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The Chair Academy is a program of the Maricopa Community Colleges located in Phoenix, Arizona. We are delightedthat you have joined us to celebrate our 21st Annual International Leadership Conference. This year our conferencewill explore the themes associated with “Leading to a Brighter Future”.

In the spirit of building a learning community, we encourage you to engage in dialogue with your fellow paricipants and share your best leadership practices through friendship and collaboration. While listening to ourkeynote speakers, as well as our concurrent and roundtable session presenters, we encourage you to note the qualities you admire most in leaders. Through reflection, identify how this conference may help you become a betterleader.

We are honored to have five internationally recognized keynote speakers who will be addressing key leadership issues pertinent to our conference theme. Join us as Joseph Grenny, Clifton Taulbert, Kathleen Bertrand, and BruceBarker share stories of their personal and professional perspectives on the essential concepts and principles that define and celebrate the diversity of leadership in our lives and organizations.

We are fortunate to have Georgia Perimeter College serve as this year’s conference host. Thank you to the team ofvolunteers for all of your support. We also thank our conference sponsors, whose support and commitment to theChair Academy helps ensure the quality of our programs and services.

Most importantly, we want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to join us in celebrating 21 years of exemplary leadership. Throughout the next several days we will explore and learn about leadership principles and best practices that will uplift and inspire us all!

During your time here, we hope that you will form new connections, make new friends, and create lasting memorieswith the other conference participants. Please do not hesitate to contact anyone on the Chair Academy team if youhave any questions or need assistance. We are here to serve and to be sure that you have an enjoyable conferenceexperience.

Warmest Regards, The Chair Academy Team

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PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOPSCONCURRENTROUNDTABLE

SESSIONS

Georgia Rooms 2-13

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ATLANTA 5Strengths Cafe

LEVEL 1

GARDEN COURTYARD

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Welcome Reception

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Savannah 1-3

LEVEL 2

GRAND BALLROOM

Conference

General Sessions

Conference Gala

Presenters Meeting

Continental Breakfast

PIEDMONT

International

Advisory Board

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International

Practitioners Board

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Facilitators

Training

COLLAGE

Editorial Board

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Table of Contents

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About the Chair Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conference General Session Summaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Keynote Speaker Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Paul A. Elsner International Leadership Award Honorees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

21st Annual Conference Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Monday - March 26, 2012 - Pre-Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Schedule at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Pre-Conference Workshop Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chair Academy Welcome Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tuesday - March 27, 2012 - Conference Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18


Roundtable Sessions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Concurrent Sessions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22




Concurrent Sessions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Wednesday - March 28, 2012 - Conference Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48






Thursday - March 29, 2012 - Conference Day 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70


Closing Conference Leadership Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Becoming a Chair Academy Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Recognizing the Chair Academy Advisory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

About the Chair Academy

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Founded in 1992, the Chair Academy is an internationally recognized organization whose mission is focused on designing and conducting world-class leadership training and development programs to advance academic and administrative leadership for post-secondary organizations world-wide. TheChair Academy is part of the Maricopa Community Colleges and is located in Mesa, Arizona, with abranch office in Melbourne, Australia. The Chair Academy has a rich history of providing outstanding, innovative, and quality programs in Leadership Development for post-secondary leaders. :

The Academy for Leadership and Development Foundation Program is designed to provide the skills needed to support current and future leaders at all levels within an organization and to lead theirrespective departments and organizations more effectively. The Academy provides a systems approachto transformational leadership and is dedicated to long-term change. Training helps participants applyleadership concepts, best-practices, and processes as they relate to the needs of actual work situations.Training is competency-based, with a situated learning environment rich with authentic applications andassessments. Training occurs over time with measured outcomes. Leaders are mentored and coachedduring the Academy by experienced Academy coaches and are assessed using 360° leadership surveys.On-going personal and online conversations keep leaders connected to each other.

The Academy for Advanced Leadership is the next step in leadership development for graduates fromthe Academy for Leadership and Development Foundation Program. In addition, Deans, Vice-Presidents,and other organizational leaders who already have on-the-job experiences and have acquired foundational leadership skills should consider this program. The Advanced Academy is designed to further enhance leadership skills in your present position as well as provide development for those leaders who are aspiring to executive level positions in a post-secondary organization. The Academy provides an environment for personal and professional growth by using collaborative dialogue, reflectivepractice, and interactive experiences to engage leaders in a cooperative search for insights, strengths,passions, and best practices in exemplary leadership. Leaders are networked with mentors from their organization and from their community. Each leader receives on-going support from an Academy Coach.Online conversations and additional readings are offered over the 18 month practicum to further developand enhance leadership development. Advanced leadership development occurs over time and is assessed by the 360º Advanced Leadership Perception Survey.

Membership and The Chair Academy Journal Leadership The Chair Academy offers Individual and Institutional Memberships to all post-secondary institutions. The annual Individual ($60 domestic and $75 international) and Institutional Membership ($500 domestic and $600 international) include asubscription to our juried journal Leadership that is published three times a year. Benefits of membershipinclude a discounted member rate for the Annual Chair Academy International Leadership Conference,access to Chair Academy research on a variety of issues and best practices facing Post-Secondary leaders, and our online newsletter, Leadership Tips and Tools. Individual copies of the journal and Tipsand Tools are available as a digital download(PDF) on our website. Leadership article submissions arereviewed by Idahlynn Karre, the Editor of the journal, and the Chair Academy Editorial Board..

To learn more about the Chair Academy programs and services please visit our website at:www.chairacademy.com

UPCOMING FOUNDATION ACADEMIESFOUNDATION LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

For more information about attending a Foundation Academy Program see our webpage at http://www.chairacademy.com

or contact us at [email protected].

The Chair Academy 145 N. Centennial Way, Ste 108 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 461-6270

Australia

Leadership AcademyTorquay, Victoria, Australia

Week 1: May 2012

Week 2: May 2013

Ohio

Leadership AcademyCleveland, Ohio

Week 1: September 30-October 5, 2012


Great Plains

Leadership AcademyLincoln Nebraska

Week 1: September 9-14, 2012

Week 2: September 8-13, 2013*

Wisconsin (WLDI)

Leadership AcademyMadison, Wisconsin

Week 1: June 10 - 15, 2012

Week 2: June 9 - 14, 2013

Northeast

Leadership AcademyNew York area

Week 1: Fall 2012

Week 2: Fall 2013

Maryland Institute for

Leadership (MILHE)Columbia, Mayland

Session 1: August 6-8, 2012

Session 2: January 7-9, 2013


More Academies are coming soon! Be sure to visit our website for updates.

Upcoming Leadership Academies

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Session Summaries

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Third General SessionThe third General Session begins Wednesday, March 28th at 3:30pm. Our MC will open the session,

followed by our third Keynote Speaker, Kathleen Bertrand, who will discuss Singing Your Own Song in her keynote address.

Following Ms. Bertrand, we will honor our 2012 International Exemplary Leaders.

Opening General SessionThe opening General Session begins Tuesday, March 27th, at 7:15am with continental

breakfast served in the Grand Ballroom Prefunction. At 8:15am in the Grand Ballroom, our Master of Ceremonies, Bernadette Montoya opens the session,

followed by our opening Keynote Speaker, Joseph Grenny, who will discuss Change Anything for a Better Tomorrow in his keynote address.

We will close the session by honoring our Paul A. Elsner International Leadership Award recipients Ken Robson and Richard Strand.

Second General SessionThe second General Session begins Wednesday, March 28th at 7:15am with continental

breakfast served in the Grand Ballroom Prefunction. At 8:15am, our MC will open the session, followed by our Keynote Speaker, Clifton Taulbert,

who will have a conversation about Visionaries at Work: The Winning Strategy in his keynote address. We will close the session by recognizing our Gary L. Filan Leadership Award recipients

and our Conference Sponsors

Fourth General SessionThe fourth General Session begins Thursday, March 29th at 7:15am with

continental breakfast served in the Grand Ballroom Prefunction. At 8:15am in the Grand Ballroom, our MC will open the session, followed by our fourth Keynote

Speaker, Bruce Barker, who will tie the Conference together in his keynote address titled It’s Personal!

The Gallup Strengths CaféThroughout the conference you will have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with a

Gallup Strengths Ambassador at our Strengths Café Located in Atlanta 5. With your conference registration, you will receive a code provided by the

Gallup Organization that will allow you to complete the Clifton StrengthsFinder™ survey.You will need to complete your survey online, print out your report prior to your arrival at the conference, and bring it with you to the Gallup Strengths Café for an in-depth conversation.

This is a unique personal and professional development opportunity!

Keynote Speakers

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Want to make long-anticipated improvements in your life, career, relationships, andwork? You can! Joseph Grenny, author and researcher of New York Times bestsellers,Change Anything, Influence, and Crucial Conversations, will discuss the largest study ofbehavior change to date and help us learn to apply three breakthrough principles toany challenge. Grenny and his team studied struggles, strategies, trials and triumphs ofthousands of people looking to make big changes. The select few who achieved theirgoals used the same basic influence strategies—strategies from which the authors dis-tilled a new science of behavior change. Escape the Willpower Trap, Be the Scientistand the Subject, and Turn Bad Days into Good Data. The successful few care less aboutdramatic success than they do about incremental learning.

Joseph GrennyJoseph Grenny Will Be Speaking Tuesday, March 27th at 8:15am

Joseph Grenny’s Keynote Address Sponsored by:

Clifton L. Taulbert will focus his conversation on higher education leaders as 21st century visionaries. With us, Taulbert will share his concept on the mindset needed toensure a “winning strategy” for student success, engagement, and retention. We will be encouraged to “slow down” to lead because others are watching and determining what will be required of them to ensure a “winning strategy” for the lives they touch. Taulbert will take us to the Mississippi Delta of his birth, and his youthwhile weaving for us a tapestry of timeless and universal principles. Those principleschallenged his mindset and changed the trajectory of his life as they will ours. We will meet his Uncle Cleve, the unlikely entrepreneur, who slowed down so that young Taulbert could catch up. According to Taulbert, challenging the mindset of leaders and students is the critical starting place to ensure success in a world wherechange is the norm.

Clifton TaulbertClifton Taulbert Will Be Speaking Wednesday, March 28th at 8:15am

Clifton Taulbert’s Keynote Address Sponsored by:

Keynote Speakers

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With a song in her heart, jazz artist Kathleen Bertrand, will explore the paths to finding your own song, and

to lead by singing it loudly. Participants need not have actual singing experience, but all effective leaders

must sing their own song with their own voice - sometimes on pitch, and perhaps sometimes off key.

Bertrand's dual career as both a recording artist and a corporate senior executive gives her a unique

perspective of almost an almost 30 year "balancing act" of motherhood, life as a senior vice president for

the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, life as a jazz recording artist, and most recently, life as executive

producer of the BronzeLens Film Festival.

Music has been a part of Bertrand's life ever since singing in chorus as a child in elementary school, and then

in the Junior Choir at her church. She never dreamed that singing with her eyes closed on stage would lead

to her being chosen as America's Superteen, a 10,000-entry, national talent contest in the late 60's much like

today's American Idol. As she shares her life's stories, Bertrand will also share her voice in song with her

original compositions, as well as songs that have given her inspiration along the way. She will give insight

as to how her stage life prepared her for the corporate leadership roles that she was to undertake.

This fun, unique keynote address will weave a tapestry of music and inspiration that will leave you with your

own melody to "sing."

Kathleen BertrandKathleen Bertrand Will Be Speaking Wednesday, March 28th at 3:30pm

Kathleen Bertrand’s Keynote Address Sponsored by:

How many times have we heard “Nothing personal.” or “Don’t take this personally.” or that ever popular, ambivalent warning, “Personally, I don’t care, but . . .!”

We as leaders must realize that everything we do is personal. It is always personal.Our ability to lead depends entirely on the willingness of others to follow. Naturally we must be experts in our chosen area ofstudy or business. We must study, learn, practice, master, and demonstrate our knowledge in our chosenarea of expertise. But as we climb that leadership ladder, we move farther away from that subject matter expertise. Our continued success will depend upon our ability to organize and to develop our critical thinking skills, but also on our ability to communicate, to direct, and to motivate.

In order to optimize one’s leadership potential we must balance family responsibilities and career demands.We must create positive relationships with students, instructors, administrators, legislators, media representatives, business and industry leaders, community officials, as well as with our families and with ourselves. Our success, and the success of our colleges and organizations, depends not only on our own work product, but also on the work of others . . . both inside and outside our organizations.

Having the right idea or the right answer is critical to success. But it is only one ingredient. We must also be able to explain or sell our ideas to others and then motivate them and support their efforts.

Decisions are made by individuals, actions are taken by individuals, and goals are achieved by individuals.How we relate to and lead those individuals on a “personal” level will determine our level of success.

Bruce BarkerBruce Barker Will Be Speaking Thursday, March 29th at 8:15am

Bruce Barker’s Keynote Address Sponsored by:

2012 Paul A. Elsner International Leadership Award Honorees

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Dr. Richard Strand's leadership journey began at the ripe young age of 8 years, when he first went to sea as anunpaid crew-member onboard his grandfather's 57 foot commercial drag boat--the Martle--following his 3rd gradeschool year. Subsequent summer seasons on a much smaller Gillnetter and finally his father's Purse Seiner offthe coast of SE Alaska provided the 5th, 6th and 7th grader a set of principles that would remain with him for theremainder of his life: hard work before play; respect the sea; take care of your boat and crew and they will workhard for you; be prepared for any conditions; never plan on a day off when the season is open and the fish are biting; and finally, work can be brutal--but it's also fun and exciting.

After a stint as a foreman in an Alaskan Canary after his sophomore year in college, Richard returned to the University of Washington to complete his bachelor degree in Business Administration and receive his regular armycommission as a second lieutenant in April, 1970. Following his initial training at the Infantry Officer Basic Course

and the Army's infamous Airborne school, he was off to his fist assignment at the 82d Airborne Division. In the 82nd the next set of leadership lessons took form: as a leader you're on call 24/7; live your values; be proud and stand tall; put the needs of your troops first; ALWAYS be preparedfor any contingency.

For the next 30 years Richard would practice these and other hard-learned principles as he moved through the officer ranks, in and out of variousassignments including company, battalion and brigade-level command, and alternating staff positions culminating with a tour of duty on the JointStaff, headed then by General Colin Powell, and as the Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe in Mons, Belgium, General George Joulwan.

