2023 Leadership Retreat
Envisioning the Future, Engaging the Present at UIC
2023 Leadership Retreat
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum
725 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Agenda, Presentations, & Resources
Breakout Session Presentations & Resources
Collected materials & resources from all six 2023 Breakout Sessions.
1) Becoming a Health Promoting Campus: Cultivating a Community of Practice
Presented by:
- Raphael Florestal-Kevelier | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellness & Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences
- Niccole Brusa | Interim Director, UIC Counseling Center
- Carol Peterson | Senior Director, UIC Wellness Center
- Lynne Thompson | Interim Director, Campus Recreation
- Natalia Lopez-Yanez | Director of Public Health Initiatives
Description:
In a recent external review conducted by the American College Health Association, the consultants recommended that the University of Illinois Chicago consider adopting the Okanagan Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges to support our efforts to enhance community health and well-being. This session provides an overview of the charter, its key action areas, and how UIC can work toward a whole campus, settings, and systems approach to promote well-being. Participants will engage in discussions about cultivating a community of practice at UIC as a process for advancing key action areas of the Okanagan Charter.
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2) Storytelling & Listening: Utilizing Improv Techniques to Connect with Others and Inform Change
Presented by:
- “Ranjit “R.J.” Souri | Director of Student Professional Development and Lecturer, Institute for Leadership Excellence and Development (iLEAD )
- Diana Soriano | Lecturer, Student Professional Development Program and Institute for Leadership Excellence and Development (iLEAD)
Description:
In this interactive session, participants will learn the basic rules of storytelling, connect with colleagues through play, and sharpen their active listening skills by utilizing the “Yes, And” improvisational concept. Yes/And translates to accepting an idea, resisting the urge to say no, and adding value while exploring creative possibilities to inform change.
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3) Supporting Faculty with Difficult Conversations
Presented by:
- Mike Stieff, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Chemistry
- Fred McCall, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Engagement & Dean of Students
Description:
Increasingly, faculty members are challenged to explore politically charged or controversial topics in the classroom. Diverse perspectives and worldviews can spur conversations that become high stakes in the learning environment. This breakout session will introduce leadership to strategies to help our faculty navigate these challenges and connect them to campus support resources. We will explore implementing best practices through interactive scenarios and discuss new campus processes for addressing particularly difficult situations.
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4) Let’s Talk About Burnout and Stress! What Can We Do?
Presented by:
- Laurie Schellenberger | Director, Organizational Development
Description:
In this session we will discuss stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Participants will learn the definitions and talk about what behaviors are exhibited when people are feeling any of these issues. More importantly we will share resources for UIC employees and steps we can take to improve the workplace and support our colleagues and team members.
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5) Building UIC Data Capacity: Initiatives Focused on Improving Access, Data Literacy and Strengthening the Data Community
Presented by:
- Thomas Warfield | Director, Office of Institutional Research
Description:
This session will provide participants an overview of current and upcoming projects that are intended to facilitate growth in university data capacity, with a goal of supporting data informed decision making. Attendees will participate in a discussion about their perceptions of the current state of data capacity and data literacy at UIC, and the continuing data needs faced by UIC leaders, which will help to inform the development of future projects.
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6) Developing High Engagement Asynchronous Courses
Presented by:
- Dara Crowfoot, Assistant Vice Chancellor for UIC Extended Campus
- Christopher Blakesley, Executive Director, Instructional Design & Media Studio, IMDPS
Description:
This session will provide an overview of UIC’s initiative to expand access to working professionals with new high demand, online asynchronous degree programs. Participants will learn ways to create asynchronous course elements that are highly engaging. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss ideas for their courses and learn about UIC resources for developing online asynchronous courses.
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