Spring Executive Development Series
March 22-23, 2019
The Fairmont Washington, Washington, DC
The popular Executive Development Series (EDS) is offered every fall and spring and is designed for aspiring and experienced academic leaders who want to polish their executive-level skills, explore mutual challenges and share winning solutions in a collegial, interactive environment.
The Spring EDS is open only to the institutional dean/director/chair of AACN member schools of nursing and is offered in conjunction with the 2019 AACN Deans Annual Meeting.
The Fairmont
2401 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-429-2400
- The room rate starts at $294 single/double.
- The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is February 20, 2019.
- For reservations, call the hotel at 800-441-1414 and request the group rate for AACN. You may also place your reservation online.
- The room block may fill before the deadline, so please make your reservation early. If/when the room block fills, AACN will post a list of alternative hotel on its website.
Sign up for Fairmont President's Club. Members of the Fairmont President's Club can enjoy complimentary high speed internet access in your guest room and free health club access along with other benefits. To sign up for Fairmont President's club go to www.fairmont.com. When prompted for a "Hotel Invitation" select The Fairmont Washington, D.C. You will be issued an FPC number immediately. In order to take advantage of the complimentary services you must sign up for Fairmont President's Club prior to your arrival.
A room block has been established at The Westin Georgetown.
The Westin Georgetown (approximately 2 minutes)
2350 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-429-0100
- The room rate starts at $289 single/double.
- The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is March 1, 2019.
- For reservations, call the hotel at 888-627-8406 and request the group rate for AACN. You may also place your reservation online.
- The room block may fill before the deadline, so please make your reservation early.
Attendance earns participants valuable continuing nursing education (CE) hours toward maintaining your certification and/or license. AACN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.
Dietary and Special Needs
If you have any dietary restrictions (e.g., vegetarian, kosher, or gluten-free) or special needs, please email us prior to the event at conferences@aacnnursing.org.
Contact Information
AACN Conference Team
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-463-6930
Email: conferences@aacnnursing.org
www.aacnnursing.org
Agenda
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
Networking Lounge Open
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Plenary Session
Creating and Advancing a Vision that Works
Engaging your faculty and staff to imagine a future that will inspire action is the most challenging yet gratifying responsibility of an academic leader. A clear and galvanizing vision becomes the touch point for a purposeful journey into the future, creating progressive curricula, recruiting and developing faculty, and preparing students to lead, shape and enrich the healthcare industry. Drawing from her deanships in four academic institutions, the speaker describes her journey in helping her teams to think big, think different, think ahead and think courageously while remaining steadfast to the enduring goals of the nursing profession.
Speaker: Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, Dean Emeritus, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Good Morning Coffee and Tea Break
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session
Developing Your Leadership Team: Who Should be at the Table?
Whether you are new to an organization or whether you have had a team that has been operational for a period of time, who is represented at the table is critical. The skill set, the personalities, the commitment to the institution, and the ability to embrace change are all critical elements that must be considered. New roles are emerging in the changing landscape of both academia and health care and an increased expertise and familiarity with entrepreneurial models is being embraced. Dr. Mundt, having served in three successful deanships, offers insights on building the team to achieve the vision.
Speakers: Mary Mundt, PhD, RN, Dean Emeritus, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Lunch
(on your own)
2:00-3:15 p.m.
Plenary Session
Managing Risk
Risk management in higher education administration is becoming increasingly important. Managing risk and uncertainty is one aspect of leadership. How do you predict, estimate and mitigate risk? How do you assess risk prior to initiating change or to move an initiative or policy forward? Come hear an experienced Dean speak to varied aspects of risk and risk assessment strategies that can be of practical assistance in your leadership role.
Speakers: Stephen J. Cavanagh, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA
3:15-3:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:45-5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Obstacles, Challenges and Barriers: Going around, Plowing Through or Rising Above
This facilitated panel discussion focuses on some lessons learned, and some common challenges in leadership. A significant portion of this session will allow for questions from the audience.
Panelists: Sarah E. Shannon, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; Timothy Gaspar, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH; and Doreen C Harper, PhD, RN, Dean, Professor and Fay B Ireland Endowed Chair in Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Facilitator: Susan Dean-Baar, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
5:45 p.m.
Networking Dinners
Want to sample the local cuisine but prefer to go with company? Then connect with other meeting participants for dinner and sign-up on the sheets posted near the Registration Desk.
Participants are responsible for their own tabs and share of transportation costs (if any).
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration Open
Networking Lounge Open
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Plenary
Negotiating for Key Resources to Implement the Vision
Resources are needed from a variety of sources in order to effectively implement the vision. Where do you go to secure resources? And once you identify the who, how do you proceed with the ask? Skills are needed to locate money, personnel, space, and equipment. Negotiation skills and other factors that can be managed will then move you closer to your goal.
Speaker: Suzanne Prevost, PhD, RN, Dean and Professor, Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Good Morning Coffee and Tea Break
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Plenary Session
Effectively Implementing the Vision in the Interprofessional Milieu of Higher Education
Numerous national consensus papers state that the best health care is that which is delivered by an interprofessional team. In light of your college’s vision, working across disciplines at the intersection of academia and interprofessionalism is both necessary and forward thinking. Come hear the perspective of another health care profession’s journey, as well as strategies to enhance success.
Speaker: Darla Spence Coffey, President and CEO of the Council on Social Work Education, Alexandria, VA
(Only one discount per person, per conference can be taken.)
NOTE:
Registration for the Spring Executive Development Series is open only to the primary Dean/Chair/Director of AACN Member Schools of Nursing and their Associate/Assistant Dean/Director guest(s). No exceptions/ substitutions allowed.
| Member Special | Early Bird | Regular | On-Site | |
| By 5/12/18 | By 2/23/19 | By 3/15/19 | After 3/15/19 | |
| AACN Dean/Chair/Director | $399 | $449 | $549 | $575 |
Package Pricing**
(Registration for AACN’s Dean Annual Meeting and Spring EDS)
| Early Bird | Regular | On Site | |
| by February 23, 2019 | by March 15, 2019 | after March 15, 2019 | |
| AACN Members | $848 | $1048 | $1100 |
**Package pricing: If you plan on attending both the AACN Deans Annual Meeting and the Spring Executive Development Series, a conference package may be purchased (This reflects a $50 discount). Packages must be purchased separately during the online registration process.
Substitution, Cancellation, and Refund Policies
If you subsequently cannot attend this event, the following options are available:
1. No Substitutions are allowed for the Spring Executive Development Series as it is open only to the primary Dean/Chair/Director of AACN-Member Schools of Nursing.
2. Your cancellation request must be received in writing and confirmed by AACN; otherwise, it cannot be honored. The following refund arrangements will then apply:
a. Cancellation requests received by March 8, 2019 will be refunded minus a $150 non-refundable administrative fee.
b. Cancellation requests received after March 8, 2019 will not be granted any refunds.
c. Refunds will not be given for no-shows.
d. No-show registrations with an open balance will be charged a $150 non-refundable administrative fee after the event.
Please note: Cancellations received fewer than 7 days prior to the event start date will be reviewed and processed within two weeks after the last day of the event.
AACN reserves the right to cancel this conference and any group activity that does not meet minimal group requirements. AACN assumes no responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rental, or other travel costs.