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 […]

Advanced Leadership Development in Higher Education

Higher education is facing several disruptive trends, which means as a leader, you need to make substantive—not incremental—change.  If this feels like a difficult task, join us for this one-of-a-kind program that will help you to explore how you can lead for the impact you desire.  In this three-day program, you’ll explore how to combat […]

Provost Summit 2: Anchoring Innovation in Your Institution’s Culture

This exclusive event is a follow-up to our Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth, and it’s designed to help you identify ways you can cultivate a campus culture that embodies innovation and sustains change over the long haul.  Specifically, you’ll discuss how to:  This event brings Provosts together for a powerful experience that blends […]

Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth

In today’s rapidly changing world, innovation has become a critical driver of success for individual leaders and their organizations. However, fostering a culture of innovation is not easy—especially in academia, where traditions and hierarchy often prevail. This unique event aims to bring Provosts together to connect with peers, develop their own leadership, and learn proven […]

Empowering Innovation: A Deep Dive into Design Thinking Facilitation

Join us for an immersive, two-day, face-to-face conference designed to equip you with the skills and strategies to become a dynamic Design Thinking facilitator. Developed in collaboration with Academic Impressions and Virginia Commonwealth University’s da Vinci Center, this event is your gateway to mastering the art of innovation leadership.  What you’ll gain: 

Building Mid-Career Faculty Capacity: A Summit for Faculty Affairs Leaders

Mid-career faculty often experience stagnation and dissatisfaction due to unclear career paths, increasingly complex research and scholarship, and a lack of leadership training. How can faculty affairs leaders help support and reengage mid-career faculty even in a charged and financially strained higher education landscape? If this is a question you are grappling with on your […]

Leading from the Middle: Essential Skills to Drive Success

Leading from the middle is a complex task. You must understand, communicate, and operationalize strategy while staying attuned to the needs and expectations of your supervisor, your team, and the other partners with whom you collaborate.   Join other experienced middle and senior managers to explore such critical topics as leveraging your scope of influence, deepening […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]