Agenda Gain momentum for larger goals and aspirations around DEI by planning intentional events and initiatives. Using three cross-campus initiatives from the University of Victoria, we will show you how to: Present the case for DEI Build and enhance the capacity of others to advance DEI work Enlist leadership commitment and integrate DEI into policies, procedures, and practices Ensure your efforts are working even after delegating DEI work to others Resources Looking for a good read? Our speaker suggests these: Raelin, J., Leadership as practice to leaderful practice in Leadership. Vol. 7 no. 2 195-211 “The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigenity at Canadian Universities” Henry, F.; Dua, E.; James, C.E.; Kobayashi, A.; Li. P.; Ramos, H.; Smith, M.S. 2017, UBC
Mental Health Resources for the Campus Community Create a “network of support” on your campus by training faculty and staff to recognize and engage with students experiencing mental health challenges. Why is a cross-campus approach to mental health so critical? Watch Anne Browning from the University of Washington make the case for faculty and staff involvement in mental health prevention and promotion. [h5p id=”61″] Click for Transcript Find Your Resources Do you want to better understand the current mental health landscape in higher ed? Are you prepared to support your students in the moment? How can you proactively support the mental health of your students? Connect to Issues and Conversations Student Mental Health in Higher Education All-inclusive members have access to the Academic Impressions’ research brief that inspired this collection. After you’ve followed the link, click “View Now” to access the report. The Role of Higher Ed in Providing Mental Health Services Listen to this podcast to hear 3 expert opinions on the appropriate scope of service and legal considerations for mental health services in higher ed. Learning About Online Mental Health Tools Download this handout to learn about 3 types of online mental health tools institutions are […]
To consistently engage students and compel them to give back, you must offer student philanthropy programming that builds — helping students progress in their philanthropic education. “One and done” is not enough. Join us online to learn how a professional school is managing to build affinity and impressive patterns of giving through a 2-week student philanthropy campaign each spring. In the first week of Florida State University’s College of Law campaign, student leaders spread the word about giving in a silent phase. In the second public week, leaders, faculty, and advancement staff issue challenges that give students the chance to access events, generate matching funds, and earmark funds for certain purposes. While individual components of this campaign may not be unique, this is a very intentional model that emphasizes participation rather than dollar amounts. We can’t promise that you’ll be able to replicate FSU’s success, but you’ll leave with tangible ideas about how to proceed on your campus.
As a fundraising professional, you may feel unsure of how to move a prospect forward. In the early stages, how can you get the prospect’s attention and ask questions that fuel your next moves? Later in the cycle, how can you assess motivations and strategize visits that will support your asks? Join us online for a 4-part online training series that will help you create rigor in each phase of your process and offer new approaches to raise more dollars. If the following statements from each phase of the donor cultivation cycle resonate, then this series is for you: Outreach – “Getting in touch with prospects and donors is so much harder than I thought it would be, especially without a mature portfolio. I need to increase my successful contact rates and secure more visits.” Prospect Qualification – “Qualification is tough. I don’t know how to do the right research or ask the best questions in order to get the best yield from a prospect. I want to know as quickly as possible if I should include this person in my portfolio or move on.” Visits – “I have plenty of wonderful meetings with donors and prospects, but they don’t […]
Change is a constant in higher education – whether in the form of an individual role change or a change in the broader direction of the institution. Emotions like shock, denial, anger, or frustration commonly accompany these changes. But as a leader, you can grow in how you manage these processes to help ensure smoother, more successful transitions. Join us online to learn how to manage your next change process more effectively. Through common examples of changes within higher education, you will learn how to move individuals and teams more effectively through the four stages of change. Session 1 will help you manage changes that involve one person, while Session 2 will help you address changes that affect whole teams.
With an uptick in issues between institutions and major donors, staying current on philanthropic naming issues is more important than ever. Having sound naming policies will help you protect your institution’s reputation and bottom line. Join us online for a two-part webcast series that will help you adjust your naming plans and policies to account for today’s complex and dynamic environment. Session 1 will share considerations for valuing your opportunities that will help you validate your approaches. Session 2 will help you update your naming policies to ensure that you meet the needs of both the donor and the institution.
