Thursday, September 15, 2011
EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for Managers - Part I - Fall 2011
Where:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, Massachusetts
When:8:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Workshop Organizer: EDUCAUSE and NERCOMP
OutlookThe session is closed, but you may register for the Spring 2012 session that starts April 12, 2012.
The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management and leadership in higher education. Topics to be covered in the first series include: interpersonal communication skills; budget and finance; managing time and priorities; project management; managing up; and performance management.
The program is a three-day series. When registering, you must commit to attending all three days; the dates are September 15, October 6, and November 10 of 2011. Each day's program will run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Seats are limited
Event Schedule:
September 15, 2011
7:30am – 8:30am Registration & Coffee
8:30am – 8:45am Welcome, Introduction and Overview
8:45am – 11:45am Interpersonal Communication
Speaker: Colleen Wheeler, Assistant Director of Web Strategy, Wheaton College
a. Communication style
b. Seeing from the perspective of others
c. Context and adaptability
d. Channels
11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm – 4:00pm Prioritization, Time Management and the Fine Art of Delegation
Speaker: Anne Scrivener Agee, Vice Provost for IT and Chief Information Officer, University of Massachusetts – Boston
a. Prioritization: What needs to be done?
b. Time Management: When can it be done?
c. Delegation: Who needs to do it?
d. Managing UP
e. Management Tools of the Trade
4:00pm End
October 6, 2011
7:30am – 8:30am Registration & Coffee
8:30am – 11:45am Finance and Budgeting -
Speaker: Pennie Turgeon, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Clark University
a. Review common terms used in college and university budgeting /accounting
b. Discuss key financial statements and concepts
c. Create a budget; calculate and track revenues and expenses
d. Assess external “market” factors and evaluate potential relevance to your school; your IT budget
e. Present financial information to tell a compelling “story”
11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm – 4:00pm Project Management
Speaker: Tracey Leger-Hornby, Dean of Library Services, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
a. Definition
b. Components
c. Life Cycle
d. Tools
e. Lessons Learned
4:00pm End
November 10, 2011
7:30am – 8:30am Registration & Coffee
8:30am – 11:45am Performance Management
Speaker: Joanne Kossuth, Vice President for Operations and CIO, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
a. Resources: Strengths finder, 360s
b. Management of students
c. Conflict Management
d. Giving feedback (up and down the organization chart)
e. Situational management – adapting to subordinates and leading from where you are
11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm – 4:00pm Bringing it All Together
A Synthesis Team Exercise
4:00pm End
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