Learn how you can retain more STEM students by ensuring that you engage them in their interest areas, while helping them master critical math concepts. Throughout this webcast, you will see an innovative model for redesigning your STEM curriculum to remove barriers in your curriculum that cause retention setbacks for your students. You will leave better able to address bottlenecks in your curriculum, provide accelerated pathways for students, and help students succeed even before they arrive on campus. Who Should Attend This program is designed for STEM professionals in both academic and student support roles. This may include individuals from: STEM faculty and curriculum department Advising Retention Student support services Non-traditional student support Agenda Addressing the curriculum bottleneck Restructuring the curriculum Revising the math sequence Providing accelerated pathways for students Refresher courses ALEKS Other support Broadening your outreach Reaching future potential students in high school Connecting nationally Addressing potential retention issues prior to freshman year Instructor Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University In addition to his current position, Nathan Klingbeil is a professor of mechanical engineering. He is the lead PI for Wright State’s national model for engineering mathematics education, which has been supported by over $5.0M in grants from the […]
90-Minute Online Training
90-Minute Online Training
Learn how to better focus your budgeting process to engage finance and academic leaders in the research, design, and implementation of a budget model. We will highlight phases of an academic leadership engagement plan for authentic collaboration. Following this webcast, you will be better prepared to: Structure your budget timeline to allow for collaboration Provide training and support for committee members and leadership Build guiding principles to ensure the budget meets your strategic priorities Use visual displays to build consensus and improve transparency Create a continuous improvement feedback cycle for ongoing monitoring This program is designed for financial and academic leaders who are considering a new or improved budget model within their department and/or institution. Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be better able to create an engagement plan for designing and rolling out a new budget model in partnership with academic and financial leadership. Agenda Preliminary Stage: Opening the Communication Channel Understand the complexity and time required for implementing various budget models Set an achievable timeline to engage with all campus groups Surveys, interviews and data collection process Research Phase: Provisions for Steering Committee Incorporating training for committee member development Establishing your guiding principles Research framework for budget […]
90-Minute Online Training
Engage finance and academic leaders in the research, design, and implementation of a budget model.
90-Minute Online Training
Effectively balancing both the immediate and long-term institutional goals of space efficiency requires a sophisticated understanding of all campus space. Yet, many space administrators continue to work with rudimentary databases that reveal little beyond room type, location, and square footage. Administrators who are able to redefine and allocate space according to room condition, technology specifications, occupancy, and other telling characteristics possess the sophisticated data necessary to cut through challenging political barriers and become better advocates for the existing space on their campus. Join us for an online training that walks through the process of building and implementing a robust space database that provides the information to drive data-informed decisions on your campus. You will leave with key considerations and an overarching framework for transforming your space tracking techniques in developing a strategic space model for your institution. Who Should Attend Campus administrators charged with overseeing their institution’s space inventory, space database, resource allocation, budget operations, or facilities management and planning should attend this event. This online training is ideal for institutions that are in the early phases of formalizing their space management program. Additional Resources Included in your registration will be samples to showcase the evolution of a robust space […]
Gain tactics and review multiple models for better engaging corporate partners. You will learn new ideas for comprehensively approaching multi-dimensional corporate, foundation, and industry relationships. Our expert instructors will share best practices for: Identifying potential high-impact corporate, foundation, and industry partners Using relationship-building strategies and tactics that result in integrated relationships Developing metrics for measuring success in your corporate engagement efforts Pre-Webcast Recording Included in your registration is a 20 minute introductory recording that highlights various strategies to further your corporate engagement initiatives. We encourage you to watch this recording before attending the live webcast. Who Should Attend Higher education professionals who are engaged with external corporate, foundation, or industry partners will benefit from this webcast. Learning outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to further develop your corporate engagement strategy with proven tactics. Agenda Identifying Ideal Corporate and Industry Partners Honing your institutional position and philosophy Identifying ideal internal and external partners Building a collaborative campus culture Establishing a one-stop-shop model vs. enabling multiple contact points across campus Building Relationship with Ideal Partners Survey of existing campus/corporation touchpoints Building upon existing business relationships Career and workforce development Athletics Keys to a Successful Program Clear communication […]
Learn how organizations and institutions have successfully increased the retention rates of their veteran and military-connected students. Tanya Ang of the American Council on Education and Bruce Kelley with University of South Dakota will discuss: Common issues impacting military-connected students’ success Critical areas of support that you may be missing Student support and community services that can help Methods for creating veteran-friendly classrooms Why This Program? Institutions across the US are seeing an increasing rate of military-connected students. As with other “non-traditional” populations, this subset can often feel disconnected from their peers. Many are older than the 18-22 range, some have families or other commitments, and they often have jobs in addition to their classes. Many struggle with feeling that they “belong” in academe. This affords a huge opportunity for your institution to incorporate support services and develop faculty in a way that greatly impacts the success of this growing student population. Who Should Attend Student support and academic professionals charged with military-connected student success will benefit from this event. You may want to bring a team together with representatives from: Veterans Services Academic advisors Student services Career services Retention professionals Registrars Learning outcome After participating in this online training, […]
