Training Solutions for Higher Education.

Higher ed’s challenges don’t live in silos so we don’t either. Our programs serve professionals across the academic enterprise, enrollment management, student affairs, advancement and alumni relations, and the business office. We also offer extensive training and resources for developing leaders. Find what you’re looking for below.

August 14, 2017 - August 31, 2018

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Essential Retention Strategies for Entry-Level Student Affairs Professionals (Five Part Series)

August 14, 2017 - August 31, 2018

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Learn five critical components that your student affairs department needs in order to retain entry-level staff. This training series includes over three hours of content that you can use to actively address the costly retention issues that many student affairs operations face. Separated into five distinct modules, this series focuses on how your institution can […]

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Effective Gift Agreements: Documenting Donor Intent Digital Recording

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Learn how to better capture donors’ intent without putting your institution at risk. You will gain insights on the foundations of effective gift documentation with a special focus on collaborating and partnering with gift officers as they are closing gifts. You will leave this event equipped with new ideas to improve your gift documentation processes. […]

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Stewarding Your Planned Giving Donors Digital Recording

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Get strategies to enhance planned giving stewardship so that all donor groups are engaged. Historically, planned giving donors are stewarded through engagement tactics that potentially alienate younger donors and prospects. Join us to examine an approach that ensures no segment is being neglected, even with limited resources. “The insights shared were very good, informative and […]

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FERPA Essentials for Faculty Digital Recording

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Join us for an online training that will provide faculty with critical information about FERPA, the federal statute that governs nearly all student records. Starting from an overview of the FERPA framework, we will address issues that faculty commonly face — often without realizing the FERPA implications and risks — including: Posting grades Emailing with, and […]

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Engaging Alumni through Athletics Digital Recording

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Athletics events are a natural opportunity for alumni engagement. While many institutions have some coordination between their athletics and alumni relations departments, opportunities may be missed. By intentionally coordinating across athletics and alumni relations you can: Better engage alumni with your institution Open your donor pipeline to a wider alumni base Save on resources for […]

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Fundraising Essentials: Perfecting Moves Management Digital Recording

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Get practical ideas and advice on the “art” associated with the science of moves management. Gain the knowledge you need to smoothly move prospects through the donor cycle and upgrade them to the next giving level. Throughout this training, you will learn: The right questions to ask and when to ask them Identifying prospects who […]

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Customizing Your Peer Mentor Program: Best Practices in Developing a Peer Mentoring Framework

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4 Session Series:

Best Practices in Developing a Peer Mentoring Framework

Components of a Successful Training Program

Considerations for Your Student Population

Feedback and Follow-up

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Connecting Market Research to Strategy in Higher Ed: Using Market Research to Inform Strategy

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2 Session Series:

Using Market Research to Inform Strategy

Using Social and Digital Data to Inform Marketing Intelligence

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Launching a Giving Day: Planning and Executing Bundle

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2 Session Series:

Planning and Executing

Gift Processing and Stewardship

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Copyright and Fair Use Essentials for Faculty Bundle

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3 Session Series:

Use of Copyrighted Materials in the Classroom

Application of Fair Use to Research and Publications

Ownership of Copyrighted Works

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Prioritizing Academic and Administrative Programs 101

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Learn the basic concepts of academic and administrative program prioritization as you hear advice from two of higher ed’s experts.

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Making the Shift from Classroom to Online Course Design

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Learn the essential components of transforming face-to-face courses to an effective online format.

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Predictive Analytics for Improved Student Success Interventions

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Use your predictive data to create tailored retention plans for your students.

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Building Better Reunions

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Two Session Series:

Planning an Alumni-Centered Reunion

Reunion Volunteer Management and Giving Structures

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Evaluating Online Faculty

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With the growth of online education, institutions face the challenge of effectively measuring the quality of online teaching and the teaching competencies of their online faculty. Rather than using new practices tailored to a specific online learning environment, many institutions use basic evaluation methods that are not responsive to individual course considerations. Applying new practices […]

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Strategic Enrollment Management for Community Colleges

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2 Session Series:

Planning for SEM and Community Colleges

Implementing SEM at Community Colleges

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Meeting the Challenges of Accepting and Receipting Gifts

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2 Session Series:

Gift Definitions and Receipting

Non-Cash Gifts and Acceptance Considerations

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Managing Student Threats and Risk: Effective Policies and Practices

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3 Session Series:

Balancing Campus Safety and Legal Liabilities

Threat Assessment and Behavioral Intervention: Best Practices for Policy Development

Student Conduct Systems: Accommodations for Students with Psychological Disabilities

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Private Business Use Compliance in Higher Education

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2 Session Series:

Managing the Prerequisite Components of Private Business Use Calculation

Carrying Out Effective Private Business Use Calculation

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Institutional Collaboration: Shared Enrollment Digital Recording

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2 Session Series:

Identifying Curriculum and Building Internal Readiness

Operationalizing Inter-Institutional Collaboration in Shared Academics

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Volunteer Management in Advancement

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2 Session Series:

Effective Volunteer Management

Creating a Meaningful Volunteer Experience

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Creating a Business Case for New Academic Programs

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2 Session Series:

Integrating Career and Advising Services

Financial Analysis to Support Your Business Case for a New Academic Program

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Phonathon Essentials

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4 Session Series:

Scripting

Data Analysis and Segmentation

Hiring and Training Student Callers

Ongoing Phonathon Management and Fulfillment

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Online Course Accessibility Training for Faculty

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2 Session Series:

Accessibility Regulations and Accommodation in Online Courses

Universal Design for Learning

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Inspiring Campaign Branding and Communications

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Donor Relations for Planned Giving: Improving Events and Impact Reporting

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2 Session Series:

Stewardship Events and Donor Engagement

Strategic Communications and Impact Reporting

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Integrating Career and Advising Services

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Two Session Series

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Finance and Enrollment Partnerships: Achieving Your Net Tuition Revenue Goals

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4 Session Series:

Aligning Finance and Enrollment Management Perspectives

Establishing Smart Enrollment Goals

Leveraging Institutional Aid to Maximize Net Tuition Revenue

Assessing and Improving Enrollment Performance

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Retaining First-Generation Students: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond

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2 Session Series:

Providing Academic Support for First-Generation Students

Co-curricular Activities to Engage First-Generation Students

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Engaging and Retaining Online Students

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2 Session Series:

Approaches to Engaging, Connecting, and Retaining Online Students

Using Data and Metrics to Improve Student Persistence

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