RECHARGE
REFRESH
RECALIBRATE

Escape the chaos of campus to the beautiful mountains of Colorado.

Travel Details >

Engage in scenario-driven, hands-on learning with your colleagues, peers, and experts.

Workshop Description >

Energize your school’s preparation with new ideas around and approaches to campus unrest.

Focus on Protest Management >

Crisis Leadership Retreat

RECHARGE

Escape the chaos of campus to the beautiful mountains of Colorado.

Travel Details >

REFRESH

Engage in scenario-driven, hands-on learning with your colleagues, peers, and experts.

Workshop Description >

RECALIBRATE

Energize your school’s preparation with new ideas around and approaches to campus unrest.

Focus on Protest Management >

Crisis Leadership Retreat

Divisive Election Year Issues   •   Protests   •   Controversial Speakers
Kinda dreading the return to school?

Divisive Election Year Issues, Protests, & Controversial Speakers

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Kinda dreading the return to school?

ABOUT THE RETREAT

Without a doubt, this upcoming school year is going to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. With candidates vying for votes, culture wars being waged, international relations remaining volatile, and a 24-hour news cycle in hyperdrive, tensions will be running high and campus activism is expected to intensify.

Don’t despair!  The mountains are calling you!

Join us in the lovely resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado, for our Crisis Leadership Retreat.  With a special focus on Campus Unrest, this workshop is a perfect opportunity to help you recharge your spirits, refresh your skills, and recalibrate your institution’s approach to campus unrest.

AGENDA

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

Arrival & Check-In (5pm)

Welcome & Evening Session

  • Introduction to Crisis Management (Nope, it’s not an oxymoron!)
  • HANDS ON: Team Exercise

DAY 2: THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

Breakfast

Early Morning Session

  • HANDS ON: Team Exercise Report Out
  • Challenges to Effective Crisis Management
  • Who’s On First? (Or who else is involved and who’s doing what?)

Snack Break!

Late Morning Session

  • Why Didn’t We Find Out About This Earlier?
  • HANDS ON: Lightning Round > Issue Snapshots

Lunch

Early Afternoon Session

  • So What Are We Going to Do?
  • HANDS ON: Team Exercise—Part 1

Mountain Air Break: Off-Campus Activity

Campus Unrest: Breakout Sessions >>

  • Option 1: Media Training with a Focus on Protest Management
  • Option 2: Protest Management Policy & Planning

Fireside Hosted Happy Hour!

End of Scheduled Activities

  • Free Time to Explore Breckenridge

DAY 3: FRIDAY, AUGUST 2

Breakfast

Early Morning Session: Campus Unrest (Continued)>>

  • Preparing for Contentious Meetings
  • Event Intervention Techniques
  • HANDS ON: De-Escalation Role Playing

Snack Break! (Hotel Check Out)
Late Morning Session

  • HANDS ON: Team Exercise—Part 2
  • What Are We Going to Say?

Working Lunch: Debrief and Q/A (1pm Wrap)

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Crisis Leadership Retreat
Breckenridge, Colorado
July 31 – August 2

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Retreat Price Includes:

  • 2-night stay at the all-suite Residence Inn Breckenridge
  • daily breakfast
  • dinner upon arrival
  • lunch & snacks during sessions
  • hosted happy hour
  • a copy of Managing Partner Simon Barker’s book “Preventing Crises at Your Institution”
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This retreat is designed for:

  • AVPS & VPs in:
    • Advancement
    • Academic Affairs
    • Communications
    • Legal
    • Student Affairs
    • Risk/Business Continuity
  • Chief of Staff to President
  • Police & Public Safety Leadership
  • Key Leaders with a role in their institution’s response to significant issues, crises, or events
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AGENDA

  • Arrival and Check-in (5pm)
  • Welcome Dinner
  • Introduction to Crisis Management
  • Team Exercise
  • Breakfast
  • Team Exercise Report Out
  • Challenges to Effective Crisis Management
  • Response Structure & Team Roles
  • Snacks & Coffee Break
  • Issue Reporting & Escalation
  • Lightning Round Snapshots
  • Escalation Characteristics Matrix
  • Lunch
  • Defined Management Process
  • Team Exercise
  • Snacks & Coffee Break
  • Breakout Sessions – Media Training or Protest Management Policy and Planning
  • Hosted Happy Hour
  • Breakfast
  • Contentious Meetings, Event Intervention and De-escalation
  • Snacks and Coffee Break + Hotel Check-out
  • Team Exercise – Crisis Communications
  • Crisis Communications
  • Working Lunch, Debriefing, Q&A (1pm Wrap)