Agenda Using the resource you’ll receive as part of your registration, we will cover the following four areas and provide you with information to consider at each juncture, pitfalls to avoid, and specific examples, where applicable. Recognize and Differentiate the Possible Role of Critical Partnering Offices and Staff Translate and Define the Title IX Coordinator’s Legal Rights and Obligations Assemble and Preserve Documentation and Evidence Identify and Explain Steps During the ​Civil Litigation Process
Join us for a webcast that will introduce you to the concept of distributed content strategy, an innovative way of thinking about organizing and publishing your content in higher ed marketing and communications. You will leave the webcast with a better understanding of: What a distributed content strategy approach looks like and why it’s important in higher ed marketing today How to create compelling content that is platform-specific How you can incorporate distributed content into your own strategies, even if you work in a resource-lean or highly decentralized environment To help illustrate what the results of a distributed content strategy can be, you will see numerous examples from our expert instructor’s own work across the web, in email, and on social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. What is distributed content strategy? Distributed content strategy is an approach that prioritizes building content and audiences specifically on external or rented platforms, rather than solely directing traffic back to an organization’s website. By conceiving of and creating content that is native to the channel at hand (for instance, Twitter cards, Instagram stories, etc.), institutions can communicate with their audiences more directly and with greater effectiveness, depending on which channels they […]
Gain strategies and tactics to help you be more intentional in your advising support of undeclared students. Haley Richards from Colorado State University will share how her institution helped undeclared students outpace the average first year GPA, and she will teach you how to incorporate a similar plan of action on your campus. Whether you come from a large or small institution, these strategies can be applied to your unique institutional context.
Mentoring programs are a great way to reconnect and re-engage alumni, while providing students important career development advice and helping them to understand life after school. Join us online as we uncover the tools and techniques needed to create a program that effectively engages alumni as volunteer mentors and provides meaningful experiences for students. You will learn how to establish, maintain, and assess an effective alumni mentoring program that values the depth of the connection over the number of transactions; you will also gain strategies for how to engage and secure faculty and campus partners as key stakeholders. This webcast will showcase the success of Marquette University’s award-winning program that has seen: 100% satisfaction from students and alumni 93% of mentors and mentees complete their established goals 90% of mentors return annually to the program, with many referring fellow alumni as future program participants
The schools that are the most successful in helping their students develop professionally are those that engage them early and often. In this webcast, you will learn about three initiatives that Loyola Marymount University has successfully employed to better serve their students: industry-specific networking events, summer engagement, and off-campus career treks. You will leave with practical advice on how to launch these initiatives at your own institution.
Join us for a webcast that will help you navigate the intricacies of tuition setting for undergraduate students in today’s unpredictable market. Those who are looking to educate their board and institutional stakeholders further on this topic, or who are in the midst of considering a tuition adjustment, will benefit from this webcast. We will help you answer the following difficult questions: What are the tuition pricing models and strategies available to me? What are the risks and implications associated with each versus doing nothing? How can I avoid a “one size fits all” approach and plan for the fact that a tuition adjustment will impact various student segments differently? How can I educate/work with the board and other important stakeholders to make them effective partners?
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and simulations are growing in popularity and being applied very creatively within higher education. Ensure you are clear on the distinctions between these closely related technologies by reviewing this quick comparison.
Login Instructions Live Webcast: Login on March 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ET. WEBCAST LINK: http://ai.adobeconnect.com/rmcfzgaake7b/ Click the radio button that reads, “Enter as a Guest” In the box that says “Name,” enter your institution name Click the button to enter the meeting as a guest AUDIO: Upon entrance into the webcast meeting room, you will be prompted to either listen by computer or by phone. (To listen by computer, you’ll see a “Listen Only” option in the lower right corner of the audio pop-up window). To ensure an optimal viewing experience: Test your setup: https://ai.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.h Recording: You will be able to view the webcast recording here no later than 10 business days after the live session. Agenda Drawing on our experience working with 2,000 universities each year—and on our recent survey of over 2,500 higher-ed professionals about their challenges in developing their people—we want to share with you four ways that leading institutions are building their capacity. We’ll share examples from real colleges and universities, including: How one large university is being more planful and intentional with their professional development How one community college is getting more impact and return from their training investment How one regional state university […]
Agenda I. Laying the groundwork Gathering student data Building an effective pipeline of leaders and volunteers Working with cultural centers and on-campus partners II. Structuring programming and engagement opportunities Examples that show collaboration between student affairs and advancement Summarize best practice examples from each affinity group
Programs that help students improve their academic performance through support, coaching, and training around metacognitive skills are becoming more popular across the higher education landscape. These interventions can be especially impactful for reinstated students, who return to an institution after having been academically dismissed. Join us for this case study-based webcast to learn how Georgia Tech has designed and launched a student support program to increase the academic success of this often overlooked demographic. Since implementing the “Student Success Seminar for Students Returning from Academic Dismissal,” the institution has seen the graduation rates of their reinstated students increase from 14% to just over 50%. You will leave this webcast with ideas for better supporting reinstated students and preparing them for academic advancement.
