2024 Program Schedule

Sunday, September 1

4:30 – 6:00 pm   Registration and Check-In at Rhodes House

6:15 pm                Gather at Rhodes House to Walk to Balliol College

6:30 pm                Opening Reception                         Balliol College Fellows Garden

7:30 pm                Welcome & Introductions                   Balliol Old Common Room

7:45 pm                Opening Dinner                                                       Great Hall of Balliol

Monday, September 2

8:00 am                English Breakfast at Rhodes House

9:00 am                Preparing for The Future of Work: Sharing Best Practices
                                 Delegate presentations and discussions:

      • Samarkand International University of Technology
      • George Fox University
      • Notre Dame University-Louaize
      • Lebanese Society for Educational & Social Development

10:30 am              Tea and Coffee Break                                                       Rhodes House

10:45 am              Delegate presentations and discussions continue:

      • Drew University
      • Northrise University
      • Liverpool Hope University
      • Washington & Jefferson College

12:00 pm              Lunch                                                                                       Rhodes House

1:00 pm                Leading a Future-Focused University Merger
                                 Dr. Michael H. Mittelman, president of Salus University, will
                                 discuss the goals of his institution’s merger with Drexel University

2:00 pm                The Future of Higher Education Leadership
                                 Group discussion facilitated by Dr. John Knapp

3:15 pm                Tour: “Visionary Authors of Oxford”
                                 Gather at front of Rhodes House

5:00 pm                 Break

6:00 pm                 Dinner                                                                                     Rhodes House

Tuesday, September 3

8:30 am                  English Breakfast at  Rhodes House

9:30 am                  Depart from Rhodes House for Oxford Dept. of Education

10:00 am                Session led by Dr. James Robson, Assoc. Professor,
                                   Tertiary Education, and Director of the SKOPE Institute
                                   Oxford University Department of Education

Noon                        Lunch & Traditional Afternoon Tea                       Rhodes House

2:00 pm                   Vocational Discernment for an Uncertain Future
                                    Session led by Dr. David Cunningham, Executive Director,
                                    Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE),
                                    Council of Independent Colleges

3:45  pm                  Tea Break and Refreshments

4:00 pm                   Final Thoughts and Open Discussion     

5:15 pm                   Optional: Depart for Christ Church College

6:00 pm                    Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral                                                         

Dinner on your own

Wednesday, September 4

Boxed breakfast delivered to guest rooms

Delegate Check-Out and Departure