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May 7, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Societal Impact Leaders: Competencies for Modern Business Leadership

In the dynamic landscape of modern business, sustainability and societal impact have emerged as critical determinants of success. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has identified seven competencies necessary for leaders and organizations to drive positive societal change. As businesses navigate this evolving paradigm, it’s essential for business schools to understand the profound implications of these competencies in preparing students for the new workforce. 

Join us as we delve into understanding how these competencies can supplement existing leadership skills currently taught by business schools, and gain practical suggestions for enhancing curricula to cultivate socially responsible leaders. The webinar will explore the intersection of sustainability, societal impact, and leadership in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and how these factors are shaping the current and future state of businesses and the transformative role of leadership in fostering positive change.

April 23, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Engineering Technology Programs: Widening Pathways into the Profession

Watch this webinar on how engineering technology education, with its focus on applied engineering as well as research and curriculum designed to accommodate a range of learning styles, is helping more aspiring engineers find a path into engineering.

Led by inspiring speakers, this session explores innovative strategies to attract and retain diverse student populations in engineering technology programs. The webinar will also look at how institutions can break internal silos to offer a single pathway into engineering and create more opportunities for underrepresented candidates to step into engineering careers.

Gain actionable insights and drive meaningful change at your school – watch now!

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April 3, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breaking Down Data Silos in Health Professions Education

Acuity Insights’ experts, Dr. Kelly Dore and Adam Tarnowsky, in a timely webinar, address the complexities of data management across various health professions education programs. Discover innovative strategies for integrating disparate data sources and gain insights into how a data warehouse and analytics platform can streamline decision-making processes, enhance timely interventions, and support accreditation efforts.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the challenges of data fragmentation in health sciences education.
  • Explore tools and methods to consolidate data from multiple systems effectively.
  • Learn best practices for utilizing integrated data to improve program management and accreditation outcomes.
March 28, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

What does 2024 hold for university and college admissions?

Attention admissions professionals and leaders! The challenges facing admissions teams today are not insignificant. With disruptions like the SCOTUS decision on race-conscious admissions, test-optional admissions leading to intensive application reviews in the face of staff shortages, AI rendering personal statements irrelevant, and the looming enrollment cliff, it’s more important than ever to stay ahead of the curve. Our first-ever admissions trends report looks out into the coming year and predicts how admissions will evolve, providing strategies that institutions can use to tackle these challenges successfully. Don’t miss out on this must-attend webinar to prepare for the year ahead. Join us and be ready for what’s to come in 2024!

Learning objectives:

  • Learn about the trends that will shape admissions in 2024
  • Learn how to tackle what lies ahead
  • Be ready for 2024
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March 27, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Durable Skills What Industry Needs from Our Learners

In a world with rapidly changing technology, the fear of job elimination increases and humans seek a way to stand out against technology. Durable skills are the interpersonal skills that can make humans indispensable and a key asset to the workforce. While recruiters seek candidates with durable skills, these skills aren’t always taught in the classroom due to being challenging to measure. So, what is the best way to select and prepare learners with the right skill set industry is seeking and what jobs are in demand for durable skills? Join this webinar to learn how business schools need to be thinking about looking at these skills right from admissions and preparing their learners all the way to graduation, and hear the industry perspective on why durable skills are highly sought after.

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March 22, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Creating Diverse Pathways for Future Engineers

More than ever before, today’s complex problems require diverse perspectives and innovative solutions. But attracting and retaining a diverse cohort of engineering students continues to be a challenge. 

This webinar examines the challenges and showcases some of the innovative strategies being deployed by leading engineering schools that are committed to diversifying the pipeline. Join the discussion with deans who will share insights on broadening admission pathways and supporting student success, and provide participants with actionable steps to implement in their own programs.


Learning objectives:

  • Understand the challenges facing the engineering profession around diverse perspectives 
  • Learn how some faculties are tackling these by widening the pathways to admission into their programs
  • Takeaway some concrete actionable steps to use in your program
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February 22, 2024

Acuity Insights Quarterly Product Webinar

Acuity Partners – Learn about product updates, best practices, and trends in education. Contact us to register for the February 22 webinar!

 

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November 16, 2023

Acuity Insights Quarterly Product Webinar

Acuity Partners – Learn about product updates, best practices, and trends in education. Contact us to watch the November 16 webinar recording!

 

October 11, 2023 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Designing an Admissions Process that’s authentic to your mission

Following on from our ‘Structuring Your Admissions Process’ webinar, Drs. Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Kelly Dore will dive deeper into understanding how to find and admit students who align with your unique program and mission. They will provide a step-by-step approach to deconstructing your mission and reviewing and evolving your admissions process to closely map to your mission. Watch the recording to learn more about how to attract and admit students who are best set up for success in your program.

September 20, 2023

Structuring your admissions process to achieve your higher ed mission

Building an equitable admissions process that looks at the ‘whole’ student is the first step towards widening pathways into your institution. Such a process would incorporate highly reliable measures and evaluation of all the strengths applicants bring to the table, rather than just focus on academic achievements. This would help you evaluate applicants more equitably, and bring in a more diverse cohort of students who have the well-rounded skills to succeed in the program, and beyond.

In this webinar, Dr. Kelly Dore, VP of Science and Innovation at Acuity Insights, and Dr. Lyndal Parker-Newlyn, Associate Director of Teaching, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Graduate School of Medicine, look across different stages of the admissions processes for different types of institutions and programs looking at the most defensible processes and those that lead to achieving goals for mission, equity and diversity. This session is ideal for those wanting an overview of best practices as well as those who are interested in QA on their existing process.

