AAUA National Conference

Updated as events and sessions are confirmed. All sessions in Eastern Standard Time (EST/GMT-5).

Monday, October 14, 2024

8:30 Registration Open

8:30 – Noon Exhibitor Setup

1:00 – 5:00 Exhibitor Hall Open

9:00 – 1:00 Workshop – Room Kelley 132
Mergers & Acquisitions: Navigating Higher Ed’s Complex Landscape
Presenters:

• Aaron Lacey, Chairman of Higher Education Practice Thompson Coburn LLP
• Emily Wang Murphy, Partner Thompson Coburn LLP
• Michael Goldstein, Managing Director, Tyton Partners
• Gerard O’Sullivan, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Salus University

11:00 – 1:00 Workshop – Room Kelley 137
The Era of the Modern Learner: Strategic Insights for Institutional Leaders. Presented by Education Dynamics
Presenters:

• Gregory Clayton, President Enrollment Management Services, Education Dynamics
• Karina Kogan, Vice President of Partnership Development, Education Dynamics

2:00 – 3:30 Welcome and Keynote – Auditorium

Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Latha Ramchand, Chancellor of Indiana University, Indianapolis
Keynote Address: Dr. Nasser Paydar U.S. Dept. of Education – Assistant Secretary of Post-Secondary Education
Bridging the Gap: Education Attainment for a Prosperous and Inclusive Future.

3:30 – 4:20 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Change through Promise, Policies, and Practices
Presenter: Anthony Edwards, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Technology at Tarleton State University

Room: Kelley 137
Session 1: Who Will Lead Us? Using Mentoring to Grow Tomorrow’s Leaders
Presenter: Chris Hubbard-Jackson, Executive Director of Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness at St. Charles Community College
Session 2: Surviving as an Interim: A dialogue on best practices
Presenter: Gregory J. Paveza, President – Thunderbird Higher Education Consulting, LLC

3:30 – 5:30 Meetings

Room: President’s Room
Meeting of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS)

Room: Kelley 139
Meeting of The Association of Chief Academic Officers

6:00 – 7:30 Reception
Location: Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, 543 Indiana Avenue
Sponsors:

• The Higher Education Resources Services (HERS)
• Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Cengage

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

8:30 Registration and Breakfast Bar Open

8:30 – 5:00 Exhibitor Booths Open

12:30 – 2:00 AAUA Board Meeting Room: President’s Room

8:30 – 9:20 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Transforming Data into Action: Unleashing the Potential of Dashboards
Presenters:

• Dr. Lynn Burks, Chief Associate, HYA
• Dr. Sandra Affenito, Chief Academic Officer, Post University
• John Bruesch, Vice President, The ECRA Group,

Room: Kelley 137
Session: Alignment, Agility, and Playing the Right Angle: Planning for Enrollment Success
Presenter: W. Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation and Vice President of Enrollment & Communication at Augustana College

Room: Kelley 139
Session: Taking Flight: Piloting an Inclusive Curriculum Review in Higher Education
Presenters:

• Alisa Fleming, Director of Institutional Assessment University of Phoenix
• Chandra Shepherd, College of Education, Program Chair, University of Phoenix

Room: President’s Room
Session: Elevating Program Management: A Unified Approach in the Post-Covid Era
Presenter: Kunal Vaishnav, Founder EXXAT

9:30 -10:30 Plenary Session – Auditorium
Exploring the College Sport Ecosystem: Academy and Athletics
Felicia Martin, Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement NCAA.

10:30 – 11:20 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Leveraging a systems-thinking strategy and mindset to secure a university-level leadership role in higher education organizations
Presenters:

• David Fuentes, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor University of Portland
• Jeremy Hughes, Associate Dean for Pharmacy Professional Education at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy
• Mike McKenzie, Vice Provost of Academic Program Development and Strategic Initiatives Appalachian State University

Room: Kelley 137
Session: The Best Uses of AI in Higher Education Marketing: A Practical Exploration of Artificial Intelligence for Higher Education
Presenter: Bart Caylor, President and Founder Caylor Solutions

Room: Kelley 139
Session: Re-Envisioning the Higher Education Doctorate to Meet Contemporary Needs
Presenter: Dan King, Visiting Faculty, School of Teacher Education & Leadership, Radford University (VA); Lecturer, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Room: Auditorium
Session: Stories of Transformation and Triumph: Career Journeys of Diverse Leaders in Higher Education
Presenters:

• Gloria Thomas, President HERS
• Josefina Castillo Baltodano, former President of Marian University (WI)
• Ding-Jo H. Currie, former Chancellor of Coast Community College District and President of Coastline College (CA)
• Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, former President of Antioch University Seattle
• Shirley Robinson Pippins, former President of Thomas Nelson Community College (now Virginia Peninsula CC) and Suffolk County Community College (NY)

11:30 – 12:20 Breakout Sessions
Room: Kelley 132
Session: Vast Opportunity – Strategies for Securing Philanthropic Funds in Higher Education
Presenter: Bob Nolan, Executive Director of Development IU School of Public Health-Bloomington / Indiana University Foundation

Room: Kelley 137
Session: The Best Uses of AI in Higher Education Marketing: A Practical Exploration of Artificial Intelligence for Higher Education
Presenter: Bart Caylor, President and Founder Caylor Solutions

