Join us for "Board Fridays," a conversation-based Credo Virtual Event Series via Zoom.
Who: College Presidents & Their Board Chairs
What: Join Credo each Friday in January 2021 for conversations to explore critical topics for college & university leadership. For a cost of $50 per president/Board Chair pair, you get access to all four sessions.
When: Every Friday in January 2021 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET).
Join us for any or all of these Conversations
One registration gets you access to as many sessions as you prefer to attend.
Click the orange drop-down text below to find out who will be facilitating each conversation, as well as see session descriptions and access related resources.
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Facilitated by
- Bill Fahrner, Chief Operating Officer / Owner, Credo
- Mike Hyde, Senior Affiliate, Credo
- Joretta Nelson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President / Owner, Credo
Overview
Board membership is critical to a Board’s ability to support and generate innovation. This session will consider approaches to building innovative boards, both recruiting and retaining the very best. Additionally, boards can only fully prepare for and execute appropriate risk when they demonstrate deepening levels of engagement. This session will address the distinguishing characteristics of engaged board members and strategies for building that engagement.
Additional Resources
Case Study: Wingate University
Facilitated by
- Allison N. Ash, Ph.D., Senior Affiliate, Credo
- Joretta Nelson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President / Owner, Credo
- Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Success, Credo
Overview
The COVID-19 world pandemic has created crises on our campuses and has quickly and dramatically changed the landscape of higher education. Racism is another disruptive virus that reveals another pandemic that has been invading our country for centuries. These two colliding pandemics can be overwhelming, and there are lessons learned from campus responses to COVID-19 that can be applied to navigating the pandemic of racism and racial injustice.
Facilitated by
- Mary Churchill, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Boston University - Wheelock
- Mark LaBranche, D.Min., President, Martin Methodist College
- Joretta Nelson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President / Owner, Credo
Overview
Dr. Nelson will explore preparing a Board of Trustees for merger and acquisition conversations within the context of a framework for higher ed partnerships. Two case studies from independent colleges who have completed or are in the process of a merger or acquisition will discuss their approaches and learnings along the way.
Additional Resources
Case Studies: Boston University - Wheelock, Martin Methodist College
Facilitated by
- Steve Mandeville, Ed.D., CPA, Vice President for Finance, Maryville University
- Joretta Nelson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President / Owner, Credo
- Dean Rodeheaver, Ph.D., Senior Campus Planner, Credo
Overview
How can the typical fiduciary data presented to your Board be elevated to shape both strategy and the questions underlying a generative Board mindset? This session will focus on creating data presentations that facilitate direction and sense-making and position the Board as trusted allies in times of disruption and transformation. Maryville University, described in Credo’s latest book, serves as a case study in pivoting and identity transformation.
Additional Resources
Case Study: Maryville University
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To attendees already registered, thank you, we look forward to seeing you!
Please submit any questions to Emma Jones, Chief Brand Officer / Owner, at ejones@credohighered.com.