Executive Development Series Meeting Schedule
Funding the Mission: Seizing Leadership in Financial Management
March 23-24, 2012
The Fairmont Washington - Washington, D.C.
Friday, march 23
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration and Light Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Opening Program Session
$ucce$$ in Financial Leader$hip
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, FAAN, 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.
Speakers: 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
Saturday, March 24
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.
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Academic-Practice Partnerships
Speaker: Judith Karshmer, PhD, APRN-BC, Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA and Member, AACN-AONE Task Force on Academic-Practice Partnerships -
Philanthropy and Development
Speaker: Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
Funding Nursing Education: View from the Balcony
While financial administration is one of the most challenging responsibilities of a nursing academic executive, it does not occur in isolation. Nursing both supports and is supported by the larger institution. Benefit from the experiences of a seasoned dean and former provost in thinking about the many ways finances of nursing and the college or university intersect.
Speaker: Jean Bartels, PhD, RN, Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
