Reinventing Ourselves: Thinking About Staying Relevant in Today’s Dynamic Higher Education Arena

As the business world continues its constant and persistent evolution, staying relevant becomes much harder. This session seeks to explore the nature and meaning of relevance and examine the issue of relevance within several of the roles educators may find themselves. The engaging round table discussions will focus on 5 key changes areas (i.e., the general business environment, technology [i.e., online learning technologies, etc.], society [cultural references, etc., as we age], academic disciplines, and higher education) where faculty members may struggle to stay relevant as they progress in their academic careers.