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Thursday
, November 5
General Session Room
8:00am •
Continental Breakfast
9:45am •
Opening Speaker - Engage, Embody, Elevate: Changing Lives & Building Communities
12:00pm •
Lunch, Recognition Awards, Scholarship Awards
5:30pm •
Evening Banquet with Speaker - The Way Up: Building a Leadership Journey from Where You Stand
Prefunction Area
8:00am •
Registration Open
10:30am •
Break
1:30pm •
Break
3:00pm •
Break
4:30pm •
Networking Hour - Social with Cash Bar & Silent Auction
Room Location TBA
10:45am •
Crossing the Finish Line: Supporting Students on the Road Back
10:45am •
Governing AI From Where You Sit: The Five Decisions Your Institution Has Not Made
10:45am •
Your Multigenerational Campus: (Mis)Perceptions, Realities, and Strategies for Today's Workforce
10:45am •
Speed Networking: Fast-Track Your Connections
1:45pm •
Inclusive Teams, Stronger Institutions: Supporting Neurodiverse Colleagues
1:45pm •
Psychological Safety as the Engine of Leadership Growth: Engage, Embody, Elevate
1:45pm •
Academic Coaching in Action: Coaching Skills and Practical Applications
1:45pm •
Financial Aid as a Strategic Partner: What Leaders Need to Know
3:15pm •
Birds of a Feather: Student Engagement & Support
3:15pm •
Birds of a Feather: Teaching & Learning
3:15pm •
Birds of a Feather: Administration & Operations
3:15pm •
Birds of a Feather: Continuing & Community Education
Friday
, November 6
General Session Room
8:00am •
Continental Breakfast
8:30am •
Welcome & Announcements
11:30am •
Lunch with Closing Speaker: Mindsets of Possibility & Power
Prefunction Area
7:30am •
Registration Open
10:00am •
Break
Room Location TBA
8:45am •
Leading Through Institutional Challenges: Navigating AI
8:45am •
Excelling on the Way Up: Strategies to Engage, Embody, and Elevate
8:45am •
Imposter Syndrome: Addressing the Fear of Being a Fraud
10:15am •
Improv for Educators
10:15am •
Compassionate Listening in Higher Education: Engaging People, Embodying Leadership, Elevating Culture
10:15am •
4 Costly Retirement Tax Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
10:15am •
Automating Microsoft: How to Create Automations with Tools You Already Have
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