In order for your students and colleagues to feel that they are a part of an inclusive environment, they must feel whole, seen, and affirmed. Intersectionality is a theoretical framework that illustrates how social identities are interconnected and create overlapping systems of oppression. By having an intersectional mindset when engaging with your students and colleagues, you are better able to demonstrate that they can be their full selves. Having this kind of mindset requires us to engage in critical reflection and take action to remove barriers that obstruct our students’ and colleagues’ pathway to success. This course will take a foundational approach to help you: This course is designed for anyone interested in learning about the concept of intersectionality within a higher education setting. This course is most beneficial to anyone unfamiliar with the concept of intersectionality or interested in exploring the application of this concept within the context of higher education. 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.
Advanced Title IX Investigator Training and Certification March 24 – 25, 2021 Feel better equipped to effectively investigate complex sexual harassment and sex discrimination cases. 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 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
More and more institutions are adding Chief of Staff roles to their teams. These positions usually support the President or Chancellor of an institution, but can also support Provosts, Deans, or other leadership positions. Those who fill these roles often come from many different avenues and position levels including: Advancement, Faculty, Institutional Research, and outside of higher ed. In this session, we will discuss how to “read between the lines” of a Chief of Staff job posting, things to keep in mind and questions to ask as you interview, initial actions to take once you land the position, and how to think about building the skills you want for your long-term career goals.
Developing Your Skills as a Manager: A Bootcamp for Leaders March 29 – May 10, 2021 Important Links Welcome! Hello and welcome to Developing Your Skills as a Manager: A Bootcamp for Leaders. I will be your host throughout the six-week modules. I’m thrilled to work with each of you! If you have any questions, you can reach me at elizabeth@academicimpressions.com. If you have questions about your 360, you can email Molly at molly@academicimpressions.com. Mark Your Calendars: Week 1: April 5, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Understanding and Articulating your Leadership Definition, Mission, and Values (Leading Self) Week 2: April 12, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Effective Supervision (Leading Others) Week 3: April 19, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Conflict Management (Leading Others) Week 4: April 26, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Team Development (Leading Teams) Week 5: May 3, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Inclusive and Effective Meetings (Leading Teams) Week 6: May 10, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Managing Change (Leading Systems) View the latest session recording from 5/10: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tMQuYTGi6LCM2pORyw6maL8x7TttZ38u3GQnGUk2YIWvLwonRXK_h7WYUjLsfYgD.LBUu16uzw2psEtIY Passcode: .%=a^v8X Make Sure Your Technology is Working This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully:
Fresh Approaches to Fundraising Campaigns in Current Times May 27, 2021 Propel your campaigns forward during this unusual time by focusing on three crucial areas. 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 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
Improving Advancement Data Management and Hygiene March 24-25, 2021 Improve your data management to improve solicitations and dollars raised. 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! DAY 1 DAY 2 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
Effective Approaches to Digital Frontline Fundraising March 11-12, 2021 Gain confidence in your digital fundraising practices. 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! DAY 1 DAY 2 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
We’ve all heard as leaders that practicing vulnerability can enhance connection and enable trust-building with the people we most need to influence and engage. But the act of making yourself vulnerable—and knowing exactly when and how to do so—can be difficult and scary, and it’s easier said than done. Join us online for an interactive workshop that will help you practice vulnerability on a day-to-day basis, often in small and meaningful ways, as a leader. Through a mix of reflection, presentation, and group discussion, we’ll explore the following questions: WHAT: What is vulnerability and what is its role in leadership practice? WHEN: In what kinds of situations is vulnerability most beneficial and appropriate to share and when is it appropriate to set boundaries? HOW: What are some easy-to-implement practical strategies I can use to help me overcome my barriers with vulnerability? You will leave equipped with specific verbal and non-verbal strategies you can use to model and encourage vulnerability in your daily leadership practice.
Transitioning your gift processing to a centralized paperless process can increase your team’s capacity while also helping you assess the progress of each gift more quickly and evaluate your overall goals more accurately, saving your shop both time and money. However, getting campus stakeholders on-board to make this change requires a strategy that provides evidence of how a paperless approach to gift processing can be beneficial to your institution, as well as to your relationships with your donors. Join us to hear how the University of Utah recently made the move to a paperless process. You’ll walk away with tips for how to gather and communicate relevant data to make a case to go paperless, as well as how to achieve engagement and buy-in with your more important stakeholders. If you’re looking for ways to make your gift processing more efficient, centralized, and transparent, this webcast is for you.
