2026 Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute
Schedule-at-a-Glance
May 18: Designing for Why
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Opening and Institute-wide Design Session
Focus: Contextualizing your institution and defining your why
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Meeting the Mentors and Breakout Design Sessions
Focus: Persona development
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
Break
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Optional team time
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
May 19: Designing for What
9:00 am - 10:30 am ET
Optional team time
For teams in Central and Eastern times zones.
10:30 am - 11:30 am ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Central and Eastern time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ET
Break
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Gallery Walk and Institute-wide Design Session
Focus: Identifying biases and barriers
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Breakout Design Sessions
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
Break
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Optional team time
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
May 20: Designing for Action
9:00 am - 10:30 am ET
Optional team time
For teams in Central and Eastern times zones.
10:30 am - 11:30 am ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Central and Eastern time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ET
Break
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Breakout Design Session
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Breakout Design Sessions
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm ET
Break
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Optional team time
For teams in Mountain and Pacific time zones.
May 21: Action Plan Presentations
9:00 am - 10:30 am ET
Optional team time
For teams in Central and Eastern times zones.
10:30 am - 11:30 am ET
Strategic Advising and Institutional Coaching
For teams in Central and Eastern time zones.
Get guidance from mentors and institute alums on lessons learned and real-time feedback on emerging ideas.
11:30 am - 12:00 pm ET
Break
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Action Plan Presentations
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Closing Institute-wide Design Exercise