Join us for an exclusive session sponsored by HackerU to discuss how leaders from across the country approach continuing education partnerships. Learn more about how business techniques have evolved amid the COVID-19 pandemic and how partnerships are playing a role in today's higher education.
This session will explore the challenges we faced in the past year and the changes we're anticipating in the years to come. Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer and director of the Center for Research and Strategy at UPCEA, will be leading this panel discussion featuring some of our own industry leaders:
- Diane Landsiedel, executive director, Nexus at the University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
- Paul Marca, managing member, Parallax Global Advisors, LLC
- Ed Borbely, associate dean, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The panel will share some of the key lessons that higher education leaders learned in 2020 and open a discussion on what business will look like for the rest of 2021 and beyond as well as explore the role partnerships will play in overall business strategy moving forward.
Attend the Demystifying Partnership: Leadership Advice and Challenges for the Future of Higher Education panel to learn more about:
The role of partnerships in overall strategy
Key considerations when choosing a potential partner
How to gain buy-in and support for partnerships
Services provided and which are most important
Department lessons learned from the global pandemic
Challenges and opportunities for the upcoming academic year
Executive Director, Nexus at the University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Managing Member, Parallax Global Advisors, LLC
Associate Dean, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison