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Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Education Webinars Series
Fostering Student Belonging from Deposit to Day One
Presenter: Ken Anselment, Vice President for Enrollment Management at RHB
Presented on January 24, 2024
What happens at your institution when an accepted student is ready to join your community and says “yes” to your offer of admission? Is your institution ready for them? The journey to student success (and retention) doesn’t begin when students arrive at your institution—it starts when they submit their deposit to your institution. How can admissions offices seamlessly “hand-off” new students to their colleagues across their institutions’ multiple divisions and departments in a way that helps students feel welcomed and supported? In this Leading Edge Thinking Webinar, our speaker, Ken Anslment, answered these questions and addressed how a student-first strategy can help ensure that every new student has an equitable chance for success at their institution.
From SMART Goals to Stellar Teams: The Power of Trust and Accountability
Presented on December 13, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the strength of a team is often determined by its foundation of trust and accountability. Dive deep into the "Accountability With Care" system, a transformative approach that seamlessly integrates Steven Covey's "Speed of Trust" and Patrick Lencioni's principles from "The Advantage." This webinar will illuminate the intricate dance between trust, transparency, and the art of setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timebound) goals. Participants will gain insights into aligning their teams on shared objectives, fostering open communication, and tracking progress with precision. Whether you're leading a department, managing a project, or steering an institution, this session will equip you with the tools and strategies to cultivate a culture of trust and accountability, ensuring your teams not only meet but exceed their potential.
Creating a Healthy Goal-Driven Culture
Ready to Rethink Enrollment Goals for your Campus? Enjoy this Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Education webinar with nationally renowned enrollment expert Michael Ritter. The admissions office is one of the most measurable (and measured) offices on a college campus. In this webinar, learn how to retain this important and necessary focus on goals while also creating a positive, productive culture in the office. What strategies are best for the setting and tracking of goals that positively impact long-term performance? How can a framework that accounts for different types of goals be implemented to keep staff motivated regardless of the time of year and whether the team is ahead or behind targets? Attend this presentation for insight and solutions on these and other enrollment management challenges. Michael Ritter is the Senior Vice President of Enrollment, Graduate & Online Enrollment, and Student Success, at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. His areas of expertise include strategic planning and execution, staff training, and statistical analysis. With over 20 years of experience in enrollment management, he propels the success of partner colleges with data-driven strategy, with a focus on meeting key institutional goals with high return on investment.
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Student Retention: The Campus-Wide Approach with Time Culver
Presented on June 13, 2023
With new student enrollment pressures on the rise, many college leaders are now looking at student retention as a critical means to ensure institutional health and viability, not to mention student success. Along with data-informed planning comes the need to build cross-campus partnerships with faculty, staff, students, and a wide span of college departments. Effective advising, the use of key technology tools to understand, monitor, and communicate with students, tailored support services, and adjusting retention strategies based on inputs must all come into play. Participants heard from nationally renowned enrollment expert Dr. Tim Culver about the latest best practices for building a strong retention effort. Webinar participants had the opportunity to engage in discussion and Q&A to share their own experiences and ask questions about how to adjust, adapt, and apply cutting-edge strategies to their own institutions.
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First Generation Student Success-presented on August 31
How do the newest changes in student demographics call for better support programs and retention solutions? What are the best strategies to promote first-generation student persistence? In this session, two experts on student success and retention will share current data and trends in supporting first-generation students. We will discuss strategies for identifying the needs of first-gen students, resources to help them persist, and the development of effective programming to increase their success.
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What is the Future of Online Learning
Presented on July 19, 2023
Is your institution ready for all of the changes impacting online teaching and learning? Watch this webinar to learn from this panel of leading e-learning thinkers, leaders, and practitioners. Topics addressed include:
- What are the key forces shaping the future of online learning and why should this matter to your institution?
- How is the online learner experience changing and what can we expect going forward?
- What do campus leaders need to know so that online learners will be well supported?
- Are OPMs still a viable option? What do you need to know about the changing business model for OPMs?
- How might your campus best organize to support online learning in the future?
- Why are micro-credentials and alternate pathways an increasingly important strategy for colleges and universities?
- What opportunities and future trends might your campus leverage to broaden appeal and build enrollment?
Recording available for reviewing here
STEEP Futures for Higher Education with David J. Staley
The challenges facing higher education are enormous. Some are known to us while others are not. For example, most higher ed leaders did not have the emergence of a global pandemic on their list of concerns even five years ago. And yet, a handful of futurists like David J. Staley did raise the possibility of a pandemic as something that higher education should be preparing for. What other significant trends are likely to impact higher education and our own college and university campuses most immediately in the days ahead?