Richard left the active Army in August 1998 and began his career as an educator, initially as the Associate Dean for Business and Technology atOlympic College in Bremerton, Washington. Within two years he was appointed the Dean with responsibility for 14 academic programs and approximately 130 full/part time staff and faculty. Having to work hard for to earn his own education, Richard had a healthy appreciation for themany stories connected to the students he would encounter. Early-on he made a personal commitment to modularizing educational programs,facilitating student access, enhancing completion rates and increasing the opportunity for actual job placement. In his 13 years of service atOlympic College, Richard earned a reputation as an exceptional administrator; one who possessed an uncompromising commitment to studentsand proved to be an extraordinary educational innovator.

In December 2010 Richard retired from Olympic College and opened his own consulting business, Richard and Associates; an organization dedicated to helping individuals/teams develop their full leadership potential and to create and maintain a culture of leadership excellence.

Richard Strand

Dr. Ken Robson is currently a higher education consultant who has been working with his partner Dr. Judy Eifertsince 2005 assisting colleges and universities, principally in the areas of institutional development, strategic planning, institutional quality assessment, curriculum design and development, leadership training, campus development, and co-curricular program design and implementation.

Kenʼs consulting practice has focused extensively on assisting institutions undergoing significant transitional orrepositioning activities. One of these projects involved the establishment of Quest University Canada, a private,not-for-profit undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university. Ken worked on virtually every facet of the operation ranging from the design of its unique one-course-at-a-time curriculum, the selection of the foundingfaculty and key student support personnel to the co-ordination of its governmentally mandated organizational and degree approval process. To assist in the transition from planning to implementation. Ken served as the

Universityʼs Provost and Dean of Faculty and Students. At Questʼs inaugural graduation in 2011, Ken was acknowledged for his contributions tothe design and development of the institution.

Prior to forming his consulting practice, Ken worked for many years at Mount Royal College (now a university) in Calgary, Alberta. He began his career as an English instructor, and served as Department Chair and Dean of Arts. Subsequently, he was appointed to the new portfolio of Vice-President, Student Affairs and Campus Life. During his tenure at Mount Royal, Ken held a number of responsible positions on committeesand boards within and outside the institution. When he left the College in 2005, the Dr. Ken Robson Student Leadership Award was created to recognize his commitment to student development and achievement.

One of Kenʼs proudest associations has been with the Chair Academy which he joined in 1992 when he attended the inaugural Academy for Leadership Training and Development. He subsequently became a facilitator and mentor in the leadership program where he had the good fortune to work with so many aspiring and accomplished academic leaders and a remarkably committed and talented group of fellow facilitators.Ken has facilitated programs across North America as well as in Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands. Ken also served on the editorial board ofAcademic Leadership. In 2000 the Chair Academy presented Ken with a Regional Outstanding Leadership Award.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Ken earned his Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English from Simon Fraser University where he was a charterstudent. He received a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of British Columbia. He completed a second Master of Arts degree infilm from the City University of New York. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Nebraska. In 2008 Ken co-authoredThe Academic Chairpersonʼs Handbook (2nd Ed. Jossey-Bass).

Ken Robson

Paul A. Elsner International Leadership Award Honorees

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The Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award is named after Dr. Paul A. Elsner, Chancellor Emeritus of the

Maricopa County Community College District, where he held the chancellorship from 1977 until retiring in 1999. Dr. Elsner serves

on numerous boards both in the public and private sector and has received numerous awards and recognitions. Dr. Elsner is

recognized nationally and internationally as an exemplary leader in community and technical colleges and higher education.

The Chair Academy is proud to present the complete list of Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award recipients.

1995

Larry Christiansen - Mesa Community College

1996

Madison Walker - Rio Salado Community College

Sanford Shugart - North Harris College

1997

Michael Smith - Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE

Linda Stewart - State of Wisconsin

Bill Ihlenfledt - Chippewa Valley Technical College

Beth Richardson - Maryland Community College

1998

Carolyn Desjardins - National Institute for Leadership Development

Alan Seagren - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1999

Paul A. Elsner - Maricopa County Community College District

2000

Idahlynn Karre - University of Northern Colorado

Coen Free - Koning Willem 1 College

2001

Helen Burnstad - Johnson County Community College

Stephen Quinlan - Seneca College

George A. Baker - North Carolina State University

2002

Peter Burnham - Brookdale Community College

Kaye Walter - Kansas City Kansas Community College

2003

Linda Thor - Rio Salado Community College

Thomas L. Wood - Mount Royal University

2004

Robert Gordon - Humber College

George R. Boggs - American Association of Community Colleges

2005

Charles J. Carson - Johnson County Community College

Eduardo Padron - Miami-Dade College

2006

Paul J. Byrne - Grant MacEwan University

Diane Troyer - North Harris Montgomery College District

2007

James Perkins - Blue Ridge Community College

Gwendolyn Stephenson - Hillsborough Community College

2008

Jerry Sue Thornton - Cuyahoga Community College

Carl Haynes - Tompkins Cortland Community College

2009

Jim Simpson - Florida State College at Jacksonville

Paula Short - Tennessee Board of Regents

2010

Janet Paterson-Weir - MacEwan University

Jim Luoma - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

2011

Gordon Nixon - Southern Alberta Institute Technology

Bill Lamb - Kirkwood Community College

2012

Ken Robson - Robson Eifert Consulting Services, Inc.

Richard Strand - Richard and Associates

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21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE GALA

Join us at Tuesday Night at 6:00pm in the Grand Ballroom for a Banquet and Live Musical Entertainment Starring

the Swingin’ Medallions!

LEADING TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

MONDAY MARCH 26, 2012

PRE-CONFERENCE

Monday March 26, 2012

Schedule at a Glance

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8:00am-4:00pm RegistrationLocation: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1

8:00am-9:00am Continental BreakfastLocation: Grand Ballroom Prefunction - Level 3

9:00am-3:30pm Pre-Conference Skill Building WorkshopsGeorgia 3, Georgia 7, Georgia 8 - Level 1

10:30am-10:45am Refreshment Break Location: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1

12:15pm-1:30pm Lunch Buffet $15.00 all inclusive per person/day Location: Garden Courtyard - Level 2

1:30pm-4:30pm Practitioners Board Meeting by invitation only Location: Piedmont - Level 3

7:00pm-8:00pm Concurrent/Roundtable Presenter Meeting Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

8:00pm-10:00pm Chair Academy Welcome ReceptionMusic by GPC Jaguar Jazz ComboSponsored by Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ, and Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZLocation: Garden Courtyard - Level 2

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

The Trick to Being a Chair or Organizational LeaderPresented by Dr. Bill Lamb, Vice President, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA Location: Georgia 7

The Challenge of Creative LeadershipPresented by Coen Free, President, Koning Willem I College, Harry van der Schans, Director, andFrans van Gaal, Trainer, De Bono Center of Expertise - School for the Future, The Netherlands. Location: Georgia 8

Leadership and Management: Discover Your “Magic”Presented by Willem Sijpheer, Academic Chair, Media Programs, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, AB,Canada Location: Georgia 3


Pre-Conference Skill Building Workshops

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Presented by Dr. Bill Lamb, Vice President, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA

The workshop will present a variety of strategies for new front line administrators, including chairs, directors, deans, andother organizational leaders. Activities throughout the day will help participants to define their role as leaders and to develop cohesive teams.

Topics will include:

• Understanding leadership versus management in organizations• Understanding yourself and how you work with others• Building teams and working with diverse work styles• Managing time and work best practices• Dealing with conflict• Adapting to and guiding organizational change

The activities will be directed to small group interaction with time for sharing strategies as well as applying new methods to real world examples. The afternoon session will encourage the sharing of "best practices" learned from the group. Participants will receive a variety of written materials to use as guides and references, and additional opportunities to learn more about the Academy for Leadership and Development.

Location: Georgia 7

The Trick to Being a Chair or Organizational Leader

Presented by Coen Free, President, Koning Willem I College, Harry van der Schans, Director, and Frans van Gaal, Trainer, De Bono Center of Expertise - School for the Future, The Netherlands

Advancing technology brings about change in organizations. Social media and innovative technology both influence and change the way we work and live. Lines of communication get shorter. Geographic distance is no longer a barrier for cooperation and hierarchical relationships change. In the 21st century we see a change from directive to interactive leadership.

That is why it is essential to develop creativity as a new core competence and a crucial skill. The traditional thinking methodswithin the educational sector have not changed for centuries. They no longer suit today’s rapidly changing world, which demands new concepts and ideas.

In this highly interactive and entertaining workshop you will experience an overview of various sources of inspiration:Leonardo da Vinci, Daniel Pink, Edward de Bono, Howard Gardner and Gerard Puccio. You will also be engaged in hands-onexperiences in creative thinking techniques so that you can face a brighter future for yourself and for your organization.

Location: Georgia 8

The Challenge of Leadership


Pre-Conference Skill Building Workshops

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Presented by Willem Sijpheer, Academic Chair, Media Programs, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, AB, Canada

When should you be a manager, and when should you focus on providing leadership?

Discover the ‘magic’ within you, to help realize the differences between management and leadership, and when to applyeach set of skills in your organization.

These days, it can be tough to tell the difference. Workloads and expectations can have you juggling both roles at once,which may mean you are too busy shuffling paper to lead when the situation requires it.

This highly entertaining presentation will explore the importance of each of these roles. Use ‘strength-finding’ principles,learn to tap into the ‘magic’ within you, and to shine in any situation.

Attendees will benefit by:

• Embracing their inner decision-making skills.• Understanding the roles of successful managers, and leaders.• Tapping into the right resources for each situation.• Discovering ‘their’ magic.• Identifing and shareing people’s natural strengths as identified by the Clifton StrengthsFinder.• Having some fun.

Location: Georgia 3

Leadership and Management:Discover Your ‘Magic’

CONFERENCE BOOKSIGNINGJoseph Grenny

Tuesday, March 27th

from 10:20-10:45

Signing

Change Anythingand Influencer

Mahin Gosine

Wednesday, March 28th

from 3:20-3:45

Signing

Leadership in the New Millenia,Avoiding the Culture of Corruption

Clifton Taulbert

Wednesday, March 28th

from 10:20-10:45

Signing

Who Owns the Icehouse and 8 Habits of the Heart

Joseph Grenny

and Clifton Taulberts Books

will be available for purchase

during the signing period

from Barnes and Noble

Monday March 26, 2012 17

WELCOMERECEPTION

Join us as we kick off the

Chair Academy’s

21st Annual International

Leadership Conference

with Dessert, Coffee and Cash Bar,

Monday, March 26

in the Garden Courtyard

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Music provided by the

GPC JAGUARJAZZ COMBO

from Georgia Perimeter CollegeStacey Houghton - Director

Sponsored by:

Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

and Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ


TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2012

CONFERENCE DAY 1

Tuesday, March 27, 2012


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OPENING GENERAL SESSION Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 1

Master of Ceremonies: Bernadette Montoya, New Mexico State UniversityWelcome by: Mr. Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia

Keynote Speaker: Joseph Grenny

Introduction by: Chris Golding, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Sponsored by: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Mount Royal University,

and Nova Scotia Community College

Paul A. Elsner International Leadership Awards

Sponsored by Johnson County Community College

Award Presented to Dr. Richard Strand Presented by Bryan Watland, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Award Presented to Dr. Ken Robson Presented by Thomas L. Wood, Mount Royal College (Retired)

7:00am-5:00pm Registration7:15am-8:00am Continental Breakfast

Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction - Level 3

7:15am-8:00am Music in the MorningProvided by Georgia Perimeter College

Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

8:15am-10:15am Opening General SessionLocation: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

10:15am-10:45am Refreshment BreakLocation: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1

10:45am-3:15pm Presidents Board Meeting by invitation onlyLocation: Piedmont - Level 3

10:45am-12:15pm Roundtable & Concurrent Sessions #1See Pages 20-28

12:15pm-1:45pm Buffet Lunch $15.00 all inclusive per personLocation: Garden Courtyard - Level 2

1:45pm-3:15pm Roundtable & Concurrent Sessions #2See Pages 29-37

3:15pm-3:45pm Refreshment BreakLocation: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1


6:00pm-9:00pm 21st Annual Conference GalaBanquet and musical entertainment starring The Swingin’ Medallions Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3


Roundtable Session 1

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Presented by Patricia A Kraft, Distinguished Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, GA

Have you ever been told that you are too valuable in your present position as you are seeking advancement to a higher level? Do you go conferences or professional meetings only to return to chaos from your absence?Do you ask yourself what can I do at my institution that will have a lasting impact? If you have asked yourself any of these questions then this session can benefit you.

The attendees will benefit by:• Developing strategies to facilitate faculty and staff transitions to a higher level of independence.• Prioritizing the roles/functions/activities needed to maximize autonomy.• Cultivating actions to challenge individual motivation.• Targeting key actions for long-term application.• Sharing experiences from other leadership models.

Location: Atlanta 1

Succession Planning: Developing a Framework of Support for Yourself and Your Institution

Presented by Dr. M. James Kahiga, Chair, Business/PE Department, GPC Online, Georgia Perimeter College,Clarkston, GA, Dr. Otto Burianek, Chair, Social Science Department, GPC Online, Georgia Perimeter College,

Clarkston, GA, Dr. Solomon Fesseha, Chair, Science Department, GPC Online, Georgia Perimeter College,Clarkston, GA, Ms. Andrea Morgan, Chair, Humanities, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, GPC Online,

Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

Strategies for academic department leadership in an online campus of a multi-campus two-year college. This is apanel discussion of the experiences of four online department chairs at Georgia Perimeter College. The panel will discuss their successes in overcoming challenges in operating pioneering academic departments that are integrated across disciplines with five other physical campuses at GPC. Topics include how they strive for academic excellence, scheduling and staffing for a growing department, leadership in the context of multiple disciplines within a department, role of faculty, testing, student activities, student issues, and many more.

Attendees will benefit by learning:• The best strategies for staffing an ever-growing academic unit• How to maintain academic excellence in an online environment• How to motivate faculty to continuously engage students. • Best strategies for integrating different academic disciplines into one department• The best strategies for integrating an online department with the other face-to-face departments

Location: Atlanta 2

Strategies for Academic Department Leadership in an OnlineCampus of a Multi-Campus Two-Year College



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Presented by Dr. Pedro L. Martinez, Former Provost and Full Professor, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC, Dr. Glen Holmes, Full Professor, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC

In order to be more efficient and successful,universities/colleges as organizations must utilize the talent and skillsthat a diverse faculty possess. Administrators must be able to understand and value what talents faculty bringwith them in order to develop successful teams that blend purpose, structure and creativity that nurture personalgrowth as well as interpersonal and organizational capacities. On the other hand, faculty, through self-analysis,must manage their multiple responsibilities and reduce work anxiety by completing the multiple tasks assignedto them while addressing their teaching, research and service responsibilities. A conceptual framework and web-based, rapid-prototype tool are introduced and proposed as aids to administrative decision- making that directly impacts how faculty can best utilize their knowledge, skills as well as dispositions in performing specifictasks. Departmental goal setting is presented as a context for the discussion, while implications for faculty, professional development are also covered.

