Essential Leadership Skills for Deans

Denver, CO | May 19, 2025 8:30 am MT - May 20, 2025 3:30 pm MT

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This training will not be available asynchronously.

Essential Leadership Skills for Deans

Denver, CO | May 19, 2025 8:30 am MT - May 20, 2025 3:30 pm MT

Hone the leadership skills you need in order to address the complex challenges facing higher ed today.

Event Information

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:

Break out of fire-fighting mode to free up more time for strategy, innovation, and fundraising

Level up your conflict management skills in the face of more varied and complex personal, interpersonal, and systemic conflict

Empower your team to think differently and operate in today’s ambiguous, ever-changing environment.

To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this workshop is capped at 30 attendees.

Who should attend?

Since this program focuses on leadership effectiveness and not just on the nuts and bolts of running your college, we invite academic Deans of all experience levels to attend. If you’re looking to grow both your relationships and your influence across your college or institution, this workshop is for you.

Attending with your fellow Deans is an effective way to build a community of support on your own campus! Register 3 or more people and save more than $1,000! Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout.

Agenda

Start & end times: 

Day 1

Registration and breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.

Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.

Day 1 ends at: 5:00 p.m.

Day 2

Breakfast begins at: 8:00 a.m.

Sessions begin at: 8:30 a.m.

Workshop ends at: 3:30 p.m.

Meals included in registration price: 

Day 1: Breakfast, lunch, and networking reception

Day 2: Breakfast and lunch

To learn more about what we’ll cover, check out the session descriptions.

Location

Academic Impressions Office

5299 DTC Blvd, Suite 1400

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Nearby hotel suggestions:

Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center – 3-star hotel
8300 E Crescent Pkwy, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-804-0700
Distance from office: 0.5 miles if driving, 0.3 miles if walking

A discounted room rate is available if you book your room using this link.

This reduced rate and room availability are subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!

Denver Marriott Tech Center – 4-star hotel
4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1100
Distance from office: 0.9-1.2 miles, depending on route

A 10% discount is available if you book your room using this link.

This discount is subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!