Event Category: Workshop

Volunteer Boards in Higher Education: Strengthen Your Strategy and Grow Engagement

This two-day, in-person workshop offers a comprehensive approach to designing, managing, and engaging volunteer-based boards in higher education settings. Whether you’re working with an alumni board, a college advisory board, or a specialized program council, this workshop will help you to build a new board strategy or evolve an existing one.   You’ll learn how to define your board’s unique purpose and goals, align your board strategy to institutional priorities, recruit and educate board members to enhance their impact, and create a positive and productive board culture that fosters meaningful engagement.   The workshop will include hands-on activities for creating your personalized board strategy roadmap, tailored to your specific board type and institutional context.   Bring your governance documents, bylaws, or charter materials, and we’ll refine them together to ensure a stronger, more effective board that serves your mission. A copy of your board member listing will be helpful to have as well.

Next-Level Leadership: An Institute for Women Leaders

Are you looking to take the next step in as a woman in leadership but aren’t sure of where to start? Join us for this powerful two-day leadership experience that will help you to achieve both individual and systemic change. Whether you are an administrator, faculty, or staff, you’ll benefit from this conference as you:   You’ll walk away from the experience with an actionable roadmap for continuing your leadership journey and achieving your career goals.     To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this workshop is capped at 30 attendees.

Customer Service Skills Certification for Higher Education

As competition in higher education intensifies, so do the appetites of prospective students for institutions that provide the best education and experience for their tuition dollars. Instilling a culture of service excellence at all levels of an institution can directly enhance enrollment and improve student retention. As we teeter on the enrollment cliff, institutions will need to retain students at a higher rate, making service excellence more important than ever before.   ASEHE attendees and higher education professionals are invited to join us for this unique workshop: a 1.5-day workshop experience developed for higher education to gain a unique certification in customer service. Through interactive and small-group activities, you’ll dive into:  

Essential Leadership Skills for Department Chairs

Leading as an academic department chair is a challenging role, requiring the navigation of competing priorities, resource constraints, and an evolving higher education landscape. This two-day, in-person workshop is designed to equip department chairs with practical strategies to lead effectively. On day one, participants will reflect on their leadership approach, focusing on enhancing influence, engagement, and collaboration. Day two will address managing conflict, offering tools and techniques to handle challenging situations with confidence and ease.   To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this workshop is capped at 30 attendees.

Managing Difficult Faculty and Staff

As a supervisor or leader, responding to difficult faculty or staff is some of the most stressful but rewarding work you can do—if you can do it right. Addressing difficult behavior in those who work for you can transform your team from closed off and avoidant to effective and collaborative. But how do you do this work?  Join us for an in-person workshop to learn how to effectively manage difficult behaviors on your team while still leading with empathy. This unique experience will allow you to:    It can take years to perfect the art of managing difficult faculty or staff when you’re doing it on your own. Come to this workshop and jump-start the process to give yourself a leg up on the most taxing part of your job. 

From Vision to Action: Strategic Planning for a Lasting Impact

This 2-day strategic planning workshop equips higher ed leaders with the tools to create actionable, sustainable strategies aligned with institutional goals. Using design thinking and collaboration, participants will turn broad visions into practical steps for lasting success. You’ll learn to build strategies that inspire buy-in, ensure alignment, and anticipate future challenges.     By the end of the workshop, participants will be equipped to translate their institutional visions into clear, actionable strategies that position them for lasting success.

Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment Facilitation Certification Training

Thousands of faculty and staff across North America have benefited from The Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment because it’s an intuitive and powerful tool that helps them to better understand their natural leadership style and how it changes under stress. By growing their self-awareness, they become more adaptive and responsive leaders, which positions them well for current or future leadership roles, whether in the classroom, in committees, or at the department/unit level.    In addition, insights gained through the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment can be used to improve interpersonal and team dynamics. For instance, the Five Paths model can you help you and your teams to:    Register early—space is limited to 30 attendees to preserve an intimate and productive experience for all.   Please note that certification enables you to facilitate Five Paths workshops for as many audiences as you’d like, at the organization of your current employment. Facilitation of the Five Paths to Leadership® workshops outside of your organization is expressly prohibited. Earn Your Certificate Earn Your Certificate   Earn a certificate after attending this event. Here’s the process:  

Building an In-House Leadership Development Program in Higher Education

Academic Impressions has helped more institutions to develop in-house leadership programs than any other organization in higher education, and in this flagship two-day event, we’ll share what we’ve learned over 15 years of developing leaders and supporting in-house programs. Whether you are simply dipping your toe into the leadership space for the first time, or you’ve run a successful cohort-based program for years, we’ll share a wealth of resources, methods, and approaches that you can implement right away to develop the next generation of leaders at your institution.  Our Approach   Adaptable: We have intentionally designed our program to explore multiple ways to develop leaders. Whether this is accomplished via one-off programs, cohort programs, or something in between, we’ll show you how our frameworks, models, and content can be adapted to fit your needs.  Human-centered: In addition to sharing proven leadership resources, special attention will be paid to ensuring that your programs center inclusivity and develop innovative and forward-thinking leaders.  Hands-on and Experiential: To help guide you in making critical decisions, we’ll share a workbook we’ve built through 15 years of working with institutions to develop their leadership programs. You’ll also experience firsthand a variety of tools and activities you can integrate into […]

Essential Leadership Skills for Deans

The demands placed on Deans in today’s environment only continue to grow. They must find ways to motivate and inspire those above, across from, and below them while simultaneously fostering a positive culture and climate, innovating to keep their academic program offerings competitive and future-ready, navigating near-constant change. All of this requires a strong sense of self and an executive leadership skillset that must evolve over time.    Join us for an in-person workshop to grow your leadership in community with other Deans facing similar challenges across the country. Together, we will participate in hands-on activities and engage in honest, practical discussion around how you can:      To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this workshop is capped at 30 attendees.

Driving Institutional Strategy as a Chief Strategist or Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff/Chief Strategy Officer plays a crucial role in addressing critical issues facing an institution, yet they often have a more solitary professional experience than other Vice Presidents and Cabinet members—many times, working through influence rather than via large divisional and organizational chart purview. Join us for this one-of-a kind in-person experience, where you will build community, develop resources, and deepen your understanding of the critical issues facing higher education.  To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this workshop is capped at 30 attendees.

Loading survey...