Annual Report 2006-2007 - The Council of Independent Colleges

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Connecting Leaders (Cont’d) Notre Dame College, OH Miller, president of Miller/Cook & Associates, who spoke about requirements for recruitment and retention. In addition, 51 CAO spouses attended special sessions on issues ranging from working with today’s college students to entertaining campus constituents. Connecting Campus Leaders and Faculty Members Department/Division Chair Workshops—Nearly 250 department and division chairs, representing 117 colleges and universities, participated in the sixth annual series of regional workshops in spring 2007. The focus this year was on “Essential Tools for Leading the Academic Department.” The workshops were held in San Francisco, California (March 30–31); Chapel Hill, North Carolina (May 22–24); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 30–June 1); and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (June 5–7). The workshops, designed to serve both experienced and new chairs, offered opportunities to explore how to conduct strategic planning for programs, handle sensitive communications, assess program costs, practice preventive law, and understand current legal issues for campuses. Speakers included Nancy Alex, senior consultant for assessment and program analysis for The Austen Group; Claudia Beversluis, provost, Calvin College (MI); Virginia Bianco-Mathis, professor in the School of Business and director of human resources graduate programs, Marymount University (VA); John W. Bruton, professor of English and associate dean, School of Arts and Humanities, Ferrum College (VA); Judith Griffith, associate professor of English and department chair, Wartburg College (IA); Colleen A. Hegranes, senior vice president, College of St. Catherine (MN); Kate Sigman Hendricks, deputy university counsel, Duke University; Barbara Hetrick, vice president and dean of the college, Catawba College (NC); Christopher Hogan, principal in the law firm of Moots, Carter and Hogan, LPA (OH); Jane T. Jakoubek, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, Monmouth College (IL); James J. Lakso, provost and vice president for student development, Juniata College (PA); Larry Nuti, college counsel, Saint Mary’s College of California; Kenneth J. Porada, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Dominican University of California; Marianne Schimelfenig, general counsel, Saint Mary’s College of California; Richard J. Sherry, dean of faculty growth and assessment, Bethel University (MN); John C. Spurlock, chair of the humanities division, Seton Hill University (PA); and Michael Williams, president, The Austen Group. Helping Spouses of Presidents and Chief Academic Officers—CIC provides special programming for spouses of presidents and chief academic officers at its two annual meetings. An impressive number of presidential spouses (173) attended CIC’s 2007 Presidents Institute, featuring sessions on the personal and professional interests of presidential spouses. Session topics included the spouse’s role and influence on campus, how tax laws apply to their fundraising efforts, and finding a niche on campus and in the community. In addition, 51 CAO spouses attended the 2006 Institute for Chief Academic Officers. • The Council of Independent Colleges
integrating professionaL and LiBeraL education Report of a Symposium on the Liberal Arts and Business, May 2007 By David C. Paris Promoting High-Quality education The Council of Independent Colleges supports practical, sustainable, and cost-effective ways to raise the quality of education. CIC’s variety of initiatives and programs help bring distinguished visiting fellows to campuses; facilitate business and liberal arts connections; assist in language learning; support graduate studies; strengthen libraries; improve teaching and research in critical fields of study; serve campus leaders in addressing student learning; provide professional development opportunities; and connect campuses with communities, among other purposes. Bringing Distinguished Visiting Fellows to Campuses Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Program—CIC was selected in 2007 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to administer its nationally renowned Visiting Fellows program. The Council formally begins administration of the program in January 2008. The Visiting Fellows program brings distinguished nonacademic visitors to liberal arts colleges and universities for week-long residencies. Created by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in 1973, the program has offered students and faculty members at hundreds of colleges and universities, particularly those with limited access to guest speakers and visiting faculty, opportunities to learn from business and nonprofit executives, diplomats, public officials, and prizewinning journalists, writers, and artists. Over the years, countless CIC institutions have taken advantage of the opportunity to host visiting fellows through this program. Facilitating Business and Liberal Arts Connections, Assisting in Language Learning Business and the Liberal Arts Symposium—For the second time, CIC held a symposium to explore a range of innovative programs that successfully blend professional preparation for business careers and liberal arts education. With support from the James S. Kemper Foundation, CIC initiated the symposium series out of concern that the proportion of students graduating with degrees in the liberal arts continues to decline, while professional programs grow in popularity. Building on the work begun during a 2003 symposium, which brought together ten corporate leaders and ten college and university presidents to address the connections between liberal arts education and professional leadership, faculty members participating in the 2007 symposium shared their best practices and identified programs that might serve as models for other institutions wishing to bring together these often divergent educational paths. The 2007 Business and Liberal Arts Symposium was held May 3–5 in Chicago, Illinois, and included faculty members from Augustana College (IL), Birmingham-Southern College (AL), Bridgewater College (VA), Christian Brothers University (TN), College of St. Catherine (MN), Dominican University (IL), Emory & Henry College (VA), Franklin Pierce University (NH), Hanover College (IN), Hendrix College (AR), Manchester College (IN), Mars Hill College (NC), Oklahoma City University (OK), Ripon College (WI), Shenandoah University (VA), Southwestern University (TX), Sweet Briar College (VA), The College of Idaho (ID), Thomas College (ME), University of Evansville (IN), University of Puget Sound (WA), University of Richmond (VA), University of St. Thomas (TX), and Ursinus College (PA). Business and the LiBeraL arts: In fall 2007, CIC published Business and the Liberal Arts: Integrating Professional and Liberal Education, a report that showcases many of the most innovative programs discussed at the symposium and offers recommendations for action on individual campuses to combine more effectively liberal arts education with preparation for business careers. Network for Effective Language Learning—Seven campus teams participating in CIC’s new Network for Effective Language Learning (NELL) met for the first week-long meeting on July 9–13, 2007, at Drake University (IA) to explore innovative approaches to foreign language learning. CIC initiated NELL to assist small and mid-sized private colleges and universities in improving language learning and offering more languages, especially in critical languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic, to meet the needs of the 21st century student. Schreiner University, TX 2006–2007 Annual Report •
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