The attendees will benefit by• Applying a task-analyses tool/ survey of what typically takes place outside the classroom and constitutes

"other duties as assigned"• Develop a simple tool that may include a self-reported and/or externally validated KSA assessments.• Predict how the self -assessment analyses can generate a “composite scores” that forecast the likelihood of

completing specific tasks, and arguably, facilitate administrative decision making.

Location: Atlanta 3

A Conceptual Framework and Tool to Facilitate Administrative Decision-Making Associated With Out-of-Classroom Faculty Assignments

Presented by James C. Duncan, Director, Center Global Education, Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, Beth Borst, Director Honors Programs, Ivy Tech Community College-Central

Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

When planning new academic initiatives, faculty and administrators have an idea of what to do, but need a paradigm of understanding the best way to plan, implement, and evaluate the program. The five steps of the action research methodology is a paradigm for helping design, implement, and evaluate programs. This roundtable will begin by discussing how Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana has used action research in developing both honors and global education programs.

Attendees will benefit by:• Knowing what action research is and is not and how most academics already used action research in their

program planning.• Learning the formal five steps of the action research methodology.• Discovering how the action research paradigm helps leaders design a “brighter future” for their students,

stakeholders and institution.• Understanding how the action research method is an aid to individual and institutional professional

development.• Sharing program ideas from other roundtable participants on how they use action research at their

institutions.

Location: Atlanta 4

Using Action Research in New Program Development


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Presented by Dr. Ann Marie Krause, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

In Strengths Based Leadership, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie identify three keys to being a more effective leader:“knowing your strengths and investing in others’ strengths, getting people with the right strengths on yourteam, and understanding and meeting the four basic needs of those who look to you for leadership.” How doyou invest in your team members? How can you use strengths to maximize team performance and develop others’ leadership skills? In this session, we will explore ways and share stories to engage your team members’strengths to move forward your agenda and to turn those strengths into performance, leading to a brighter future for your organization and your team members.

Participants will:• Learn strategies for using strengths to engage leaders• Participate in strengths activities to promote team building• Hear stories about team building through strengths• Engage in strengths-based conversations and discover how these conversations can inform performance

appraisals.

Location: Georgia 13

Leverage Your Team’s Strengths to Build a Brighter Future

Presented by Sandra S. Stone, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA, Christy Price, Professor of Psychology, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA

From Academically Adrift to "Declining by Degrees," everywhere we turn the call for reform in higher educationis loud and clear. The main issue seems to be a demand for improvement in student learning outcomes, andincreasing evidence suggests a shift toward a learning-centered paradigm as an appropriate solution. As academic leaders we work with intelligent skeptics who are trained to think critically and therefore are not likelyto accept new ideas without challenge. Using our experience at Dalton State College with a campus-wide courseredesign initiative as an example, in this interactive session we combine critical components of the leadershipand learning-centered literature with practice to demonstrate how academic leaders can make the case forchange as well as create a receptive environment in which the seeds for change can take root.

Participants will:• Learn the basic elements of a learning-centered paradigm• Learn the rationale for course redesign in selected courses• Learn about the faculty-led model used at Dalton State to launch the learning-centered course

redesign initiative• Learn strategies to overcome faculty resistance to change and build leadership capacity• Learn how to incorporate assessment into the change process


Evolution of a Movement: Orchestrating a Campus-Wide Learning-Centered Redesign Project

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Presented by Christine Horgan (Chris), Curriculum Co-ordinator, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, AB, Canada,

Development and implementation of outcomes-based curriculum is challenging and involves changes to both the curriculum development process and the teaching and learning approach. SAIT Polytechnic has implemented a structured process of aligning outcomes, assessments, and activities supported by discussionsabout teaching philosophies and practices. Good instructors are transitioned to good course designers and developers; instructors, schools, and courses are the beneficiaries. This session will demonstrate SAIT Polytechnic’s process and will showcase examples of outcomes-based curriculum.

The attendees will benefit by:• Gaining experience in designing outcomes-based curriculum• Exploring the relationship between teaching philosophies and teaching practices• Exploring the practical application of this curriculum design approach• Viewing some showcase courses created using this approach• Having an opportunity to exchange ideas about this approach


How a Curriculum Design Approach Affects Subject Matter Expert (SME) Development

Presented by Rebecca Rakoczy, Publications Specialist/Marketing, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA,Mary Helen Ramming, Instructor/English, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA,

Amelia Glawe, Librarian/Reference and Instruction, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Shyam Sriram, Instructor/Political Science, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA

Creating community within a diverse, multi-campus community college can be challenging. By starting a college-wide book club involving faculty, staff and students, Georgia Perimeter College has been able to forge a strongercollege community, while encouraging literacy and student success. Campus book clubs, student-created booktrailers, public panel discussions, library displays and films reinforce each selected book. The author comes to thecollege for a student-led discussion and a free event open to the community.

Attendees will learn how to:• Set up a common read program that includes faculty, staff and students • Engage and connect different disciplines and a diverse student body through multi-media projects• Develop curricular guidelines, library resource guides and programs for "teaching the book" in the classroom • Create programming that builds excitement for author’s visit• Evaluate program success through student reflections and social media

Location: Georgia 2

How a College-Wide Book Club Can Connect a Diverse Community College



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Presented by Renea Akin, Ed.D., Dean of Planning, Research & Effectiveness, West Kentucky Community & Technical College, Paducah, KY

Does your college desire to facilitate structural enhancements to support the overall success of students, faculty,staff, and the surrounding community? Is it possible to implement widespread, transformative initiatives withoutbreaking the budget? West Kentucky Community and Technical College, named by the Aspen Institute as oneof the nation’s Top 5 community colleges, successfully transformed the culture of literacy on their campus and intheir community. This session will describe the methods used by West Kentucky to implement positive changewhile maximizing the use of institutional resources. Participants will receive concrete, innovative, and adaptabletactics to implement broad, meaningful change strategies.

Attendees will:• Identify practical strategies to promote widespread, meaningful change. • Identify cost-effective strategies to implement change.• Identify ways to involve faculty and staff in change efforts.• Identify means of involving the community in transformation.• Identify concrete means of documenting success.

Location: Georgia 3

Top Strategies for Cultural Transformation From a Top 5 College

Presented by Dr. Gerald A. Williams, Jr., Director for Advising and Academic Services, Bainbridge College, Bainbridge, GA

The process of facilitating change often occurs in tandem with a leader’s transition into a new role. Althoughtransitions are periods of opportunity to make needed changes, they’re also periods of vulnerability because one may lack established working relationships and a detailed understanding of the new role. This session is designed for new and seasoned midlevel managers in developing a blueprint for condensing the time it takes toadd value to your institution.

The attendees will benefit by learning:• How to manage tension between short and long term goals. • How to condense the time it takes to get results in your organization.• How to reach the point at which a leader contributes as much value to the organization as they have

consumed.• How to develop a strategy that will enable teams to accomplish objectives and contribute to the Institution’s

competitive edge. • How to increase ones’ value to the Institution.

Location: Georgia 4

90 Days To a Turnaround: Getting from Aspiration to Realization



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Presented by Dr. Bonnie J. Young, Department Chair, Physical Education, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA

Presentation will focus on the simple things that you can do at your desk to relieve stress throughout the day.Everyone has those days that everything seems to happen at once that raises the normal stress level. Somesimple techniques and "in office" exercise can make those days have less of an impact on your wellness.

Participants will benefit from this session by:

• briefly hearing how the stress negatively affect how we function• learn positive habits that can be done in the office to make it a less stressful place.• participate in some simple "exercises" that can be done when feeling overwhelmed by situations• participate in "mental" activites to calm the mind to focus better on a task• recieve suggestions for things to do away from the office to deal with stress.

Location: Georgia 5

De-Stress at Your Desk, Survive the Crazy Days

Presented by Dr. Catherine J. Songer, Natural Science Division Chair, Coastal Carolina Community College,Jacksonville, NC, Dr. Mitchell R. Williams, Interim Director Community College Leadership Program,

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Gaining insights regarding student persistence is a continuing focus of community colleges. Participants will assume community college student roles, determine level of participation scores related to club participation, develop a list of impediments to club participation, discuss strategies to overcome impediments, and investigatelevel of participation and its relationship to students' intent to persist. Findings from a recent study at a North Carolina community college will be presented and implications for practitioners will be discussed.

The attendees will benefit by:• Having a deeper understanding of the role community college clubs play in providing opportunities to

engage students outside of the classroom.• Examining the relationship between club participation and students’ intent to persist.• Learning how to assess a student’s level of club participation using a level of participation score (LPS). • Discussing strategies to overcome impediments to club participation.• Exploring ways to engage online students through community college club participation.

Location: Georgia 7

An Exploration of Community College Student Persistence Focused on Club Participation



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Presented by Nerita Hughes, Business Solutions Director, North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN

Authentic leaders have a way to identify their own strengths and the strengths of others. But what happenswhen conflict arises? How do you respond to conflict when there’s a communication breakdown? The breakdown of communication within any organization will cause conflict. By giving leaders the proper tools to recognize, identify, and respect each other’s differences through the use of strengths helps support a strong communication link between the sender and the receiver.

Each participant will be able to:• Identify the Four Leadership Domains• Understand what their communication style is• Maximize the power of theme weaving to avoid conflict• Recognize barrier labels and the ”blind spots”• Understand how to use reflective listening skills

Location: Georgia 8

Communicating with Vigor: Effectively Working with Individuals Using Strengths

Presented by Maria Lucido Bezely, Associate Dean, Student Success, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON,Canada, Kathryn Karcz, Dean, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada, Samar Haddad, Dean, Sheridan

College, Oakville, ON, Canada

All post-secondary institutions communicate a commitment to their students and to Student Success. However, ifasked, could these same institutions articulate the meaning of Student Success? Can they define what student success means or looks like as an outcome for students? The Student Success Advancement Team (Student Retention Team), made up of faculty, staff, students and administrators from across the institution, embarked on aprocess to develop a shared definition of student success that would serve as a beacon and guiding principle for the College, to be embedded in planning, decision making and evaluation. This interactive session will provide participants an opportunity to learn about the steps Sheridan took to make this idea become a reality. More importantly participants will be equipped to develop their own student success definition which can be used toguide and enhance their program development, quality processes, and Student Engagement and Retention efforts.

Through participation in this session, delegates will learn:• to identify the steps required to develop a comprehensive definition of student success that has meaning

to a full community• to apply tools and approaches that can be used to facilitate the development of a student success definition• how another College has embedded it into both strategic and operational planning and the measurement of

quality outcomes• to appreciate the value of defining student success and understand the impact it can have on an institutional

culture

Location: Georgia 9

Establishing a Framework for Student Success: A Sheridan Experience



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Extrending Applied Learning to Professional Practice in the Creative Arts

Presented by Ty Handy, College President, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL, Patrice A. Williams, English Professor, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL

Transforming any facet of a postsecondary institution is an arduous task, but if individuals who lead the efforts tomake changes are careful to include all stakeholders, the result will be efficiency and growth for the institution asa whole. Presenters of this session will provide participants with specific ideas for including all factions in the decision-making process. They will also offer ideas about how to deal with individuals who feel excluded fromthe process and as a result, seek to thwart efforts to achieve transformation.

Attendees will benefit in the following ways:• Understand what is involved in the process of initiating and implementing change.• Understand who should be involved in the process of initiating and implementing change.• Understand that institutional change typically occurs in phases, over time.• Acquire specific strategies for initiating and implementing change at an institution.• Acquire specific strategies for addressing the challenges associated with initiating and implementing

change at an institution.

Location: Savannah 1

Initiating and Implementing Institutional Change: Process and Pitfalls

Presented by Michael Rubinoff, Associate Dean Visual and Performing Arts, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Sandy McKean, Associate Dean Film, Television and Journalism, Sheridan College,

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Sheridan College, through its Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design, has developed frontline client-based servicesfor students to incorporate and apply their learning to professional practice.

In this session we will demonstrate how curriculum, designed for students in music theatre performance, film, television, animation and journalism, can be directly tied to professional practice in the early stages of course delivery through student participation in College facilitated professional settings.

We will detail curricular opportunities designed for our students to work closely with clients and professional artiststo create original film, documentary and music theatre pieces. These direct ties to clients and professional artistsbenefit both faculty and students who are able to quickly adjust to new technologies and evolving professionalpractice processes.

Conference participants will learn how to:• Implement a framework to extend applied learning to professional practice.• Develop leading edge curriculum to meet changes in technologies and professional practice activities.• Foster and promote interdisciplinary/ inter professional creativecollaboration. • Apply professional business practices and leadership skills in the client-based production cycle.• Demonstrate how student production activities can result in significant attitudinal changes, earlier

understanding of professional practices, inter disciplinary and inter professional collaboration and a wider understanding of the creative process.



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Presented by Dr. Don Williams, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, Florida Hospital Collegeof Health Sciences, Orlando, FL, Stefanie Johnson, Director of Grants Management, Florida Hospital Collegeof Health Sciences, Orlando, FL, Yvette Saliba, Director, Center for Academic Achievement, Florida Hospital

College of Health Sciences, Orlando, FL

Some people are born for leadership, others have it thrust upon them. How does the reluctant leader thrive inthat role? While the mantle of leadership needs to be accepted, the proper structures and relationships tosupport it should be cultivated. This workshop will help identify, encourage and mentor reluctant leaders.

The attendee will benefit by:• Discovering how to put fear in its place• Understanding ways to develop a support system• Exploring unique leadership voices• Identifying how to cast a vision• Learning to establish appropriate boundaries


Intended Consequences: Finding And Nurturing The Unexpected Leader In Ourselves And Others

Presented by Dolores Sharpe, Executive Director, Academic Operations, Mott Community College, Flint, MI

Individuals who find themselves in the "Middle", the middle managers of an organization often find themselves inthe difficult position of trying to balance the expectations of those above them and those below them. Middleswant to be, and are often expected to be, leaders and yet those expectations may come with different definitionsof leadership. How does a "Middle" lead effectively while listening to these voices?

