What Should I Expect at the Symposium?
Plenary Sessions dedicated to high-level conversation that will inspire, challenge, and prepare you to live your life, both personal and professional, with impact.
Liz Wiseman is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has been listed on the Thinkers50 ranking, and in 2019 was recognized as a top leadership thinker in the world. She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development.
Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, with 20 years of experience in education, higher education leadership is a calling for President Lewis. He came to Houghton from Belmont University where he served as the inaugural Dean of the School of Education. Lewis has also served as the Commissioner of Education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, overseeing an agency with over 1,100 employees and a $5 billion annual budget while also a faculty member at the University of Kentucky. Prior to that, he taught in K-12 public schools of Louisiana and North Carolina. Lewis is recognized as being a champion for students; focusing on improving educational access, opportunities and experiences for students, including those who have historically been underserved. An excellent match for Houghton College and the vision of our founder, Willard Houghton, who recognized how a life-bringing Christian faith, together with a high-quality education, could alter the trajectory of a person’s life.
Breakout Sessions will include two affinity group discussions, both led by peers and focused on the application of Ms. Wiseman’s research and findings in our roles AND a set of choice-breakout sessions that will engage you in ideas that will equip you to do the work God has called you to do. Stay tuned for these options!
Learning Launches are NEW for 2022 and are a rapid-fire way to learn about innovative practices – those practices that allow us to achieve our missions more effectively- taking place in our schools. You will choose from dozens of options and hear six 10-minute presentations about the practices you select.
Plenty of time to build the networks that are so important to the work you do. With receptions to reconnect and meet new people who share the same calling as you, extended breaks to refresh your body, mind, and soul, and a free night to reconnect with your team and other teams, your time at the Symposium will inspire, equip, and renew you to do your work with passion and purpose to make a meaningful impact.
Who is the Symposium for?
- Heads of School
- Division Principals
- Academic Deans and Assistant Heads
- Admissions and Marketing
- Development
- Christian Life, Student Life, and DEI
- Athletics Leaders
- Arts Leaders