Agenda

Monday, July 16, 2018


  
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
 Welcome
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
 Overview and Introductions
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
 The Turbulent Environment Facing Higher Education
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
 Break
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Panel: The Choice to Pursue a Leadership Path
Traits of successful leaders, tradeoffs, rewards and what to expect
How did you choose a leadership role or did it choose you?
Q&A
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
 Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
 Small Group Breakouts with a Seasoned Leader
What are your personal considerations?
Why do you feel this is a good path for you?
What do you hope to achieve?
What are your major concerns?
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
 Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
 The First 100 Days
Pragmatics, delegation, and meetings
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 Break
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
 Strategic Planning
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
 Developing a Financial Strategy
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 The Dynamic of an Academic Search Process
Understanding the political tensions
Negotiating the details of the offer
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
 Reception and Dinner at The Westin Tampa Waterside

Tuesday, July 17, 2018


  
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
 Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
 Review and Introduction for Breakouts
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
 Small Group Breakouts: Issues at Your Current/Future Institution
Does your university understand the difference between diversity and inclusion?
What are the major issues your school, college and institution are facing?
How well has strategic planning worked to address these issues?
What are the major impediments (if any) to implementing a plan?
How would you address the key issues?
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
 Break
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
 Panel: Faculty Interactions and Affecting Change
Effectively working with faculty and bureaucracy
Leading from the middle
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
 External Relations
Developing and working with external advisory boards
Effective communications
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
 Development
The cycle of successful development
The role of the academic leader
Creating a joyful donor
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 Debriefing and Lessons Learned
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
 Concluding Comments and Boxed Lunches