Planning for Uncertainty: Tools and Insights to Help Institutions Adapt

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In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, the only constant is change. Demographic shifts, fluctuating research funding, climate-related disruptions, and leadership turnover are rewriting the rules for institutional planning. Traditional “Plan A” roadmaps no longer suffice. You need a contingency planning approach that will allow you and your team to be ready whatever the change is.

Join us for an engaging conversation that will reframe your approach to long-term planning as we dig into the Campus Contingency Planner (available May 13), a practical, no-cost resource created to help guide institutional leaders like you through the process and hear from a variety of institutions about how they are planning and adapting.

What You’ll Gain:

An overview of external forces—like enrollment trends and climate risks—that demand proactive response.
Insight into internal shifts—from governance transitions to evolving academic priorities—that require adaptable leadership.
A tour of the Campus Contingency Planner tool and how to integrate it into your campus planning process.
Insights from institutions already implementing contingency planning—what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next.
Lessons learned from past crises and what they mean for the future.

Learning Outcomes

Recognize the signals of potential institutional disruption to plan for.
Explore how the Campus Contingency Planner can help you build flexible, scenario-based strategies.
Evaluate peer institutions’ contingency planning efforts for inspiration and practical application.
Connect with like-minded peers to collaborate on contingency planning.

Designed for strategic planners, institutional researchers, CFOs, provosts, and other higher education leaders, this session offers not just theory—but actionable tools and tested approaches.