5 | Passcode: @dz5szu3   MARK YOUR CALENDARS:  Two-Day Kickoff: Session 1: Leadership Program Foundations February 9, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Session 2: Personal Mastery […]

Diversify your Alumni Board

Your alumni board is the foundation of your efforts to engage alumni and donors successfully. However, to expand beyond traditional engagement strategies that intentionally connect with your diverse alumni population more effectively, you need to have an alumni board that reflects the current diversity of your student and alumni body. How you construct and implement a new nomination process for your board can contribute to building diversity and representation. In this webcast, you will hear from our expert, Durice White Galloway, Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving Strategies at Arcadia University, about how a diverse alumni board is critical to institutional strategy and university advancement work. Join us online to learn how to identify, adjust, and avoid nomination processes that aren’t equitable in practice so that your nominations enable the diversification of nominees and future board members. By also practicing proactive inclusivity and partnering with existing cultural affinity networks and campus centers, you can better market your board and lead towards a more diverse pool of candidates. We will work through how you can: Reform your nominating process to be more inclusive. Change your voting policies and procedures to be more equitable. Bring campus stakeholders and leadership […]

Provost Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Academic Leaders (September, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET)

Provost Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Academic Leader September 3 – December 17, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 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:

Building Equity into Your Leadership Practice

Overview The last year has taught us many things, including the fact that we can all take an active part in creating change and putting equity into practice in small and meaningful ways. While many leaders and individuals in higher education are investing time and energy into learning more about diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts and ideals, many struggle with how a new future would look once those practices are put into place and how to become an agent of changes themselves. Join us online for a highly interactive discussion* that will allow you—through individual reflection and group discussion—to “Imagine When,” and discover how you can become a change agent and bring diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts into your daily leadership practice. During this discussion, you’ll examine the systems and structures that hold organizations back from achieving meaningful change and transformation, and you’ll brainstorm, as a group, ways to overcome those barriers. Becoming a change agent can be messy; it’s not a linear process, and everyone’s path will look different. This workshop will allow you to challenge your perspective, learn from other leaders and grow together as we build an equitable world. In this workshop you will: Imagine an Ideal […]

Mapping Your Tenure, Promotion, or Reappointment Statement: A 7-Day Practical Program

The processes of promotion, reappointment, and tenure are consistent drivers of faculty stress. However, learning how to write a professional statement effectively can alleviate some of that pressure. The professional statement is a strategic opportunity to tell the powerful story of your hard-won accomplishments over the years and guide your review committee in their analysis of your work. The statement should highlight important themes, identify patterns of contribution across areas, and offer a general frame for interpreting the breadth of your achievements. This course will provide strategies for shaping your myriad accomplishments into a cohesive structure that presents a strong case for tenure, promotion, or reappointment.

Communication Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Your Diversity Initiative

Communication Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Your Diversity Initiative July 28 – 29, 2021 Be empowered to lead crucial conversations that unite your campus around your diversity initiative. 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

Aligning Campus Stakeholders for Holistic Corporate Engagement

Aligning Campus Stakeholders for Holistic Corporate Engagement July 26 – 27, 2021 Build strong working relationships with offices across campus to support effective corporate relations. 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

Fostering Mutual Goodwill Across Your Team: A Step Beyond Servant Leadership

As higher ed moves into a new post-COVID era and your team is tasked with solving new problems, it is more important than ever to focus on building – and perhaps even rebuilding – a team culture that elicits high levels of trust, collaboration, transparency and equity. Join us online and learn how Mutual Goodwill can foster an environment of positivity and respect and build a more cohesive and productive team. As an extension of servant leadership, the practice of Mutual Goodwill assumes that in all communications, whether it is a difficult conversation or asking questions, those involved are genuine, positive and helpful in spirit. The practice requires that you not assume an underlying agenda or take on the emotional tone of others, especially if past interactions have been negative or harmful. Each interaction is experienced as a new one with the assumption that the interaction will lead to positive outcomes. During this interactive training, we will: Define the concept of Mutual Goodwill and how it works Hear success stories and examples that illustrate how Mutual Goodwill can be implemented within a team Assess the readiness of you and your team in adopting this practice Discuss your leadership philosophy and […]

Beyond Heritage Month: Supporting and Empowering Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Communities as Campuses Reopen

Institutions across the United States host a variety of programs and events throughout the month of May in recognition of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. This month-long recognition serves to honor and celebrate the rich histories, achievements, and contributions of APIDA communities while also providing an opportunity to shine light on the very real hardships they are facing today. According to a recent study from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State University San Bernardino, the number of reported anti-Asian hate crimes in the nation’s largest cities and counties has increased by 164% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many fear that these numbers will continue to rise as more campuses and businesses reopen in the coming months. This begs the question: How can we reach beyond heritage month to actively support and empower APIDA communities at our institutions year-round? Join us for a two and a half-hour collaborative session during which we will explore this question together. Through a combination of panel discussion, individual reflection, and collaborative activities, you will leave this session with: a deeper understanding of the diverse groups being represented under the APIDA umbrella. examples […]

DEI Foundations: Student Disability in Higher Education

As faculty and staff, you have undoubtedly interacted with and/or provided accommodations for students with disabilities. However, these students may still face discrimination on your college campuses.  By knowing the kinds of experiences faced by students with disabilities (e.g., physical, mental, psychological, etc.), you are better able to engage in critical reflection and take action to remove barriers that obstruct their pathway to success.  This course will take a foundational approach to help you:  This course is part of our foundational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion series––an intentional collection of personal development and skill building trainings––which provide education and awareness-building, self-reflection, and ways to speak up and take action. 

Transitioning Advancement toward a Hybrid Workforce Model

Advancement shops were forced to rapidly transition to a fully remote workforce last year due to COVID-19. As institutions plan to reopen in the Fall, we are now preparing for yet another transition to what for many shops will be a hybrid workforce that balances in-person and remote. This moment in time represents an opportunity for advancement shops to think about the transition strategically and to make decisions around it that allow for greater flexibility without any loss of productivity.

Build a Team Culture that Embraces Conflict as Productive and Positive

For many, conflict has negative connotations and is something to be feared or avoided. This reaction may arise because conflict often results from differences in values, culture, and bias. Knowing how to respectfully navigate those differences can be difficult, especially when important relationships are at stake. As a leader, there are ways you can foster an environment and create a team culture that embraces differences and resolves conflict in a positive and productive manner. Join us online to learn how to shift your team’s attitudes and culture around conflict from negative to positive. The process begins with team-building activities that provide your team an opportunity to better assess, understand and respect each other’s styles, attitudes and behaviors around conflict resolution. But the true culture shift happens when you follow through and incorporate those insights into your team’s daily operations and leadership practice. This training is designed to be highly interactive and will allow you to brainstorm and share ways you can help your team be more productive in their own work and with each other.