Event Category: Live Webcast

Leading from the Middle: Fostering a Data-Informed Culture for Academic Program Decisions

This webinar will explore how to cultivate a data-informed culture within your institution, empowering you to make strategic and impactful academic program decisions. Learn to leverage valuable data sources—including student demand, employment trends, and competitive analysis—to gain a comprehensive understanding of program effectiveness and make informed choices about whether to start, stop, or grow programs.  Learn how to implement a “leading from the middle” approach that encourages leaders to be program evaluation software users who frequently gather data insights to inform critical program decisions. We’ll examine how to use program economics to uncover hidden costs, optimize resources, and ensure program sustainability. We’ll delve into practical strategies for building a strong foundation of data literacy and explore why a phased approach, starting with foundational concepts, can lead to greater success.  Join us to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for leading from the middle, empowering stakeholders to make data-informed academic program decisions that drive institutional success.  Key takeaways: 

Five Paths to Leadership® Results Debrief Session (January 31, 2025)

Now included in membership! Academic Impressions’ Five Paths to Leadership® Assessment has been leveraged in our leadership programs for years. Thousands of leaders in higher ed have benefited from this dynamic model that explores and reveals how one’s leadership styles manifest under normal circumstances—and how they change under stress. Having a deeper understanding of your own leadership styles in varying situations increases your self-awareness, enhances your emotional quotient, and allows you to more effectively plan, communicate, strategize, and, ultimately, lead. Join us to learn what your own leadership styles are, how they might change under stress, and how this can apply to your team. During the workshop, we’ll walk through:

Five Paths to Leadership® Results Debrief Session (February 28, 2025)

Now included in membership! Academic Impressions’ Five Paths to Leadership® Assessment has been leveraged in our leadership programs for years. Thousands of leaders in higher ed have benefited from this dynamic model that explores and reveals how one’s leadership styles manifest under normal circumstances—and how they change under stress. Having a deeper understanding of your own leadership styles in varying situations increases your self-awareness, enhances your emotional quotient, and allows you to more effectively plan, communicate, strategize, and, ultimately, lead. Join us to learn what your own leadership styles are, how they might change under stress, and how this can apply to your team. During the workshop, we’ll walk through:

Tips to Safely Use Artificial Intelligence for Commencement and Alumni Support & Engagement

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work, but how can you leverage its potential to enhance alumni support and commencement activities without risking your institution’s reputation or data security? Join 42Chat for an insightful webcast where we’ll break down the essentials of curated vs. generative AI, share practical use cases tailored to higher education, and arm you with critical questions to ask your AI providers. With over seven years of experience in conversational AI, 42Chat has partnered with organizations to create secure, innovative solutions that drive engagement and streamline operations. This session is your chance to learn how to safely harness AI to better connect with alumni and improve the commencement experience—all while keeping your data and brand protected. Don’t miss it!

Using the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment with Your Students

As students move through higher education and into the workforce, it is more important than ever for them to develop an understanding of who they are as leaders. Help your students deepen their self-awareness, apply what they’ve learned in and out of the classroom to interviews and their future employment, and develop the skills to communicate effectively about their leadership strengths and areas for improvement using the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment.   Join us to learn more about how this assessment can benefit your students, from classrooms to student employment to extracurricular activities! You’ll hear from Academic Impressions practitioners and partners who have applied the Five Paths to Leadership® to a student context. You’ll also receive a toolkit and case studies to help guide your work with students around the assessment.  

How Customer Service Can Save Your Institution from the Enrollment Cliff

As the enrollment cliff looms, institutional leaders must act with urgency and innovation. With over ten institutions in New York State closing since mid-2023, including The College of Saint Rose and Wells College, the message is clear: no institution is immune. Join us for a critical webcast exploring how senior leaders can strategically differentiate their institutions and prioritize retention through exceptional customer service. This session, designed specifically for presidents and senior leadership teams, will focus on practical strategies to enhance student belonging and retention by improving the overall student experience. We will discuss how leaders can harness the power of exceptional customer service to make students feel valued, supported, and engaged. From creating personalized connections to addressing micro-inconveniences on campus, these approaches will help transform student satisfaction into long-term loyalty. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and start building a more resilient future for your institution. Register now for free! Are you interested in diving deeper into how institutional leaders can help use service excellence to address the enrollment cliff? Read more from Heath Boice-Pardee in his recent article, Customer Service and Navigating the Enrollment Cliff: Strategic Insights for Institutional Leaders. 

Strategic Growth in Higher Education: The Role of Data and Artificial Intelligence

Come join us to learn about the immense power of artificial intelligence and how it can be harnessed to your school’s advantage. If you’re looking to make informed decisions about which academic programs to stop, start, or grow, this event is for you. Specifically, you’ll explore how artificial intelligence can help you to: 

Setting Boundaries 

During your early career, you may feel pressure to make career decisions that don’t align with your personal or professional goals. Being able to set and maintain your boundaries and knowing when to be more flexible with them can help you achieve your ideal career trajectory without sacrificing too much. In this session, we’ll discuss how to set your boundaries based on your personal and professional goals, and how to maintain those boundaries while balancing competing priorities. 

Polishing Your Professional Persona 

Who you are as a person and who you are as a professional can be similar but not exactly the same. As you navigate different organizations, you’ll encounter a wide range of professional norms and standards, and you’ll have to decide how you can fit in with your organizational culture and how you may want to make different choices. In this session, we’ll explore what you want your professional persona to be, and how you can make choices that support developing and maintaining that persona.   We recommend coming to this session having taken a personal assessment to better understand your leadership style. One option to take ahead of time is Academic Impressions’ Five Paths to Leadership℠ self-assessment. You could also attend the debrief session in August or September to deepen your self-awareness.

Creating a Personal Leadership Philosophy 

Your leadership philosophy encompasses your core values and beliefs that frame how you make decisions. Although you may not see yourself as a leader in your early career, building your leadership philosophy from the start of your professional life can help set you up to make intentional choices about your career trajectory. In this session, you’ll examine your personal leadership style, along with your values and goals, to come up with what you want from your journey as a leader and a professional.   We recommend coming to this session having taken a personal assessment to better understand your leadership style. One option to take ahead of time is Academic Impressions’ Five Paths to Leadership℠ self-assessment. You could also attend the debrief session in August or September to deepen your self-awareness.  

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