This session provides a game framework to look at this role. Participants will also be able to:• Understand how social systems apply to organizational systems• Understand the roles in the Four Player Model• Tops as the High Level Executives• Bottoms as the front-line employee• Middles as the Middle Leader• Environmental Players as the student• Understand the dynamic of the Middle and how they can influence institutional change• Define your own Middle role in light of the expectations others have • Develop strategies to maximize your influence as a Middle within the social/organizational system


Tops, Bottoms and Middles in the Academic Organization: The Middle Leaders Survival Guide



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Presented by Cheri Bush, Program Manager, Nina Scholars and Bowen Scholars, Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN

How do you incorporate StrengthsQuest into the culture of the one of the fastest-growing community colleges in America? This session will explain the story of how the Nina Scholars program is piloting StrengthsQuest atIvy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, IN.

The attendees will benefit by:• Understand the varied introductions of StrengthsQuest to a student group and faculty/staff.• Understand the impacts of StrengthsQuest with at-risk students (former foster youth, physically disabled, and

non-traditional.)• Obtain strategies for using “teachable moments” to encourage and affirm the use of Top 5 Strengths

in students.• Obtain strategies for using “teachable moments” to encourage and affirm the use of Top 5 Strengths in staff.• Obtain strategies for keeping StrengthsQuest alive among a student group. • Understand the strategies being discussed for the spread of StrengthsQuest to other faculty/staff and

students at Ivy Tech.

Location: Atlanta 1

Utilizing StrengthsQuest to Enhance Student Engagement

Presented by Carolyn A. Tonge, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Broward College, David, FL, Winston Thompson, Dean, Will Holcomb Center, Broward College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

In pursuit of their responsibilities, leaders are met with varied opportunities to establish and achieve the goals ofstrategic plans that render their organizations functional and productive. At the same time, leaders are oftentaken with the traditional guidelines of leadership that they miss the following essential personal codes that willtranslate into successful leadership:

• Inner Authority• Commitment to personal vision and values• Modeling commitment• Inspiring and encouraging others to act

Location: Atlanta 2

Leadership: Modeling For Action



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Presented by Fran Mohr, Director of Customer Service, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, Justine Holcomb, Communications Supervisor, State Personnel Administration, Atlanta, GA

Replacing employees can be costly. As employees are asked to do more with less, they are more likely to becomestressed and unsatisfied with their work. Studies show that employees typically leave jobs not because of pay,but poor communications and a lack of feedback and recognition. Additionally, recent national polls indicate thatthe vast majority of workers intend to seek new opportunities when the job market improves. Learn how eightstate agencies, including Georgia Perimeter College, collaborated, measured and improved employee satisfactioneven in difficult economic times.

Attendees will learn how to: • Engage employee-led teams• Increase workplace satisfaction for retaining your best and brightest employees • Incorporate best practices for employee recognition• Increase communication and feedback to enhance employee engagement• Create a culture of service at your institution that impacts both employee and student satisfaction

Location: Atlanta 3

Creating a Bright Future with an Engaged Workforce -Even in Tough Times

Presented by Dr. Marcia A. Gellin, Asst. Academic Dean for Liberal Arts, Erie Community College-City Campus, Buffalo, NY, Mary A. Beard, Associate Academic Dean for Liberal Arts,

Erie Community College-North Campus, Williamsville, NY

This session focuses on providing an on-going support system for faculty to the new role of Department Chair.Assistant Academic Deans at Erie Community College supervise, collaborate with, and assist Department Chairswith the following responsibilities: Planning, Coordinating and Supervising all Administrative and AcademicFunctions within the Department.

Topics include:• Course Scheduling• Student Advisement and Registration• Curriculum Development• Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes• Liaison between the Academic Department and Upper Administration.

Location: Atlanta 4

Transitioning Faculty into the Role of Department Chair: By Choice, By Default?

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Presented by Dr. Lisa Fowler, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success,Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA (lead presenter), Dr. Vincent June, Vice President of Student

Affairs and Enrollment Services, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Dr. Anthony Tricoli, President,Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Mr. Frank Nash, Dean for Students, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Mr. Richard Beaubien, Director of Recruitment and Admissions, Georgia Perimeter College

Join the Vice President of Georgia Perimeter College and members of the Enrollment Management Team in an interactive session about managing enrollment - the proactive way. Through fast acting task teams, GPCchanged the way it does business. From this new way of doing business, the GPC Enrollment Management Teamwas formed and charged with developing a three-year strategic enrollment manangement plan. Let GPC showyou how to reach enrollment targets using impact factors and tactical plans. You will learn about innovativeenrollment tools to enhance and expediate admissions processing and improve accountablity.

• Learn how to develop a successful and fast acting task team process• Deternine the right representatives for your enrollment management team• Increase knowledge of enrollment management tools that can be developed in-house saving budget dollars

and increasing admission productivity


Proactively Manage Enrollment: GPC Success Story!

Presented by Shelley Lorimer, Chair, BSc. Engineering Transfer Program, Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Elsie Elford, Dean, School of Business, Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB,

Canada

A longitudinal study is underway at MacEwan University involving over 300 first year engineering students to discover if there is a unique “strengths profile” for this student group. Data collected from the Clifton Strengthsfinder online assessment was analyzed to determine if there is a higher frequency of certain signaturethemes for engineering students compared to the general population. A link to a predictor of academic success isalso being explored. A structured content analysis of a student survey has been added to the third year of this research project. Results of the first year of the project were presented at the 2010 Chair Academy Annual Conference. This session will share the results of data collected and analyzed over a three year period. Discover what the research is telling us! Hear how students are engaged in this study through seminars, the student survey and strength-based activities.

The attendees will benefit by:• Learning the results of educational research focused on discovering the “strengths profile” for a particular

student group that has chosen a specific career path• Gaining knowledge of the implications of this research for the teaching and learning process• Getting practical tips for implementing a research project involving students• Better understanding of the methodology of data gathering and analysis of results using the Clifton

Strengthsfinder survey• Strategies to help students become aware of their talents and to recognize their leadership potential


Discovering The "Link" From Strengths To Career Paths

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Presented by Michele B. Hill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Leadership and Psychology, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA

The dynamic turbulence of contemporary society and the praxis of leadership development often stifles evaluation and research with more traditional methods. The purpose of this presentation are twofold, to present an alternative field friendly method of evaluating a leadership development programs in vivo- calledEvent Analysis; and use Event Analysis to examine a specific leadership development program. Many leadersreadily admit that the realities of leadership training make traditional research and evaluation difficult.

The attendees will benefit by:• Discussing the complex interrelationships of the leadership trainer, the trainees’ social context, and the many

unexpected developments to training.• Learning the basic methodology of Event history analysis (also called trend analysis, survival analysis,

duration analysis, hazard model analysis, failure-time analysis, or transition analysis) through an example oftraining development over 6 years.

• Learning how Event history analysis is used in studies where the phenomenon of interest is duration-to-event, where events are discrete occurrences.

• Beginning to develop their own hypothesis and event analysis for evaluating their programs in progress.• Developing an appreciation for the discourse and participant input and how such information is translated

into training changes.

Location: Georgia 2

An Event Analysis of Leadership Development in Higher Education

Presented by Kelly Saretsky, Director of IR, Planning and Organizational Development, College of the North Atlantic - Qatar, Doha, Qatar

The College of the North Atlantic – Qatar has been engaged in an innovative strategic planning process over the past 18 months. We have used Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to engage over 800 participants from all stakeholdergroups, including students, employees, graduates, representatives from industry and from the State of Qatar and colleagues from our home campus in Canada. The planning process was divided into a number of phases: 1) refinement of vision, mission, guiding principles and development of major strategic directions, 2) identification ofCollege-wide goals and initiatives to address our strategic directions, and, 3) action planning and implementation.

The resultant plan is a living document in which every member of our college community can see themselves. Theprocess itself celebrated both Qatari and Canadian culture and has clearly sparked an exciting organizational shift.

Participants will benefit by:• Experiencing the “the magic” of Appreciative Inquiry • Being introduced to an exciting process for conducting strategic planning in higher education• Discovering how to gain buy-in for the planning process• Understanding the flexibility of AI and how to tailor the process for their campus culture• Getting a sneak peak at additional benefits that Appreciative Inquiry can bring to their campus• Identifying techniques for sustaining “appreciation” on campus• Learning how to assess the effectiveness of AI as a planning/decision making technique• Meeting other colleagues interested in using a collaborative, inclusive, solution-focused approach to planning

Location: Georgia 3

Creating the Future - Together: Using Appreciative Inquiry for Strategic Planning



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Presented by Gay E. Stahr, Client Relations and Services Technical Writer, Georgia Perimeter College,Tucker, GA, Barbara T. Obrentz, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Georgia Perimeter College,

Decatur, GA, Sally J. Robertson, Associate Professor of Theatre, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

Presentations have become the de facto business communication tool where ideas and endeavors can be cutshort due to ineffective communication. Yet when a presentation is developed and delivered well, it is one of ourmost powerful tools in leading our institution into a brighter future. This session will provide guidelines for developing and delivering influential presentations that resonate with the audience.

Attendees will learn how to:• Navigate preparation, visuals and delivery• Incorporate institutional branding into your presentation• Present effectively• Leverage story structure inherent in great communication• Inspire enthusiasm and support for your vision

Location: Georgia 5

Presentation-ologyMoving From the Classroom to the Board Room

Gallup Strengths TrackIn addition to the Strengths Café located in Atlanta 5,

the Chair Academy invites it’s participants to attend any of thefive concurrent sessions known as the Gallup Strengths Track.These sessions, located in Georgia 13, will provide meaningfulinsight and useful information about Strengths, and how youcan implement strengths personally and profesionally within

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Presented by Shari Gholson, Dean of Nursing Division, West Kentucky Community and Technical College,Paducah, KY, Claudia Stoffel, Professor, PN Program Coordinator, West Kentucky Community and Technical

College, Paducah, KY

Are you interested in leading faculty in systematically improving retention and graduate success in your nursing/allied health programs? The nursing administrators at West Kentucky Community & Technical Collegehave developed a program, Ongoing Success, that provides a student centered learning experience that enhances achievement of student outcomes. Learn as they share the value of this no cost approach to student retention. Discussion will include the importance of administrative leadership in this endeavor.

Attendees will benefit by:• Discussion of methods for administrative leadership and implementation of a success program.• Obtaining a better understanding of developing a nursing/allied health student success program.• Obtaining strategies for mentoring faculty in retention of the at risk student.• Explore integration of student success programs with academic policies.• Participating in a simulated Ongoing Success session

Location: Georgia 7

Leading the Way: Ongoing Success for Retention of the At Risk Student

Presented by Nadine Haley, Ph. D., Chair/Asso. Professor, Urban Teacher Program, Metropolitan State University, Minnetonka, MN

A critical global issue in the educational profession is that of diversity. Whether speaking of students who sit in urban classrooms or faculty and staff who reside in the workplace on academic campuses throughout the world. At the forefront isa question of sustainability. Once a workplace becomes diverse, what needs to change? Participants in this session will learnas well as share knowledge and practices that differentiate ways of working with diverse cultures in the workplace. Participants will complete a survey instrument to identify practices that support inclusive leadership. Zieghan (2001) discusses the need to improve the ‘day-to-day practice’ and argues that “while the last 30 years have seen an increase in valuing cultural relevancy, diversity or difference in the workplace, the implications for workplace practice remain vague.”(p.11). Whose responsibility is it to make sure that the goal of a more inclusive workplace becomes a reality?

The primary objective of this session is to inform participants of the nature of building an inclusive diverse culture in theworkplace.

Participant benefits - •Examine the role of cultural relevancy in leadership. •Identify practices to impact cultural relevancy in the workplace. •Learn ways to enhance inclusion in the workplace.•Explore how to create a space that resists hegemonic tactics.

Participant Centered and Active Involvement Participants will be actively involved through the completion of survey toexamine their cultural relevancy practices. Next, participants will move into small group to compare and contrast survey findings based on practices implemented.Last, participants will report back to the larger group. Discussion will follow. The goal is to create and explore culturally relevant workplace practices. Participants will gain an understanding of the role of cultural relevancy practices in the workplace.

Location: Georgia 6

Merging Cultural Relevancy and Leadership Practices in a Diverse Teacher Preparation Workplace



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Presented by Dr. Joan Bergstrom, Director of Special Programs, Longview Community College, Lee’s Summit, MO

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between intentional StrengthsQuest ™ development and studentacademic achievement as expressed by increased overall GPA, persistence to graduation, and active engagementin class and campus activities. Student success is unquestionably the focus of Gallup Organization’s Strength-sQuest™. When a campus becomes focused on strengths development in students, the effect is viral: Adminis-trators, faculty, and staff experience accompanying increases in their own morale, engagement, and productivityas they, too, develop their strengths for success.

The attendees will benefit by: • Hearing "In their own voices": Students sharing personal stories of the effects of SQ in their lives via end-of-

semester interviews• Observing the positive and predicted impact of intentional Strengths development on students within

academic, relationship, career, and professional dimensions:• Increased academic active engagement • Clearer degree and career focus• Improved relationship skills• Improved sense of self-enlightenment and empowerment • Observing the unexpected and desirable outcome: how StrengthsQuest™ development produces hope –

an essential element of well-being and success.

Location: Georgia 8

“This Class Changed My Life”: Student Perspectives on StrengthsQuest™ Development

Presented by Lisa Allen, Academic Chair - Diagnostic Imaging, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Calgary

Presented by Lisa Allen EMT-P (former Tactical Paramedic, Incident Command Training, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Chemical, Nuclear, Biological, Radiological training).

Post-secondary institutes have safety and security embedded into their policies but do they live the culture ofsafety? Safety starts with each one of us and as leaders we need to produce a culture of change which includespersonal accountability. As leaders we need to look at the institute's global perspective and how we can influ-ence a culture of change at every level. Prevention of the escalation of violence starts with each of us.

The take away's from this presentation:• Principles of safety awareness with aggressive individuals.• Critical review of safety plans within an organization.• Engaging staff in safety buy-in for the organization.• Leadership responsibility for safety in an organization.• 3 things you can do tomorrow to improve safety.

