Name
Rethinking Balance in Admission: Designing Work That Sustains Teams
Date & Time
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speakers
Description
Admission work often pulls professionals in multiple directions at once. Travel, evening events, family needs, and peak season demands create pressure when everything feels like a priority.
This interactive session, designed for admission professionals at all levels, reframes work-life balance as a structural challenge rather than an individual one. Instead of focusing solely on personal time management or boundaries, participants will also examine how the design of the work itself shapes team sustainability.
Using admission-specific examples such as redesigned summer hours, flexible interview schedules, clearer expectations while traveling, and intentional workload sharing, presenters will illustrate how small shifts in structure can meaningfully reduce strain while maintaining strong outcomes.
Participants will engage in a short, hands-on activity that surfaces how uneven expectations, unclear roles, and shifting priorities impact teams in real time. The session will then connect those insights directly to admission work, creating space for reflection and practical application.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how work design influences balance and with one actionable change they can implement or advocate for within their team.
Location Name
Pacific Ballroom 16 (Ground Level)