Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Meeting
Winds of Change

April 21-23, 2010
The Westin Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

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"In today's challenging times, the role of the business officer has become paramount to efficient and cost-effective management of our complicated schools.  The partnership between the dean and the business officer allows the dean to focus both on the academic model as well as the business model providing a complete package of quality education."

~Patrick R. Coonan, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, Dean and Professor, Adelphi University School of Nursing

Wednesday, April 21

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Conference Registration

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Welcome, Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Announcements
Lisa Miller, Chair, Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Lisa Vaughan, Chair, BONUS Planning Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center

2:00 – 3:00
Program Session: Changing the Culture
Learn how Arkansas Children’s Hospital went from being a struggling enterprise to becoming the employer of choice through their journey to excellence with The Disney Institute.
Speaker:  Joe Cook, Administrator, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.  Alumnus of BONUS

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Program Session: Weathering the Winds of Change
Gain valuable insight from one of the nation’s leading nursing deans on weathering the economic downturn and how business officers can be catalysts for change.
Speaker:   Melanie C. Dreher, PhD, John L. and Helen Kellogg Dean, College of Nursing, Rush University

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Break

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Reception
An opportunity for members to meet and become acquainted with their colleagues.  Spouses and guests of BONUS members are welcome to attend.

6:30 p.m.
Small Group Dinners
BONUS members will escort small groups to a selection of diverse restaurants in the Chicago area.  Sign-up sheets with information on the restaurant choices will be available at the conference.

Thursday, April 22

7:00 a.m.
Group Walk
Meet and network with BONUS colleagues and friends.
Bill Wachob, University at Buffalo

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
Guests of BONUS members welcome.

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Poster Presentations

9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Announcements
Lisa Miller, Chair, BONUS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Lisa Vaughan, Chair, BONUS Planning Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Program Session: Reality-Based Leadership
Speaker: Cynthia “Cy” Wakeman, President, Cy Wakeman Inc.
Cy is a dynamic, well-respected national keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who helps individuals and organizations thrive in difficult times.   The fact that times are challenging is not the source of our pain. The source of our pain is the absence of great leadership based in reality.
Cy will help the business officer thrive in these difficult times by presenting the principles of her new wave of leadership called Reality-Based Leadership

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break

10:45 – 12:00 p.m.
Program Session: Reality-Based Leadership (continued)

12:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Group Photo

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Lunch provided for BONUS members.  Guests welcome - $40.00

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions are an opportunity to choose among several small group sessions where BONUS members present on a variety of aspects of business management of nursing schools.  Questions, comments, and discussion are encouraged.

           
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Business Meeting and 2010 Elections

7:00 – 10:30 p.m.
Group Dinner at Food Life
$30.00 – guests welcome.  Located in Water Tower Place, Food Life is a collection of more than a dozen kitchens.  You will visit stations that offer food from around the world.  Items include Rotisserie, pizza, stir-fry, comfort food, salad, Mexican, sushi, soup, Chinese, pasta, grill, sweets, juices, and even an organic wine station. 

Friday, April 23

7:00 a.m.
Group Walk
Meet and network with BONUS colleagues and friends.
Led by Bill Wachob, University at Buffalo

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Guests of BONUS members welcome.

8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Announcements
Lisa Miller, Chair, BONUS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Lisa Vaughan, Chair, BONUS Planning Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Program Session: Workload Management and Program Costing
Speaker:  Carla Johnson, Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver
Because faculty workload comprises a large percentage of budgeted resources, it is important to know the costs associated with nursing programs.  Carla will present a model and discuss the observation, outcomes, and how the model has helped to make more informed and deliberate workload assignments.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closing Comments and Preview of 2011 BONUS Meeting in Orlando
Lisa Miller, Chair, BONUS, and Susan Frey, Chair-Elect, BONUS

Registration Fees

Early Registration Deadline – April 1, 2010

Members:
By April 1
$369 – BONUS Network Member
$399 – Non-BONUS Network Member
$30 (Discount for additional registrant from same institution)

After April 1
$439 – BONUS Network Member
$469 – Non-BONUS Network Member

Dinner and Lunch Fees
$30 – Dinner Fee
$40 – Guest Lunch Fee

General Information

Registration
The registration fee for the 2010 BONUS Annual Meeting Conference is $369 for BONUS Network members and $399 for non-network members. Register online at https://www.aacn.nche.edu/Registration.  The deadline for registration is April 1st.  Email messages confirming registration for this meeting will be sent to all participants. 

Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at The Westin Michigan Avenue, 909 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 312-943-7200.  The room rate is $199 single/double. To make reservations, please call the hotel directly and request the group rate for the AACN Business Officers of Nursing Schools Meeting or click here for online reservations. The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is March 22, 2010.

Poster Presentation
BONUS members are encouraged to submit posters on work-related topics for display throughout the Annual Meeting, present and discuss on Thursday during the poster session. For information or to enroll your poster, contact Tom Kelly, Chair, Special Projects Committee, University of Cincinnati, 513-558-5360, thomas.kelly@uc.edu.

BONUS Group Dinner
The traditional special BONUS group dinner on Thursday night will be held at Food Life. The cost is $30 per person and guests are welcome. 

Guest Fees
Lunch on Thursday is included in the registration fee for all BONUS participants. There is a $40 guest fee per person for any additional guests. 

Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registrations that are cancelled 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 special access in order to take part in this meeting please contact Erica Turner at AACN or by email at eturner@aacn.nche.edu.