TIME

Thursday, October 20, 2016

7:30-8:30AM
8:30AM

9:00 - 10:00AM

EVENT

TITLE

Check-in and Continental Breakfast

Welcome
Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker

DESCRIPTION

Introduce Keynote Speaker

Imposter Syndrome

For the millions of professional women (and men) who

experience the confidence-zapping Impostor Syndrome,
Valerie Young offers an empowering plan to overcome the
needless self-doubt that keeps them from feeling as intelligent
and competent as everyone else knows they are.

SPEAKER

Scott Kunselman COO

MI-CUPA President- Jake Lathrop, HR &
Facilities Manager, Michigan State
University
Valerie Young

In her decades of in-the-trenches research on womens selflimiting feelings and beliefs about themselves and their success,
Valerie Young has uncovered the often surprising reasons why so
many accomplished women feel as though they are faking it
impostors in their own lives and careers.
While the impostor syndrome is not unique to women, they are
more likely to agonize over tiny mistakes and blame themselves
for failure, see even constructive criticism as evidence of their
shortcomings; and chalk up their accomplishments to luck rather
than skill. When they do succeed, they think Phew, I fooled em
again. Perpetually waiting to be unmasked doesnt just drain
a womans energy and confidence. It can make her more riskaverse and less self-promoting than her male peers, which can
hurt her future success.

10:00 - 10:30AM
10:30 - 11:30PM

11:30 - 12:30PM

Break and Vendor Exhibits

Concurrent Breakout Session # 1A

Effective Leave
Management

Join us for an interactive session where we will collectively

discuss insights, your concerns and needs, as well as share best
practices for addressing FMLA and ADA risks.
Discussion topics will include the cost and drivers of absence,
prevention and intervention ideas, overall compliance concerns
and new / evolving requirements as well as FMLA and ADA tips
for delivering solutions and strategies to meet your needs.

Edward Zevola RN BSN CCM

Director, Client Solutions
Cigna Group Insurance

Concurrent Breakout Session # 1B

Training &
Development

Willie Dorsey, Learning & Organizational

Development Manager, Oakland University

Concurrent Breakout Session # 1C

Retirement Plan
Litigation in Higher
Education How
Should Michigan
Colleges and
Universities React

Growing a Learning and Development Organization.

Learn about the process of understanding your University
Culture and what is means for learning.
We will discuss
Branding your Learning Organization
Assessing the needs of your customers
Initial steps to getting the department up and going
Challenges AKA Opportunities of Learning and Development
within the University setting.
Explore the broader world of fiduciary litigation including recent
lawsuits related to higher education retirement programs.
Discuss what steps are available for higher education
organizations to ensure their retirement programs are best
suited to benefit participants and to properly manage fiduciary
liability. Summary: Lawsuits levied against retirement plan
sponsors have increased in recent years, specifically in the higher
education space. The lawsuits, among other things, allege
breaches of fiduciary duty related to such things as selection and
retention of higher cost and poorer performing investment
options, the payment of excessive fees for plan recordkeeping
services and potential conflicts of interest related to choosing
providers. In this session, you will learn more about what
precipitated these higher education lawsuits and ways to
establish controls and administrative procedures that help
mitigate compliance risks related to employer sponsored
retirement programs. The session will also examine
opportunities to integrate education efforts between employersponsored retirement programs and employer-sponsored health
and welfare programs to better care for employee financial
wellbeing.

Lunch/Business Meeting

Dean Clune, Area Executive Vice President,

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Retirement Plan
Consulting
Kelley Demiryan, Account Director, Arthur
J. Gallagher & Co.

MI-CUPA President- Jake Lathrop, HR &

Facilities Manager, Michigan State
University

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12:30 - 1:30PM

EVENT
Keynote Speaker

TITLE
Mr. Michigan

DESCRIPTION
SPEAKER
The Drive to Our A-Game
Glenn McIntosh
With the busyness of the lives of human resource professionals,
it is difficult to make time for a mindful drive to an intentional
personal and professional life. This dreadful common journey is
also experienced by the people human resource professionals
seek to recruit, retain and engage to build a high-performance
work environment. Using a highly interactive neo-psychodrama
approach, Glenn will challenge the audience to regain control
and motivation of their own life and model it in the workplace.
The five steps to effective accelerated driving will be
experienced!

