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We look forward to your attendance at the upcoming 2026 Winter Institute. We are excited to welcome 22 faculty, 3 of whom are new faculty.

Please read through the below information closely, as it contains important information regarding action items and deadlines. Let Cici know if you have questions at cfrancisco@uschamber.com or 385.484.9830.

Faculty Action Items

  1. Site Registration - Deadline: Friday, October 31st
  2. Submit updated W-9, if applicable - Deadline: Friday, October 31st
  3. Submit updated ACH Payment Form, if applicable - Deadline: Friday, October 31st
  4. Transportation to Site - Deadline: Friday, November 21s
  5. Attend Virtual Faculty Trainings: #1: Orientation and Initial Preparation: Wednesday, November 5th: 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET#2: The Classroom Experience: Friday, December 19th: 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET
  6. Upload Presentation Materials - Deadline: Friday, December 12th
  7. Course Evaluation QR Codes - Update
  8. Faculty Orientation Packet
  9. Faculty Grid
  10. Curriculum Syllabus 
  11. Faculty Press Release and Social Posts
  12. Course Rosters
  13. On-Site Activities to Note: Schedule of Events, Faculty Dinner, Classroom Pictures, Volunteer-Faculty Room, Silent Auction, Industry Consultations

Detailed Faculty Action Items

Detailed Faculty Action Items

Site Registration

Here you’ll accept the 2026 Faculty Contract, submit your emergency contact, dietary, and lodging information. Faculty will be asked to provide their intended arrival and departure days. As faculty members, hotel accommodations are covered for the duration of your teaching days, as well as the day prior to and after teaching days. Sometimes faculty members choose to arrive and stay outside these dates and cover the hotel on their own. In this instance, Institute will reserve the room and modify the billing information accordingly. Institute staff will make reservations based on your request and you will receive confirmation prior to arrival. 

Please register the Institute site you've been invited to teach by selecting Institute Volunteer/Faculty/Staff.

Submit Updated W-9, if applicable

If you have submitted this form previously, you do not need to submit a new form unless you would like to change the information. A copy of your W-9 form is required to ensure you are compensated. Please upload a copy here. If you have questions on the compensation structure, please let Cici know. 

Submit ACH Payment Form, if applicable

If you have submitted this form previously, you do not need to submit a new form unless you would like to change the payment account.

Effective January 2025, Institute payments are processed via ACH payments rather than previous faculty payments which were processed in check form. A completed ACH form is required to ensure you are compensated. Please upload your completed ACH Form here. 

Please note, once the payment is submitted after site, Jack Potter (240-994-9690) from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Finance Department will contact you via phone to confirm the information. Please ensure that you can be reached at the "Contact Telephone" number provided on the form. 

 

Transportation to Site

Flights are covered by Institute and booked by the faculty member using the Institute partner travel agency, Ovation. If a faculty member drives to site, they will be reimbursed for mileage, which is calculated using the federal government reimbursement rate. Please book travel as soon as possible and before the below deadlines:

Failure to book by the deadline may result in responsibility for partial flight cost. Itinerary changes may result in responsibility for partial flight cost.

  1. If you plan on driving to the site (instead of flying), please let Cici know.
  2. Please book your flights by contacting Ovation by informing them you are with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Winter Institute for Organization Management. They can be reached by:
  • Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM EDT
  • Phone: 800-906-8455
  • Email: groupdesk@ovationtravel.com with subject line: Winter Institute   

You will need to provide:

  • First Name:
  • Middle Name or Initial:
  • Last Name:
  • Date of Birth:
  • Gender:  
  • Cell Phone Number:
  • TSA/Known Traveler Number:
  • Frequent flyer number:
  • Seat Preference:   

Please note, names on ticket must match government issued ID presented at the airport.  

 

Virtual Faculty Trainings 

Faculty Training sessions are required for new faculty members and optional for returning faculty. Because the sessions will cover different content, new faculty are required to attend both.

  • Faculty Training #1: Orientation and Initial Preparation - Recording found here.

