2021 Credential Forum Agenda - Thursday, April 8

 

Credential Forum Agenda
All times are Central Time Zone

Thursday, April 8, 2021


12:00 – 12:15 | Welcome Back

 

Jeff Bieganek
Executive Director, MBA Roundtable
 


12:10 – 12:40 | Presentation

How are Universities responding to the growing market for credentials (Pre-Recorded Presentation)

  

Nelson C. Baker
Dean, Professional Education, Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

 

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12:40 – 1:40 | Presentation

The view from central – how do you work with and across the university when delivering alternative credentials - Florida International University

  

Bridgette Cram
Assistant Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs, Florida International University


Angel Burgos
Executive Director of MBA Programs, Chapman Graduate School of Business, Florida International University

 

1:40 - 2:00 | Break

 

2:00 – 3:00 | Presentation

The view from central – how do you work with and across the university when delivering alternative credentials - University at Buffalo (Includes pre-recorded materials)

  

Anne Reed
Director of Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges, University of Buffalo



Courtney Walsh
Assistant Dean for the Center for Executive Development, University at Buffalo School of Management


 


3:00 – 4:00 | Discussion Breakouts


  

Presentation Q & A

Moderator:  Nelson C. Baker
Dean, Professional Education, Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

 


Further discussion on the role of a centralized micro-credentials office

Moderator:  Bridgette Cram
Assistant Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs, Florida International University

 


Opportunities and challenges of Business Schools in working with a central micro-credentials office


Moderator:  Courtney Walsh
Assistant Dean for the Center for Executive Development, University at Buffalo School of Management
 



4:00 – 4:15 | Presentation

Results of the MBA Roundtable Alternative Credentials Flash Survey


 

Jeff Bieganek
Executive Director, MBA Roundtable