Sessions

(Sponsored by Hastings+Chivetta Architects and Pearl Meyer) Breakfast is provided for all registered Institute participants.

(Sponsored by Gonser Gerber, LLP and Sodexo) The All-Institute Reception is an opportunity to connect informally with colleagues.

Convener: Mary Pat Seurkamp, Senior Advisor and Director, CIC New Presidents Program; and President Emerita, Notre Dame of Maryland University

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.