2023-2024 Schedule

All sessions will be held in Room 202, Howard L. Hawks Hall
Breakfast available at 7:30 a.m. | Lunch available at 12 p.m.

Friday, September 22

Session 1

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Understanding my Strengths: What Makes me Unique

Dr. Tim Hodges, Executive Director, Clifton Strengths Institute, UNL

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

Leading with Strengths

Dr. Tim Hodges, Executive Director, Clifton Strengths Institute

5:15 – 7 P.M.

Reception

Friday, October 20

Session 2

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Strategic Leadership

Dr. Laura Poppo, Donald and Shirley Clifton Chair in Leadership
and Professor, Department of Management, UNL

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

Goal Setting

Dr. Jake Messersmith, Associate Professor, Department of Management, UNL

Friday, November 17

Session 3

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Effective Communication

Dr. Kathy Castle, Associate Professor of Practice, and Dr. Aaron Duncan, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Communication Studies, UNL

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

Innovation

Dr. Steve Olson, Distinguished Lecturer and Assistant Director, Executive Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Friday, December 8

Session 4

9 A.M – 12 P.M.

Team Scholarship and Collaboration

Center for Research, Excellence and Diversity in Team Science

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

Team Scholarship and Collaboration

Center for Research, Excellence and Diversity in Team Science

Friday, February 2

Session 5

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Effective Team Management

Dr. Steve Olson, Distinguished Lecturer and Assistant Director, Executive Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

1 P.M. – 5 P.M.

Conflict Resolution/Negotiation

Dr. Steve Olson, Distinguished Lecturer and Assistant Director, Executive Education, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Friday, March 1

Session 6

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Research Growth Plan Presentation Rehearsals

Friday, April 12

Session 7

8 A.M – 12 P.M.

Research Growth Plan Presentations