Agenda Developing a Strategy for Small Donor Cultivation Events Using small cultivation events Different types of events Themes Different models to fit your institution’s needs Identifying your donor segments Resourcing Your Events Roles of staff in cultivation events Event execution Event Metrics
Engaging faculty in alumni relations’ goals and efforts can often be challenging. Lehigh University is innovating in this space by recognizing that faculty participation in alumni programming aligns closely with volunteer work. Lehigh is cultivating close partnerships with faculty through a volunteer management framework, focusing on recruitment, retention, and recognition. Due to the success of their new approach, they have seen a boost in faculty-advancement collaborations. Join us for this online training and hear about the ins and outs of this innovative approach. You’ll leave this webcast with ideas, inspiration, and resources to begin writing a plan to strategically involve your faculty in alumni engagement programming.
Donor recognition programs are a useful way to steward donors and can help segment your donor relations efforts. Leveraged properly, they can also be a useful way to understand motivations, include more donors, retain those donors, and inspire future giving. Although many institutions’ societies are aware of the impact they could be leveraging, many remain stagnant, are too focused around benefits, and do not serve donors or the school. Join us online to learn how to revive these programs to ensure you are maximizing the return on your efforts.
Creating a culture of service excellence is critical to enhance enrollment, improve student retention, and better engage alumni. Is your institution responding to the connection between the quality of customer service and the success of the larger institutional mission? This webcast features a case study of how Laurentian University successfully shifted the culture surrounding customer service at their institution. Since 2015, the school has better served current students through the creation of a one-stop center, empowered staff through the development of a module-based service excellence certification program, and streamlined processes to elevate service across the university. Our expert instructor will share how a culture of service excellence was fostered at Laurentian through the lens of three service delivery pillars: People, Environment, and Process. You will leave this training with ideas and tips to lead the change on your campus, even if you do not have a large budget to do so.
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Learn how to better partner with faculty to maximize your CFR efforts. With the increasing competition in public research funding, CFR professionals must partner with faculty to maximize private funding. Discover how one CFR team increased dollars raised for faculty by tenfold by pulling the following success levers: Creating awareness of available funding opportunities and educating faculty on what it takes to acquire those funds. Gaining a deeper understanding of faculty financial needs and putting a plan in place to achieve their goals. Positioning your team as a resource for private funding knowledge and best practices. Using a project management approach that fosters mutual accountability between faculty and CFR staff to ensure everyone is on target to achieve their goals. Join us for this webcast where our speaker will explain how to partner with, engage, and train your faculty in order to maximize private funding.
Agenda Our faculty will teach you how to: Establish effective policies Implement procedures and timelines Train your partners on campus Together, these tactics will help you orchestrate a more cohesive and meaningful donor experience.
Many institutions recognize the need for formalized case management positions to better actively support students with mental health concerns. Some institutions support this need by having the Dean of Students or members of Behavioral Intervention Teams wear multiple hats. However, full-time case managers are able to provide focused and consistent support by following up with students, frequently communicating with them, and advocating for their needs. This webcast will help you answer the following questions: How is a formalized Case Manager position structured and defined? What are the responsibilities of this position, and who will this person report to? How can you take your current model and successfully integrate a formalized Case Manager position?
Designed for institutions who already have an established, full-time Case Manager, this webcast will present the considerations you need in order to refine and improve the focus and services of your current case management model. Our facilitator will help you answer the following questions: What’s the scope of our current case manager’s role, and how do we assess whether we need to refine or expand the scope or size of our current model? What are best practices and strategies for enhancing the role’s reach and impact? How can we increase the visibility of these resources for both students and faculty/staff on campus? Join us for this online training and learn how to apply new strategic direction to the role of Case Manager to better meet the needs of your students.
This unique two-part webcast focuses on how to create a position, or enhance the program you have in place, to provide better guidance and support for students on your campus who are have mental health concerns. Whether you are hiring a case manager, new to hiring one, or have found that your current strategy needs to be redeveloped, these webcasts will provide the tools and strategies to improve or refine your efforts. The speaker for both of these trainings is Ben Falter, Senior Student Affairs Case Manager at San Jose State University. He has longstanding and grounded experience with Higher Education Case Management Association (HECMA) and has professional expertise in strategically defining and marketing the role of a case manager, as well as serving as a catalyst for change as the case manager role evolves. Depending on where you are in the case manager role development, you may choose to register to both webcasts or just one.
