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Staff Professional Development Conference

Agenda

Creating a Culture of Community and Excellence

We have a slate of dynamic and informative speakers who will inspire you to better serve in your day-to-day staff role. The AU Staff Council hopes you are enriched and renewed after attending this conference.

  • Morning Agenda
  • Afternoon Agenda

Meet Our Speakers

Quick Facts

  • Registration required
  • Conference Date: May 14, 2025
  • Kicks off at 9:15 a.m. (Check-in at 9)
  • Ends with Dessert Social beginning at 2:50 p.m.
  • Free for registered AU staff
  • Lunch provided
  • Breaks built in

Morning

Speaker schedule subject to change

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Check-in

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons

 

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Message

user icon Rich Rogers, Chair, Staff Council

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Headshot of Rich Rogers

 

9:30 – 10 a.m.

The Power of Partnership: Connecting Campus and Community to Drive Shared Success

user icon Tina Baggott, Interim Executive Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development and Interim Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement 

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Headshot photo of Tina Baggott

 

Break 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

10:15 – 11:05 a.m.

Building Trust & Meaningful Connections

user icon Assistant Vice Chancellor Traci Stromie, USG Leadership and Institutional Development

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Traci Stromie

Intergenerational Demographics in the Workplace

user icon Za'Cuan McNeil, Learning and Development Coordinator, Office of Institutional Access, Success, and Belonging

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 3002 (3rd Floor)

Headshot photo of Za'Cuan McNeil

 

Break 11:05 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Project Management Panel

user icon Moderated by Debra McDaniel, Director, IT Portfolio & Project Management

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Debra McDaniel headshot

Lead, Advocate, and Collaborate: Essential Skills for Team Success

user icon Stacy Roberts, DBA, Lecturer, Hull College of Business

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 3002

Headshot photo of Stacy Roberts

 

Lunch 12 - 12:45 p.m., Room GB 1220A

Afternoon

12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Keynote: Connecting Augustans with Augusta

user icon Bennish Brown, President/CEO, Destination Augusta

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Headshot photo of Bennish Brown

 

Break 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.

 

Breakout Sessions

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

From Insight to Action: Making Learning Stick for Collective Growth

user icon Kelli N. Erb-Scarbrough, Manager, Organizational Development, Augusta University
user icon Katherine Grego, Organizational Development Analyst, Augusta University

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Photo of Kelli Erb-Scarbrough and Katherine Grego

Networking Creatively & Effectively: Building Meaningful Connections That Open Doors for your Department, Students, and Professional Future

user icon Amber Routh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1120D

Headshot of Amber Routh

 

Closing Remarks

2:35 – 2:50 p.m.

Remarks from the Keens

user icon Russell T. Keen, EdD, President of Augusta University
user icon Karen B. Keen, First Lady of Augusta University

location-dot icon J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons, Room GB 1220A

Photo of Karen B. Keen and Russell T. Keen

 

ice-cream icon Networking Dessert Social

2:50 – 3:45 p.m.

Boardman Family Patio
J. Harold Harrison, MD Education Commons

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