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You’re Invited to Staff Development Day May 5, 2022

April 29, 2022

ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF and ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA Staff Councils are hosting a few professional development activities for Staff Development Day next Friday, May 5. These activities are available to all staff, will be held online via Zoom, and they will be recorded for future viewing if you are not able to attend live. More information from ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA will be shared when available. See below for a description of the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF guest speaker.

 

"A More Caring University: Higher Education Leadership in the Age of Low Morale and Burnout" 12:30pm-1:30pm

Kevin R. McClure, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of Communications for the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, will present a talk titled "A More Caring University: Higher Education Leadership in the Age of Low Morale and Burnout" during Staff Recognition and Development Day on May 5, 2022.

The talk will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed to .

In this webinar, higher education expert Kevin McClure argues why working culture and conditions can longer be an afterthought in higher education. Drawing on research and insights from his public writing, McClure explains the causes and consequences of burnout, demoralization, and disengagement in higher education. And using critical hope as a solutions framework, he shares principles and promising practices to build a more caring university.

Dr. Kevin R. McClure is an expert on college leadership, management, and finance, especially at broad-access institutions. He is the co-editor of Regional Public Universities: Addressing Misconceptions and Analyzing Contributions and Unlocking Opportunity through Broadly Accessible Institutions. Dr. McClure’s public scholarship covers a range of topics, and throughout the pandemic, he has written viral articles on morale, burnout, disengagement, staffing, and leadership in higher education.

For more about Dr. McClure and to read his work, visit