Colleges and universities have historically operated within primarily heteronormative, patriarchal systems, and have often not felt welcoming to those who identify outside of these norms. Thankfully, opportunities for those who identify as LGBTQ continue to grow. In this webcast, you will learn from Dr. Karen Whitney, Interim Chancellor for the University of Illinois-Springfield, on how you can use your experiences to serve your leadership goals and grow your influence as an LGBTQ professional. You will create a map that will outline specific actions to take as you consider: The best position and college/university for you How to organize a job search How to present yourself through your resume How to prepare for an interview and complete the search process as someone who identifies as LGBTQ
Strategically Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum February 25 – 26, 2021 Create a plan to align stakeholders and drive progress towards the implementation of your experiential learning initiatives. 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! DAY 1 DAY 2 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
s higher education faces immense change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on enrollment, budgets, and hiring, an increase in interim leadership positions is becoming the norm. How might taking on an interim leadership role impact your career? If you do decide to accept an interim position, how can you ensure your tenure is successful—for both the institution and for yourself? Join us for a two-hour virtual training where we will navigate these questions and provide you with a framework to use to plan for success during and after an interim opportunity. Through the lens of the framework, we will: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of taking on a specific interim opportunity—and how to determine if it is the right move in your career Provide you with a way to assess the institutional context and considerations of interim positions Learn key elements to consider—and things to know—before you say “yes” to taking on the role Lay out a clear plan to use once you are in the position to ensure success
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Amidst the competing demands of teaching and service, academics are always under pressure to find time for their scholarship. During these uncertain times, with daily routines disrupted, the challenge of maintaining scholarship work is even more critical. Many academics are struggling with the competing priorities of remote learning, student and university needs, and their own isolation and break from writing and research routines—all while managing changes to their own daily lives. As a member, you now have the opportunity to take advantage of the new On-Demand Virtual Writing Café, a tool that provides support to help you dedicate focused time each day to your writing tasks.
Customer Service Skills Training: Certification for Higher Education Professionals March 23 – 25, 2021 Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide high-quality customer service. 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! DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 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 the wake of the grand jury decisions not to indict the officers responsible for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown in 2014, students at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine led a coalition of medical schools in responding to calls for racial justice in healthcare. The School of Medicine made a multimillion-dollar commitment to fund a School of Medicine initiative called Differences Matter. This multi-year, multi-faceted initiative was designed to position UCSF as the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic medical system in the country. One of the six key goals of Difference Matters is a Curriculum Enhancement aimed to “cultivate the highest quality and most inclusive learning environment.” Join us for a one-hour webcast where we will explore how UCSF Medical School approached this curriculum enhancement with a specific eye toward mitigating healthcare disparities among patients. Our experts, Dr. Alejandra Rincón and Dr. Aimee Medeiros, will share an overview of the curriculum enhancement work being done by the Education Action Group of Differences Matter and how the five-year initiative produced the following changes: Incorporation of new content related to race and racism to enhance the medical curriculum Inclusion of anti-racist language into the seven MD programs’ competencies and milestones Enhancement of the existing mechanism to identify Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion content in the curriculum Development of a faculty training program to bolster their competencies around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion You will leave the webcast with ideas and strategies to effectively redesign medical education curriculum to promote inclusivity and equity in the healthcare space.
Instructor Dr. Sandra MilesVice President, Student AffairsChief Diversity & Inclusion OfficerFlagler College Course Highlights 1hr, 42m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 2/23/2021 Feelings of defensiveness and discomfort are common when engaging in conversations around race and bias. Even those who have done extensive reading on these emotionally-charged topics can find themselves fumbling if they haven’t yet reflected on how their own identities and biases impact the way they show up in the world—and in these difficult conversations. To get more comfortable engaging in these dialogues, we must first lean into the discomfort of individual reflection and actions that prepare us to enter them in an open and effective way. Join us for a two-hour virtual training where we will explore four key concepts and how they come into play during conversations around race and bias: Sources of Bias Intersectionality Triggers of Bias Unpacking Bias You will be given a workbook of activities, tools, and resources to help you move beyond simply understanding the definitions of these key concepts and begin the hard work of making meaning of how they play out in your life and in any conversation you enter. With the aid of the workbook, you […]
Women’s Leadership Success in Higher Education (Pre-Conference Workshop + Virtual Conference) March 22 – 24, 2021 Become your most powerful self. Join women from across higher education to gain confidence as a leader, prioritize your goals, chart your career path, and expand your network! PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: CONFLICT MANAGEMENT MARCH 22, 2021 DAY 1 | MARCH 23, 2021 Please note the main conference sessions are held in a different Zoom room than the pre-conference workshop. Please join the main conference using the link below. DAY 2 | MARCH 24, 2021 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
Women’s Leadership Success in Higher Education March 23 – 24, 2021 Become your most powerful self. Join women from across higher education to gain confidence as a leader, prioritize your goals, chart your career path, and expand your network! DAY 1 DAY 2 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
Instructor Jeanne A.K. Hey, Ph.D.Dean EmeritaUniversity of New England Course Highlights 1 hr, 31 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 3/23/2021 In this workshop, you will learn strategies to help you manage and resolve a variety of conflicts within your department and institution. You will be introduced to practical tools that can be used to address conflict in its earliest stages before it becomes a formal dispute. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to resolving conflicts. That’s why our expert instructor will present numerous scenarios and discuss the use of framing, facilitation, and other dispute resolution tools to help you: Improve and sustain a healthy working environment Build rapport among colleagues Increase faculty and staff morale 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.