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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/tenure-permanen
 ce-and-promotion-support-group-chairs-and-0
SUMMARY:Tenure\, Permanence\, and Promotion - Support Group for Chairs and\
 nSchool Directors
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Department chairs and school directors are responsible\nfor 
 directing the tenure and promotion processes within their units.\nThe proc
 ess can be challenging and\, although procedural problems are\nrare\, they
  have serious implications for colleagues and the\ninstitution.\n\nJoin us
  for a supportive open discussion with experienced chairs as\nwell as the 
 FAUW Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Chair and the\nAVP Equity\, Div
 ersity\, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. Topics will include\npromotion among t
 enure and teaching stream faculty\, as well as\nconsidering diversity in s
 cholarship and service. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/advancement-wha
 t-you-need-know-academic-leader
SUMMARY:Advancement: What you need to know as an academic leader
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:As a department chair\, associate chair\, director\, or associa
 te dean\,\nyou play a key role in shaping the University’s future\, and\
 nphilanthropy is an increasingly important lever for advancing\nWaterloo
 ’s mission and vision. \n\nColleagues from Advancement will host our Ma
 y 26th session\, designed\nto give academic leaders a clear\, practical un
 derstanding of how\nAdvancement works at Waterloo and how your leadership 
 directly\ninfluences fundraising success and alumni engagement that suppor
 t both\ndepartmental and institutional priorities.  \n\nPLEASE CLICK ON 
 THE TITLE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS SESSION.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/waterloo-leader
 ship-academy-day-3-0
SUMMARY:Waterloo Leadership Academy (Day 3)
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Waterloo Leadership Academy is now open for registration. 
 The\nWaterloo Leadership Academy is an in-person intensive retreat for\nWa
 terloo academic leaders and is set to take place across three days\nfrom M
 ay 6 to May 8th\, 2026 at the Stratford campus. Intended\nprimarily for D
 EPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS\, the Academy\nprovides highly engag
 ing executive education and opportunities for\ninteraction with colleagues
  from across campus. Topics to be covered\ninclude Leadership\, Change Man
 agement\, Negotiation\, Leading Team\nDecision-making\, Thinking Strategic
 ally\, and more.\n\nPLEASE CLICK ON THE SESSION TITLE FOR DETAILS ABOUT WA
 TERLOO'S\nLEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/waterloo-leader
 ship-academy-day-2-0
SUMMARY:Waterloo Leadership Academy (Day 2)
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Waterloo Leadership Academy is now open for registration. 
 The\nWaterloo Leadership Academy is an in-person intensive retreat for\nWa
 terloo academic leaders and is set to take place across three days\nfrom M
 ay 6 to May 8th\, 2026 at the Stratford campus. Intended\nprimarily for D
 EPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS\, the Academy\nprovides highly engag
 ing executive education and opportunities for\ninteraction with colleagues
  from across campus. Topics to be covered\ninclude Leadership\, Change Man
 agement\, Negotiation\, Leading Team\nDecision-making\, Thinking Strategic
 ally\, and more.\n\nPLEASE CLICK ON THE SESSION TITLE FOR DETAILS ABOUT WA
 TERLOO'S\nLEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/waterloo-leader
 ship-academy-day-1-0
SUMMARY:Waterloo Leadership Academy (Day 1)
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Waterloo Leadership Academy is now open for registration. 
