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Part 1: Career advancement and job search success have relevance to higher education professionals throughout their careers. This session provides an outline of the skills required for professionals to advance in their careers, along with concrete examples of how professionals can gain or improve their skills in critical leadership areas. The session will have a strong focus on goal setting with specific suggestions relating to outlining relevant experience, presenting your materials, interviewing, the importance of references, and developing a professional brand.

Part 2: This session will cover the questions surrounding negotiating for a new leadership role, determining your value, recognizing when to negotiate, and learning to see and define possibilities. Participants will explore the due diligence needed in the interview phase of the process, the rules and roles for negotiating, what is negotiable in terms of a job offer, and accepting a negotiated offer.

Learning Objectives

By the end of Part 1, participants will:

• Articulate a compelling professional brand that aligns with their career goals, leveraging their unique strengths and accomplishments as women university business officers.
• Gain proficiency in crafting effective resumes and cover letters tailored to showcase their skills and achievements, with a focus on interviewing strategies that support career advancement.
• Develop practical strategies to enhance their professional network, fostering meaningful connections within and beyond the university community, thereby advancing their careers as women leaders in business within the academic context.

By the end of Part 2, participants will:

• Identify and articulate their value as women university business officers and prepare a persuasive case for their desired compensation and benefits.
• Apply effective negotiation strategies that leverage their strengths, address potential challenges, and achieve win-win outcomes for themselves and their organizations.
• Practice and refine their negotiation skills through role-playing exercises, feedback, and coaching from the instructor and peers.

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CU Denver Chancellor Michelle Marks will share her leadership learning story, starting as one of the few female faculty members in a business school and the only parent of a young child in her department. She will discuss how she moved into administrative leadership roles and became a chancellor for the first time in 2020, navigating a cross-country move, global pandemic, and racial justice movement while developing a new strategic plan. Her leadership topics will focus on leading through change, authentic leadership, and ways to focus on the moment while investing in the future.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Discuss effective strategies to lead through change.
• Recognize traits of authentic leadership
• Apply knowledge to focus on the moment but invest in the future.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

1. Identify how to differentiate good advice from bad advice.
2. List three considerations when helping women to become successful in their careers.
3. Define three strategies for leading others that focus on time, talent, and treasure.  

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Gains in life expectancy over the past 100 years reflect enormous achievements in medicine and public health. But with increased longevity comes more need for caregiving – and associated costs for those receiving or providing care. Yet, caregiving expenses, which can be substantial, have rarely been a focus of traditional financial planning. This session will explore actions families, employers and policymakers can take to address the critical challenges of financial caregiving.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Increase awareness of expenses associated with caregiving.
• Identify actions employers can take to support employees.
• Apply strategic actions employees can take to ensure their financial wellness.

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Over the last three years, we experienced significant shifts in the employee workforce worldwide. In 2019, several higher education industry studies estimated that 30% of the workforce was expected to retire in less than ten years. Organizations must demonstrate a more substantial commitment to forward-thinking approaches to recruit, retain, and engage staff to be competitive. We will discuss strategies and fundamental considerations for women navigating their careers through non-traditional occupations and opportunities and how this is changing the future landscape of higher education jobs.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Improve leadership skills that will advance effectiveness on campus and provide an opportunity to build a circle of collaborative colleagues.
• Identify unique management structures in higher education and how to engage with others across the organization.
• Recognize the impact of diversity and inclusion in higher education and the unique roles and perspectives a diverse workforce brings to our institutions.

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A premium is placed on leveraging data for decision-making and effectively communicating a narrative around it. With the growth of cutting-edge AI technologies, this has become easier than ever. This session dives into the possibilities of using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E to assist with data storytelling so you can make the most of your data.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Describe aspects of data storytelling.
• Understand generative AI at a high level.
• Strategically use generative AI tools to create effective data visualization.

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Join us to discuss the future of AI in higher education and learn how you can benefit from the potential of AI in your career. Where do you start and how do you see AI supporting you in your leadership role in the next 5 years? We will discuss some current examples of how AI is currently being used and think future forward to where AI is being used to allow us all to work smarter, not harder! Come prepared to share your ideas!

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Identify examples of where technology can aid us in moving forward in our leadership roles.
• Increase awareness of the differences in automation, predictive analysis, and AI.
  
• Apply strategy to use AI in future projects based off of current use trends. 

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In this course, Erin will share a brief overview of her doctoral research findings showing that women aspiring to executive-level leadership roles in higher education face cultural, structural, and self-imposed barriers attributable to gender biases. Erin will also share practical advice for mid-level leaders to navigate these barriers as they seek to advance their careers and discuss actions that all leaders at all levels can take to mitigate gender bias on their campuses.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Increase comprehension of gender-based biases in leadership.
• Identify your organization's need for leadership programs supporting the advancement of women.
• Apply strategy to motivate your organization's further learning about critical policy analysis and feminist policy analysis.

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Women play a critical role in leading boards, commissions, and committees. But creating a strong, inclusive, and effective governance group is no easy task. This session will delve into practical strategies to improve governance, foster an environment where diverse perspectives can thrive, and navigate complex governance challenges. Participants will gain insight into how to drive lasting positive impact and contribute to the development of more equitable and effective governance systems.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of governance best practices that can help women navigate and contribute effectively in board leadership roles.
• Identify and enhance strategic leadership skills among women participants, focusing on inclusive decision-making, conflict resolution, and fostering diverse perspectives within governance settings.
• Provide practical tools and resources to help participants advocate for practices that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in various leadership capacities.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Identify areas of support for growth and career advancement for female employees
• List three considerations when helping women to become successful in their careers.
• Apply strategic planning process to increase awareness about challenges and barriers specific to women and how these can be addressed.
• Differentiate between sponsorship of women and mentorship.
• Define four steps that can be taken to create a pipeline for women to advance into executive leadership roles.  

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Higher education has become and increasingly more dynamic industry – and it needs leaders who are preparing today to lead tomorrow.  This session will be an engaging session that includes review of the higher education landscape, the skills and competencies of leaders today and in the future, and participants will walk away with ideas for their own leadership development.  

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Increase awareness of leadership development and employee trends
• Apply knowledge through reflection and engagement
• Develop a microplan for regular opportunities to learn and to be prepared for the future

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You think this is it? This is all there is to your life? You wake up, you go to work, you come home, you watch TV, you go to sleep. Repeat. Day after day, week after week, year after year. You’re stuck in a rut, and you don’t know how to get out. You’re afraid of change, of taking risks, of pursuing your dreams. You’re afraid of failing, of being rejected, of being alone. You’re afraid of living. Life is now. And you only get one shot at it. One chance to make it count. One opportunity to make a difference. One moment to be happy. Let’s use this hour to talk about happiness. What it is and isn’t and how to get it now.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Apply some evidence-based strategies and practices to enhance their happiness and well-being, such as gratitude, optimism, social connection, and mindfulness.
• Identify personal strengths and values, and how they can use them to pursue happiness and meaning in their lives.
• Differentiate between hedonic and eudemonic well-being, and how they relate to happiness.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Identify three different career options for senior leaders in higher education.
• List three examples of how mentorship can help with upward mobility.  
• Apply a strategic approach to personal and professional development.
• Differentiate between networking and mentorship.
• Define three strategies for maintaining a positive work-life balance.  

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