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Wednesday, April 17

      
Noon–7:30 p.m. Registration
   
2–4:30 p.m.

Behind the Scenes Media Tours*

Includes:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed
U.S. News & World Report
 
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*Tours leave by motor coach from the Lobby of the Doubletree Hotel promptly (latecomers, your transportation is on your own). Tours are an optional event; you must pre-register in advance for selected tours. Space is limited.
  
2–3:15 p.m."Managing Career Change for Senior Practitioners"
Michael Warden, APR, vice president, institute communications, Georgia Institute of Technology
Don Hale, vice president, public relations and marketing communications, Georgia State University 
Steve Roulier, director, marketing and communication, Springfield College
  
3:30–4:45 p.m."Your President is Leaving. Now What? Strategies for Managing Presidential Turnover"
Lori Doyle, senior vice president, university communications, Drexel University
 Ray Betzner, assistant vice president, university communications, Temple University
Nancy Collins, former vice president, communications, Franklin & Marshall College
Don Hale, vice president, public relations and marketing communications, Georgia State University
  
5:30–6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
    
6:30–8:30 p.m.Pat Jackson Lecture and Dinner/Presentation of the 2013 Advocate for Higher Education Award
"Building a Cathedral: Leadership in American Higher Education"
  Teresa A. Sullivan, Ph.D., president, University of Virginia
   

Thursday, April 18

   
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Registration 
         
8–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
   
8:45–10 a.m.Plenary Session I
                  "A Gathering Storm: The Leadership Crisis at U.Va."
Matt Cameron, former editor-in-chief of the U.Va. student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily
Richard Marks, attorney, U.Va. alumnus, and leader of the U.Va. Governance Roundtable
Jenna Johnson, higher education reporter, The Washington Post
  
10:15–11:15 a.m. Plenary Session II
  "College (Un)Bound: The Future of Higher Education"
Jeff Selingo, editor at large, The Chronicle of Higher Education; senior fellow, Education Sector
    
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
  "Social Works: How #HigherEd Uses #SocialMedia to Raise Money, Build Awareness, Recruit Students and Get Results"
  Michael Stoner, co-founder, president, mStoner
    
1:15–2:15 p.m. Plenary Session III
  "The REAL Roles of CHE Members: Are They Technicians or Strategists?"
Rosalynne D. Whitaker-Heck, Ed.D., APR, assistant professor, Hampton University
  Jeanette DeDiemar, Ph.D., assistant vice president, university relations and director, integrated marketing and communications, Florida State University
                            
3–4:15 p.m.Plenary Session IV
  "Joey is a Brilliant Creative Failure: How to Keep Innovation Alive"
Jeremy Baka, chief creative catalyst, Cohn & Wolfe Los Angeles
        
4:30–5:30 p.m.Plenary Session V
"Navigating the Politics when Campaigns Come to Campus"

Julie Lucas, assistant director, media and public relations, University of Denver Daniels College of Business
                Josh Glanzer, director, public relations, Lynn University
  
6:30 p.m.Dinner Out
Join a group of colleagues at one of many terrific Washington restaurants, or enjoy a free evening on your own.               
                            

Friday, April 19

   
7:30 a.m.–1 p.m.Registration
            
7:30–8:45 a.m.Continental Breakfast
                           
8–8:45 a.m.Breakfast Roundtables
An opportunity to participate in small group discussions with summit attendees about issues facing your work in higher education.
  
8:45–9:45 a.m. Plenary Session VI
  "The Next Time: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy and a Blizzard"
John Morgan, associate vice president, public relations, Quinnipiac University
Jane Bartnett, director, strategic communications, SUNY Maritime College
  
10–11:15 a.m.  Plenary Session VII 
National Media Panel on Higher Education
Mary Beth Marklein, higher education correspondent, USA Today
Liz McMillen, editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tim Goral, editor-in-chief, University Business
Scott Jaschik, editor, Inside Higher Ed
           
Noon–1:30 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
"Marketing Blunder? Hardly. How Being 'Boldly Californian' Brought Down a Logo and Left a Stronger University of California"
Jason Simon, director, marketing communications, University of California
      
1:30 p.m.Summit Concludes
See you next year!
      
2–5 p.m. A Trip to the Newseum*
             *Additional cost not included in the basic conference fee.