Directors and Managers Institute

As a result of participating in this learning experience, participants will be able to:

• Collaborate, engage, and network with orientation, transition, and retention professionals who are dedicated to leading a vibrant, diverse, global, and socially just higher education environment.
• Further develop the core competencies, knowledge, skills, experiences, and abilities that are critical to functioning effectively as orientation, transition, and retention directors and managers, and are necessary for professional advancement.
• Apply leadership skills that leverage strengths as an orientation, transition, and retention director/manager role.
• Engage with self-reflection to explore how identity intersects with the role of a unit leader and driver of IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and access) in orientation, transition, retention on their campus.
• Recognize service opportunities designed to promote ongoing professional development within NODA.

Building Successful Transitions serves as a baseline text for orientation, transition, and retention. Theories, frameworks, and common practices. Various articles will be referenced during the institute for those who are interested in learning more. The publication is available at 50% discount as a DMI participant, a can promotional code will be shared in your registration confirmation.

*If you are new to the field of orientation, transition, and retention, you may want to consider attending the Orientation Professionals Institute.