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Strategies to Confidently Communicate with Students Experiencing Mental Health Challenges

Learn communication techniques to effectively interact with students experiencing mental health issues. Agenda There are several communication strategies to support the needs of students who might be experiencing mental health challenges. Our instructor Dr. Jackie Leibsohn will walk through and explain the following essential interaction techniques: Paraphrasing Empathy Feedback Questioning Directing Discrepancy

Translating Experiential Learning into College Credit with Prior Learning Assessment

CBE programs are becoming more ubiquitous in higher ed, but there is still a lot of gray area around ensuring accountability that experiential knowledge is commensurate with college-level learning. Many are still trying to answer questions like: what’s the best way to award and represent this learning and knowledge? How can we ensure an equitable experience for all students? Join us to gain a deeper understanding of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) and how to implement it at your institution. Assessment evens the playing field but must meet quality standards. During this webcast, our expert, Donna Younger, will demonstrate how PLA can address high attrition rates and achievement gaps as well as encourage students to kickstart their success outside the classroom.

Higher Ed Marketing: Building the Infrastructure for Content Creation and Curation

Learn how to source and amplify quality content in order to enhance your institution’s communications calendar. Agenda Our presenters will outline how they put a process into place that made it easier to find, promote, amplify and repurpose stories at UCCS. Through the lens of building a framework that has allowed a culture of storytelling to thrive at their institution, they will break down each piece of the infrastructure into tactics you can use to implement a similar process on your own campus including: Tips to find quality content to share with your various stakeholders Methods to store and index stories to ensure they can easily be repackaged and repurposed across multiple mediums Tools to effectively disseminate and amplify your stories

Strategies for Providing Better Support to Undocumented/DACA Students

Learn how to understand and support the needs of undocumented/DACA students at your institution. Agenda Undocumented/DACA student testimonials and how staff support made a critical difference in their collegiate careers Strategies for supporting undocumented/DACA student success Busting myths about undocumented/DACA students Unpacking unconscious biases, assumptions Key strategies in providing support when meeting with them individually Curating resources on your campus Tips for developing a program on your campus for undocumented students

How to Write an Effective Op-Ed in Higher Education

Author and critique impactful op-ed pieces in order to increase your institution’s relevancy and visibility. Agenda After a brief overview about op-eds, the impact they can have on individual faculty members and institutions, and the importance of quality training in this area, our skilled instructor Teresa Valerio Parrot will dive deeper into the following: Considerations to take prior to publishing Key principles for writing an effective op-ed Hands-on practice critiquing and editing writing samples

Overcoming Three Common Challenges in Online Advising

Providing access to online academic support presents a unique set of challenges. This webcast will help online advisors understand how to build relationships with students given the unique needs and challenges that exist in online environments. Join us for this online training and hear how one institution reduced overlapping processes, broadened their outreach to students in different time zones, and improved their relationship-building through online communication.

Family Giving: Cultivating the Next Generation of Wealth

A top takeaway from the Millennial Impact Report notes that millennials support causes they are passionate about rather than institutions. However, what is often overlooked is that when deciding what to support, 75% of millennials say they would be likely or highly likely to support an organization if asked by a family member. Forty percent of affluent millennials took an active role in their family’s charitable giving before the age of 21. What does this information tell us? It reminds us that we need to start engaging our children of wealth early, and we need to involve their parents. Our speakers will frame the discussion around three case studies specifically chosen to illustrate different approaches to family philanthropy. Join us for a webcast on how to strategically engage the giving power of families.

Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Young Alumni Volunteer Program

Join us online to learn how Lehigh University has increased the effectiveness of their young alumni volunteer program, and take away strategies to better engage this critical audience and cultivate generations of future givers. Our speaker, Shannon Jaeger, will cover: Tracking strategies for progress and behavior Motivating and engaging volunteers on their level Aligning volunteer goals with advancement priorities Recognizing volunteers and sharing the impact of their efforts These strategies have improved involvement, retention, and giving habits amongst Lehigh’s young alumni. While the core examples will focus on this audience, many of the strategies and methods can be adapted for other volunteer groups you work with and manage.

