The theme for the 2024 symposium is “Inspired Leadership: Preparing Now for the Future of the AVP Role.” We expect that programs and sessions will connect with the following topics and content areas:
- Ever-changing nature of the AVP role
- Inspiring tomorrow’s leaders while sharing predictions for the future of higher education
- Forward- thinking effective practices in the areas of technology, work-flows, staffing, and other aspects of the AVP role
- Leadership that effectively attracts, develops, and retains a talented workforce
- Investigating and crafting evolving roles for staff at multiple levels, including professionals and paraprofessionals
- Innovative staffing models in the context of challenging hiring environments
- Nimbleness and adaptability in the AVP role while confronting seemingly insurmountable obstacles
- Rapidly evolving and sometimes complicating legal landscape
- Sharing testimonials, inspiration, and professional journeys to inspire resilience and excellence in the AVP role
- Advancing equity at our institutions
- Leading with one’s whole self
- Influencing institutional culture to create effective learning and working environments
- Enhancing health, well-being, and the quality of life for students, staff, and faculty
- Advancing student success via effective intra- and/or extra-divisional collaborations
- Flourishing in the AVP role: strategies for addressing the challenges and complexities of the position
- Finding your place and voice as the assistant/associate vice president
- Inspiring while leading functional areas with which one has limited or no expertise
- Leading strategic planning, organizational change, and resource/budget management efforts
- Maintaining connections with students in a manner that leverages their energy to advance AVP effectiveness and excellence
