Agenda
Conference Agenda
Location: Clarkson College, 101 S. 42nd St., Omaha, NE 68131
Welcome: Thank you to all faculty, staff, and administrators from hospital affiliated colleges and universities, for your time and support and welcome to Nebraska. The Spring 2025 CHACU Annual Conference is sponsored by Clarkson College and co-sponsored by Nebraska Methodist College and Bryan College of Health Sciences.
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Wednesday, March 26 Day 1: Thursday, March 27 Day 2: Friday, March 28
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - Optional Networking and Dinner
Time
Location
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Check-in, tours, and casual dinner
Howard Hall
Conference Day 1: Thursday, March 27, 2025
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Check-In and light refreshments
Howard Hall
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Andreia Nebel, EdD, PT, DPT, FNAP
President and CEO, Clarkson College
Monika Bissell, PhD
President of CHACU and Maine College of Health Professions
Howard Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am
*Transforming Healthcare Education Through Professional Learning Communities
Lina Bostwick, EdD, RN, CNE, Professor of Nursing
Melinda Bentjen, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, Associate Professor
Jeff Schwehm, PhD, Associate Professor
Michelle Summers, EdD, MSN, RN, Associate Professor UGN
Ashley Kennedy, EdD, RN, Professor of Nursing
Mel Stutzman, MA, LIMHP, LADC, Mental Health Practitioner
Heidi Little, EdD, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing
Katie Sladky, EdD, MSN, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Bryan College of Health Sciences
Howard Hall
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Keynote Speaker
*Mind, Machine and Medicine: Thoughts on Future Workforce Sustenance
Bill Lydiatt, MD, EMBA
CEO, Clarkson Regional Health Services, Clarkson College Board of Directors
Howard Hall
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch (provided)
Howard Hall
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1) *Part 1: Writing for Resilience: Transforming Healthcare Through Expressive Writing *Attend both Part 1 & 2
Lenny Grant, PhD, MA, MAT, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Syracuse University
Howard Hall
2) *Transforming Healthcare Education Through Global Travel: Building Resilience, Empathy and Cultural Competence
Rachel Holm, EdD, LCSW, MSW, Academic Travel & Mission Administrator, Clarkson College
Amy M. Clark, PhD, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Nebraska Methodist College
Alethea Stovall, PhD, Dean of Students, Bryan College of Health Sciences
ILC-3rd Floor
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Break
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1) *Part 2: Integrating Expressive Writing into Healthcare: A Writing Workshop
Lenny Grant, PhD, MA, MAT, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Syracuse University
Howard Hall
2) *Sustainable Self-Care for Healthcare Educators
Vicki Bautista, EdD, NBC-HWC, Program Director, Doctor of Education Healthcare Education & Leadership, Clarkson College
Gretchen Oltman, JD, PhD, Program Director, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, Associate Professor, Creighton University
ILC-3rd Floor
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
1) *Bring Care to Life: Enhancing Patient Communication with 3D Printing and Visualization
Patricia Weber, MHA, RT (R) (CT) ARRT, Assistant Director Radiography/Medical Imaging and Technology, Clarkson College
Gina Erlandson, BS, RT (R) (MR) (CT) ARRT, Medical Imaging 3D Printing Lab Specialist Radiography and Medical Imaging, Clarkson College
Howard Hall
2) *Bridging the Distance: Using Video to Foster Personalized Connections in Online Learning
Rachel Holm, EdD, LCSW, MSW, Academic Travel & Mission Administrator, Clarkson College
ILC-3rd Floor
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Interactive Leadership Meeting Roundtables -- Locations TBA
- President’s Business Meeting
- Chief Academic Officers Meeting
- Chief Financial Officers Meeting
- Financial Aid and Business Office Personnel
- Faculty Priorities and Scholarship
- Enrollment and Retention Office Personnel
- Support Services Personnel
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks and Evening Event Instructions
Candie Jones, MSN, RN, CCRN, Vice President, Community Programming & Innovation Clarkson College
Howard Hall
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Lauritzen Gardens
100 Bancroft St., Omaha, NE
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Check-in and light refreshments
Howard Hall
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Andreia Nebel, EdD, PT, DPT, FNAP, President and CEO, Clarkson College
Deb Carlson, PhD, President and CEO, Nebraska Methodist College
Kelsi Anderson, PhD, President, Bryan College of Health Sciences
Howard Hall
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Keynote Speakers
*Staying Human in Changing Times: How Increasing Intercultural Competence Equips Healthcare Professionals to Embrace Complexity, Adapt to Technology and Champion Patient-Centered Care
Ada Walker, JD, Vice President, People Development and Culture and Chief Inclusion Officer, Nebraska Medicine
Jenette Smith, EdD, DipACLM, MS, Assistant Professor, Clarkson College
Michael Ehrecke, BA, People and Culture Administrator, Clarkson College
Howard Hall
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Idea Sharing Session: Panel Discussion
Technology and Motivation: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Panel Members:
Dr. Patricia Book Perry Academic Scholarly Project Award Recipients
Nicole Shives, EdD and Kendra Swanson, MHA, RT (R) (CT) ARRT, Clarkson College
Faculty Fellow Award from the Methodist Foundation (2023-2025)
Sophie Feng, MD, PhD, Nebraska Methodist, Clarkson College
Howard Hall
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Closing Remarks
Monika Bissell, PhD, President, CHACU and Maine College of Health Professions
Candie Jones, MSN, RN, CCRN, Vice President, Community Programming & Innovation, Clarkson College
Howard Hall
Presentations with approved contact hours have an asterisk*. Contact hours/CEs will be limited to specific presentations during the conference rather than the entire event. Participants must attend all the *designated presentation times to earn continuing education credit. Partial credit is not provided.
(405 minutes = 6.75 contact hours).
After the conference, you will receive an email with an evaluation to complete, and then you will receive your Certificate of Completion.