Agenda At-A-Glance

Below is the tentative agenda for the 2021 Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo.

Association Leadership

• February 2, 2021 (12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET) - Association Governance and Board Effectiveness
• February 9, 2021 (12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET) - Engaging Your Board, Building Consensus & Making Strategic Decisions  
• February 16, 2021 (12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET) - The What and the Why of a Strategic Long-Range Plan  
• February 23, 2021 (12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET) - Volunteerism, Diversity and Inclusion
• February 25, 2021 (2 p.m - 2:45 p.m ET) - Advocacy and You
• March 2, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Inside the Beltway/State Based Advocacy/Special Speaker

Leadership Strategies & Realities

• February 2, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Strategic Planning, Contingencies and Pivots
• February 9, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Compliance Risk: Where Do You Draw the Line?
• February 16, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: The Legal Realities 
• February 23, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Enrollment Management Realities in a Pandemic/Post-Pandemic World
• February 25, 2021 (2 p.m - 2:45 p.m. ET) - Advocacy and You
• March 2, 2021 (3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET) - Inside the Beltway/State Based Advocacy/Special Speaker

Additional Leadership Training Opportunities

While group coaching is not an official part of the 2021 NASFAA Leadership Symposium, we believe this six-week* New and Aspiring Director Group Coaching options offered by NASFAA's subsidiary, Blue Icon Advisors, a great online alternative to the New & Aspiring Aid Director pathway typically offered at the in-person Leadership Conference.

 New Director Group Coaching*

• January 22, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• January 29, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• February 5, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• February 12, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• February 19, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• February 26, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)

Aspiring Director Group Coaching*

• March 5, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• March 12, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• March 19, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• March 26, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• April 9, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)
• April 16, 2021 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET)

No session will be held April 2 (Good Friday).

*Please note, the 2021 NASFAA Leadership Symposium is five weeks long; the Blue Icon Advisors Group Coaching opportunities are six weeks long.