Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
Wednesday July 13
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm | Registration |
| 3:00 – 6:00 pm | Pre-conference Workshop Coaching Skills for Academic Leaders: Evolving Roles, Powerful Conversations Susan Robison, Psychologist, Author, and Faculty Development Consultant |
| 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
Thursday July 14
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome Houston Davis, President, University of Central Arkansas Kurt Boniecki, Conference Host, Associate Provost, University of Central Arkansas |
| 9:15 – 10:45 am | Keynote Emotionally Intelligent Leadership that Empowers, Moves Culture, and Creates Engagement David R. Katz III, Professor Emeritus, Leadership Consultant, and (Semi-Retired) Executive Director of Organizational Development at Mohawk Valley Community College |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Plenary Workshop Leading by Building Positive Relationships through Constructive Mentoring and Compassionate Correction David R. Katz III, Professor Emeritus, Leadership Consultant, and (Semi-Retired) Executive Director of Organizational Development at Mohawk Valley Community College |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Networking |
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| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Moving Toward Happiness: Applying the Research in Positive Psychology and Happiness Studies at Colleges and Universities Mark Taylor, Speaker, Consultant, President of Taylor Programs |
| 3:15 – 4:15 pm | Emotional Labor: Staying Resilient, Working Well Susan Robison, Psychologist, Author, and Faculty Development Consultant |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Key Strategies for Developing and Implementing a Purposeful Micro-Credentialing Initiative Anne Reed, Director of the Office of Micro-Credentials, University at Buffalo |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Reception – Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres, Music, and Networking | |
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Friday July 15
| 8:00 – 9:30 am | Breakfast | |
| NCAD Planning Meeting Interested in next year’s conference? Get breakfast and join the conversation. We want to hear your ideas. |
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| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Shifting the Culture: Advancing Student Success Requires Academic Leaders to Center College Success! Patricia Gonzalez, Assistant Dean of for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Colorado Boulder, College of Arts & Sciences. |
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| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Panel Discussion: What’s Keeping Deans Up at Night?
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| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch and NCAD Business | |