Location: Georgia 9

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Presented by Tracy Fulce, Chair of Business, Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL, Brad Wooten, Dean, Social Science and Business, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL

Community colleges are challenged on a number of fronts. We’re asked to increase student success while enroll-ments spike and funding declines; our goals are moving targets and we’re constantly shifting our content and de-livery to meet community needs.

The question is, “how can we best respond to our challenges without being reactionary?” The best communitycolleges of the future will be led by those who created and sustained a culture of change.

Our session will:• Outline the major challenges faced by community college leaders• Define effective change culture• Provide participants with sustainable change culture model • Share best practice from Oakton Community College• Demonstrate approaches to harness excitement and manage resistance


Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Change in Community Colleges

Music in the Morning!Join us each morning from 7:15am - 8:00am

in the Grand Ballroom as we begin each day with amusical program featuring student music groups

from Georgia Perimeter College!



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Presented by Scott Armstrong, Director, Venture and Corporate Training Services, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC

The first waves of “Education on Demand” have hit the shores and will continue to push post-secondary institutions to offer educational offerings allowing students to pursue their credentials in an increasingly flexible fashion. Time and location independence will increasingly become demanded by the market place thathas grown up with Facebook™, YouTube™ and texting. Capturing this audience’s attention requires not onlystrong content but also a format that will engage this generation through increased interactivity and more reallife applications of content. This session will be particularly valuable for those looking to innovate in the onlinespace and access new markets.

The attendees will benefit by:• Better understanding how to use technology to access this new generation ofstudents• Learn how to produce curriculum into online digestible segments• View and learn about examples of application based online curriculum• Learn how to create passive streams of revenue• Open up access to new markets for programs and courses• Understand the basics of producing this dynamic content


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Presented by Tina Philpot, Department Cahir of Business, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody Campus,Dunwoody, GA, Glenn Nomura, Interim Department Chair of Physical Science, Georgia Perimeter College,

Dunwoody Campus, Dunwoody, GA

In workplace preparation and student development, we often find ourselves working across college disciplines toachieve the ultimate goal of student success. And, as we coordinate our efforts to combine resources to identifyand solve problems associated with student learning and development, we discover that "the whole is greaterthan the sum of the parts". Or, when we work together we often realize increased creativity, faster problem solving, and the recognition of the importance of the multi-curriculum approach.

As a Roundtable Discussion, we would like to bring together Department and Discipline leaders to discuss problems and partnerships, and find out "first-hand" just how working across the disciplines might accomplish:

• Cross fertilization of ideas• Faster problem solving• Creativity and invention• Synthesis and leverage of skill sets from one discipline to another• The identification of common denominators to partnership success in higher education design and delivery

Location: Atlanta 1

Partnering Across the College:People, Disciplines, and Concepts

Presented by Debbra J. Nellis, Director of Articulations and Program Development, Nova Southeastern University - Abraham S. Fischler School of Education, North Miami Beach, FL

This session will focus on the partnership between The Chair Academy and Nova Southeastern University’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education, Title V project. The Higher Education Professional Engagement Grant(HEPEG) is to support minority doctoral students who will engage in a variety of Leadership Development Activities. The thrust of these activities are targeted to support future roles in Higher Education.

Participants will benefit by:• Learning about the Chair Academy partnership in the Title V project• Discussing post-baccalaureate opportunities for themselves or employees at their institution as a Hispanic

Serving Institution. • Gaining knowledge on how to apply for a HEPEG scholarship to attend Foundation or Advanced Leadership

Academies• Receiving information for sponsorship to the Annual International Conference• Reviewing opportunities to publish in the Chair Academy Journal

Location: Atlanta 2

Partnership Leading to Brighter Futures in Hispanic Serving Institutions



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Presented by Dr. Belinda A. Dalton-Russell, Vice President of Student Affairs, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Paducah, KY

As educators we must develop mutual respect, high regard, and comprehensive understanding of contributionsthat all members of the college community make toward student learning. Academic Affairs has been historicallyperceived as the division that fosters the gorwth of intelligence. This notion negates that knowledge can be disseminated through various vessels within and outside the classroom.

Particpants will:• Learn how Student Affairs resources, support services, development, and leadership programs contribute to

student learning.• Understand functional roles and purpose of Student Affairs.• Learning how Student Affairs view themselves and how others perceive their role.• Learn to promote, celebrate, and educate others about Student Affairs impact on student success.

Location: Atlanta 3

Elevating the Impact and Value of Student Affairs on Student Learning

Presented by Mary Ann Wermers, Dean, Health,Environmental Natural and Physical Science, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO

This roundtable will highlight traits that help to be a success in the Dean role. It is an exciting and challengingrole that can lead to many opportunities.

• What does that job description really mean?• What traits do you need?• Who should be a part of your support system?• What should you do for personal survival?• What can you do to prepare ?

Location: Atlanta 4

So You Want to be a Dean?



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Presented by Roberta Burke, Faculty Development, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

How do mangers help employees to be their personal best in times of change? How do employees achieve competence when required to learn new skills? This workshop will overlay a strengths-based approach to employee development and training on the four stages of learning model. A strengths based development approach is a key element in the design of training if the intention is to develop productive, engaged employeeswho are excellent at what they do.

The attendees will benefit by learning how a strengths based model of development will: • Reduce training time: individuals working from strengths will tell you that they learn quickly and with ease. • More measurable gains: in a deficiency model one‘s performance goes from poor to mediocre. In a

strengths based model, one’s performance goes from good to great.• Increase productivity: employees are more productive and have less absenteeism when working in roles

that best suit them. • Increase engagement: employees report greater increase in happiness and career well being.


Developing Employee Competence Using Strengths-Based Approach

Presented by Calandra Davis (PhD), Associate Professor of Math/ Department Chair, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, Andrea Morgan, Associate Professor of Communication/ Department Chair, Georgia

Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

Chairing an academic department consisting of fully-online full-time and part-time faculty presents unique andnovel challenges. Routine tasks such as holding department meetings, observing faculty members’ classes, andprocessing forms now require creativity and ingenuity. Further, the online department chair must often fill therole of explaining to their colleagues how their physically absent faculty are actually working. In this session, two department chairs share their experiences running online mathematics and humanities departments.

Participants will leave this session with increased awareness of the following topics:• Creating community in an online department• Policies or practices that often must be reinterpreted for online classes• Limits of academic freedom when teaching online• Facilitating virtual work and helping online faculty stay on task• The invisible workload of an online department chair


Living on the Edge: Chairing an Online Department

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Presented by Donna Duffey, Professor and Department Chair, Entrepreneurship, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS

Recognizing that as much as a third of the full-time faculty and staff at Johnson County Community College couldretire in the next few years (300+ people), a Task Force was formed to develop creative and proactive strategiesto address this succession planning challenge.

This concurrent session will discuss and demonstrate several of the approaches but specifically focus on one our more innovative events -- the Heartland Higher Education Job Expo. The Expo will bring together collegesand universities from our region and connect them with candidates who are interested in working in higher education. The goal is simple: to build the strongest possible higher education workforce for the future.

Attendees will benefit by:• Magnitude of upcoming faculty and staff openings• Developing regional institution partners for the event• Promotional approach to attract potential candidates• Physical set up plans for the event• Agenda for the day log event


A Succession Strategy: Connecting Candidates and Colleges- A New Approach Toward Hiring

Presented by Jim Rasmus, Executive Director of Human Resources, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA,Patrice Masterson, Director of HR Benefits, Staff Development, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA

Alignment of employee job performance with the institution's goals and core values is the key to successful execution of the strategic plan. Alignment makes the strategic plan a living document and brings it into reality.Alignment takes place when supervisors and employees know the strategic goals and core values of the institution as well as the behaviors required to fulfill those. Alignment not only increases institutional success, italso enhances employee engagement and commitment to their jobs and to the institution.

Participants in this session will see how to:• Use the Strategic Plan to identify strategic behaviors• Develop core and leadership competencies that reflect key behaviors• Set strategic goals• Manage performance with employees in order to align employee behavior with strategic goals and core

values

Location: Georgia 3

Alignment - How to Execute Your Strategic Plan With Performance Management



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Presented by Tracy Adkins, Director of Academic Technology, Georgia Perimeter College, Tucker, GA,Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy, Execu. Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, Georgia Perimeter College,

Clarkston, GA, Lauri Goodling, Instructor of English, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

Preparing an institution for the digital transformation takes cooperation from many areas such as technology, administration, academics, and student affairs. Institutions must look at key areas such as how mobile devices are supported, classroom and syllabus policies on technology usage, textbook and content selection, financial aid issues, and faculty development issues. This session will provide ideas on how to start the conversation atyour institution to prepare for the digital transformation. We will give examples of how we have started the conversation at our institution.

Attendees will benefit by:• Developing an understanding of what is meant by Digital Transformation• Developing talking points for discussing the transformation with different constituencies• Developing a strategy for how to start the transformation• Discussing the need for a transformation timeline• Sharing what is being done at their own institutions

Location: Georgia 4

Preparing for the Digital Transformation

Presented by Sheletha Y. Champion-Booker, Asst Vice President Financial Affairs, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Robin M. Winston, Director-Student Financial Services,

Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

With a growing and increasingly diverse population of 25,000 students with mounting and complex financialneeds, Georgia Perimeter College was forced to look at how we provided financial services. This session willprovide a view into the reengineering efforts employed by Georgia Perimeter to expand student access to financial resources. We will discuss several key initiatives that involved technology enhancements, self-assessment, continuous improvement, and strategic planning.

The attendees will benefit by:• Better understanding of financial aid and its value to students and the institutions we serve.• Understanding the importance of self-assessment for continuous improvement.• Learning ways to forge new relationships and partnerships with institutional units.• Discovering how technology can enhance project implementation.• Understanding of how institutional units impact financial services to students.

Location: Georgia 5

Reengineering Financial Services for Student and Institutional Success



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Presented by Jeff Shelstad, Founder and CEO, Flat World Knowledge, Irvington, NY, Andrew Feldstein, Assistant Professor - Marketing, Virginia State University,

Reginald F. Lewis School of Business

Access and affordability issues continue to be areas of concern for higher education institutions of all types.While academic leaders struggle to control the core cost of attending college (tuition and fees), many studiespoint to other financial causes of lower college completion rates. Chief among these is the cost of course content– specifically textbooks. Market and technological changes have created an opportunity for institutions todramatically lower costs and increase access to textbooks. Hear from one institutional leader on how his business school attacked this problem head on, what have been the results, and gain an understanding for theunderlying business model of this new higher education content provider.

The attendees of this session will benefit by:• Learning about available new content and publishing models in higher education• Understanding that there are efficient and inefficient ways to deliver digital course• Learning how digital content can be leveraged to increase student access to course material• Gaining a sense of the savings opportunities that are available in market based solutions• Hearing about a process for solving this problem on their own campus• Seeing how new models can reward all constituents on campus

Location: Georgia 6

Winning the Affordability Battle With Higher Education Content: A Partnership Case Study

Presented by Kelly Dwyer, Team Leader Systems and Quality,Wodonga Institute of TAFE, Victoria, Australia

“It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it.”

The environment in which we work has changed. For the first time in corporate history, four generations areworking side-by-side in the workforce. Businesses also now face an increasingly techno-savvy audience, both asconsumers and as employees.

Through group discussion and interactive activities Kelly will lead an examination of:

• Well-known, and emerging, social media including Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube and Google+• New technologies to enhance business processes including iPads and smart phones• Leadership models for successful implementation of new and social media• Integration strategies for bridging the generational divide through technology• Case studies of effective implementation in the workplace

So let's delve into the domain of Gen Y and look at ways of successfully harnessing the skills and knowledge theybring to your business world.

Location: Georgia 7

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Location: Georgia 8

Strengths in Process

Presented by Dr. Yael Katz, Associate Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Access, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada, Brian Jervis, Associate Dean, School of Applied Computing, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON,

Canada, Heather Whitton, Associate Dean, Faculty of Animation, Arts& Design, Sheridan College, Oakville,ON, Canada, Stephanie Dimech, Associate Dean, Public Safety, Sheridan College, Brampton, ON, Canada

This session will explore models of Interdisciplinary Studies and Interprofessional Collaboration as integral components of academic innovation and leadership in the 21st-century educational organization. Building ona consideration of strengths-based leadership in academic institutions, presenters will share an account of Sheridan's Academic Innovation Strategy, where a commitment to Interdisciplinary Thinking has served to further a vision toward student success, people success and a common objective to Shine Brighter in an everchanging environment. An interactive discussion will engage a variety of approaches to Interdisciplinary Studies by offering both a strategic framework and specific examples of application from the areas of LiberalStudies, Arts and Design, Game Development, Police Foundations andCommunity Studies.

Attendees will benefit by learning how to:• Apply an interdisciplinary framework to curriculum development, educational management, and teaching

and learning environments.• Integrate an institutional structure that models interdisciplinary thinking as a form of leadership.• Develop interdisciplinary curriculum and seek opportunities for interprofessional collaboration.• Implement classroom and professional applications of Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Studies.• Identify leadership strategies to work with interdisciplinary teams and recognize how bias awareness

informs practice.

Location: Georgia 9

Shine Brighter: Developing Leadership Through Interdisciplinary Thinking in the 21st Century

Presented by Ellen Grondine, Dean of Law, Education and Social Professions, Northern Essex CommunityCollege, Lawrence, MA, Mary Chatigny, Director of Human Resources, Northern Essex Community College,Haverhill, MA, Nora Sheridan, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Services, Northern Essex Community

College, Haverhill, MA, Kathy Ronaldson, Assistant Dean of Workforce Development, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA

“There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about” (Wheatley, 2009).

A caring community, strengths based team building, and user-friendly process management tools promote collaborationand accountability.

This workshop will be a hands-on, lively presentation where participants will gain practical knowledge on how to createstrengths based teams, support process management from conception to implementation, and celebrate the work and talents of valued employees.

The attendees benefit by learning how to:• Develop strengths based teams• Integrate Appreciative Inquiry• Understand process management tools• Establish accountability• Foster leadership at every level

Northern Essex Community College (NECC) is a two-year public college serving approximately 7000 students in the GreaterHaverhill/Greater Lawrence areas in Massachusetts. NECC is an Achieving the Dream Leader College and one of the fewHispanic Serving Institutions in New England.



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Presented by Scott Geddis, Faculty, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Do you live your life like a series of concurrent vacations to different places? Does the time and effort spent atwork contribute to the values of your personal life? Does your personal life contribute to the values that drewyou to work in the first place? Work/life balance is a zero sum game. Putting more effort and time into your personal life takes time and effort away from work. The demands of work lead to a guilty feeling for ignoringyour loved ones in your personal life. This session will guide participants through a 4 step exercise to begin ajourney toward an integrated life where all activities are interdependent.

