Executive Development Series Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, November 16

7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration and Light Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                                                                                          
Welcome and Opening Program Session

Success in Financial Leadership
Financial leadership is a pivotal subset of executive skills for deans and other academic administrators. Consider the important links between leadership and financial administration and identify financial priorities in academic nursing. Share memorable fiscal learning experiences and successful strategies with colleagues.
Speaker: C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break                                                                                                                                     

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.                                                                                                            
Program Session                                        
Assessing Your School’s Financial Health: Challenges and Possibilities
Benefit from a review of fundamental financial concepts critical to maintaining the financial health of the nursing academic unit. Identify ways to recognize early signs of program failure or other fiscal emergencies. Examine the explicit and subtle variables that must be considered when planning potential courses of action in financial decision making. 
Speaker: Donna Hathaway, PhD, RN, FAAN, UTHSC Distinguished Professor, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:30-3:00 p.m.                                                                                                            
Program Session
Revenue-Based Programming
Reflect on how a school of nursing’s specialty niche should be assessed from a fiscal perspective. Consider the financial ramifications of developing new programs within a school of nursing; how these programs can be funded; and fiscal issues specific to responsible oversight and growth of nursing programs.
Speaker: Gloria Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

3:00-3:30 p.m.
Break  
                                                       
3:30-5:00 p.m.                                                                                                          
Program Session  
Funding International Opportunities
The shrinking world community increases the need for cultural awareness and sensitivity among health professionals. To this end, many schools offer nursing students a chance to study in other countries.  These programs, while extremely desirable, offer their own financial challenges.  Learn more about administration and particularly funding of these important opportunities.
Speaker: Carl Christensen, PhD, RN, Dean, Buntain School of Nursing, Northwest University, Kirkland, WA and Johis Ortega, PhD, RN, Director, International Programs, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.

Thursday, November 17

8:00-8:30 a.m.                                                                                                          
Light Continental Breakfast                                                                                                           

8:30-10:00 a.m.                                                                                                        
Program Session 
Maximizing External Relationships and Resources
Learn more about two essential responsibilities of the nursing academic executive, as well as the processes and financial benefits of establishing and nurturing external relationships.