Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account (create one if needed) and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources and assessments. Welcome to your one-stop-shop for all materials you’ll need related to your on-campus workshops with Academic Impressions. Session Dates: February 4-5, 2025 April 8-9, 2025 You’ll need to complete two assessments that we’ll be discussing during the workshops. They include the following: The Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment for February 4-5 This assessment sheds light on your strengths and potential blind spots by examining five key forms of intelligence including intellectual, emotional, intuitive, action, and reflective. The assessment will help you understand ways of achieving greater balance among the five forms of intelligence, so that you can improve your overall effectiveness as a leader. It should take about 15 minutes to complete. Please note that once you begin the assessment, you will not be able to save it to complete later, so make sure that you have enough time to answer all the questions. To take the assessment (if you have not done so previously): Once done, your results will be automatically emailed to you from webmaster@academicimpressions.com (make sure to check your inbox […]
This event has passed-it took place on June 25, 2024 What is a “culture of care,” and how can we use customer service to foster a better, morecaring culture across Vincennes? This workshop will provide: Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources.
Welcome to your one-stop-shop for all materials you’ll need related to your on-campus workshop with Academic Impressions. Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources. Copies of all course materials will be available on this site. Materials will be made available shortly before the workshop and you’ll continue to have access to those materials after the event.
Welcome to your one-stop-shop for all materials you’ll need related to your on-campus workshops with Academic Impressions. Session Dates: All sessions are 9:00am-12:00pm ET You’ll need to complete two assessments that we’ll be discussing during the workshops. They include the following: Click on the respective buttons above to take those assessments. Make sure you bring your results with you to the workshops as well, since we’ll be reviewing and discussing together as a group. Copies of all other course materials will be available on this site. Materials will be made available shortly before the workshop and you’ll continue to have access to those materials after the event. Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources and assessments.
Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account (create one if needed) and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources and assessments. Identifying and Maximizing your Leadership Style | September 26, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET After completing the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment, you’ll have the opportunity to debrief your results to gain a clearer understanding of your leadership strengths and tendencies—and learn how to adapt more effectively under pressure and during times of change. Pre-Work: Complete the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment. Embracing Your Role as Department Chair | October 3, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET You’ve stepped into a new leadership role. This session will guide you through the primary responsibilities of a department chair and help you embrace your position while strategizing how to lead your department effectively. Create Effective Collaboration and Meetings | October 10, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET Top-down leadership isn’t as effective as creating collaborative spaces where all voices are heard and work gets done. You’ll learn how to apply the Five Paths to Leadership® to create engaging, productive meetings with your peers and faculty. Managing and Resolving Conflict | October 24, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET Conflict is a natural […]
Make sure that you are signed into your Academic Impressions account (create one if needed) and click “Express Register” on the right to access the resources and assessments. Situational Awareness – Setting Your New Chair up for Success | October 17, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET Stepping into a department chair role requires more than a simple handoff—it calls for situational awareness and a clear view of the department’s position. This session offers a practical framework to help incoming chairs see the big picture from day one and serves as a checklist for outgoing chairs. We’ll also explore how strategic delegation can support succession planning by developing others and preparing future leaders. Identifying and Maximizing your Leadership Style | October 24, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET Bring your Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment results so you can discover how your leadership style shifts under stress. This interactive session will help you better understand your instinctive responses, build greater self-awareness, and lead more effectively through complexity and change. Pre-Work: Complete the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment if you have not already done so. Create Effective Collaboration and Meetings | November 7, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET Top-down leadership isn’t as effective as creating collaborative […]
The Five Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment has been used with tens of thousands of faculty and staff in higher education with almost universal praise. The assessment is unique and valuable because it: For the first time, Academic Impressions is allowing university-based practitioners to become certified in the assessment, and to both support individual leaders as well as to facilitate workshops with groups of leaders.
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Transformational gifts are often the result of decades of strategic stewardship efforts that culminate in a gift that impacts the institution for generations to come. However, understanding what motivates and compels donors to make a transformational gift is a key aspect that is missing at many shops. To advance the vision of your institution, you must learn to successfully navigate both the internal and external complexities of high-level donors and gifts. Join us to learn valuable strategies for cultivating and soliciting your top donors in ways that can alter the future of your institution. You will learn how to: Included with your registration is a workbook with action-planning worksheets and stewardship tools that will be invaluable as you develop your transformational gift strategy.
Leading as an academic department chair is difficult under the best of circumstances. You must balance the competing interests of faculty and administration and stretch limited resources, all while maintaining your own scholarship and teaching loads. Add to this the uncertainty and complexity of leading through an ever-changing higher ed landscape, and it becomes clear that the current environment can test even the most seasoned leaders. Join us in person for this essential two-day conference designed specifically to help academic department chairs discover or reconnect with the most effective ways to lead in a variety of situations and circumstances. On day one, you’ll begin by reflecting on your approach to leadership, where you’ll explore ways to enhance your overall leadership effectiveness. You’ll also examine how your position of influence can support and enable the engagement, collaboration, and, ultimately, the success of your faculty and staff. The focus for day two will be to explore one of the trickiest topics a leader must face—conflict—and you’ll practice tools and strategies that will allow you to navigate that conflict with greater confidence and ease. We’ve trained thousands of department chairs over the last 20 years, and our curriculum is designed by former Chair […]
