Summer Professional Development Institute
Core Competencies for Early Career GEM Professionals
Start Date
Thursday, July 14, 2022
End Date
Friday, July 15, 2022.
Location
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino-Las Vegas, NV
NAGAP's Summer Professional Development Institute for Early Career GEM Professionals focuses on GEM core competencies and the needs of those who have been working in the field, or in their current positions, for fewer than three years as well as those with more experience. Individuals that are new to the GEM field or are interested in learning more about GEM core competencies should sign up for this track.
Registration Options for Early Career Professionals:
- Member
Early Bird (before June 22, 2022)- $635
After June 22, 2022- $735
Onsite at the event- $770
- Non-member (includes membership through 6/30/2023 – a $275 value)
Early Bird (before June 22, 2022)- $885
After June 22, 2022- $960
Onsite at the event- $995 - For details about hotel information, room rates, reservations, and deadlines, click here.
Track Agenda & Program Details
DAY 1 — Thursday, July 14
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m. - Welcome
Kathryn Kendall NAGAP Professional Development Committee, Senior Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Online Programs at University at Buffalo School of Social Work
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Introduction to GEM and NAGAP
Speaker: Kristen Sterba, NAGAP President and Associate Provost for Students and Administration and Director of Institutional Research and Policy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
GEM Competencies: Recruitment and Marketing; Admissions Operations; Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships; Student Services and Support; Advising and Retention; Graduation and Alumni Relations
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Breakout option 1: Strategic Use of Financial Aid for Graduate Student Recruitment
Speaker: Joseph Paris, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Temple University
GEM Competencies: Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Breakout option 2: GEM Student Services
Speaker: Katie Beczak, NAGAP Professional Development Committee Chair and Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Success, Rochester Institute of Technology
GEM Competencies: Student Services and Support
12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. - Networking Lunch with Advanced GEM Track
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. - SEO Fundamentals for GEM
Speaker: Tony Fraga, CEO, DD Agency
GEM Competencies: Recruitment and Marketing
3 pm – 3:15 p.m. - Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Breakout option 1: International Graduate Enrollment Management and Conversion
Speaker: Megan Prettyman, Vice President for Partner Success, North America, Uniquest
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Breakout option 2: Predictive and prescriptive analytics: Strategies on ways to use data and data tools to support enrollment success
Speaker: Kathryn Kendall NAGAP Professional Development Committee, Senior Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Online Programs at University at Buffalo School of Social Work
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Reception
7:00 p.m. - Dinner on your own
DAY 2 — Friday, July 15
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - You Can Handle the Truth: Legal Issues in Graduate Enrollment Management
Speaker: Carrie Ryan Gallia, Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota
GEM Competencies: Admissions Operations; Student Services and Support; Advising and Retention; Graduation and Alumni Relations
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. - GEM Core Competencies: Group Activity
GEM Competencies: Recruitment and Marketing; Admissions Operations; Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships; Student Services and Support; Advising and Retention; Graduation and Alumni Relations
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Networking Lunch with Advanced GEM Track and NAGAP Governing Board
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. - Joint Session with Advanced GEM Track: DEI is Everybody’s Work
Speaker: Erica Fichter, Director of Recruitment and Admission, Fielding Graduate University
GEM Competencies: Recruitment and Marketing; Admissions Operations; Financial Aid, Grants, and Scholarships; Student Services and Support; Advising and Retention; Graduation and Alumni Relations
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