Hate speech incidents are a growing concern on college campuses and can come in many forms: Controversial keynote speakers and event topics Disruptive student demonstrations Anonymous hate speech written on campus property Register for this webcast to learn how to respond to hate speech incidents in ways that serve students, leadership, faculty, and staff. In these moments, you may feel torn between advocating for the students and acting on behalf of the institution. We’ll help resolve this conflict by sharing policies and procedures that create safe spaces for students while encouraging holistic institutional responses.
The need for interdisciplinary research is growing. As a research development professional (RDP), figuring out how to bring partners across disciplines together to fuel creativity and collaboration is tricky. You’re managing tensions around roles and credit, and you’re helping to translate between researchers who may value very different things. Join us online to learn and discuss five key skills for research development professionals seeking to build bridges across disciplines. New RDPs will leave with an overview of what it means to facilitate interdisciplinary research, and seasoned RDPs who’ve learned through trial and error will leave with more clarity on how to formalize efforts.
Does finding and maintaining industry partnerships for experiential learning and innovation initiatives in your classroom feel like just another task you don’t have time for? Get tips and advice from marketing professor and co-founder of the Innovation Consulting Community, Dr. Peter Kaufman, on how to organically incorporate networking into your day-to-day. Peter’s success in finding and working with industry partners is rooted in his marketing background and his motivation around naturally making connections. And in the vein of networking, Peter builds relationships by establishing a two-way-street – trying to offer value at every touch-point. He’s been able to apply all the learns from working with partners in the ICC to his own classroom.
Agenda Before the session, we will ask you to pull a representative two-week period from your calendar and complete a short exercise. Armed with these pieces, we will work through several exercises together during the webcast: Section 1: Assess Your Productivity Using the calendar sample that you brought to the webcast, you will audit the percent of time dedicated to your five focus areas. You’ll become more aware of how your choices affect the structure of your calendar and determine what is or isn’t getting the most of your time and attention. Section 2: Build a Purposeful Schedule Using your focus areas and time audit, you will build daily and weekly schedules that support a sharp focus and purposeful work. We will wrap up the session with strategies for holding yourself accountable so that you can stick to the schedule and priorities realized during the webcast.
To equip students with relevant workforce skills, career services units are increasingly forging strategic partnerships with other departments on campus to ensure career development across the institution. And since study abroad numbers continue to grow, partnerships with study abroad units can be very viable options for skill development and reflection outside the traditional classroom. Join us online to learn how career services and study abroad staff at UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School have partnered to integrate more career development into study abroad experiences. In this model, career services and study abroad are working together to help students: Set and achieve personal and career goals Increase career readiness by developing skills in adaptability, collaboration, cultural awareness, and self-awareness Apply and integrate career readiness skills in a practical, real-world way Reflect on and communicate skill development to be more competitive in job interviews
Instructor Brian Daugherty Senior Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer San Diego Humane Society Course Highlights 60m of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 09/2019 Overview Shrinking donor pipelines are a perennial concern for advancement shops. Even with a large group of annual leadership donors, successfully transitioning these donors to major gift prospects is an extended process that requires careful planning. Learn portfolio management and stewardship techniques to successfully transition leadership donors into major gift prospects. Better Steward and Transition Donors with These Additional Resources Included in your registration is a packet of resources containing: Conversation guide for productive meetings with donors Stewardship plan calendar Impact report examples for leadership annual and major donors Survey for leadership annual donors Who Should Attend Leadership or major gift officers will learn how to successfully transition donors to major gift prospects. Agenda Evaluating and managing your leadership donor portfolio Managing productive donor visits Stewardship techniques to effectively manage and transition donors 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.
You are likely already using intrusive/proactive advising to help students in danger of failing or dropping out. But are you effectively communicating with both staff and academically at-risk students to maximize your impact? Join us online to learn how full-time advisors of undergraduate students can use intrusive/proactive advising to improve students’ motivation and academic success. We’ll share tips around timing and key messages for outreach, and we’ll highlight ways to use data to improve your practice.
