You pulled off another summer. Somehow.

Now that the fire’s behind you, the real question emerges:

What held? What cracked? And what would you rebuild if you could start again?

“When everyone — from the president to the person fixing sprinklers — is telling the same story, you know it’s in the culture.”

“We can’t ignore the attention span cliff — it’s time to give time back to students.”

“Rewarding people for not doing something can free them to do something better.”

Session Overview

This isn’t a product demo — it’s a pause.

A space to reflect, process, and learn from peers who navigated the same intensity — and came out with insights worth sharing.

Who will be talking

• Joe Thomas – Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, University of Colorado Boulder

• Zackary Newman, M.Ed – Coordinator of Orientation, University of West Florida

• Katie Johnston – Director of Orientation & Student Involvement, Christopher Newport University

• Dennis Wiese, Ph.D. – Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic & Success Initiatives, Division of Student Affairs, UNC Charlotte

• Daniel Haddad – Associate Director for Orientation Programs, Baylor University

• Ty Hollowell – Director of Orientation, Transition, & Family Programs, Coastal Carolina University

• Betsy Staff – Director, New Student Programs & Director, Parent and Family Programs, Binghamton University

What you’ll take away

• Redesigning programs to match today’s student attention span

• Building campus-wide buy-in that runs from senior leadership to front-line staff

• Using smarter check-in and follow-up processes to cut bottlenecks

• Introducing AI conversations that help students — and leadership — navigate a changing future

Date & Format:

Live on Zoom – Tuesday, August 19 at 12 PM ET

Join live or get the full recording — your choice!