*Monday, October 24* "Rev Your Engines"
3 p.m.
Registration and Check-In
Lobby
5:00-6:00 p.m.
On Your Mark, Get Set: Are you a Ford or Ferrari?
Cathedral Room
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Old Lodge
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Dinner
Dining Room
After-dinner fireside chat and fun
*Tuesday, October 25* “Around the Next Curve: Focus on the Future”
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Dining Room
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Plenary presentation/keynote—
Invited speaker from Institute of Design at Stanford
Cathedral Room
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Morning break
Terrace
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Panel discussion: What’s your plan?—Strategies for the future
Topics: trends in alumni continuing ed and travel; anticipated challenges and opportunities; fitting into institutional directives; responding to rapidly changing world events
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Concurrent facilitated group discussion by specialty/responsibility
Topics: Marketing 2.0—balancing electronic and traditional methods; operating trips direct; innovative methods/venues for alumni education
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Dining Room
1:15-4:00 p.m.
Informal networking and optional activities: hiking, tennis, biking
Dining Room
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Tea Time
Fountain Deck
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Afternoon Presentation
Cathedral Room
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Hour Networking
Old Lodge
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Dinner
Dining Room
Optional evening activity: board games, evening boat cruise, etc.
*Wednesday, October 26* “Pit Stop: Retooling Your Skills”
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Dining Room
8:30-9:30
Plenary presentation/keynote: Coping with a Crazy Busy Life (tentative)
Invited Life and Career Coach with higher education administration experience
Cathedral Room
9:30-10:00
Morning break
Terrace
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Colleague Panel discussion: Tinkering Under the Hood
Topics: leveraging technology to make your life easier, not more complicated; what’s working/what’s not; allocating scarce resources effectively; etc.
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Concurrent facilitated group discussion by specialty/responsibility
Topics: faculty management, engagement and stewardship; vendor negotiation strategies,tips and tricks; tactics for dealing with difficult alumni
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Dining Room
1:15-4:00 p.m.
Informal networking and optional activities: hiking, tennis, biking
Dining Room
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Tea Time
Fountain Deck
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Afternoon Presentation: Your Take-Away Tool Kit
Sample forms, pricing and costing worksheets, program checklists, useful resources, difficult letter samples, mailings templates, etc.
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Hour Networking
Old Lodge
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Dinner
Dining Room
After-dinner fireside chat, stargazing cruise on Fallen Leaf Lake
*Thursday, October 27*
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Dining Room
10:00 a.m. Check-out.
Scheduled departures to local airports.
“Pack your own” box lunches provided.
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Safe travels!
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