{"id":919,"date":"2025-04-04T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/rrj\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2025-07-24T18:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:08:48","slug":"jumpstart-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/rrj\/jumpstart-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"JumpStart Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WELCOME TO JUMPSTART 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Milner Lab @Vanderbilt University is pleased to announce JumpStart 2025: Developing and Sustaining Centers and Initiatives that Matter<\/strong><\/em> to be hosted virtually on July 29, 2025. \u00a0This year\u2019s conference will focus on helping attendees visualize, organize, plan, and sustain centers, initiatives, and institutes that have a real impact on issues that matter in the work of improving policies and practices.<\/p>\n

JumpStart 2025 will provide attendees an opportunity to learn with others about ways to:<\/p>\n

(1) Build clear agendas,<\/p>\n

(2) Workshop challenges,<\/p>\n

(3) Establish collaborations, and<\/p>\n

(4) Actualize concrete ways to move ideas into action.<\/p>\n

The conference is designed for anyone, from those inside of higher education and beyond, interested in building knowledge, understanding, and skills necessary to develop and sustain a center, initiative, or institute.<\/p>\n

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Register Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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CONFERENCE AGENDA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All times Central Standard Time<\/i><\/p>\n

9:00am \u2013 10:30am<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Opening Plenary Session<\/p>\n

10:30am \u2013 10:45am<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0Break\/Virtual Networking<\/p>\n

10:45am \u2013 11:45am<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0Morning Breakout Sessions<\/p>\n

11:45am \u2013 12:00pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0Break\/Virtual Networking<\/p>\n

12:00pm \u2013 1:15pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Midday Plenary Session<\/p>\n

1:15pm \u2013 1:30pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Break\/Virtual Networking<\/p>\n

1:30pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Afternoon Breakout Sessions<\/p>\n

2:30pm \u2013 2:45pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Break\/Virtual Networking<\/p>\n

2:45pm \u2013 4:00pm<\/strong>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Closing Plenary Session<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

DATE<\/strong>: Tuesday, July 29, 2025<\/p>\n

TIME:\u00a0<\/strong>9:00am to 4:00pm CDT<\/p>\n

LOCATION<\/strong>: Virtual via Zoom (A link will be sent to each registrant prior to July 29, 2025)<\/p>\n

COST<\/strong>: Registration is $125. There is a cancellation fee of $25 prior to July 1, 2025 (no refunds thereafter).<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/strong>: Piersen Briggs (piersen.briggs@vanderbilt.edu)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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