Events
Everyone at the national and chapter level will be hard at work to continue to provide opportunities for learning and staying connected from afar.
Upcoming Chapter Events
Upcoming National Events
2026 Annual Conference
October 4- 6, 2026
Gaylord Rockies
Philadelphia, PA
Full Calendar of Events
Visit the CUPA-HR Events calendar to see all the upcoming virtual sessions and workshops!
Past Chapter Events
Thank you to everyone for attending our recent events!
Virtual Event-Radical Responsibility
Tuesday August 19, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST
Facilitated by Marcus Brooks, Senior Management Consultant & Trainer, ODE
Read more about Marcus here
Join us for a workshop on Taking Radical Responsibility, commitment #1 from “The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership” by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman & Kaley Warner Klemp. This program will focus on thinking through how we might think about our response-ability, our ability to respond to all of the things that life has in store for us! We ask that you come prepared to be at least a tad vulnerable, be willing to challenge and be challenged by all parts of the program. Everyone is welcomed to engage deeply, nudge and tug at all aspects of the program for the sake of increasing our respective capacities for radical responsibility.
Register HERE. Zoom link distributed upon registration.
Stay tuned for future events!
Virtual Event - Understanding Long Term Care
Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
Shifting to a Skills Strategy and Key Learnings from the University of Rochester
April 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. EST
A webinar presented by the University of Rochester and Cornerstone OnDemand
In the dynamic landscape of higher education, HR professionals face the imperative to adapt talent strategies to meet evolving demands. Skills can help to reshape talent acquisition, development, and retention practices within academic institutions. By prioritizing skills-based approaches, HR professionals can effectively align faculty and staff capabilities with institutional goals, fostering innovation, resilience, and competitiveness in the ever-changing educational ecosystem. In this session, we will explore what a skills strategy looks like, and hear how the University of Rochester began to build their skills foundation, the lessons they’ve learned, and what they are looking to accomplish in the future.
Presented by:
- Dr. Stephanie E. Von Bacho - Senior Director of Learning and Development for the University of Rochester
- Karen Scott - Assistant Director of Learning & Development at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Sharon Kraynik - Manager of Instructional Design at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Jen Pray - LMS Administrator at the University of Rochester
- Joe Olszewski - Senior Manager for Learning Experience at Cornerstone
Organizational Wellbeing and the Power of Leader Influence
Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
Organizational objectives continue to change significantly, and swiftly. Issues related to stress and burnout continue to erode wellbeing, resiliency, trust, and employee engagement while concerns around attracting and retaining talent are at an all-time high. What did we learn from the past several years about building workforce resilience and the impact of culture and leader influence on talent and wellbeing (including healthcare costs)? This session will include data and market trends around the connection between culture, employee behavior, organization risk, and outcomes.
Take away learnings in the following areas:
- Learn how physical, emotional, financial, and career wellbeing all connect and impact overall organizational wellbeing
- Understand the power of culture, trust, recognition, and leader influence and the impact on talent and employee wellbeing (including healthcare costs)
- Learn about the growing incidence of loneliness and how social connectedness is impacting performance and health
- Gain knowledge on the superpower of recognition and the impact on the employee experence
Presented by:
Kathleen Schulz, MS, CHES | Global Innovation Leader, Organizational Wellbeing | Gallagher
*This session is approved for one hour of SHRM and one hour of HRCI continuing education credit.