In this session we’ll review site-specific information and faculty expectations. Experienced faculty members will cover the nuances of teaching at Institute and discuss how to prepare effective presentation materials. We’ll discuss the attendee profile, hear from new faculty who share their perspective, and discuss other high-level initial preparation topics.

  • Faculty Training #2: The Classroom Experience

In this session experienced faculty members will deep-dive classroom management techniques and share best practices as you focus on the classroom experience aspect for attendees. This training will provide a more hands-on approach to preparation.

Upload Presentation Materials

All presentations and handouts will be available to attendees, as many download and/or print them prior to arriving on-site. Please upload presentation materials and any handouts by the below deadlines:

To maintain uniformity of presentations on-site it was previously requested that a full Institute-branded template be used for the entirety of the presentation. However, we now only require that the title slide of your presentation be an Institute-branded templates. Please find three PowerPoint template options to choose from below:

Blue - Red

Blue - Dark Blue

Dark Blue - Blue

Please upload presentation materials saved as: LastName. FirstName. ClassNumber. Class Name. (ie: Francisco.Cici.C150 Communicating With Confidence)

Upload Presentation Materials Here 

Course Evaluation QR Code - Update

For returning faculty, in the past faculty have been asked to include a QR code slide on the final slide of their presentation for attendees to complete the Course Evaluations. Effective Winter 2026, attendees will receive the QR code on their tent card and name badge, so this is no longer needed.

Course Evaluation Background: To ensure the quality of the program, every attendee is asked to provide feedback on the course curriculum.  These evaluations are conducted electronically and once feedback is processed, individual comments are sent to faculty.

We still ask that you allocate 5 minutes at the end of class for attendees to complete this.  

 

Faculty Orientation Packet

The Faculty Orientation Packet includes pertinent site-specific information to assist in your preparation.

 

Faculty Grid

The 2026 Winter Gridcan be found here and used to reference which other faculty will be in attendance. Those in yellow will be new faculty – please give them a warm welcome!

2025 Curriculum Syllabus

Please find the Curriculum Syllabus for reference.

 

Faculty Press Release & Social Posts

If you'd like to let your network know about your upcoming participation at Winter Institute, we invite you to share a press release orsocial postand tag Institute on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram. Graphics and suggested verbiage can be found here.

 

Course Rosters

Direct links to your course rosters can be found below. These will be updated in real-time, so as more attendees register, the rosters will automatically reflect these changes. We recommend you looking at the specific rosters as you prepare, as they will provide insight into the demographic composition of your classes.

Onsite Activities to Note

Schedule of Events

A general Schedule of Events outlines the week. Further description of events can be found in the Orientation Packet. This is a quick snapshot overview of the week.


Faculty Dinner

For those on-site the Tuesday of your site, the Board of Regents plans a dinner for faculty, volunteers, and staff, and you will receive more information on this prior to Institute. Please remember the $75 per diem can cover your meal expenses.

 

Classroom Pictures

Classroom assignments will be made in the month prior to site, and pictures of the classrooms will be provided to assist in final preparations.

 

Volunteer-Faculty Room

Please note on-site that there is a Volunteer-Faculty room you are invited to use for working if you are on-campus but not teaching. The room name will be shared prior to site.

 

Silent Auction

There will be a silent auction throughout the week to raise money for Institute scholarships. All money raised goes to the Regent Scholarship Program, specific to each Institute site. You are invited to participate by either donating or bidding on items, although you are in no way obligated to do so. In the past, some faculty members have appreciated the opportunity to donate their services or a book they've written. 

If you're interested in donating to the silent auction, please fill out the Silent Auction Donation Form.

 

Industry Consultations

The Institute Industry Consultation Program provides the opportunity for attendees to talk on-on-one with a subject matter expert in a confidential setting, discuss issues raised in class in greater depth, or address a professional challenge. Participating in the on-site industry consultations as a facilitator is completely optional for faculty members. If you are interested in participating as a facilitator, please complete this Facilitator Sign-Up. (This form is universal for all sites).