Event Category: Live Webcast

From Surviving to Thriving: How Provosts and other Academic Leaders Can Best Use Data to Drive Enrollment Growth and Financial Sustainability

Academic leaders today are facing some tough decisions:  While it is commonly said that these challenges require data-driven decision making, what does that actually mean? And in a world where we are drowning in data, which are the right data points to track? Just as importantly, what are the right questions to ask that should guide those metrics?   In this free webcast, join a conversation between UQ Solutions and the Provost at Carroll University, who have designed a blueprint for using data to optimize program portfolios for enrollment growth and financial sustainability. In this session, you will learn: 

An Introspective Look at Higher Ed Leadership’s Impact on Trust, Morale, and Retention

Political interference, campus protests, demographic cliff(s), rising costs, and campus closures are all contributing to the public’s declining trust in higher education. But it’s not just the public. Respected and “star” faculty and administrators are also losing faith and continue to show signs of disenchantment, anxiety, and mistrust. In fact, 57% of faculty and staff said they were likely to leave their position next year, and 42% reported clinical symptoms of burnout.   Our reflexive reaction in the face of such numbers is often to externalize the blame, but there are proven strategies to combat the very real impact to faculty and staff morale, trust, and engagement. It’s time to stop looking through the window to the outside for answers and start looking in the mirror.  Join us as we showcase five proven strategies that leaders at all levels can employ to improve job satisfaction, build trust, and positively change the trajectory for many faculty and staff—and for the institution itself.  

Overcoming the 5 Key Challenges to Sustaining a Positive Culture of Service Excellence

You’ve embraced the idea of enhancing customer service on your campus, you’ve provided training for your team, and now the hard part begins—maintaining momentum! This free webcast will discuss five key challenges to sustaining a culture of service and how you can overcome them. The five challenges are:  Join us for this virtual learning experience developed for higher education professionals who lead service efforts and supervise leaders on the frontline. Whether you are just beginning a customer service initiative or your efforts have lost steam, gain the insight you need to build momentum and increase customer satisfaction!  Watch our expert faculty talk about why getting customer service right is key in higher education:  

Summer FUN-draising Reading Challenge

In his book The Future of Fundraising, Jim Langley, President and Founder of Langley Innovations, addresses how and why our current perceptions are trailing behind philanthropic realities and offers a purpose-driven fundraising model and mindset that will allow institutions to:  Join us as an individual or with your advancement team (including academic leaders) to participate in our “Summer FUN-draising Reading Challenge,” a discussion-based book club focused on The Future of Fundraising that is designed to help you to assess your current fundraising tactics and identify opportunities to adapt them to better sustain donor trust. 

Elevate and Energize: 4 Key Strategies for High Impact Leadership Retreats

Many higher ed leaders organize leadership retreats to jump-start planning and build cohesion among their senior teams, but few retreats are as effective as they could be. In this free webcast, we’ll help you design a retreat that is more purposeful, that builds trust through collaboration, and that engages all voices and perspectives on your team thanks to the 4 key strategies below:   You will leave with the practical tools for planning your next retreat and will tap into the ideas of other leaders across the country who are also facilitating their own.   

Collaboration: The Secret to Breaking Free from the “Do More with Less” Mindset

Most institutions today are struggling with budget and enrollment challenges. When leaders compete for limited resources, it often creates a “zero-sum” mindset where some people are winners and others are losers. This dynamic causes people to protect themselves and their “turf” rather than working together to address hard problems.   This hour-long webinar will delve into the transformative power of collaborative practice in higher education settings, which can: 

Five Paths to Leadership℠ Results Debrief Session (June 28, 2024)

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:

A Community of Practice: Discussion Circle for Title IX Coordinators 

With the release of the new regulations on April 19, 2024, you, as the Title IX Coordinator, are likely in the thick of drafting your policies and procedures to comply with Title IX’s new legal mandates.  Therefore, you will inevitably have questions and encounter challenges while implementing the new requirements. Having a community of peers who are likely thinking through similar questions and challenges couldn’t come at a more opportune time as you prepare to introduce the new requirements to your campus community.  Join us for a Title IX Coordinator community of practice discussion series to network with peers from across the country, contribute to thoughtful dialogue, gain valuable feedback, and learn strategies to navigate the changes in the law.  This discussion series will occur on the following four dates:    Cara Hardin, a seasoned educator and Title IX practitioner in higher education, will help to facilitate the four weekly discussion circles and share practical recommendations with our participants. Please note that the information provided by our facilitator or others who contribute to the dialogue does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. Instead, all information available during this series is for training and general informational purposes only.  As […]

Flexing Your Approach with Different Direct Reports 

If you support more than one person, you’ve likely already learned that what might work with one person, might not work for another.  In this discussion, we’ll explore what “flexing your approach” looks like with different direct reports.  For example, some might respond better to direct communication, others might need time to process a new idea, or some might benefit from more brainstorming space, etc. We’ll give you the space to think through your own unique context.   

Making it Work When You Don’t Get Along with a Direct Report

It’s ok to accept the fact that you might not become lifelong friends with a direct report, but what do you do when you really struggle to get along with them?  Personality and work styles aside, you’ll still need to continue to supervise that person in a fair and supportive way.  In this discussion, we’ll explore ideas for how to keep things professional and supportive despite differences.