Participants will: • Identify their constituency.• Identify their personal values.• Identify their talents and strengths.• Draft a statement of life purpose.


Building an Integrated Life

Presented by David D. Gatewood, Ph.D., Dean, Career Tech Ed & Workforce Development, Irvine Valley College/Advanced Tech & Educ Park, Tustin, CA

In austere times, no single community college, high school, or Regional Occupation Program receiving Perkinsfunding can be all things to all people…including industry employers! Initially in response to a request fromOrange County, California industry leaders to limit the number of Industry Advisory Boards they were asked toattend, a collaborative was formed between multiple public school and community college districts (serving over625,000 students). What resulted now has the attention of the State!

Outcomes of this interactive session include a deeper understanding of:• Why the State of California is paying close attention to this Orange County experiment.• The many benefits of vertically integrated, multi-district Career Pathway collaborations.• How multi-district collaboration can improve your “Student Success” performance data.• “The Frozen Pizza Dough Project.” A grant-readiness initiative in response to short application turnaround

times and the challenges of finding viable grant partners.• How you can design a regional collaborative that meets the needs of your constituencies!


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Presented by Tim Hall, President, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Leaders often--though not inevitably--hold leadership positions. They frequently discover, though, that having a leadership position does not assure that anyone will follow their leadership. This session will explore the leadership potential flowing from a leadership position, as well as the limits of that position. In particular, the session will explore how the potential of a leadership position can be supplemented through the use of other leadership tools.

Attendees will benefit by• Identifying what particular leadership positions will allow a leader to do.• Exploring the powers inherent in particular leadership positions.• Discerning when leadership positions, standing alone, are not sufficient to accomplish particular leadership

purposes.• Understanding how leaders supplement the inherent powers of their positions to accomplish leadership

purposes.• Understanding the necessity of and the limitations of decision-making as a core leadership activity.


The Leadership Position: Its Usefulness and Limitations as aTool to Accomplish Leadership Purposes

Presented by Karinda Barrett, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Leader, Tallahassee CommunityCollege, Tallahassee, FL, Lourena Maxwell, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, Tallahassee Community

College, Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee Community College provides a dynamic blueprint for implementing a program on your campus. Energize leaders to strengthen their leadership philosophies, network with mentors, and connect with campusand community.

Attendees will benefit by:• Discussing foundations, needs, benefits and components of a leadership program.• Talk about ways to use StrengthsQuest.• Participate in and share team-building activities.• Learn ways to engage administration.• Explore ways to take leadership programs to a higher level.


Blueprints for Developing a Campus Leadership Program

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For more information about attending a Foundation Academy Program see our webpage at http://www.chairacademy.com

or contact us at [email protected].

The Chair Academy 145 N. Centennial Way, Ste 108 Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 461-6270

Australia

Leadership AcademyTorquay, Victoria, Australia

Week 1: May 2012

Week 2: May 2013

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Leadership AcademyCleveland, Ohio



Great Plains

Leadership AcademyLincoln Nebraska

Week 1: September 9-14, 2012

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Wisconsin (WLDI)

Leadership AcademyMadison, Wisconsin

Week 1: June 10 - 15, 2012

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Leadership AcademyNew York area

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Maryland Institute for

Leadership (MILHE)Columbia, Mayland


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WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2012

CONFERENCE DAY 2


SECOND GENERAL SESSION Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

Master of Ceremonies: Bernadette Montoya, New Mexico State University

Welcome by: Dr. Anthony Tricoli, President, Georgia Perimeter College

Keynote Speaker: Clifton Taulbert

Introduction by: B. Kaye Walter, Ivy Tech Community College

Sponsored by: Ivy Tech Community College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Victoria University

Gary L. Filan Excellence in Leadership Award Ceremony

Sponsor Recognition Ceremony

THIRD GENERAL SESSION Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3


Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Bertrand

Introduction by: Gordon Nixon, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Sponsored by: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Suffolk County Commmunity College,

Grant MacEwan University

International Exemplary Leaders Awards Presentation: Sponsored by: Florida State College at Jacksonville

7:00am-5:00pm Registration7:15am-8:00am Continental Breakfast

Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction - Level 3



8:15am-10:15am Second General SessionLocation: Grand Ballroom - Level 3


10:45am-12:15pm Roundtable & Concurrent Sessions #4See Pages 50-59

12:15pm-1:45pm Buffet Lunch $15.00 all inclusive per personLocation: Garden Courtyard - Level 2


1:45pm-3:15pm Editorial Board Meeting3:15pm-3:45pm Refreshment Break

Location: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1

3:45pm-5:15pm Third General SessionLocation: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

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Presented by Sheletha Y. Champion-Booker, Asst Vice President Financial Affairs, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Keith Chapman, Director of College Services, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston,

GA, Barbara Brooks, Associate Director-Auxiliary Services, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, Mark Wigand, District Director GPC Bookstores (Follett), Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

This roundtable discussion will cover a variety of topics all related to enhancing student success. The discussionwill focus on methods of instructional material delivery using a variety of instructional formats. The program dialogue will cover methods for improving access to materials while creating “value” for the student. The sessionwill cover the impact of technology on student success. Continuous improvement practices will also bediscussed.

The attendees will benefit by:• Understanding the “value” that the Bookstore provides to the students.• Learning ways to partner with the College Store.• Discovering about the variety of content delivery methods available via the Bookstore. • Understanding the importance of student choice in learning material formats.• Learning about technological influences and student success.

Location: Atlanta 1

Partnering with your Bookstore for Student Success

Presented by Deo Nellis, Professor, Nova Southeastern University, North Miami Beach, FL

Federal financial aid guidelines prohibit college and university recruiters from being compensated for headcounts. Creating a new performance based management system provides incentives for those individualswho recruit students necessary for the success of many colleges and universities. This session will depict amethod developed within the guidelines and still offers career ladder incentives for those outstanding individualperformers. The approach results in collaborative methodology between both university/college academic andsupport units.

Location: Atlanta 2

Performance Models for Field Based Recruiters Work WithinThe Federal Guidelines For Compensation and Promotion

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Presented by Eric W. Unruh, Dean, School of Fine Arts and Humanities, Casper College, Casper, WY, Melissa Connely, Dean, School of Science, Casper College, Casper, WY,

Tammy Frankland, Dean, School of Health Science, Casper College, Casper, WY,

Three years ago, Casper College realigned its eight divisions into five schools. An assessment of the current results will be shared. Participants will be asked to share their experiences, probe the panel for insights, and offersuggestions for consideration.

Participants will:• Examine outcomes of realignment• Explore how realignment can strengthen institutional mission• Discuss how partnerships might be affected • Share how budgets might be affected • Consider the impact on personnel, including the challenges of interims

Location: Atlanta 3

Extreme Makeover: Realignment for Positive Change

Presented by Amy Trueman, Dean of Student Life, Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY

For those who have recently been promoted or hope to be soon, this will be an opportunity to think about anddiscuss the joys and pitfalls of formalizing a leadership role where once there were peer relationships. YouHAVE lead or you wouldn’t be considered for that promotion! But formal supervision DOES change things. If one of your peers was hoping for the promotion, it may make things even trickier.

We will explore:• How to appropriately use the good will you have accumulated over time.• Establishing yourself with the staff in areas with which you have had less contact.• Ways to distinguish your relationships from your roles.• “First seek to understand,” the golden rule of communication and leadership.• Why you don’t want to stay the “new ___” for very long.

Location: Atlanta 4

Moving Up from Within: Leading and Supervising Your Peers (and Friends)



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Presented by Scott Geddis, Faculty, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Evolutionary psychologists have concluded that the effect of positive social bonds reduces anxiety, improvesconcentration and focus, and increases innovation and creativity. The Gallup organization’s research efforts related to employee engagement and well-being have shown that that social interaction is an essential elementof well-being and that negative workplace relationships may be a big part of why so many American employeesare not engaged with their jobs. Nowhere may social interaction be more important to outcomes than in theworld of education. Institutions of higher education rely on positive social interactions to create and shareknowledge.

This session will help participants understand how to use their strengths to and the effects of social bonds to:• Increase their social well-being • Increase the social well-being of others. • Increase the engagement of students, co-workers and those they manage.• Communicate more effectively with others in light of their own strengths and the strengths of others.• Work effectively by partnering with others.


Increasing Social Well-Being Through Strengths Development

Presented by Jason M. Seitz, Instructor of Political Science, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA

Paper textbooks have numerous limitations that present a significant impediment to the quality of educational outcomes in higher education. They are expensive, outdated, static and solitary. Indeed, the very concept of the traditional paper textbook has an exceedingly short lifespan, and it would serve us well to plan for the next phase oftextbooks. Over the course of this session, we will explore the myriad limitations of traditional paper textbooks. Then,we will proceed to look at several “first generation” approaches to etextbooks and assess their quality. Next, we’ll takea closer look at a particular approach to etextbooks that should be considered cutting-edge as of this time, the Inklingtextbook platform for iPad. In closing, we will discuss the potential future of e-textbooks as a response to various pedagogical aspirations, which can be accomplished by broadening our understanding of the book to include a concept I believe will be the future – the “Learning Portfolio.”

The Attendees will benefit by:• Understanding the limitations of traditional textbooks.• Surveying the first generation of e-texts and understanding the limitations with these early attempts at

digitizing textbooks.• Exploring the state-of-the-art features in the iPad etextbook platform, Inkling.• Assessing the potential for development of future textbooks – How will e-books overcome the limitations of

traditional textbooks?• Reviewing the pedagogical goals that can be accomplished through a broadened understanding of textbooks –

From textbook to “Learning Portfolio”


Books Without Borders!Anticipating and Adapting to the Future of E-Textbooks

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Presented by Dr. Mark Querry, Psychologist, Coordinator of Mental Health and Drug Prevention Counseling Services, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

The modern community college has a plethora of issues that challenge the stability, control, mental health andsafety of its campus. The utilization of a clinical psychologist can provide a wealth of resources that are contributory to a healthy, thriving campus. This session will offer specific applications of a psychologist in thedaily operations of the community college campus, which prove to be cost-effective and proactive!

The session participant will benefit by:• Reviewing traditional mental health services as a foundation• Learn state-of-the art, essential aspects of psychological applications and services to meet campus needs• Address safety issues and preventative measures• Learning ways of how to create interdisciplinary approaches for behavioral and personnel problems• Meeting a new colleague for consultation in this essential area


Maximizing the Inexpensive Role of a Clinical Psychologist at a Community College

Presented by Dr. Anthony Tricoli, President, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, Tamra Ortgies Young, Director of Adult Learning Initiatives, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA,

William Price, Associate Professor of Communications, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA

Successful college students must master the ‘‘college student” role in order to understand instructors’ expectations and apply their academic skills effectively to those expectations. This session will provide valuableinsight about the disconnect between first-generation college students and faculty members’ expectations. This workshop will include research findings regarding expectations of first- generation students and provide aninteractive first-generation student focus group exploration to enhance understanding of the challenges of thisimportant college cohort.

The attendees will benefit by:• Receiving information on recent research about the disconnect between first-generation college students

and faculty expectations.• Being provided with a unique opportunity to observe and learn from the interaction between a

first-generation college president and his first-generation students in a focus group setting.• Being provided with access to the first-generation college student focus group to ask questions as they arise.• Being provided with the opportunity for dialog with colleagues about the issues of first-generation

college students.• Being provided with suggestions for best practice for faculty development in the area of first-generation

college student success to take to home institutions.

Location: Georgia 2

A First-Generation College President Interviews First-Generation College Students: Dialogue for Student Success



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Presented by Kimberly Brazwell, Manager of Diversity Initiatives, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

Diverse perspective is not exclusive to those who can check certain boxes on forms. Diversity includes everyoneand we live those perspectives every day – at home and work. But are you censoring your own diverse perspec-tives or those of others in the name of “professionalism”? This session will allow attendees to examine how ourpersonal experiences shape who we are and how they impact way we teach and lead others.

Attendees will benefit by:• Mindfully reflecting on their own diverse identity development• Increasing awareness of unknown or forgotten biases• Being better prepared to participate in diverse conversations• Increased understanding of what all is encompassed in “diversity”• Learning how to apply storyboarding as a way of hosting complex conversations

Location: Georgia 3

Being Your Whole Self at Work and in Leadership

Presented by J. Reid Christenberry, Assistance Vice President and CIO, Georgia Perimeter College, Tucker, GA

Transformational technology bends the basic fiber of an organization, sometimes to its “breaking point.” In many cases, these transformational “waves” demand reconstruction of fundamental methods of service delivery.In 2012, higher education is facing a “perfect storm” convergence of several key forces manifested via transformational technologies. Over the next decade, our basic operating assumptions within higher education may see a unique shift. This session will present some of the forces and a potential scenario of howthese might require reassessment of basic assumptions. Finally, participants will be asked to discuss how institutions might best ready themselves for possible transformations.

Attendees will benefit by:• Developing an understanding of what key transformational forces may exist• Developing an appreciation of how a transformational technology wave changed a major business sector• Developing an analogous appreciation for how such a wave might change higher education’s basic

assumptions • Discussing a possible “straw man” scenario for higher education and the likelihood of this scenario’s

occurring• Discussing how participants might anticipate accommodating transformational changes at their own

institutions

Location: Georgia 4

How Transformational Technology Waves Might Change Higher Education by 2020?



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Presented by Alan Jackson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA

Colleges are asked to do more and more. Increase standards for courses and performance expectations of students AND increase retention and graduation. Establish formal offices for particular student populations,from military to high schools to adult learners, AND ensure all students have pathways for success. Meanwhile, budgets continue to tighten and directives go unfunded. In this presentation, I will discuss the growing demands and challenges in selecting the right person for these new administrative positions, positionswhich are often mid-level, short-term, and untraditional.

The attendees will benefit by:• Better understanding the changing landscape of administrative skills• Gaining insights into what new, key administrative positions may be needed• A better understanding of the skill set for these new positions• Acquiring strategies for identifying the right people• Sharing ways to address achieving goals with limited budgets

Location: Georgia 5

Finding the Right Fit for the Right Job in an Age of Misfit Budgets

Presented by Matthew J. Basham, Ph.D., Certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator, Associate, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Dale F. Campbell, Ph.D., Professor and

Interim Director, School of Human Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Have you ever wondered what lurks in the minds of administrators? Is there some little elaborate plan writtenout on the back of napkins or perhaps is it maintaining the status quo and watching the portfolio grow? In thissession we will take you into the minds of the senior administrators of community colleges who helped to de-velop some of their ideas from napkins and put them into place at their institutions to create innovation,inspiration, and a brighter future for America.

