Conference Program - CASE

A N N U A LR E P O R TState of CASE District V Report for 2006-2007Dear CASE V Colleagues,It has been a great honor and privilege to serve as chair of theGreat Lakes District of the Council for Advancement and Supportof Education for the past two years. Due to the dedicatedleadership of my predecessors and the exemplary service ofhundreds of volunteers, I inherited a strong district organizationthat not only had resources available to expand services but alsohad the results of a comprehensive membership survey to helpguide that expansion.I am indebted to those many individuals who have given theirtime and talents to help build our professional organization. Theirefforts, coupled with the support we receive from the CASE staffin Washington, D.C., have helped CASE V grow in many waysduring the past two years.The CASE V by Demand mini-conference program is in themidst of its second year of offering in-depth, one-day professionaldevelopment opportunities at a low cost. We have receivedpositive feedback from those who have attended these sessionsalong with interest from many institutions in hosting a workshopor leading a session. Jeff Liebermann, who has been nominatedto serve as chair-elect of the district board, has done a wonderfuljob of developing and executing this program.There also have been numerous advances in communicationincluding more frequent interaction through a new monthlyelectronic newsletter along with an upgrading of the printeddistrict newsletter, and continued growth in our Web presence.Brad Quarberg, Jacob VanScoy and Al Friedman have led thisgrowth and continue to develop creative approaches at improvingthe linkage between our district leaders and the members weserve.This year is also the first time our district has provideddiversity scholarships to assist members of underrepresentedgroups with the costs of attending our conference. Carla Willis,the chair of our Committee on Opportunity and Equity, hasdeveloped and implemented this program. Carla is workingdiligently to expand our COE initiatives beyond their traditionalrealm and engage everyone in these efforts.We are also working to increase our conference offerings fortwo-year colleges and independent K-12 schools. ConferenceChair Catherine McGlinch organized a pre-conference targeted tocommunity colleges, and board member Peter Anagnostos hasworked with Track Chair Kristen Mulvey to add programming forour independent schools. We hope to continue to reach out tothese two areas of our membership and would appreciate yourconference programming suggestions.These items highlight only a small portion of the work yourdistrict board and conference committee have put forth on yourbehalf. I hope that you will join me in recognizing all members ofthe board and conference committee for their efforts. It has beena tremendous blessing for me to be able to work with theseremarkable individuals.I would also like to express sincere appreciation to BrettChambers, who serves as the liaison to all eight CASE districts,and his colleague, Aija Moeller, for their support and assistance.Likewise, the chairs and chairs-elect of the other CASE districtsalso have been an invaluable resource as we worked together toresolve similar challenges.Lastly, our professional association is enormously blessed tohave John Lippincott as its leader. Since John assumed the CASEpresidency, we have witnessed a new era of growth and financialstability. His leadership now spans several continents as CASEhas become a worldwide organization for professionals inadvancement and is only partially represented in these highlights:• Concluded the 2006-07 year with 3,330 institutionalmembers, an all-time high• Conducted 109 in-person CASE conferences and workshopsaround the world serving 17,500 participants• Hosted a record 21 Online Speakers Series programsdelivered to nearly 1,700 sites and as many as 11,500individuals• Expanded diversity initiatives with the launch of the MinorityAdvancement Institute conference and a renewed focus onthe Clarence J. Jupiter Fellowship program• Established ongoing operations for CASE in the Asia-Pacificregion with a new executive director and office in Singapore;continued programming in Africa, Mexico and other areasaround the globe• Assumed a leadership role advocating for the passage of IRArollover legislation, which was signed into law in 2006• Launched a year-long emphasis on ethics in the advancementprofession• Established a working group to review campaign countingguidelines in response to evolution of the profession• Introduced the CASE Management Checklist for AlumniRelations and the CASE Management Checklist forCommunications and Marketing, adding to existing checkliststo help managers conduct internal self-assessments of theiradvancement programs• Enhanced the CASE Network with links to member blogs, newlistservs for system officers and K-12 alumni professionals,an improved search engine, an ASAP member directory, newways to access the information center and other resourcesAs I turn over the district leadership to one of my ownmentors, Barbara Todd from Illinois State University, I am excitedabout the possibilities that exist for CASE V under her abledirection and for CASE overall under John’s expertise. Please letus know how we can continue to assist you in the coming year.Sincerely,Teresa ExlineCASE V District Chair2007 CASE V Conference 26 www.casefive.org