If you oversee any compliance efforts on campus, you know it can be difficult to get faculty and administrators engaged with your efforts. They may seem fearful of handling a situation incorrectly. Or they may seem bored – with a mindset of “That’s not my job.” How can you overcome these attitudes so that compliance is ingrained in a more positive way into the culture of your institution? Join us online to start rethinking your compliance training efforts to ensure more engagement and better follow-up. We’ll share strategies like gamification that will make your trainings more interactive and accessible. You’ll leave with suggestions on how to keep compliance conversations going after your trainings conclude – including systems that help employees see and report compliance issues on a routine basis.
Given the pressing need to help diverse student populations succeed, now is the time to think creatively about student affairs fundraising. How can student affairs staff members and their advancement / development counterparts work together to secure more funds for cultural, gender, or other identity groups on campuses? Join us online to hear what it takes to run a strong identity-based fundraising initiative in which fundraising is married to needs of underrepresented students. You’ll learn from Tierney Bates, a former director of development who has also served NASPA as vice chair of a student affairs fundraising community. He will offer a “back to basics” checklist to help organize your efforts and collaboration, and we’ll discuss several examples of successful identity philanthropy in action.
This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings. Join us online to begin the important work of auditing your campus policies and procedures for pregnant and parenting students. We will share an easy-to-use checklist that will help you ensure that you’ve met your obligations in creating an accommodating and inclusive environment for pregnant and parenting students on campus. During the webcast, we’ll pay special attention to the concept of “reasonable accommodations.” Even if your faculty, staff, and administrators know that they need to accommodate pregnant and parenting students, the accommodations offered can vary widely across campus – leading to disparity in the academic integrity of coursework and inconsistencies across the student experience. You’ll leave the program with recommendations for accommodations that can be applied more consistently.
Generation Z is the newest generation. Born after Millennials and now 14-24 years old, they’re likely in your classrooms in high numbers. Whether you associate this generation with positive or negative traits, you likely feel as though this is “one more dynamic” to keep pace with. Join us online to get quick, practical tips to make teaching your Gen Z students easier and more productive. We’ll challenge stereotypes and offer suggestions around: These tips not only help make your classrooms more engaging for Gen Z, they’ll make a difference for those of other generations, too.
Why You Need This Resource Once your online course begins, you may frequently switch between teaching time and planning time. But each time you stop teaching to start planning, you’re losing contact time with students that is especially critical in the online environment. Use these resources to save time in planning. They will help you create the conditions for meaningful, personalized interaction with students once your course is underway. You Will Learn: How to create and maintain reusable content Strategies for integrating project-based learning New approaches for assessing student learning You Will Get: Downloadable Resources like job aids Instructional Videos like software demos Interactive Activities like guided reflections
How are you helping your first-gen families navigate the first-year experience? First-gen students need the support of their families to be successful during college, especially during the first year when the transition is most difficult. But for many first-gen families, the college environment is unfamiliar or even intimidating. They need support and direction from the institution. Join us online to learn how to create an engaging first-year experience to help guide first-gen families through the college transition. During this webcast, we will share how two institutions with high percentages of first-gen students (both a community college and a 4-year university) engage with families. You’ll see how these schools progress beyond a family orientation to provide additional educational workshops and peer-to-peer support networks, and you’ll leave with strategies to evaluate the needs of your own first-gen families. Expand your toolkit for first-gen students by joining us for our conference, Developing a Comprehensive System of Support for First-Generation Students, designed to give you a wide variety of tools to best address the challenges your first-gen population faces and to give them the best chance at success.
Personas are representations of key user types that help organizations better identify, understand, and communicate with their primary audiences. A practical example of this in higher ed could be: “I am developing a landing page for a prospective student-facing ad campaign. I am conducting some research into the demographics, preferences, and attitudes of our target audiences to develop personas. These will help me refine my messaging and design for the landing page.” Join us for this two-part series to better understand and target your core audiences by developing and incorporating personas into your marketing strategy. Session 1 will focus on creating effective personas. Session 2 will teach you how to integrate these personas meaningfully into your marketing efforts to better reach your target audiences. Efficient and Resource-Rich Trainings We have deliberately designed these trainings to be brief but powerful. Each session is jam-packed with practical information from start to finish. Each is also accompanied by a robust collection of worksheets and development templates that are designed to help you further develop and apply your own personas to your work.
