Virtual Conference Schedule

All times are Central Time
Recorded conference is available on-demand from October 1 through December 31

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Conference Welcome and Site Orientation
Advisory Board Welcome
Plenary—Brad Williams—Pathways: Hope, Help, and the Way Forward
Plenary—Courtney Plotts—Cracking the Code: Essential Elements of Highly Effective Leadership
3:00–4:00 pm (live via zoom) Special Interest Group Mingle

Meet and mingle with conference attendees to discuss critical issues facing higher education leadership. This meeting format is moderated Zoom breakout rooms.
Topics:

COVID-19 Pandemic Leadership & Crisis Management
COVID-19 Pandemic Leadership & Face-to-face Faculty
COVID-19 Pandemic Leadership & Online/Hybrid Faculty
Faculty Development and/or Managing for Tenure/Promotion
Leading Innovation: Overcoming “We Have Always Done It This Way”
Managing Conflict
Newly Appointed Chairs
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, October 2, 2020

11:00 am-12:00 pm Networking Event (live via Meetaway)
- Meet other conference attendees in a 1-1 virtual format called Meetaway
- Create a profile and indicate special areas of interest or what you’d like to talk about
- Review profiles in advance to choose your meetings
- You’ll have 5 short meetings in the hour–long event
- Register for the conference and receive information about how to attend this free event
Meetaways are online events that intelligently match attendees for a series of 1-on-1 video calls. After each conversation, you’ll automatically rotate to the next one. You just log in to the event and Meetaway handles the rest.
Please join the event on a laptop or desktop with Chrome or Firefox. Meetaway does not support mobile devices because the screen movements are often distracting. Having everyone on a laptop or desktop results in a better overall experience for all.
2:00–3:00 pm (live) Advisory Board Panel Discussion

Thursday, October 1—Thursday, December 31, 2020

On-demand access to plenary and concurrent sessions