1:30 - 2:00PM
2:00 - 3:00PM

Break and Vendor Exhibits

Concurrent Breakout Session # 2A

Succession Planning

This session discusses the critical process of identifying and

Jim Lewis, President and Principal
developing a pipeline of talent to ensure continuity of leadership Consultant
within the organization. After reviewing statistics about the
J Lewis Consulting Group, LLC
need for such a program, participants learn how succession
planning differs from other organizational development
programs. The five steps to a successful program are outlined,
and then the critical role that HR, executive leadership, and line
managers play in the program are explored. At the end of the
session, participants will understand what succession planning is
and is not, and how to take a formalized approach to building a
program.

Concurrent Breakout Session # 2B

Talent Management

This session discusses the essential processes included in a

robust talent management function. After reviewing statistics
regarding satisfaction with existing talent management
processes, participants learn what might be included in a
comprehensive talent framework. Key processes are then
identified and the basic steps included in each are outlined.
There will be tips on how HR can serve as a catalyst to begin
reframing the organizational approach to talent. At the end of
the session, participants will understand what talent
management is (even though it can be defined differently), and
how to approach building or iterating a program.

Concurrent Breakout Session # 2C

Performance
Management Process

Learn how Michigan State University staff in the College of

Jake Lathrop, HR & Facilities Manager,
Education were able to leverage a revamped Performance
Michigan State University
Management program at the University to accomplish the
following: learning how to set goals in an environment where
goal setting was previously reserved for performance
improvement plans; creating alignment and consistency in job
expectations and job competencies amongst staff; incorporating
goal setting and professional development plans into everyday
work; and creating a communication platform that greatly
increased the ease of supervisors getting the information that
they needed, when they needed it.

Engaging Faculty and

Staff: Three Proven
Technology Solutions

A case study on the ALEX tool - Higher education is facing a fast

changing landscape regarding the health plans and other
benefits offered to faculty and staff. With rapidly escalating
costs, more institutions have been forced to dramatically
increase employee premiums for the traditional rich/low out-ofpocket cost plan options. yet the majority of faculty and staff
remain enrolled in them. Many faculty and staff are simply
paying more in premiums and (generally), not giving good
consideration to which option is truly best for them and their
families . Many dont want to come to meetings on campus
because they are afraid to ask dumb questions. They also
sometimes get caught up in the idea (rumors!) that the new
plan doesnt cover everything and base their decision not to
attend on wrong information, half-truths and hearsay. To
demonstrate solutions, we will use some case studies from our
four university clients here in Michigan.

3:00 - 4:00PM
4:00 - 5:00PM

Break and Vendor Exhibits

Concurrent Breakout Session # 3A

Ed Holinski, Director of Talent

Development Services, American Society
of Employers

Mike Cutlip, CEBS, ABG Owner, Employee

Benefits Specialist & Kurt Swardenski,
REBC, RHU, ABG Owner, Employee
Benefits Specialist

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EVENT
Concurrent Breakout Session # 3B

TITLE
Leadership & Team
Effectiveness

Concurrent Breakout Session # 3C

Up and Coming HRThe laws relating to employee benefit plans are constantly
Nancy Farnam, Clark Hill
Benefits Related Issues changing. In this session we will discuss how to comply with new
guidance under the Affordable Care Act in 2016, the new
requirements for offering transgender benefits, current guidance
on wellness programs, and information on the new fiduciary
rules.
Dinner & Tour
Dinner at Meadowbrook Hall included with your registration.
Dinner 6-7, Tour 7:15-8:15
Tour of the facility following dinner.

