Sessions

Immediately following the keynote address, greet old friends and meet new colleagues at this combination reception and dinner.

Shirley Hoogstra will discuss how prison education programs can apply the best aspects of a liberal arts education in a nonconventional setting. She will share how incarcerated students respond to having the chance to learn and how this opportunity can be life changing.

Schedule individual appointments with selected experts. Individual consultants’ schedules vary. Please sign up in advance by clicking the Sign up for Consultations link in the organization’s Sponsor page in the Guidebook event app.

Two affinity group meetings will be held during this time. Click to view details.

This workshop is designed for deans, associate provosts, associate vice presidents, and their equivalents. This group of academic officers carries a lot of responsibility for achieving the strategic goals of academic affairs units. The workshop will support them and their leadership by focusing on key areas that include managing change/innovation; program development (graduate and undergraduate); program prioritization; supporting faculty; responding to different constituencies; conflict resolution; managing up and down; and managing graduate, online, and professional programs. The workshop will also provide coaching on participants’ professional trajectory.

Entering the third or fourth year of service, chief academic officers usually have mastered the fundamentals of the role. At this stage, CAOs discover greater opportunities to lead rather than simply manage. What are the key questions CAOs can and should address at this stage in their careers? For example, how do CAOs balance attention to their institutions’ immediate issues with a focus on their long-term academic needs? How can CAOs attend to their own professional lives while also serving their institutions? How do CAOs work effectively with the president and other cabinet officers on strategic planning? Participants will explore these and related questions and gain fresh perspective on the next stage of their careers as CAOs.

Chief academic officers who have served for fewer than two years are invited to participate in this workshop, led by experienced colleagues, that addresses issues that newer CAOs often face. Participants will work in small groups, analyze case studies, and discuss topics such as accreditation; assessment and institutional effectiveness; faculty governance and leadership; appointments, promotions, and tenure and its alternatives; managing time, technology, and paper; and working with peer administrators. Participants will be paired with an experienced CAO mentor.

One affinity group meeting will be held during this time. Click to view details.