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Relationship Building and Intersection of Enrollment, Marketing, and Technology
To achieve your goals—to make your higher education institution sustainable even through calamities—you need to offer relevance in order to build relationships with people who will generate revenue for you. Your livelihood as an institution depends on your meaningful exchanges with a wide array of audiences—and individual constituents—every day. These exchanges are your tools to build relationships that, in turn, build sufficient trust that leads to transactions that build revenue. This session will address how enrollment, marketing, and technology can come together for your institution to most effectively build these critical relationships. Join panelists Ken Anselment, Erin Gore, Alex Williams, and Rob Zinkan as they share their expertise in this webinar.
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The 3 Great R's: Resignation, Retention, & Reorganization, Opportunities for Transformational Leaders
We’ve heard about the Great Resignation, but have we spent enough time and focused enough attention and strategy on the Great Retention and Reorganization? For transformational leaders in the higher education landscape the great resignation affords institutions with something that they have traditionally lacked, namely, churn. While too much churn, or turnover, may be a cause of concern, transformational leaders can position their organization to be prepared for churn, by accepting resignations, reorganizing for a student-centered approach to business, and developing a retention strategy. This webinar will provide participants with insight into the three Great R’s and the strategy needed to leverage them within their organization.
The Rise of the Metaversity and the Transformation of Higher Education | Presented on February 23, 2022
The panel discussed the rapid rise of remote and online learning through metaversities - higher education in the metaverse. The panel discussed accessibility via technology, use cases that make sense, the current landscape and the outlook for augmented reality metaversities supplementing existing virtual reality metaversities.
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Implementing and Surviving Transformative Change: Not for the Faint of Heart with Wallace K. Pond, PhD and Andrea Goseco | Presented on December 14, 2022
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Building a Robust Admissions Pipeline through Student Engagement Across the Funnel with Andrea Gilbert and Ken Huus | Presented on November 15, 2022
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Creating a Compelling Value Statement: Top Ten Strategies for Your College's Financial Success with Wes Butterfield | Presented on October 19, 2022
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Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can do about it with Dr. James Lang
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Getting Your Campus Ready for Digital Transformation's Technological Operational and Strategic Changes
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Stretching the Rubber Triangle: How to Improve Quality of Learning, Equitable Access, and Affordability at Scale with Dr. Stephen C. Erhmann
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Strategic Planning That's Truly Strategic with Dr. Aimee Hosemann and Dr. Rob Zinkan
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Universities as Talent Magnets with David Staley
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Student Success--What's Most Essential? with Julie Bryant from RNL
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Meeting Strategic Enrollment Goals in These Uncertain Times with Tim Fuller Recording available for viewing here
Game Changing Leadership in Times of Profound Change with Dr. Wallace Pond
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Imagine Voraciously: Leverage the Power of Imagination to Strengthen your Institution with Rick Bailey
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Strategic Partnerships, Alliances, and Acquisitions: How do Leaders Decide? with James Quinn
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The Post-Pandemic Curriculum: Using Market and Economic Data to Shape a Future-Focused Academic Program Portfolio with Robert Gray Atkins
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Digital Leadership in Higher Education: Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World with Dr. Josie Ahlquist
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Innovative and Authentic Solutions for Addressing Racial Injustice on Your Campus with Menah Pratt-Clarke, JD, PhD
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The New Essentials of College Student Retention Planning with Dr. Tim Culver
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5 Big Ideas That Will Change Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond with Bob Atkins, Dr. Melissa Morriss Olson, and George Burnett
Using Blue Ocean Strategy to Map Your Institution's Post-Pandemic Future with Dr. James M. Wilson III
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Futurist/Leader/Visionary: 10 Habits of Mind with David Staley, Ph.D.
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Adapting Human-Centered Design (HCD) to Shape the University of the Future with presenters Chris Huizenga and Andreya Veintimilla
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The Human Side of Innovation with Elaine Dundon
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The Distinctive College: Leveraging Your Unique Mission and Potential in an Evolving Higher Education Context with Dr. Peter Eden
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Leading Transformative Change in Higher Education: Guidance for Middle Managers
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HELOS Videos
Dr. David Horner's Keynote at Immersive Weekend 2020:
In this video, Dr. David G. Horner, President of the American College of Greece (ACG), is interviewed by Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson during the Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies (HELOS) Doctoral Program’s 2020 Fall Immersive Weekend residency experience at Bay Path University. This annual weekend features interactive sessions and keynotes with nationally recognized higher education leaders, and offers in depth insight about higher education innovation and the ways in which adaptive leaders are accomplishing organizational change and transformation.