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The Ins and Outs of Publishing Your Scholarly Work: A Training for Faculty Researchers

The reasons to publish your scholarly work range from practical to noble. Whether it be to advance your career, position yourself to receive extramural funding, advance your field, or achieve status and recognition, publishing makes you an important player in your discipline and is a prerequisite to achieving tenure. This training will provide an overview […]

Improving Campus Collaboration for Effective Parent and Family Giving

From the moment a student signs their letter of intent to the day they graduate, parents of undergraduate students typically have a 4-year window to give to your institution. Your development strategy for parent and family giving needs to be strong and should be a collaboration between student affairs, enrollment management and alumni relations. When […]

Recruiting, Training, and Engaging Alumni Volunteers in a Digital Environment

Instructors Clarybel Peguero, Ed.D.Assistant Vice President, Multicultural Advancement,Alumni Engagement & Development OfficeDuke University Parks SmithSenior Director, Marketing Strategy,Development and Alumni RelationsVirginia Commonwealth University Course Highlights 1 hr, 8 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 2/1/2022 Alumni volunteers are immensely valuable to institutions in both their service and giving power— they tend to […]

Create a More Inclusive Experience for your LGBTQIA+ Alumni

Overview One of the fastest growing demographics on college campuses and in alumni populations is the LGBTQIA+ community who are expressing a greater variety of gender and sexuality than ever before. This breakthrough in social acceptance of how your alumni identify themselves requires institutions to rethink an engagement approach that has been honed over decades […]

Ethical Considerations for Screening Donors to Protect Institutional Reputation

How much risk is your institution willing to take upon receiving a gift? This question is one that every advancement shop should answer or, at minimum, have discussed with their team members to devise a plan that mitigates liability. With an institution’s reputation being an intangible asset based upon the public’s trust and support, damage […]

Cultural Intelligence: A Training for Higher Ed Leaders

To operate effectively in today’s higher ed environment, leaders must continuously broaden their own lens of cultural understanding. Leaders are constantly interacting with people who are members of a wide variety of cultures. Their ability to connect authentically across differences—and to make each individual feel like they belong and are respected for the unique perspective […]

Working with Institutional Data for Student Retention

Data can be is a powerful tool for understanding attrition and creating student success programs. Student affairs and enrollment professionals often yearn for access to data, but when they do have access, they may struggle with distilling the information they need, using data effectively, and working with others to ask the right questions. This virtual […]

Crafting Your Mid-Career and Beyond as Faculty

The mid-career years – often characterized by being at the associate professor level – can be both the most rewarding and the most challenging time in a faculty member’s career. Once you reach the mid-career phase, not only does institutional support and guidance around career advancement tend to decrease, but your pathway forward can seem […]

Conflict Management: A Practical Workshop for Leaders

In this workshop, you will learn strategies to help you manage and resolve various conflicts within your department and institution. You will be introduced to practical tools that address conflict in its earliest stages before it becomes a formal dispute. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to resolving conflicts. That’s why our expert instructor will present […]

Planning Your Hybrid Homecoming

Homecoming is every institution’s largest event bringing together current students, alumni, and donors. Last year, many institutions canceled or postponed homecoming due to COVID-19. This year, many institutions are not only planning on having them, but for the first time, they will be hybrid. Join us online to learn, discuss, and share best practices for planning and executing a hybrid homecoming so that […]