Institute Schedule (download pdf)
Day 1: October 18, 2019
8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome and Plans for Our Time Together
What is Values-Based Academic Leadership?
Karen Oates and Amy Shachter, S4HE
9:15 am - 10:00 am Values Inventory
Amy Shachter, S4HE
10:00 am - 10:45 am Personal Passion and Fulfillment
Karen Oates, S4HE
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Managing vs Leading: Finding the Right Balance
Activity: Case Study
Amy Shachter, S4HE
Robert Seiser, Roosevelt University
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Leading Change with Trust and Transparency
Activities: Car-Driver and Case Study
Karen Oates, S4HE
Robert Seiser, Roosevelt University
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Strategies for Motivating and Mentoring Your Faculty
Karen Oates, S4HE
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm National Trends and Demographics related to Faculty
Amy Shachter, S4HE
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Changing Faculty Roles and Student Expectations
Karen Oates, S4HE
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Institutional Commitments to Faculty
Activity: Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Amy Shachter, S4HE
6:00 pm Reception
Day 2: October 19, 2019
9:00 am - 9:15 am Grit to get Started: Video GRIT
9:15 am - 11:30 am Preparing for Difficult Conversations
Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People
Activity: Case Study
Amy Shachter, S4HE
Robert Seiser, Roosevelt University
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Models for Creating an Inclusive Culture to Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty
Activity: Case Study
Amy Shachter, S4HE
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Partnerships, Alumni, Advisory boards and fund-raising
Karen Oates, S4HE
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Thriving as a Leader: Grounded and Work Life Balance
Karen Oates, S4HE
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Next Steps in Work and Career
Karen Oates and Amy Shachter, S4HE
4:00 pm Closing remarks and invitation to connect
The leader determines the environment …
The environment determines the behavior …
The behavior determines the culture.
by an unknown leader
You have this important time to determine the environment.