12:00-2:00 p.m. Registration Open
1:00-1:45 p.m. Informal Attendee Meet & Greet Hosted by the BONUS Steering Committee
2:00-2:45 p.m. Welcome, Announcements, and Nominations Facilitators: Karis Wolfe, AACN BONUS Steering Committee Chair, West Virginia University; Bill Kilbride, AACN BONUS Planning Committee Chair, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and Jeannette Russell, AACN BONUS Nominating Committee Chair, California Baptist University
Welcome Activity Bill Kilbride, AACN BONUS Planning Committee Chair, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:30 p.m. Leadership Plenary Become a People Centered Leader: Influence, Inspire and Impact Would you like to have more influence on the people you lead or people around you? This session will help you better understand yourself and equip you with the tools necessary to understand others so that you can discover how to Influence, Inspire and Impact others. Speaker: David Kauffman, President and Founder, Empowering Small Business
4:30 p.m. Group Photo
5:00-6:00 p.m. Welcome to Cape Coral Island Networking Reception Guests Welcome
6:30 p.m. Small-Group Dinners AACN BONUS Steering Committee members will escort small groups to a selection of restaurants. Sign-up sheets with information on restaurant choices will be available at the meeting – guests welcome.
7:00 a.m. BONUS 5K Run /Fun Walk
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Guests Welcome
9:00-10:00 a.m. Leadership Plenary - Responding to the Nationwide Nurse Shortage According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, there are many factors contributing to the national nursing shortage. Learn more about this nationwide crisis and how one college is moving forward to meet the challenge of the nationwide nursing shortage. Speaker: Shawn Felton, EdD, LAT, ATC, Interim Dean, Florida Gulf Coast University – Elaine Marieb College of Health & Human Services
10:00-10:30 a.m. BONUS Business Meeting Facilitator: Karis Wolfe, AACN BONUS Steering Committee Chair, West Virginia University
10:30-11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Open Discussion Forum All participants are invited to join this open discussion forum where they can ask questions and share solutions on topics currently challenging the Nursing School Business Officers. Facilitators: AACN BONUS Steering Committee led by BONUS Chair Elect, Susan Griffin, Rochester University
12:15-1:30 p.m. Networking Luncheon - Participants have the opportunity to network with colleagues. Lunch fee included in registration. Guest lunch - $45 pp
2:00-3:00 pm Breakout Sessions
3:00-3:30 p.m. Networking Break
3:30-4:30 pm Breakout Sessions
6:00 p.m. Group Dinner Pre-registration required. $60 pp – Guests Welcome
7:00 a.m. Wellness Walk
8:00-9:000 a.m. Continental Breakfast Guests Welcome
9:00-11:00 a.m. Leadership Plenary How to Miss the Obvious, Stress Yourself Out and Get Nothing Done To succeed, we need to understand why we sometimes fail. Dr. Steve Bedwell offers an entertaining and highly interactive professional development masterclass. Learn about Habit Hacking, a three-step system for avoiding burnout and responding to leadership (and personal) challenges more mindfully. Effective, science-smart tactics will be presented in straightforward terms that you can put to work immediately. Speaker: Dr. Steve Bedwell, President, Perspective Power
11:00 a.m. Closing Comments and Preview of 2024 BONUS Meeting Facilitators: Karis Wolfe, AACN BONUS Steering Committee Chair, West Virginia University and Susan Griffin, AACN BONUS Steering Committee Chair-Elect, Rochester University
A Certificate of Completion for Continuing Education will be awarded to all attendees participating in the program and completing the program evaluation by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Please note program is subject to change.
