!!! Update: Expanded Panel & Format Upgrade !!!
Due to the incredible interest in our Aug 19 panel — and the addition of Joe Thomas (CU Boulder) and Zackary Newman (UWF) — we’ve upgraded to a Zoom Webinar format for a better audience experience.
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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
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Joe Thomas – Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, University of Colorado Boulder
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Zackary Newman, M.Ed – Coordinator of Orientation, University of West Florida
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Katie Johnston – Director of Orientation & Student Involvement, Christopher Newport University
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Dennis Wiese, Ph.D. – Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic & Success Initiatives, Division of Student Affairs, UNC Charlotte
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Daniel Haddad – Associate Director for Orientation Programs, Baylor University
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Ty Hollowell – Director of Orientation, Transition, & Family Programs, Coastal Carolina University
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Betsy Staff – Director, New Student Programs & Director, Parent and Family Programs, Binghamton University
What you’ll take away
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Redesigning programs to match today’s student attention span
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Building campus-wide buy-in that runs from senior leadership to front-line staff
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Using smarter check-in and follow-up processes to cut bottlenecks
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Introducing AI conversations that help students — and leadership — navigate a changing future
Date & Format:
Live on Zoom – Tuesday, August 19 at 12 PM ET