Launching a Successful Competency-Based Education Program (Digital Recording Only)

Over the past few years, hundreds of institutions have considered creating and launching a new competency-based education (CBE) program.  Launching these programs can be overwhelming – successful programs require new knowledge and rethinking the way we do business. In this online training, your instructor will walk you through the important steps to create and launch a CBE program. The discussion will concentrate on the four stages of development and will provide an outline of each stage, including the tasks associated with each, with particular attention to the initial effort.

Powerful Partnerships for Parent/Family Fundraising

Learn how to convert parent enthusiasm into philanthropic engagement.     Agenda During the webcast, our expert will walk you through the current challenges and missed opportunities in parent giving programs. She will also share effective strategies to engage and inspire this important constituency.   Resource Download the presentation slides (PDF) Download the leftover questions from Q&A. (PDF)  

Designing an Incentivized STEM Mentoring Program for Equitable Success

Without key support structures in place, many students are likely to get discouraged in their STEM work after receiving a poor grade. North Hennepin Community College has developed an incentivized STEM mentor program that has resulted in an unprecedented pass rate for students who did not pass their first exam. Join us for this webcast and hear from our expert, Lisa Smith, who will share the structure, budget, and other important components for an effective incentivized STEM mentor program.  The success of this program resulted from the combination of a shared vision to never give up on students based on a low grade, a student incentive that complements their natural motivation, and faculty involvement.    

Transitioning Leadership Annual Donors to Major Donors

Learn how to steward your leadership donors to the next level. Agenda Evaluating and Managing Your Leadership Donor Portfolio Moving donors into, and upgrading within, your leadership giving levels Effectively assessing and managing your leadership donor portfolio Developing goals and strategies for leadership donors Beyond qualification: Identifying who manages the relationship Stewardship Techniques to Effectively Manage and Transition Leadership Donors Engaging donors in continuous conversation Developing a unique stewardship program for leadership donors Utilizing tools to gather vital information to strategically build your relationship

Preparing Graduate Students for the Workforce: A Case Study

See how one institution is intentionally developing their grad students to have the soft skills necessary for success in the workforce. Agenda In this case study-based webcast, Chris Connor and Joshua LaFave will outline how the SEAS 360° Certificate of Professional Development was developed at SUNY Buffalo and the impact it has had on graduate students who participate in it. Throughout this webcast, Chris and Joshua will share: Both high-level and tactical ideas to create a soft-skill development program on your campus How to gain buy-in and support from faculty, staff, students, and administrators across campus Challenges to expect along the way and tips to overcome them

Engaging Students Through Creativity in Instruction

As instructors, we owe it to students to make classrooms as engaging as possible. There is a new, and welcome, attention being given to doing more to maintain student interest, to engage students in new and different ways, and to ultimately retain and graduate more students, especially those who are at-risk and may already feel disengaged from the college experience. Join us for this online training and hear from Joni Dunlap, Faculty Fellow for Teaching, who has seen growing success from encouraging faculty to incorporate elements that diverge from traditional lecturing into their classrooms. During this webcast, you will engage in a variety of activities and discussions to give you ideas for providing multiple avenues for learning with students.

Time Management: A Disciplined Approach to Priority-Setting

Is your to-do list controlling you, or are you in control of your to-do list? 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 these two exercises together during the webcast: Exercise 1: Assess Your Productivity Exercise 2: Build a Purposeful Schedule You will leave the workshop with an accountability partner who will help you stick to the schedule and strategies realized during the session.

Title IX: Key Considerations for Working with Pregnant and Parenting Students

Learn how to develop policies and procedures for working with pregnant and parenting students. Agenda After briefly discussing legal guidance for policies surrounding pregnant and parenting students, we will outline the key pieces you need to account for in your campus policies and procedures, including: Reasonable accommodations Childbirth vs. childcare Institutional policies and procedures While we can’t suggest the accommodations your campus should provide, we will offer advice on how to ensure consistency across campus – no matter what policies and procedures you adopt.

How Ready Are You to Implement Your Strategic Plan?

It can be argued that developing strategic plans is an easier feat than pulling off a successful implementation. But, that doesn’t have to be the case. We’ve created this informal assessment to help you gain a better understanding of your institution’s readiness for strategic implementation by helping you identify strengths and potential pitfalls. This informal assessment is organized around 6 key areas of implementation: Alignment, Decision Making, Organizational Discipline, Collaboration, Culture, and Engagement and Inclusion.