Room: Kelley 139
Session: A New Competitive Edge in Higher Education: Supportive Leadership
Presenter: Kat Novak, Professor in the School of Communication and Media at the University of Illinois Springfield

Room: President’s Room
Session: At the Precipice: Navigating an Institutional Closure
Presenters:

• James Owston, Online Instructional Coach Concord University and past Interim Provost at Alderson Broaddus University
• Rachel L. Bragg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Room: Auditorium
Session: Dissin’ Black Women in the Academy: A Readers Theatre Presentation
Presenters:

• Karen L. Dace, Associate vice president and vice chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Mercedes Cannon, Director of Accessible Educational Services, Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Gina Sanchez Gibau, Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs, Success, and Equity (FASE), California State University Channel Islands
• Tabitha Hardy, Assistant Dean for Student Development and Academic Affairs, Graduate School, Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Ronda Henry, Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies, Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Nouri McLucas, Program Coordinator, Center for TRIP, Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Jennifer Thorington Springer, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Professor of English and Africana Studies Indiana University, Indianapolis
• Khalilah Shabazz, Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Butler University

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch in the Ballroom and Visit with Exhibitors

2:00 – 2:50 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Coalition for the Common Good
Presenters:

• Chet Haskell – Provost Antioch University
• Wendy Sherman Heckler – Provost Otterbein University

Room: Kelley 137
Session: Higher Education Trends from 300 EdUp interviews with Presidents.
Presenter: Joe Sallusito, Vice President of Industry Engagement at Ellucian

Room: Kelley 139
Session: Why not publish? Don’t you want your research to be shared?
Presenters:

• Sister Ann Heath, Director of the Master and Doctoral programs in higher education at Immaculata University
• Chris Cavanaugh, President & Certified Executive Coach for Pathseekers II, Inc

Room: President’s Room (2:15 – 3:00)
Topic 1: Leadership Skills from the Present to the Future – Dr. Dave Nickel, Higher Education Consultant
Topic 2: Influencing Without Authority: Leading and Inspiring From Any Position – Dr. Alisa Fleming, Director of Institutional
Assessment, University of Pheonix
Topic 3: Equipping Tomorrow’s Leaders: Fostering Resilience and Academic Achievement in Generation Z – Dr. Lynn Marie Burks, Chief Associate, HYA Higher Ed Collaborative

3:00 – 3:50 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Meta-Human Instructors in Education – A Disruptive or Innovative Future
Presenters: From Lawrence Technological University

• Richard Heist, Provost
• Ben Blau, Professor, Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineering
• Corey Bohil, Professor of Cognitive Psychology Department

Room: Kelley 137
Session: Innovate, Demonstrate, and Execute: Leveraging Emergent Platforms As Building Blocks For Institutional Progress
Presenter: Michael Torrence, President Motlow State Community College

Room: Kelley 139
Session: Aligning Faculty and Administrator Development with Institutional Priorities
Presenter: Laura Treanor, Provost and Senior Vice President, Vincennes University

Room: President’s Room (3:15 – 4:00)
Topic 4: Visionary Academic Leadership: Shaping Tomorrow‘s University – Dr. Junius J. Gonzales, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Montclair State University
Topic 5: Inclusive Well-being: Cultivating a Healthy Workplace for Everyone – Dr. Lynn Marie Burks and Dr. Alisa Fleming

4:00 – 5:00 Breakout Sessions

Room: Kelley 132
Session: Empowering Student Success: Understanding Economic Influences in Higher Education
Presenter: Jennifer Dalton, Undergraduate Program Director of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Appalachian State University

Room: Kelley 137
Session: Laser Focus Student Advising
Presenter: José A. Faria, Moss Endowed Chair Moss Department of Construction Management, Florida International University

Room: Kelley 139
Session: Metrics, Mapping, and Modelling for Masterful Management in Higher Education
Presenter: Graham Glynn, Professor of Higher Education Leadership, Radford University

Room: President’s Room
Marketing Session 1: 4:00 – 4:30 – Leadership Factors to Consider in Seeking the Position of Provost or College President
Presenter: Henry J. Findlay, Professor Emeritus, Tuskegee University
Marketing Session 2: 4:30 – 5:00 – Identifying and Correcting Problematic Leadership and Management Skill Sets to Become More Effective Administrators
Presenter: David Nickel, Higher Education Consultant

6:00 – 8:30 Recognition Dinner Keynote: Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond, President Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Title: Accreditation: Sustaining Quality through the Complexities of Change.
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

8:00 – 9:00 Exhibitor Booths Open – Breakfast Bar
Auditorium

9:00 – 9:50 Plenary Session: AI and the Future of Higher Ed—Enabler or Destroyer?
Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, Professor in the Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and former President of the University of Texas at Arlington.

10:00 – 10:50 Plenary Session: Moving Toward 2040: Higher Education’s Role in a Changing Economy
Teresa Lubbers, President of Sagamore Institute

11:00 – 12:15 Plenary Session: The Future of Higher Education Reimagining Higher Education and Work in the Age of Disruption.
Sponsor: Association of Chief Academic Officers
Moderator: Chris Lowery, Indiana Higher Education Commissioner
Panelists:

• Pamela Whitten, President of Indiana University
• Dean McCurdy, Provost, IVY Tech College System
• Cynthia Jackson Hammond President, CHEA
• Daniel Elsener, President, Marian University

12:15 – 12:30 Closing Remarks