5:30 - 7:30PM

Social Event

Friday, October 21, 2016

6:30AM

Wellness Event

8:00 - 8:30AM
8:30 - 9:30 AM

Continental Breakfast
Concurrent Breakout Session # 4A

9:30 - 10:00 AM
10:00 - 11:00 PM

DESCRIPTION
SPEAKER
While virtually every organization pursues it, our experience has Rob Elliott, Pondera Advisors
been that true teamwork is elusive in most organizations.
However, we believe that team effectiveness is simple, assuming
that team members are willing to invest the time and effort in
the process, consistently practice the principles required, and
are patient and persistent working through the process. Its a
challenging journey, yet as high performing teams have
discovered, it is well worth the effort.
Gain knowledge and/or improve your understanding, and then
consider the application of the following concepts:
Indicators of potential team dysfunction
Characteristics of high performing teams
Leaders role in building and maintaining a high performing
team
Processes and tools available for enhancing team effectiveness

Fun Activity

Becky Lewis, Assistant Director-Programs

University Recreation and Well-Being
Oakland University

Capitalizing On
Collaboration: Making
The Most Of Resources
When People Partner!

Learn from the Oakland University Rec Well staff how partnering
on and off campus with key stakeholders has helped develop and
enhance well-being for OU employees and the campus
community.

Becky Lewis, Assistant Director-Programs

University Recreation and Well-Being
Oakland University
Stephanie Willis, Coordinator- Employee
Well-Being
University Recreation and Well-Being
Oakland University

Concurrent Breakout Session # 4B

Conducting a
Compensation Study

Yelena Stiles, Senior Consultant, Sibson

Consulting

Concurrent Breakout Session # 4C

Employee Resource
Groups

Undergoing a compensation study can be a daunting

undertaking, but one that is critical in order for an institution to
understand where they are today and develop a compensation
program and approach that will allow them to attract and retain
the talent needed for a successful future. In this session, we will
review the process of conducting a compensation study,
including:
Details of each step of the process to review, build, or modify
your compensation program
Potential roadblocks or challenges
Expected outcomes
ERGs began in business as "safe havens" for people of like
identities to come together for connection, camaraderie, and
protection. Increasingly, however, businesses have discovered
that ERGs are an underutilized resource of innovative ideas,
talent development, business development and employee
engagement. The wealth of opportunity offered by ERGs is
tapped by establishing a strong value proposition for the
program and creating the groups as business partners for the
organization. The same opportunity and benefits are available
to academic institutions by moving beyond the view of ERGs as
social/networking groups and establishing them as partners in
the business of building and sustaining the institution. During
this session we will explore how corporations and academia
have increased the usage of ERGs for business purposes.

Break and Vendor Exhibits

Concurrent Breakout Session # 5A

Body Language

Frank Howell, Sr. Director Diversity and

Inclusion, TIAA Global Asset Management

This workshop will explore non-verbal language and how to

Gaye Ann Weaver, Image Group
use it to communicate more effectively. Learn the science of
Enterprises
gestures, face language and personal space. Demonstrate how
to understand the wordless message and gain cooperation from
other people.

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11:00 - 12:00 PM
12:30 to 4:00pm

EVENT
Concurrent Breakout Session # 5B

TITLE
Who Are These
People? Aligning
Employee Engagement,
Benefits and
Technology with the
Changing Workforce

Concurrent Breakout Session # 5C

Building a MarketThe millennial population is now the largest cohort within the US Mark Avery, Chief Compensation Officer,
Based Pay System With numbering over 80 million people. To
MarketPay & Yelena Stiles, Senior
Millennials in Mind
better attract, retain, and motivate this group of employees,
Consultant, Sibson Consulting
institutions need to revisit their compensation program to
ensure it meets the needs of this group. It is important for
colleges and universities to evaluate how they gather, organize,
and disseminate compensation related information to
employees who are used to operating in a tech friendly
environment.
In this session, we will focus on:
Challenges of existing compensation programs and why they
may not work for this group
Key considerations for moving to a market-based system
How to incorporate technology into the administration of the
compensation program
Potential options for changes to existing system

Boxed Lunch and Drawing

CHRO Group

DESCRIPTION
By 2020, there will be 5 generations working side-by-side in the
workplace, with up to 50% being millennials. Largely because of
tenure, higher education institutions are realizing the impacts of
this generational spread more than many industries. In this
interactive & engaging presentation, we will review the
generations and their relevant characteristics; discuss potential
organizational impacts on higher education institutions from
both faculty & staff perspectives; and share considerations for
employee engagement, benefits and technology. This session
will provide 1 continuing education credit for HRCI & SHRM
designees.

SPEAKER
Kristine Scheer, Director of Development
& Engagement, Cambridge Consulting
Group