Conference Highlights
Executive
Development Series
The popular Executive Development
Series is designed for new and aspiring deans as well
as for faculty members who want to improve their leadership
skills for a variety of positions within the nursing academic
unit. The conference emphasizes practical approaches to
resolving issues of concern, and offers opportunities
for academic leaders to think in new ways about both old
and new challenges and seek solutions with colleagues.
The program was highly evaluated in November 2006 and
is repeated for a different audience. The EDS and Spring
Annual meeting are held consecutively so that deans/directors
may participate in both events.
| Participants are encouraged to read
in advance the 2004 book Leadership Passages: The
Personal and Professional Transitions That Make or
Break a Leader, by Dotlich, Noel, and Walker.
Speakers will refer to the book's themes throughout
the conference. |
Friday, March 16
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration
Light Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Opening Program Session
Executive Transitions
Consider the environmental and human realities that accompany
professional promotions in the academic setting, including
the changing nature of personal relationships and interpreting
environmental cues that will either enhance or impede success
in the new position or setting. Join a respected nursing leader
who has made professional transitions from nursing faculty
to dean to university administration. Reflect upon the 13
themes in the recommended book and how they impact nurse educators
in their many personal and professional transitions.
Speaker: Carole Anderson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice Provost
for Academic Affairs and Interim Dean of the College of Dentistry
and the Graduate School, The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH, and Past President, American Association of Colleges of
Nursing
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Program Session
The First Year as a New Dean
What are the issues and concerns that face a new nursing dean
or director? How should priorities be established? What constituencies
must be considered? What characterizes any executive role
in academic nursing? How does one best prepare to transition
from a faculty leadership role to the deanship? Benefit from
observations and advice from an academic leader who utilized
a thoughtful plan to successfully make the transition to dean.
Speaker: Peggy Hewlett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College
of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Program Session
Building an Administrative Team
You've got the leadership role you have been seeking and anticipating.
How do you gather human resources to help you move the nursing
academic unit forward with a shared vision? How do you identify
resources you need? What considerations impact your decisions?
What must you do (and not do) to successfully create a leadership
team for the school?
Speaker: Pegge Bell, PhD, RN, APN, Dean, School
of Nursing, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL and author
of "Building an Administrative Team" in AACN's recent
monograph, Academic Leadership in Nursing: Making the Journey
2:00-2:15 p.m.
Stretch Break
2:15-3:30 p.m.
Systems Thinking
Do you feel like you're in a rut of solving problems only
to find they reappear? Don't continue to solve them the same
old way. Utilize systems thinking to interpret daily problems
differently, reframe them, and intervene at a higher level
to be more efficient and effective. All busy academic leaders
can benefit from the time-saving aspect of systems thinking.
Speaker: Janet Wessel Krejci, PhD, RN, CNAA, Associate
Dean Undergraduate Program, College of Nursing, Marquette
University, Milwaukee, WI
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Program Session
The Psychology of Delegation
Leaders are not born with the ability to delegate, and in
general, it is not explicitly taught to nursing academic leaders.
Explore the nature of delegation and effective strategies
for mastering this important skill. Recognize that the factors
impeding delegation may have nothing to do with knowledge
about delegation itself or one's new leadership role, and
everything to do with equity, fairness, and gender issues.
Speaker: Michael Bleich, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, Associate
Dean and Professor, Clinical and Community Affairs, School
of Nursing, University of Kansas and Executive Director/Chief
Operating Officer, KU HealthPartners, Inc., Kansas City, KS
Saturday, March 17
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
7:45-8:20 a.m. Informal Breakfast
Session (optional)
Dissertation Research: Job Satisfaction in the Role of
the Academic Dean in Schools of Nursing
Speaker: Terry Quell, PhD, RN, Assistant Dean and
Undergraduate Program Director, School of Nursing, Fairfield
University, Fairfield, CT
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session
Interpreting and Using Symbols in the Organization
What do office size, credentials, and logos have to do with
how your organization is perceived, and how you are perceived
as a representative of the organization? Explore this novel
subject with a management scholar who has devoted much thought
to the use of symbols in professional settings.
Speaker: William Van Buskirk, PhD, Associate Professor
of Management, School of Business Administration, LaSalle
University, Philadelphia, PA
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
"Lessons Learned" in Executive Transitions
Academic leaders face distinct challenges as they transition
positions within the same institution, between colleges or
universities, and between geographic locations. Three deans
who have made a variety of transitions offer their observations
and advice to colleagues.
Speakers: Jean Bartels, PhD, RN, Chair, School
of Nursing, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and
immediate past president, American Association of Colleges
of Nursing; Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Dean, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
PA; Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of
Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
General
Information
Registration
The registration fee for the 2007 Spring Executive Development
Series is $389 for members/ $439 for nonmembers. The deadline
for early registration is February 23, 2007. The registration
fee after February 23 is $489 for members/ $559 for nonmembers.
There is a $30 discount for each additional registrant from
the same school and a $75 discount for deans/chairs/directors
of AACN member schools of nursing who are also attending
the Spring Annual Meeting. E-mail messages confirming registration
for this meeting will be sent to all participants.
Register
online at www.aacn.nche.edu/Registration/registration.asp
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at The Fairmont Washington,
2401 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037; (202) 429-2400
or (877) 222-2266. The room rate is $210 single/double.
The cutoff date for hotel reservations is February 19. To
make reservations, please call the hotel directly and request
the group rate for the American Association of Colleges
of Nursing. Reservations made after February 19 will be
on a space and rate available basis only. Please make your
reservations early as space fills quickly at the hotel.
Sign up for Fairmont President's
Club. Members of the Fairmont President's Club can enjoy
complimentary high speed internet access in your guest room
and free health club access along with other benefits. To
sign up for Fairmont President's club go to www.fairmont.com.
When prompted for a "Hotel Invitation", select
the Fairmont Washington, D.C. You will be issued an FPC
number immediately. In order to take advantage of the complimentary
services you must sign up for Fairmont President's Club
prior to your arrival.
Transportation
Reagan National Airport (DCA) is located approximately 15
minutes from The Fairmont Hotel. Dulles International Airport
(IAD) is approximately 30 minutes from the hotel. Baltimore/Washington
Airport (BWI) is approximately one hour from the hotel.
Taxis are recommended from Reagan National and Dulles Airports;
Super Shuttle is available for ground transportation from
BWI (approximate cost is $35 each way).
Continuing Education
Continuing Education contact hours will be provided by the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing to all conference
participants at no additional cost. Certificates will be
provided in your conference packet.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registrations that are canceled up to one week before the
meeting will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee.
Cancellations received with less than one week's notice
will be refunded minus a $150 administrative fee. There
will be no refunds for no-shows.
AACN reserves the right to cancel
this conference and any group activity that does not meet
minimal group requirements. Non-refundable airline tickets
are the responsibility of the registrant.
Additional Information
For more information contact AACN, One Dupont Circle, Suite
530, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 463-6930. If you require
any special access in order to take part in this meeting,
please contact Shana Cohen at AACN or by e-mail at scohen@aacn.nche.edu.
The Fairmont Washington Hotel is in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
Information about this and other
AACN conferences is available at the AACN Web site, www.aacn.nche.edu
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