Refolding the Map: Academic Leadership for All

by Rob Schnelle

A Faculty Development Day Conference
at Nimby State University February 6, 2005

“If you have achieved excellence, let others light their candle off it.”—Carmen Flogg, Ph.D.

Refold the Map

Make your reservation now for winter semester’s high-powered issues / skills / leadership conference designed exclusively for faculty of Nimby State University! Top-flight business leaders from the wider mid-state region will provide a hard-hitting, action-packed event filled with agency-enhancement techniques that have transformed both current and future academic contexts. This visionary conference will unlock your leadership potential.

Professional Track

A dynamic and exciting track, offering exceptional opportunities for tenured faculty to network between one another and themselves. Presenters will lead participants in dialoguing and exploration of leadership amongst the professional environment. Behavioral structures and components of conflict resolution will be spotlighted and celebrated. Location: Trustees Lounge.

Adjunct & Graduate Assistant Track

This track is uniquely crafted to bring all players to the university table. With a centralized venue in the Student Union, part-time faculty and valued teaching assistants will meet under one roof to proactively examine the nuts and bolts of community life. A diverse mosaic of workshops will help attendees recognize and implement the fundamental underpinnings of cooperation with university leaders and how to maximize one’s skills.

Schedule

8:00-9:00 Conference Registration and Check-in with complimentary continental fruit bowl and low-fat muffins

9:00-9:20 Opening Remarks: NSU Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Rufus Dufosse

9:20-10:00 Connecting Dots Outside the Box: Pat Wooley-Sheap, CEO, Nimby County Mutual, and Founder, Nimby Teambuilders, Inc.

10:05-11:55 Breakout Sessions

12:00-1:25 Luncheon (Hearty Carnivore / Fin ‘n Feather / Vegetarian); Keynote Address: Larry Swaggers, Talent & Resource Allocation Manager, Nimby Investments; charter member, Nimby Toastmasters’ Club

1:30-2:55 Synergistic Workshops

3:00-3:50 Motivational Send-off: presentation of program certificates, tee-shirts, and participant recognition prizes (full-time faculty only).

4:00-5:30 Wine and Cheese at Alumni Ballroom (Professional Track)

Conference Participants Will:

Blueprint effective interactions with others

Challenge undiverse beliefs and stereotypes existing in the professional setting

Forge cutting-edge clarification of unparalleled problems

Implement his and/or her leadership game plan

Experience true passion with the organizational vision

Conference Outcomes:

Expose participants to multidimensional communication styles

Increase personal effectiveness tools and highlight scintillating achievements