Leadership Development Workshops

In most of our leadership development partnerships, we are the lead content provider with responsibility for developing and delivering the curriculum in accordance to the association’s desired learning outcomes. We are also able to intersect in programs as supporting facilitators with specific standalone units as desired. Some regular unit sessions include:

• Leading Diverse Styles for Collaborative Advantage (underpinned by the REACH assessment)
• Leading Through Change in Higher Education
• Managing Your Leadership Energy
• Understanding Higher Education Trends and Threats
• Student Success: The Changing Needs of Learners

Standalone Workshops

Some association partners engage Credo in single standalone development workshops.

• A 1.5-day workshop that begins with individual leadership awareness and explores the national higher education context and necessary conditions of institutional thriving.
• Workshop concludes with each participant’s development of a leadership roadmap for the year ahead.

Six-Month Programs

Some association partners engage Credo for half-year programs that bring participants together in person at the opening and closing of the cohort-based program with topical webinars in the intervening months.

• An opening workshop that begins with individual leadership awareness, explores the national higher education context and institutional thriving, and concludes with each participant’s development of a leadership roadmap for the year ahead.
• Three topical webinars built around areas of needed focus in the months following the opening workshop.
• A closing workshop that facilitates reflection on learnings from the program, evaluation of progress toward leadership roadmap goals, and post-program professional goal-setting.

Year-Long Programs

Some association partners engage Credo for year-long programs that bring participants together in person at the opening and closing of the program with either topical webinars in the intervening months or a series of additional in-person day-long workshops for a robust, in-depth cohort program experience.

• An opening workshop that begins with individual leadership awareness, explores the national higher education context and institutional thriving, and concludes with each participant’s development of a leadership roadmap for the year ahead.
• Six topical webinars and/or additional day-long interim workshops built around areas of needed focus in the months following the opening workshop.
• A closing workshop that facilitates reflection on learnings from the program, evaluation of progress toward leadership roadmap goals, and post-program professional goal-setting.

Credo + AAC&U Leadership Institutes for Women and Gender-Diverse Leaders

Since 2015, Credo has convened women and gender-diverse higher education leaders for panel discussions, attendee-presented sessions, time with industry experts, and space for leader-to-leader conversation and reflection. With pathways for university presidents and senior-level leaders, these institutes focus on building a community of leaders and equipping all participants to lead more courageously, vulnerably, and effectively as we all work to serve students and fulfill higher education's promise of individual transformation. 2023 marked the launch of a partnership between AAC&U and Credo to expand the reach of the institutes. Credo and AAC&U share a passion for building and supporting an increasingly diverse leadership pipeline across higher education. More about the Leadership Institutes -> 

Moving the Needle Talent Development Program

Currently available for our Moving the Needle partnership campuses, the Talent Development program builds personal leadership awareness and abilities, sets research-informed context for how students thrive in college, and exposes participants to the current realities and opportunities of higher education. The program is offered in a virtual format over the course of a day and a half. Participants earn a digital credential in Student Success Leadership through Credly. 98% of participants indicated increased confidence in their ability to exercise leadership in their current role. To learn more, visit our website overview for the Talent Development Program.

National Engagement

For a complete overview of our association-level partnerships across the higher education sector, view our National Engagement Overview.