August 30, 2023

Holistic Admissions: Why Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management is making the shift

In this webinar, Dan Shaw, Director, Corporate Residency MBA program, and Jenna Downey, Project Manager, at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management will walk through their decision to re-engineer their admissions process for the upcoming academic year, putting in place leading-edge admissions practices.

They will shed light on how they will review applicants more holistically to select well-rounded students that have academic and soft skills needed for success in the program as well as in their future careers.

Join the webinar to learn more about new ways business programs are evaluating applicants to ensure they have what future employers will be looking for.

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June 10, 2023

4 pillars of data quality and how to achieve them

Using data to inform policy reform and improve support structures for learners is standard in departments of student affairs and curriculum. However, data is only useful when it’s organized, accurate, easily navigable and to stakeholders. When data is stored in multiple platforms and spreadsheets siloed in different departments, it is difficult to ensure data quality and implement data-driven decision-making.

We know that better decisions are informed by good data, but what does good data look like? In this webinar, we talk about the hallmarks of good data. We also curate five actionable tips to boost data quality for student affairs operations and curriculum review.

June 8, 2023

Affirmative Action: Strategies for Achieving Your Mission in The Absence of Legislation

Dr. Kelly Dore, co-founder and VP of Science and Innovation and Dr. Alex MacIntosh, Senior Manager, Research of Acuity Insights, discuss overarching strategies for institutions to achieve their mission and diversity goals should the Supreme Court of The United States decide to strike down Affirmative Action in higher education. Dr. Dore and Dr. MacIntosh draw upon insights from our partner base of 600+ higher education institutions.

May 25, 2023

How a holistic admissions process can support diversity goals of engineering schools

Gender imbalance and representation of other historically under-represented minority groups have been some of the greatest challenges for engineering schools – and indeed the engineering profession – over the past few decades.

Join our webinar where Dr. Kelly Dore, Co-Founder and VP, of Science & Innovation at Acuity Insights sheds light on strategies that can support the widening of pathways into engineering so that engineering schools can create a world powered by engineers who bring a diversity of perspectives, and who represent and serve the whole of society.

You’ll learn about:

  • Improving program diversity & equity
  • Identifying and selecting future engineering leaders
  • Predicting in-program performance
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May 18, 2023

Leveraging One45 for your accreditation reports

Showing how your school is meeting accreditation standards isn’t straightforward without efficient reporting. Wendy Cooper and Meegan Carlson of Acuity Insights review a few helpful report options.

April 4, 2023

Why business schools need to go beyond GPA and standardized tests for admissions

Learn about our solutions for holistic admissions for your business school which help you find and admit applicants with the skills to succeed both academically and professionally.

You’ll learn about:

  •  Identifying and selecting future business leaders
  •  Improving program diversity & equity
  •  Predicting in-program performance
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March 2, 2023

Présentation d’Acuity Insights pour les conseillers

Présentation d’Acuity Insights pour les conseillers

C’est officiel ! Altus Assessments et One45 continuent désormais leur chemin sous un nouveau nom d’entreprise — Acuity Insights. Venez en apprendre davantage sur les grands développements et la vision qui ont inspiré ce changement, et ce que cela signifie pour vos candidat(e)s.
Ce webinaire vous aidera à préparer vos candidats pour la période d’admission 2023-2024. Cette session a été conçue à partir de la rétroaction précieuse de conseillers(-ères) et candidat(e)s en programmes de pré-santé.

Lors de cette session, nous évoquerons :
– Notre engagement pour une amélioration permanente
– La manière dont nous continuons à faire évoluer et à améliorer l’examen Casper
– Les mises à jour des évaluations d’admissions
– Comment vos candidat(e)s peuvent se préparer à nos évaluation et aux changements à venir

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February 23, 2023

Introducing Acuity Insights for advisors

Introducing Acuity Insights for advisors

It’s official! Altus Assessments and One45 are now under our new company name—Acuity Insights. Join us to learn about the exciting developments and vision that has inspired this change, and what this means for your applicants.

This webinar will help you prepare your applicants for the upcoming 2023-2024 cycle. The session was designed with the helpful feedback from pre-health advisors and applicants.
In this session, we cover:
– Our commitment to continuous improvement
– How we’re continuing to evolve and improve the Casper Test
– Admissions Assessments updates
– How your applicants can prepare for our assessments and upcoming changes

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May 23, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Innovating Business School Admission Strategies

Business schools have long relied on resumes, personal statements and interviews to gain insight into applicants’ non-cognitive skills. However, these traditional methods are highly subjective and resource-intensive for program staff. Join us to learn how Acuity Insights assists programs in building innovative admissions strategies that allow them to look at the whole applicant in a valid, reliable and efficient manner.

You’ll learn:

  • How Casper, a situational judgement test, works

  • How business and other non-health related programs incorporate it into their admissions process

  • The meaning behind the Casper score and how it has helped programs gather valuable insight into an applicant’s non-cognitive skills like collaboration and empathy

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May 21, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Admissions Trend Webinar Series

You will hear from several experts across various industries committed to sharing their experiences and providing best practices on the following topics:

  1. Holistic Admissions: Crafting a Process that is Effective and Efficient | May 21, 2024 – 12-1pm ET
  2. Student Retention Starts with Admissions | June 6, 2024 – 12-1pm ET
  3. Recruitment: Building Your Applicant Pipeline | July 9, 2024 – 12-1pm ET
  4. AI in Admissions: Risks and Opportunities | July 25, 2024 – 12-1pm ET

Click on the registration link to learn more about each webinar.