 The\nWaterloo Leadership Academy is an in-person intensive retreat for\nWa
 terloo academic leaders and is set to take place across three days\nfrom M
 ay 6 to May 8th\, 2026 at the Stratford campus. Intended\nprimarily for D
 EPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SCHOOL DIRECTORS\, the Academy\nprovides highly engag
 ing executive education and opportunities for\ninteraction with colleagues
  from across campus. Topics to be covered\ninclude Leadership\, Change Man
 agement\, Negotiation\, Leading Team\nDecision-making\, Thinking Strategic
 ally\, and more.\n\nPLEASE CLICK ON THE SESSION TITLE FOR DETAILS ABOUT WA
 TERLOO'S\nLEADERSHIP ACADEMY. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/academic-leader
 ship-crisis
SUMMARY:Academic Leadership in a Crisis
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Crises—whether global\, institutional\, or\ndiscipline-specif
 ic—present complex challenges for academic leaders.\nWhile formal crisis
  management typically resides with senior\nadministration\, department Cha
 irs and program Directors remain\nessential sources of guidance and stabil
 ity for their colleagues and\nstudents. \n\nPlease join us for a session 
 with Dr. Richard Florizone\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2024-12-1
 9]\, former President of\nDalhousie University and Special Advisor to the 
 President of the\nUniversity of Waterloo\, along with a panel of senior ac
 ademic leaders.\nThe discussion will examine the particular challenges of 
 academic\nleadership during periods of significant disruption. Participant
 s will\ngain practical frameworks for crisis leadership and identify resou
 rces\nto strengthen their units' resilience for future challenges. \n\nTo
 pics will include: \n\n*\nMaintaining academic continuity amid uncertaint
 y \n\n*\nBalancing institutional priorities with departmental needs \n\n
 *\nSupporting faculty\, staff\, and students through crisis periods \n\n*
 \nAligning unit-level decisions with institutional values and\nprotocols 
 \n\n*\nDeveloping preparedness through strategic relationship-building 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/marketing-brand
 ing-undergraduate-recruitment-and-admissions
SUMMARY:Marketing\, Branding\, Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions at\
 nWaterloo
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Attracting and admitting students is an essential function at t
 he\nUniversity\, and the current environment is particularly challenging.\
 nJoin us for this essential ALP session with the teams responsible for\nUW
 's brand\, marketing\, and recruitment strategy\, and admissions.  \n\nL
 earn how our brand identity shapes our external messaging\, explore\nthe u
 ndergraduate recruitment pipeline from first contact to\nenrolment\, and u
 nderstand the mechanics of our admissions processes.\nYou'll hear directly
  from leaders of Admissions\, Marketing and Brand\nStrategy\, and Marketin
 g and Undergraduate Recruitment (MUR) about the\nevolving challenges in st
 udent recruitment and the strategic responses\nwe're implementing. \n\nTh
 is session will help you understand the recruitment and admissions\nlandsc
 ape and how your leadership role connects to Waterloo’s\nbroader recruit
 ment and retention objectives. \n\nBREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO TH
 E SESSION AT 8AM.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/understanding-g
 overnance-and-policy-university-waterloo
SUMMARY:Understanding Governance and Policy at the University of Waterloo
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Effective leadership at Waterloo requires understanding how dec
 isions\nare made\, how policies are developed\, and how authority flows th
 rough\nour institution. As a large and complex public university\, our\ngo
 vernance structures affect all aspects of our operations\, from daily\ndel
 ivery of academic programming and research to the development of\nmajor st
 rategic initiatives and change.  \n\nJoin University Secretary Genevieve
  Gauthier-Chalifour and members of\nthe Secretariat for an interactive exp
 loration of university\ngovernance. You'll learn how the Board and Senate 
 function\, understand\nthe legislative framework in which we operate\, and
  consider the\ncritical role of Policy in your day-to-day leadership.  \
 n\nThis session will equip you with the governance knowledge you need to\n
 navigate decision-making processes and lead more effectively within\nWater
 loo's institutional structure. \n\nCOFFEE AND TEA PROVIDED.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/freedom-express
 ion-and-inclusive-engagement
SUMMARY:Freedom of Expression and Inclusive Engagement
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Freedom of expression is among the most important\, and the mos
 t\ndifficult\, issues that universities have had to deal with. Open\nengag
 ement and free expression are at the core of our academic\nmission\, but t
 he combination of new technologies and a fractured\npolitical context has 
 created an environment that can be hard for\nacademic leaders to navigate.
   \n\nIn this session\, the co-Chairs of the University’s Taskforce on
 \nFreedom of Expression [https://uwaterloo.ca/freedom-of-expression/]\,\nC
 hristine McWebb\, (AVP Faculty\, Planning and Policy) and Scott Kline\n(De
 partment of Religious Studies)\, will help academic leaders\nunderstand th
 e issues around freedom of expression\, and the  work of\nthe Taskforce. 
 They will give an overview of the University’s recent\nguidance on freed
 om of expression and institutional neutrality\, and\nlead scenario-based d
 iscussions. This session will leave you with a\nbetter understanding of yo
 ur role in supporting freedom of expression\,\nand more confident in your 
 decision making. \n\nCOFFEE AND TEA PROVIDED.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/academic-leadership-program/events/peer-support-se
 ssion-department-chairs-and-school-directors
SUMMARY:Peer Support Session for Department Chairs and School Directors
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Navigating the role of Department Chair and School Director can
  be\ndaunting. Fortunately\, our colleagues have lessons to share about\nt
 heir time and experience navigating these roles. Join the Academic\nLeader
 ship Program on Wednesday\, OCTOBER 29\, 2025 FROM 12-2PM EST and\nhear f
 rom colleagues from across the university who have previously\nheld Depart
 ment Chair roles. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.
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