Sessions

This session offers an opportunity for presidential spouses and partners to raise questions and share ideas about any topics of interest and concern to them in an empathetic and confidential environment. The session will be moderated, and discussion will be encouraged. Chair: Carol Bruess, Presidential Spouse, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University; and […]

(Sponsored by Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search Plus and Partners Development) Roundtable discussions are designated for presidents who wish to join colleagues for informal conversation about topics of mutual interest. Please note that space is limited to the seating available in each room. Ask the Economist Nearly three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

(Sponsored by AGB Search, LLC and Capital Education) Connect with representatives from sponsor organizations to learn more about their services and area of expertise.

(Sponsored by Rankin Climate) Agents of Change: Toward Discourse The partisan divide in the United States threatens to tear apart communities, organizations, friendships, and even families. The presenter is an experienced volunteer with Braver Angels, an initiative dedicated to political depolarization. The session will include a discussion of the Braver Angels program and how it […]

(Sponsored by Harvest Table Culinary Group and McAllister & Quinn) How to Manage Changing Workplace Expectations of Faculty and Staff More and more, college and university employees are expressing feelings of being overworked, undervalued, and stressed. Employee recruitment and retention are significant challenges in higher education. How can presidents manage these challenges and respond to […]

(Sponsored by Ardeo Education Solutions and Derck & Edson, LLC) Connect with representatives from sponsor organizations to learn more about their services and area of expertise.

(Sponsored by The Virtual Care Group) Outside the Ivory Tower Today more than ever, it is important that colleges be good partners within their communities. This session will explore spouse and partner participation in volunteerism and college programs to engage students, staff, and faculty members within the community. Michael Householder, Presidential Spouse, Macalester CollegeCarole Campbell […]

(Sponsored by Metz Culinary Management) The opening session for presidential spouses and partners is an upbeat gathering where new friends are made, and old friends reconnect as we lunch and learn together. We welcome those who are new in their role, and honor those whose tenure as presidential spouse or partner is coming to a […]

(Sponsored by TIAA) Lunch will be provided. This interactive session offers participants an opportunity to explore how design thinking can help their institutions respond to their most vexing challenges. Design thinking is the discipline of finding problems worth solving and creating solutions in response. This approach to planning and strategy offers presidents and other higher […]

Speak with industry-leading experts in a casual and collegial atmosphere face-to-face or via Guidebook. Representatives from sponsoring organizations at the donor level and above are available for conversations at their organizations’ display tables.