Attendees will benefit from their involvement in this session by:• Gaining an understanding of the most critical issues facing community colleges from the mouths of

administrators.• Learning more about the action research methodology for potential use in their own institution for business

planning• Providing input into what they feel are the most pressing issues facing community college administration• Taking cutting edge innovative ideas from the backs of napkins for potential implementation • Having a better understanding of appreciative inquiry processes.

Location: Georgia 6

Creating Innovation on the Back of the Napkin: Critical Issues for a Brighter Future



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Presented by James Mabry, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

Faculty often lament the lack of meaningful interactions with colleagues. Gone are the days of lunchtime banteras few leave their offices and even fewer leave their departments. Networking is often reduced to random hallway encounters and fleeting post-committee comments.

Working within a shared governance model, colleges can develop structured peer-to-peer (P2P) social networking opportunities that promote social learning, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL), professional development, and professional standard setting.

Attendees will learn about:• The need for P2P social networking• Ways to structure social networking to promote social learning• How P2P social learning can promote SOTL & professional development• How P2P networks can establish professional standards• How to use P2P social networking to strengthen shared governance

Location: Georgia 7

Peer-to-Peer Interactions to Promote Social Learning and Professional Standards

Presented by Harriette Scott Dudley, Department Head - Public Services, Tri-County Technical College, SC

A staff member walks in front of several students to talk with the person at the information desk. A student walks out of class early. A faculty member constantly interrupts others in committee meetings, curses, and is consistently negative. Would you define these actions as civil or uncivil?

This interactive workshop will engage participants in the process of:• Defining civility• Describing what civility looks like for students, faculty, and staff• Reflecting on civil and uncivil situations• Discussing the role of civility in leadership• Analyzing and creating strategies to enhance civility on community college campuses

Location: Georgia 8

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Presented by Tracy Ryder, Associate Dean, Humber ITAL, Toronto, ON, Canada

What if… we never have to ask the question, “As educators, do we understand what is needed for the success ofthe ethnically diverse student?”As our educational landscape continues to evolve in light of an ever increasinginternational and first generation student enrolment, we are left to question whether or not we, as a society, are meeting the challenges and opportunities this changing landscape presents. Please join me in an interactivediscussion about the needs of our students, their perceptions of our institutions, and what we can do to helpmake our interactions a success.

The attendees will benefit by:• Engaging in discussions with their colleagues on issues of cultural awareness• Developing strategies to create a more inclusive learning environment• Building upon their understanding of culture, ethnicity and diversity in the learning environment

Location: Georgia 9

Meeting the Needs of an Ethnically Diverse Student Population

Presented by Sue Fitzsimmons, Directior, Teaching and Academic Development, NAIT, Edmonton, AB,Canada, Alison Lewis, Coordinator, Curriculum & Faculty Support, NAIT, Edmotnon AB, Canada

Research suggests teams with shared leadership “experienced less conflict, greater consensus, and higher intragroup trust and cohesion than teams without shared leadership” (Bergman, J.Z. et al, 2012). This presentation describes a successful shared leadership approach in a teaching and academic development department within a large polytechnic institution. We describe the evolution of our shared leadership model, including promising and not-so-promising practices that have emerged for our team over the past two years.

Attendees will:• Learn what the research literature says about shared leadership• Discuss the development of a successful shared leadership approach• Critique a model for shared leadership that addresses various areas including team development, HR

management, financial management, and strategic visioning • Discover strategies for success and potential pitfalls in implementing a shared leadership approach• Discuss the feedback that was received from the larger team about our shared leadership approach• Compare our specific shared leadership model with Raelin’s approach to leaderful practice


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Presented by Dr. Ricky Tompkins, Associate Vice President, Research and Planning, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR

“Accountability, assessment, effectiveness,” all terms faced by faculty, staff, and administrators. To lead effectively, regardless of level or scope of influence, data that is accurate, timely, and relevant is essential. Multiple data sources utilizing quantitative and qualitative methodologies are ideal but not always available. Understanding your institution’s current data capacity, required data, and assessing future data needs allowsleaders to create the vision for advancing accountability, growing successful assessment strategies, and increasing effectiveness campus wide.

This session will focus on:• Improving planning and decision making through data• Data needs and capacity• Utilizing indicators for success and improvement • Short and long term goal setting• “Dream, Believe, Dare, Do” concept (Capodagli and Jackson, 2007)


Data Driven Leadership: Information for Excellence

Presented by Jim Simpson, Associate Vice President, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

America’s economic competiveness is built on upon our abilities to educate and train our citizens. Researchshows that higher learning equals higher earning; hence every college student who fails to graduate representslost opportunity for our nation in terms of wages, tax revenue, investments, and job creation. New programs like the American Graduation Initiative challenge community colleges to dramatically increase the number ofgraduates. Learn how one college increased the number of graduates by 150% using a number of short-and long-term strategies. Come join the discussion of strategies to increase graduation rates and share some ofyour best practices.


Moving the Needle: Key Strategies to Double Your Graduation Rates



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Presented by Kristeen Christian, Resource Development Partner, Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI

Finding funding for innovation is not an easy process. Sixty page applications, federal jargon, rules to follow andmeasurable objectives? What is this all about and how do you start? This session will get you on the track andprovide a real life walk through of the “how to” of grant proposal development. Participants will see how theycan apply these steps to the process of researching and writing effective and powerful grant proposals.

Attendees will benefit by:• Identifying basic vocabulary of the typical grant proposal.• Practicing conceptualizing a problem-based proposal idea • Leaving with a project idea that could be used for a grant proposal• Understanding the time commitment and how to move ideas forward within their organizations• Understanding how to access resources by knowing what questions to ask


Demystifying Grant Proposal Development Process

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Presented by Belinda S. Miles, Ed.D. Provost and Executive Vice President Academic and Student AffairsCuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Oh

This forum is designed for individuals considering the transition to executive leadership roles in academic or student affairs. It will feature an open discussion regarding institutional factors, individual considerations, andleadership dynamics that can make the difference between a smooth productive transition or dissatisfaction and,possibly, even derailment. Join this session to learn and share useful insights and observations about making thissignificant change.

Location: Atlanta 1

Transitioning to Executive Leadership

Presented by Keith W. Houck, VP of Operations & Finance, Valencia College, Orlando, FL, B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D., Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN

What is it that makes an organization great? Many will say it is the close alignment of the organization’s vision,mission and values. As you continue to look for ways to reduce costs and increase the quality of the studentlearning experience, how do you intend to fully “operationalize your college’s values”? How can you begin toincorporate your values throughout the fabric of your organization? Are your values clearly evident to both youremployees and the students you serve?

Attendees will benefit by:• Developing a deeper sensitivity for viewing their operations and practices• Better connecting their organizational values with their operations• Develop a deeper understanding of the importance of “walking the talk”• Developing a greater appreciation for organizational harmony

Location: Atlanta 2

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Presented by Dr. C. Keith Young, Director, Northeast State Community College, Elizabethton, TN

This presentation, adapted from the book, "Now Go Build Your Best Business", by Mark Thompson and BrianTracy, seeks to instill seven key principles characteristic of a high-performance organization via a question and answer approach. These principles, adapted for higher education institutions, will assist higher education professionals desiring to lead their division, department and/or institution towards successful implementation oftheir goals, mission and vision.

• Developing your leadership style that effectively gets your institution from “where it is” to “where it must be”• Developing your growth plan• The "secret ingredient" of your success: Others• Finding (or creating) a market for your services• If your institution is really good at what it does – who should know about itand how best to tell them?

Location: Atlanta 3

"Now...Build a Great Institution: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Higher Education Leadership

Presented by Jacquelyn Alexander, Professor of Leadership - former Dean and VPAA, Our Lady of the LakeUniversity, San Antonio, TX, F. Irene Waggoner, Adjunct Professor - former Associate Dean, Our Lady of the

Lake University, San Antonio, TX

Outstanding leaders are remembered for engaging others in imagining possibilities, intuition, getting a ‘feeling’for things, listening and wisdom (Jones (2006). How to incorporate the artistry of skillful communication in a variety of venues, from one-on-one meetings to addressing large audiences to the seemingly never ending seriesof meetings is the focus of this session. We will present parallels with theater and music techniques that can beincorporated into each individual’s communication style.

Participants will • Develop an understanding of theater techniques which can lead to better communication, e.g., gestures,

body language and vocal use • Develop an understanding of music techniques which can lead to better communication, e.g., balancing

needs of the piece v. strengths of the players• Discuss how to implement an actor's "check-list" for meetings• Discuss how to implement a musician's "check-list' for meetings• Have an opportunity to practice the techniques introduced

Location: Atlanta 4

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Presented by Beth Jensen, Director, Governance and Policy, Georgia Perimeter College, Duluth, GA, Anthony Tricoli, President, Georgia Perimeter College, Duluth, GA

Making Shared Governance a Success.

Attendees will understand the importance of the following in developing a shared governance model:• Trust is the foundation for shared governance• Unity, “One college,” is essential to build a “team”• Inclusivity is necessary to provide each constituency with a voice• Commitment is required to establish oversight over the process• The four “T’s” (timely, targeted, transparent, and temporary) are key to building collaborative groups


Making Shared Governance a Success

Presented by Khaki Wunderlich, J.D., Dean of Organizational Success and Learning, Tompkins CortlandCommunity College, Dryden, NY, Carl E. Haynes, Ph.D., President, Tompkins Cortland Community College,

Dryden, NY, Randall J. VanWagoner, Ph.D., President, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, JamesMaio, MS.Ed., Interim Assistant Dean for Student Support, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY

Tompkins Cortland Community College and Mohawk Valley Community College are SUNY colleges in Upstate NY at different stages in the journey to embed strengths into institutional culture and expectations for students,staff and faculty. Join us as we share our journeys (TC3 since 2004, MVCC since 2010) and explore.

• Integration of strengths into the community dialogue at all levels across the organization, • Benefits we see from using a strengths lenses,• Implications for student, staff and organizational development, and• Steps to begin or further your journey.


Brighten Your Future With a Strengths-Based Organizational Culture

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Presented by Patricia Honzay, Ed.D., District Director Center for Employee and Organizational Development, Maricopa Community Colleges, Tempe, AZ

National studies have been conducted analyzing the career paths of community college leaders. This presentation shares how one organization replicated a national study to identify local career paths. The results can be used for talent management within an organization, to advise employees on activities that support professional growth and development towards a possible career in community college leadership.

The attendees will benefit by:• Gaining an understanding of a National study analyzing community college leaders’ career profiles• Review of how the career analysis process can be replicated at a local level• Obtain information about the results of a career analysis study completed within the Maricopa

Community Colleges• Develop an appreciation of how career study results can be used to support talent management• Participate in an interactive session demonstrating how career path analysis can be conducted


Career Path Analysis

Academy for Advanced Leadership

Session 1: October 2012Session 2: October 2013

in Chandler, Arizona

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Presented by Dr. Pamela M. Leggett-Robinson, Department Chair-Sciences, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA

The American Community College system faces a leadership shortage as presidents and vice-presidents are retiring at a pace that exceeds the pace at which they are being replaced. Although this transition is being considered as an opportunity to advance women into senior leadership positions, in order for this advancementto occur, there must be women seated in junior leadership positions to advance. This session will identify reasonsfor the shortage of women in both junior and senior leadership positions in the Community College system as well as provide information for developing a successful succession plan specifically for the advancement ofwomen to junior leadership positions. Additionally, this session will address gender bias, career mobility, andwork/life balance issues associated with women seeking to hold junior leadership positions.

The attendees will benefit by:• Exploring factors of gender bias and understanding their own gender bias• Developing strategies that encourage career mobility within faculty evaluations• Addressing and maintaining a realistic balance between professional and personal life• Identifying internal and external barriers associated with career mobility• Understanding the reality of the “subconscious” glass ceiling• Thoughtful consideration of succession planning

Location: Georgia 2

Women in Academic Leadership at the Community College: Addressing the Shortages at the Junior/ Senior Levels

and Succession Planning

Presented by Dr. Michael A. Nealon, Dean, Arts and Sciences Division, Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI

Imagine the surprise of Romans witnessing Hannibal’s armies, led by raging elephants, upon their descent fromthe Alps and subsequent invasion of Italy in 218 BC – a stunning feat of strategic planning that no one hadthought possible. Some 2,018 years later, Napoleon Bonaparte planned for an epic invasion of Great Britain – by air, a tactic that would soon be scrapped as folly. What lessons can today’s leaders learn from these innovative strategists and their decision-making processes?

Participants in this interactive session will examine and discuss how:• Innovation informs strong leadership• Strategic planning begins with understanding strategic challenges• Recognition of limitations may be used to define frontiers of success• Technology is not always the right answer• Sustainable resources are necessary to reach the final goal• Vision and determination also require knowing when to opt out • Creativity, inspiration, knowledge and communication builds winning teams

Location: Georgia 3

Hannibal's Elephants and Napoleon's Balloons: Leadership for Innovation and Strategic Planning



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Presented by Kent Brooks, IT Director, Casper College, Casper, WY

You can develop a strategic road map for using open source software and free services, such as Moodle, Open Of-fice and Google Apps for Education. As budgets are squeezed and software compatibility issues abound, it is timeto determine if open source and alternative software services can be strategic tools in the higher education envi-ronment. Also included will be an overview of our favorites and keys to evaluating open source software.

The attendees will benefit by:• Learning the difference between free and open source • Obtaining a strategy for evaluating open source tools • Understanding ways to address perceived misconceptions about the value of free and open source tools• Gaining tips for working within an institutions culture to deploy an effective mixture of free and

commercial tools. • Learning about specific free and open source tools which can be utilized immediately.

Location: Georgia 4

Unplugging from Commercial Software: Free is Better Even With a Budget

Presented by Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, Campus Dean, Georgia Highlands College, Marietta, GA, Alison Nooks, Instructor of Communication, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

In eight years, the President’s challenge of producing the world’s largest proportion of graduates will have expired. Based on demographic projections, there will be a significant percentage increase in students of colorpursuing higher education. As research highlights ways of differentiating instruction to increase learning, institutions must be prepared to differentiate communication inside and outside the classroom to ensure abrighter future.

