Get Your Ideas Implemented in Your Workplace (and Beyond): Strategic Planning 101

Described as one of the “best sessions ever presented at an IACAC conference,” Strategic Planning 101 uses the four step process to create a strategic plan. Creating a written document in this form will not only make you appear intelligent, but it may actually help you get your ideas accepted as you propose projects at your school. Learning this planning process tool is a life changer for many professionals. Presented by Doug Tschopp, Director of Entrepreneurial Development, Augustana College

Improv(e) Your Student/Parent Conversations As They Discuss Their Future

Hosted by Mark Salisbury, Augustana College Heywire Improv Troupe’s advisor, and Monta Ponsetta from ComedySportz in the Quad Cities, learn how to borrow from an improviser’s toolkit to expand the possibilities students and their parents will consider while increasing the students’ engagement in the process of finding the right college fit for them. Gain practical tips on opening the door to choices for a student’s future through a fun and interactive improv workshop.

De-stress on the Job

Yoga can help relieve both physical and emotional stressors in our jobs. Whether you’ve been typing so long you feel like your shoulder blades have moved onto your arms, the combination of long car drives and sleeping on hotel beds has your back out of whack, or you just need a way to instill some calm in your day, yoga is useful! Learn some tips and ways to adapt yoga poses and techniques to your everyday life.