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External Partnerships

External Partnerships

Initiatives: External Partnerships

Collaborations outside of UVA that benefit the local community and higher education and enhance OE’s network. 

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Recognition by the International Association of Facilitation with a Gold Facilitation Impact Award for support of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Project Rebound  
Workshop for the University of North Carolina Operational Excellence Team
Session for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

External Engagements

Consulting projects with UVA-affiliated and member organizations

  • Venture Central, Regional Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

  • Boar’s Head Resort/UVA Foundation 

  • Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Project Rebound 

  • Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 

  • Council of State Senior Business Officers

  • Virginia Research Libraries

  • Archives Leadership Institute Grant

  • UVA Foundation, UVA Discovery Park

External Advisement

Entities that contacted OE for guidance and assistance

Institutions

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), Arden University (United Kingdom), University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Athabasca University - Canada, Boston College, California System, University of California S.D., University of California S.F., Carnegie Mellon, Concordia University, Duquesne University, Emory University, Florida State University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Harvard University, University of Illinois, University of Indiana-South Bend, James Madison University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, Lehigh University, University of Maine, University of Maryland, Morehouse College, Southern New Hampshire University, University of North Carolina, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, Penn State University, University of Pennsylvania, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Rochester, Saint Louis University, Sonoma State University, University of South Carolina, University of South Florida, University of Southern California, Southern New Hampshire University, St. Mary's University - Canada, Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Arlington, Tulane University, University of Victoria - Canada, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Research Libraries (VRL), University of Washington and UW-Bothell, Washington University (St. Louis), Wayne State University, West Virginia University, College of William and Mary, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Organizations

Airbus, Albemarle County, Australian Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, Baxter Healthcare, Canadian Government Statistics Division, Carilion Clinic, Center for Non-Profit Excellence, Charlottesville Chapter of Project Management Institute, Charlottesville Small Business Development Center, Colorado Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, Educational Advisory Board, EnCompass LLC working with WHO, Erie Insurance, FDIC, First West Credit Union, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Gates Foundation, KPMG, National Institutes of Health, Operation Smile, P.O.W.E.R (Property Ownership for Women Enriches and Revitalizes), Prosci, Inc., State Farm Insurance, State of Washington Department of Corrections, Virginia SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)

External Service

OE professional service activities

Leadership and Committees

  • Averett University, Board of Trustees

  • Campus Technologies Webinar Panel: Enabling the Digital First Campus: Finding Efficiencies

  • UVA Cornerstone Leadership Program Mentors

  • Public Sector Change Practitioners Community of Practice

  • Network for Change and Continuous Innovation (NCCI)

    • Institutional Member 

    • Executive Committee

    • Board of Directors

    • Finance Committee

    • Advisory Committee

    • 20th Anniversary Planning Committee

    • Annual Conference Planning Committee

    • Change Management Community of Practice

    • Professional Development Committee

    • Network for Strategic Initiatives Committee

    • Conference Site Selection Committee

    • Membership and Outreach Committee

    • Education Council

    • Treasurer

  • Prosci Return to Work Advisory Board

  • Co-Led 2017 Statewide Conference: Partnering for Progress: Innovations and Efficiencies making a Difference 

  • Co-Led 2014 Statewide Conference: Leading Change Through Innovation and Collaboration

Recent Presentations

  • Planning as a Verb, Not a Noun: Inclusive, Collaborative Planning, 2022 NCCI Annual Conference

  • NCCI Power 60: Recalibration - Tools for Creating a Better Normal

  • Voltage Control Podcast: Facilitation is a Means to an End

  • Leadership by Doing: Learnings from 44 Years of Practice, 2021 NCCI Annual Conference

  • Leveraging a Change Management Framework for Curricular Redesign, 2021 NCCI Annual Conference

  • Prosci RTW Advisory Board: University Advancement 2021 Reopening Plan

  • A Change Process Model for Curriculum Redesign, 2020 POD Annual Conference

  • Leading Improvement, Innovation, and Change: Principles for Organizational Excellence in Higher Education, Duquesne University 2020 Administrative Leadership Series

  • Liberating Structures: Including Every Voice in Shaping the Future, 2020 International Association of Facilitators Annual Conference

  • Program Agility: How to Thrive During Leadership Transition, 2020 NCCI Annual Conference

  • Organized Chaos: An Enterprise Approach to Large Scale Projects, 2019 NCCI Webinar

  • UVA Change Management Overview, Northwestern University

  • Project Management for HR Leaders, UVA SHRM

  • Ask Better Questions to Advance Organizational Change – Northwestern Webinar

  • Asking Better Questions – NCCI Change Management Community of Practice Webinar

  • Creating, Cultivating, and Growing a Community of Practice – 2018 NCCI Annual Conference Presentation

  • Making Sense of Transformation in Higher Education: Is It Necessary? Is It Possible? – 2018 NCCI Annual Conference Presentation

  • Storytelling for Change – Cal State System (23 Campuses) Workshop

  • Change Leadership Retreat: Ideas to Action – 2017 George Mason University Advancement Community

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