Thus, this session will answer the following questions: • How will the higher education student demographic shift over eight years?• How might this shift be important for administrators and faculty, alike?• What are some of the communication nuances for students of color?• How could these communication nuances have a direct influence on student success?• How do communication barriers appear in and out of the classroom?

Location: Georgia 5

You Can Say That Again: Communicating to a Brighter Future



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Presented by Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy, Executive Director, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, Tracie Justus, Assistant Professor, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

Our New Faculty Academy’s (NFA) purpose is to welcome, educate and promote excellence in teaching among newly hired GPC faculty. It was created on the premise that excellence in teaching is a necessity in the development of successful students. The academy is designed to provide support and a context that will permit faculty to become familiar with the academic culture at GPC, share experiences, and enrich their expertise.

Participants attending this session will benefit by:• Understanding the evolution of our new faculty professional development model• Exchanging ideas about New Faculty Development models• Learning how we implemented a continuous quality improvement system for the NFA • Brainstorm and collect ideas for creating a customized “model” for new faculty professional

development at “your institution”• Networking with persons concerned about the professional development of new faculty

Location: Georgia 6

Developing a Brighter Future: A New Faculty Academy Model

Presented by Bernice Budz, Associate Dean, BSN Nursing, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Introducing change into any culture is a challenge. Blending change management theory with real world elements are the ingredients a leader uses to create success. Knowledge translation is never as easy as it soundsand often leaders have scars to prove this very point. This presentation is based on the experience of one leaderwho introduced a new leadership structure for the department. Both the challenges and lessons learned fromthis experience will be reviewed. Key strategies for success will be outlined and as well as key pitfalls will be highlighted.

The attendees will benefit by:• Having a better understanding of change management principles.• Learning lessons on how to prepare yourself as a leader when embarking on a change management process.• Understanding the role culture plays and its impact on teams. • Utilize key techniques to sustain energy and momentum for shifting culture• Obtain strategies for successful change management implementation

Location: Georgia 9

The Challenges of Change Management



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Presented by Janet Paterson-Weir, Provost and Executive Vice President Academic, Grant MacEwan, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Peter Vogels, Assistant Professor (social work), Grant MacEwan, Edmonton, AB,

Canada

This workshop provides an overview of the visioning process that occurred at Grant MacEwan University. Visioning at MacEwan followed a "bottom up" process where program Chairs and faculty members were directly involved in developing program visions which in turn impacted the overall University vision. This workshop will provide the results of a research study that explored the visioning process at MacEwan and the impact it had on academic decision making.

The attendees will benefit because: • The workshop provides a detailed account of a unique visioning process at a mid sized university. • The workshop emphasizes the important role program chairs play in the visioning process. • The workshop provides a good example of how visioning at a mid sized university can be evaluated. • The workshop points out both strong and tentative links between the visioning process and specific

academic decision making. • The workshop provides helpful recommendations related to improving the visioning process.


The Academic Vision Process: Lessons Learned

Presented by Dr. Trent Keough, President and CEO, Portage College, Lac La Biche, AB, Canada

Worldview impacts the ability to define and share a vision of an intentional future. Most people are oblivious tohow perceptions of the world, both current and future, are controlled by one's worldview. Current worldviewdetermines how bright the future can be. Twenty-first century leaders must be able to identify and negotiate conflicting worldviews within and outside of their organizations. Leaders must be able to offer a worldview thatis inclusive and conciliatory.

Participants will benefit by:• Exploring terminology used to reveal prevailing worldviews• Learning how worldview can be used to address change anxiety • Identifying the relationship between change anxiety and fear cultures• Strategizing how to negotiate worldview(s) when proposing an ideal future


Leading for a Brighter Tomorrow: Worldview and the Fear Undermining Education’s Future




Nursing Idol: An Educational Competition

Presented by C. Bonnie Dixon, Adjunct, Germanna Community College, Locust Grove, VA, Mary Blessing Gilkey, Dean of Nursing & Health Technologies Division, Germanna Community College,

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna’s Nursing Idol competition enhances learning by actively engaging students as participants and audience in anursing oriented event paralleling the current pop culture “American Idol” television show. This learning event requires student case preparation, presentation, and subsequent questioning by a board of medical experts with responses ratedbased on technical aspects and completeness. Nursing Idol participants perform to a high professional standard and skillscovered are directly relevant to the National Council Licensure Examination.

Attendees will benefit by:• Gaining insights into the use of pop culture themes such as “American Idol” to encourage active student

engagement in learning environments and activities.• Understanding the methodology implemented in Nursing Idol so that they can adapt similar events in their

learning curriculum. • Consideration of the challenges inherent in integrating a range of medical disciplines into a single comprehensive

learning event, and knowledge of techniques successfully used to ensure integration in the “Nursing Idol” event.• Knowledge of the efficiencies and cost savings achieved in the execution of an event such as “Nursing Idol”

through effective planning and active engagement of staff and students.• Understanding of the importance of the support of organizational leaders in ensuring a successful outcome in the

execution of an event such as”Nursing Idol”.

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Presented by Margo Keys, Vice President Student Services, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire,WI, Jean Svacina, Professor, Associate Division Chair English, Howard Community College, Columbia MD,

Stephen Zipperer, Accountant, Maricopa County Community College

For leaders the ability to effectively balance the daily demands of their professional and personal lives is key totheir success and well being; creating this balance, however, takes practice and persistence. Leaders who haveperfected this formula are an inspiration to others and enjoy numerous benefits. Balance and a state of wellnessinclude equilibrium between mind, body and soul. Attend this session to learn how to read your balancebarometer, assess the habits impacting your equilibrium and tap into ancient practices to maximize your ability to balance the priorities of a leader.

Attendees will benefit by:• Increasing awareness on the concept of balance • Understanding the recent research on the long term benefits of balance and wellness• Learning about key indicators for balance through an assessment of habits • Practicing relaxation techniques to create a mental hiatus at will • Developing an Individualized Practical Wellness Plan (IPWP)


Finding Balance: A Leader’s Guide to Creating Balance in Daily Life



THURSDAY MARCH 29, 2012

CONFERENCE DAY 3

Thursday March 29, 2012


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FOURTH GENERAL SESSION Location: Grand Ballroom - Level 3


Keynote Speaker: Bruce Barker

Introduction by: Margo Keys, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Sponsored by: Humber College, Maricopa County Community College District

7:00am-8:15am RegistrationLocation: Georgia Prefunction - Level 1

7:15am-8:00am Continental BreakfastLocation: Grand Ballroom Prefunction - Level 3



8:15am-10:15am Fourth General SessionLocation: Grand Ballroom - Level 3


10:45am-11:45am Closing Leadership SummitLocation: Grand Ballroom - Level 3

When team menbers regard each other with mutual respect, differences are utilized and are considered strengths rather than weaknesses.

The role of the leader is to foster mutual respect and build a complementaryteam where each strength is made productive and each weakness irrelevant.

Stephen Covey

Thursday March 29, 2012

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About The Conference Leadership Summit

The Chair Academy International Leadership Summit will focus on issues that matter! As the closing session, the Leadership Summit will provide an opportunity for you to engage with your colleagues from around the world in meaningful roundtable discussions.

The Academy Leadership Summit will be a hospitable place to discuss and share experiences, offer insights, provide solutions, and exchange best practices on leadership themes emerging from the conference keynotes, concurrent sessions, and roundtable discussions.

The Leadership Summit will be the ideal close for our 21st International Conference in Atlanta,Georgia. World-class keynote speakers, dedicated leaders from around the world, colleagues, and communities of exemplary practice provide the foundation for inquiry, exploration, application,and forward-thinking about leadership theory, research, and practices that matter.

Imagine a spacious ballroom with circular discussion tables placed throughout the room. Each of these discussion tables will comfortably accommodate six to eight participants and feature a topic of interest and inquiry developed during the course of the three day international conference. Thissimple process for bringing leaders together around questions that matter isfounded on the assumption that, as leaders, we have the capacity to work together and findgreater wisdom in the collective. As we engage in meaningful conversations, the whole ballroom will reflect our curiosity and delight at having found the hospitable space for individualreflection and collective insight.

During the Summit you will have the opportunity to engage in three – 20 minute – Summit conversations, which will then be integrated into a closing Summit conference gathering.

These conversations in community about leadership topics that matter, as well as the casual networking and informal conversations that take place during the Summit, are sure to be one of the highlights of the conference.

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In the words of Margaret Wheatley, the Academy Leadership Summit will reintroduce “us to a world we have forgotten. This is a world where people naturally congregate because we want to be together. A world where we enjoy the age-old process of good conversation, where we’re not afraid to talk about things that matter most to us. A world where we’re not separated, classified, or stereotyped. A world of simple greeting, free from technology and artificiality. A world that constantly surprises us with the wisdom that exists not in any one of us but in all of us. And a world where we learn that the wisdom

we need to solve our problems is available when we talk together.”

-----Margaret J. Wheatley, “We Can Be Wise Only Together,” The World Cafe

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Location: Grand Ballroom

2012 Conference Leadership Summit

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Individual Membership ► Yearlong hard copy subscription to our juried journal, Leadership (includes three issues); the journal focuses

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► Access to Academy research; the Academy conducts research on a variety of topics and issues that face Post-Secondary leaders

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Chair Academy Boards

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Robert BensonDirector of Library Services

Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN

Helen BurnstadDirector Emeritus,

Staff and Organizational Development

Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, KS

Mike FelkerChair, English Department

South Plains College Levelland, TX

Paula GribbleChair, Nursing and Allied Health

Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC

Kathi Hiyane-BrownPresident

Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA

Idahlynn KarreAssociate Director, Editor

The Chair Academy Mesa, AZ

David Atkinson,President

Grant MacEwan University Edmonton, AB, Canada

Bruce BarkerPresident

Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, WI

Bill BestExecutive Director

New Brunswick Community CollegeWoodstock, NB

Sharon BlackmanVice Chancellor, Educational Affairs

Dallas County Community College District

Dallas, TX

Don BureauxPresident

Nova Scotia Community College-Central

Halifax, NS, Canada

Dale CampbellProfessor & Director, Community College

Leadership ConsortiumUniversity of Florida

Gainesville, FL

John DaviesPresident

Humber CollegeToronto, ON, Canada

Don DoucetteChancellor

Eastern Iowa Community CollegeDistrict Davenport, IA

Robin FisherProvost & Vice President,

Academic AffairsMt. Royal UniversityCalgary, AB, Canada

Coen FreePresident

Koning Willem 1 College's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Gene GiovanniniPresident

Gateway Community CollegePhoenix, AZ

Lane GlennPresident

Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA

Carl HaynesPresident

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Dryden, NY

Dorsey KendrickPresident

Gateway Community College New Haven, CT

Kathy KinlochPresident

Vancouver Community CollegeVancouver, BC, Canada

Damira Lopes-VieiraHead of School of Enterprise

Victoria UniversityFootscray Park CampusMelbourne, VI, Australia

Belinda MilesEastern Campus President

Cuyahoga Community College-Eastern

Highland Hills, OH

Shouan PanPresident

Mesa Community CollegeMesa, AZ

Mark PogueVice President of Higher

Education DivisionGallup Organization

Omaha, NE

Cheryl RichardsRegional Dean, Charlotte Executive

Northeastern UniversityCharlotte, NC, USA

Paula ShortVice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Tennessee Board of RegentsNashville, TN

Anthony TricoliPresident

Georgia Perimeter CollegeDecatur, GA

Randall VanWagonerPresident

Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, NY, USA

B. Kaye WalterChancellor

Ivy Tech Community CollegeCentral Indiana,

Indianapolis, IN, USA

The Chair Academy Journal Leadership - Editorial Board

International Advisory Board

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Chair Academy Boards

Sue KaterDirector, Research and Planning

GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ

Bill LambVice President, Instruction

Kirkwood Communityl CollegeCedar Rapids, IA

Elizabeth (Libby) LeVatteManager, Learning Initiatives

Organizational LearningNova Scotia Community College

Halifax, NS, Canada

Andrew RezinAdministrator, Automotive

& Applied TechnologyColumbus State Community College

Columbus, OH

Marilyn RhinehartVice President of Instruction


Alan T. SeagrenDirector, Center for Study of Higher

and Post-Secondary EducationUniversity of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Rodger BennettVice President, Instruction

Brookhaven CollegeFarmers Branch, TX

Ann Brandau Hynek,Lead Counselor

Western Technical College,LaCrosse, WI, USA

Tristan DenleyProvost & Vice President for

Academic AffairsAustin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Jason Dewling,Vice President of Academic Affairs

and ResearchOlds College,

Olds, AB, Canada

Dorey DiabProvost/Chief Academic Officer

Stark State College of TechnologyNorth Canton, OH

Barbara GabaProvost/Associate Vice President

for Academic AffairsUnion County College

Elizabeth, NJ

Kevin GerriorManager, Apprenticeship Training

Nova Scotia Community College-Central

Halifax, NS, Canada

Chris GoldingVice President Learning, Technology

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Maria KouppasHead of School, Business & Hospitality

Victoria University (TAFE Division)Footscray Nicholson Campus,

Melbourne, VI, Australia

Trevor KubatzkeVice President, Student & Educational Services

Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MI

Therese LaskDirector, Learning Support Services

Aims Community CollegeGreeley, CO

Daniel LloydAssociate Dean, Humanities

College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL

James MabryVice President Academic Affairs

Mesa Community CollegeMesa, AZ

Gordon NixonVice President, AcademicsSouthern Alberta Institute

of TechnologyCalgary, AB, Canada

Chuck PaulsonAcademic Dean

Minneapolis Community and Techni-cal College,

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Marilyn RhinehartVice President Instruction


Michael Rivera,Dean of Instruction

and Student LearningBlack Hawk College,

Moline, IL, USA

Deana SheppardDean/Executive Director

Fairbanks Center (Lone Star)Houston, TX

Kate SikerbolAssociate Director,

OrganizationalEffectiveness, Humber College

Toronto, ON, Canada

Jim SimpsonAssociate Vice President, Workforce Development

Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL

George TveliaExecutive Dean/CEO,

Michael J. Grant CampusSuffolk County

Community CollegeBrentwood, NY

Peter van AmelsfoortDirector, Center for

International ProgramsKoning Willem 1 College

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Lynda Wallace-HuleckiVice President for Strategy

SEM Works,Greensboro, NC

International Practitioners Advisory Board

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