Monday, June 4, 2018
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:45 am: Welcome, Introductions
Martin Kurzweil, Director of Educational Transformation Program, Ithaka S+R
Darcie Milazzo, Director for Leadership Development, Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership
9:45 am – 10:45 am: Leading Change in Higher Education: What Does It Mean to Lead?
Darcie Milazzo
Change in any industry is difficult, but it is particularly problematic in higher education, with its unique culture and history of shared governance. Looking at the unique context in which department chairs lead, you will form a deeper understanding of the complexity of this environment. You will leave the session with new frameworks through which to see your leadership and new tools for effectively leading and influencing within your institutions.
10:45 am – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 am – noon: Fireside Chat with an Experienced Former Department Chair
Elizabeth Wentz, Dean of Social Sciences, Arizona State University, with Martin Kurzweil
Noon – 12:45 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Leading Change in Higher Education: Maximizing Impact through Communication
Darcie Milazzo
Leadership is a conversation. The quality of that conversation dramatically shapes a leader’s impact. What if you could maximize your impact through enhancing your communication? In this session you will learn simple, effective techniques for asking powerful questions, making clear statements and requests, and listening well.
2:15 pm -2:30 pm: Break
2:30 pm -4:30 pm: Paying for Innovation: Developing Better Budget Models
Higher education has long faced a new financial normal—including pressure to hold down tuition and fee increases, cuts in governmental support, and increased competition from new players. Unfortunately, the industry’s response generally has been to tweak an existing business model. In this session we will look at factors of market, mission and margin that can inspire the design of new business models. You will leave with new models and approaches for creating budgets.
Rick Staisloff, Principal, RPK Group
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm: Reflection/Planning/Casual Networking
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Dinner at Elephant & Castle
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:30 am: Announcements and Opening
Martin Kurzweil, Director of Educational Transformation Program, Ithaka S+R
Jeffrey Selingo, Founder and Executive Director, Academy for Innovative Higher Education
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Innovating for Student Success: A Panel of Experts
A growing number of institutions are relying on research in the science of learning, reimagined relationships among administrators, faculty, and students, and rapidly progressing technology to teach and support their students in new and more effective ways. A group of three to four practitioners who are leading the way on these innovations will provide brief overviews of their efforts. While panelists are not yet confirmed, past topics include active learning, learning analytics, open educational resources, and approaches to teaching and supporting a diverse student body.
M.J. Bishop, Director, William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland
Allison Calhoun-Brown, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Studies, Georgia State University
Marie Cini, Incoming President and CEO, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning; former Provost, University of Maryland University College
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break
11:00 am – 11:45 am: Innovating for Student Success: Small Group Discussion with an Expert, Part 1
In small groups, participants will engage more deeply with one of the experts from the morning panel. This is an opportunity for participants to discuss and receive feedback on their own innovative efforts, challenges, and questions with a colleague who has been down the road before.
11:45 am – 12:30 pm: Innovating for Student Success: Small Group Discussion with an Expert, Part 2
In small groups, participants will engage more deeply with one of the experts from the morning panel. This is an opportunity for participants to discuss and receive feedback on their own innovative efforts, challenges, and questions with a colleague who has been down the road before.
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Innovating for Student Success: Fireside Chat with an Innovative Higher Education Leader
David Laude, Professor of Chemistry and Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President & Provost, University of Texas, Austin, with Jeff Selingo
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Reflection/Planning/Casual Networking
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Department Chair Challenges: Facilitated Workshop with Martin Kurzweil and Darcie Milazzo
Based on prompts provided before the seminar, participants will come to the seminar with a short, draft proposal for an initiative they hope to implement within their department or institution, which they will have the opportunity to revise in light of the seminar content. During this final workshop, participants will present their proposals to small groups of peers and seminar organizers and receive constructive feedback, in a structured process.
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Wrap Up
Martin Kurzweil and Jeffrey Selingo
5:45 pm – 7:45 pm: Networking Reception and Dinner at the ASU Washington DC Center