January 2026 Strategic-Leadership Seminar: Strategic Program and Enrollment Management

Friday, January 23 - 11:00 a.m. ET 

Chairs play a pivotal role in managing their department’s program structure and enrollment. In the face of declines in high school graduates, institutional budget challenges, and a rapidly-evolving learning landscape, department chairs are under greater pressure to innovate and update their academic offerings to improve student outcomes, enrollment, and retention.

As a connector between the administration, faculty, and student stakeholders, chairs have their finger on the pulse of many aspects that contribute to successful program and enrollment strategies, like curricular design, course scheduling, program promotion, and budget needs. In this 60-minute session, experts will help contextualize program management and enrollment challenges with national perspective, and explore how to couple these insights with your unique circumstances and knowledge to create an effective, data-informed department strategy. We’ll cover:

• Effective oversight and review of programs
• Strategies to lead departments to student-friendly curriculum and scheduling
• Ways to create a departmental culture and shared practices supporting student success among faculty, staff, and the students themselves

Moderator:

• Martin Kurzweil, Vice President, Educational Transformation, Ithaka S+R

You'll receive a link to the recording and the provided resources separately. 

Register for all four seminars with the Seminar Bundle Package and receive digital copies of The Chronicle's Trends Report and Toolbox for Administrators.

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