Join fellow faculty and staff for a day of learning, networking, and fun as Aims kicks off the creation of our next strategic plan. There will be a morning keynote speaker as well as afternoon breakout sessions.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided with vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan options available.

Stop by the MarCom table during lunch to pick up your limited-edition graphic tee and reusable shopping bag. These exclusive giveaways are for attendees only while supplies last.

Event Schedule
8-8:30 a.m.
Check-In, Welcome Center First Floor Lobby

8:30 a.m.-Noon
Keynote Address and Environmental Scan, Welcome Center Ballrooms

Noon-1:15 p.m.
Lunch, Welcome Center Ballrooms

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Breakout Session 1

2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break

2:45-3:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 2

3:45-4:30 p.m.
Closing Reception, Welcome Center Third Floor

Keynote Speaker:  Arthur Levine
Arthur Levine is a Distinguished Scholar of Higher Education at New York University. He is also President Emeritus of Teachers College, Columbia University and President Emeritus of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (now Institute on Citizens and Scholars). Levine has been a faculty member and chair of the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, president of Bradford College and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Foundation. He was also the founder and first president of the Woodrow Wilson (now High Meadows) Graduate School of Teaching and Learning. Levine has authored 13 books, including The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future, and published scores of articles in venues such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Politico, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Education Week and Inside Education. He has appeared on shows such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Open Mind and Fox News. Levine has received a number of awards including 26 honorary degrees and Carnegie, Fulbright, Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.