Digital Alumni Engagement: A Focused Approach

Digital Alumni Engagement: A Focused Approach May 18 – 19, 2021 Identify gaps in your current digital engagement strategy and develop a plan to address them. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to […]

Reopening Campus: Re-Entry Testing and Vaccinations

Instructors Traci Callandrillo, Ph.D.Assistant Vice PresidentCampus LifeAmerican University Ruperto M. Perez, Ph.D.Associate Vice PresidentStudent Health and WellbeingThe University of Alabama Course Highlights 1 hr, 24 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 5/27/2021 Many campuses expect to reopen fully in-person in the Fall for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In anticipation, institutions are in the early stages […]

Future-Proof Your Leadership: Translating Complexity into Productivity

Future-Proof Your Leadership: Translating Complexity into Productivity October 12 – November 16, 2021 | Individual Dates: Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9 and 16 Important Links To learn more, contact Moira Killoran Welcome to the “Future Proof Your Leadership:  Translating Complexity into Productivity” Bootcamp.   This is your “one-stop shop” for all course materials […]

Developing Corporate Partnerships for Undergraduate Research and Design Projects

Gaining corporate partners to sponsor undergraduate research and design projects is a great way to provide students with quality work experience and enhance the reputation of your institution. But there are many challenges associated with approaching potential partners and closing the deal. Understanding how to clearly communicate your goals and anticipating what questions future partners […]

Create a More Equitable Academic Search Process Using an Inclusion Advocates Program

Academic search committees have a clear purpose to interview and hire the most qualified candidate for their vacant position. However, they also have the responsibility to ensure the search process is fair, inclusive, and equitable for all. Unfortunately, many search committees have not identified nor properly trained someone to serve as an inclusion advocate in […]

Understanding Tension: Conflict Management Strategies

Understanding Tension: Conflict Management Strategies May 18 – 19, 2021 Learn key strategies for resolving conflict across all levels of your team. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as it […]

Negotiate With Confidence: A Training for Women in Higher Ed

Research shows that women are less likely to negotiate than men, tend to be less persistent when negotiating, and can receive negative feedback when they initiate negotiations. Whether negotiating for a raise, a more flexible working schedule, or other work needs, understanding how negotiation works allows you to confidently initiate and work through these conversations. […]

Responding to Title IX Disclosures: Training for Faculty and Staff

This video course is for all faculty and staff who are not designated as Officials with Authority by the Title IX Coordinator. It will provide you with useful conversational strategies that allow you to have an informed conversation with anyone who discloses an incident of sexual harassment with you. 

Mapping Your Career Path in Higher Education

Many within higher ed struggle with mapping out possible career paths. This happens if you don’t know what is available to you, how to get to where you want to go, and/or you don’t always feel like you have the appropriate guidance from others. Join us online to learn how to embrace your career ambitions […]

Anti-Racism in Higher Education: Ensuring It’s a Movement, Not Just a Moment

Anti-Racism in Higher Education: Ensuring It’s a Movement, Not Just a Moment May 26 – 27, 2021 Develop a sustainable strategy to facilitate your anti-racist initiatives for your campus. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. […]

Time Management for Scholarly Writing

If you’re a tenure candidate with expectations around published research, you likely face daily temptations to deprioritize your scholarly writing––especially when you’re passionate about teaching and service.  To resist these temptations, you must create a roadmap for your writing projects and embark on a daily writing practice that ensures steady progress. In this video course, […]

Addressing Conflicts Related to Bias, Privilege, and Identity in the STEM Classroom

Faculty in the STEM disciplines can often feel unprepared to address identity-based conflict in the classroom because the themes are not embedded in the course content. Even those who want to have tough conversations regarding identity, bias, and privilege can feel inadequately equipped to facilitate a conversation when a conflict arises. You may be asking […]

Navigating Politics: A Virtual Training for Women in Higher Ed

Do you find yourself puzzled by how to generate change in a complex organization? Do you encounter structural and social barriers to launching new initiatives and having an impact? Women in higher education must often apply an extra level of nuance and strategy in navigating politics, building buy-in, and leveraging soft power. Join us for […]

Advanced Gift Officers: Enhancing Your Donor and Portfolio Strategy

Advanced Gift Officers: Enhancing Your Donor and Portfolio Strategy May 5 – June 9, 2021 | Live sessions May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 2021 Important Links Welcome!   Hello and welcome to your bootcamp course page. This course page connects you to all of the information and materials you need to be successful in the […]

Simplifying the NSF Grant Proposal Process and Setting Yourself up for Success 

Join us for a virtual training that will answer your most pressing questions about the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant process, a funding source that contributes over $8 billion annually to scientific research. By learning how to navigate the application process, you can ensure that, along with the intellectual merit of your work, you’ve done […]

Build Better Gift Agreements

Build Better Gift Agreements April 22 – 23, 2021 Revisit your gift agreement documentation and processes to help protect your institution and donors. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as […]

Removing Barriers to Student Learning: Inclusive Syllabi and Assignments

Despite our best intentions to create an inclusive classroom, many barriers to learning exist in the course materials themselves. Syllabi and assignments can perpetuate broader societal biases and oppressive practices, from the subtext of the syllabus to the methods of measuring student progress. Creating a more purposeful, intentional curriculum that addresses equity and inclusion across […]

5 Essentials to Title IX Investigations

As a Title IX investigator, you play a critical role in building a solid foundation for each case—including identifying and compiling relevant evidence for the decision maker. We created this video course to highlight the five fundamental skills you must have to fairly and equitably conduct and manage sexual harassment investigations and feel confident in […]

Provost Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Academic Leaders (September, 2021)

Provost Roundtable: A Cohort-Based Series for Academic Leader September 3 – December 17, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET JOIN ZOOM MEETING Full Event Information VIEW EVENT PAGE Including: Agenda Overview Speaker Bios Prepare for the Workshop This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in […]