Making It Matter: The Art of Being Strategic

Posted by on May 13, 2013

You are invited to “MAKING IT MATTER: The Art of Being Strategic”, a one-day retreat sponsored by Connecticut Campus Compact and facilitated by Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara.

WHEN:
June 3, 2013 from 10 am ­ 4 pm

WHERE:
Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT

COST:
$75 for CTCC members, $150 for non-members

RSVP:
Please RSVP by visiting the event page at the following GroupSpaces link:
http://groupspaces.com/CTCampusCompact/item/417012. If you are not currently a registered member of the group, you will be required to create an account by providing your name, email address, and creating a password (Clicking the “log in” link in the right sidebar under the heading “Your RSVP” will take you through the quick and free account creation process).

Space is limited to the first 25 attendees who send payment. Upon receiving your RSVP to the event, an invoice will be sent to the email you have provided with further payment information.

Event Description:
Grant-writer. Curriculum developer. Supervisor. Teacher. Budget-Maker. Bridge-Builder. Student Outcome-evaluator. Scholar. Leader. Colleague. Van-Driver. Mentor. These are all roles that community engaged professionals play on a weekly basis as the stewards of their institution’s community engagement agenda.

Such positions require multiple skills, flexibility, and sense of agency. This can be one of the best jobs in the world, but requires reflection and planning to make sure that priorities are identified and time allocated to pursue them.

The MAKING IT MATTER One Day Retreat aims to provide this time away from email, meetings, and daily campus life to reflect, engage in individual and organizational strategic planning, connect with colleagues from the region, and re-energize. Sponsored by Connecticut Campus Compact and facilitated by Dr. KerryAnn O¹Meara of the University of Maryland, the retreat will engage participants in discussion and training in:

• Saying Yes and No Strategically
• Developing Your Brand
• Using Data Strategically
• Leadership Strategies

About Dr. KerryAnn O¹Meara:

Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara is Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Maryland and Director of their ADVANCE grant which works to create work environments that invest in individual learning, agency, networks, and recognized commitments. KerryAnn also has professional experience as a director of community engagement, and in working with faculty to support it. She is not a stranger to managing multiple priorities (work roles, work-family) and will share what she has learned from colleagues at the University of Maryland as well as her scholarship and experience leading the UMD ADVANCE grant about identifying priorities and making time for them, developing one’s brand, using the collection and analysis of data as a tool for organizational change, and identifying leadership strategies that work with your strengths. However, the retreat also provides a venue for participants to learn from each other and this is why we will highlight participant best practices and experiences in bullet sessions throughout the day.

Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara
Associate Professor, Higher Education &
Affiliate Faculty in Women’s Studies
Co-Director of UMD Advance Program
http://www.advance.umd.edu/
College of Education, University of Maryland komeara@umd.edu