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NEWS & INFORMATIONCIC NewsCIC Refines PresidentialServicesTwo programs for presidents launched byCIC last year—Presidential Forums andthe Presidents Consulting Service—arebeing refined and enlarged this spring,and each has a new director.Former CIC president Allen P.Splete has taken over as director ofthe Presidents Consulting Service(originally named Panel of PresidentialConsultants). The basic structure of theprogram is unchanged; however, suggestionsfrom consultants and presidentsusing the service last year have promptedseveral refinements. For example,CIC has streamlined the process ofdocumentation, and presidents seekingassistance through the service are beingasked to contact Splete directly. "Theintent is to gain insight into the president'ssituation in order to make appropriatereferral to one of the consultants,"says Splete, who hopes these changeswill increase the number of presidentswho use the Service and simplify itsprocesses. Consultant assistance iscurrently available in three areas:president-board relations, financialmanagement, and crisis management.For questions about the PresidentsConsulting Service, please call AllenSplete at (202) 466-7230 or e-mailasplete@cic.nche.edu.George Houston, president of MountSaint Mary’s College (MD), is the newdirector of Presidential Forums, replacingPeter Armacost, who accepted aposition as president of a university inStaff Spotlight - The Voice of CICKeisha Pearson is CIC’s Receptionist andAdministrative Assistant, aka “The Voice ofCIC.” In addition to answering the phones,sorting and distributing the mail, and greetingguests, she assists in mailings and schedulingthe conference room for use by the manyhigher education associations and CICmember colleges that wish to use it. She assists CIC’s Director ofAdministration with office security and preparedness, purchasing,and maintenance of office equipment.Keisha, who grew up in Queens, New York, has worked at CICsince January 2002. After graduating from the Katherine GibbsSchool with an Executive Assistant certificate, she worked at AOLTime Warner in New York as a Clerk/Administrative Assistant,Operations, for Warner Music International.In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, andspending time with her 13 year-old son and ten year-old daughter.To relax, she crochets, writes a little poetry, and shops.Pakistan. There are now seven activeForums, consisting of small groups ofpresidents from the same region whomeet several times each year to discussprofessional concerns. Four out of theseven Forums have met at least once,and three new Forums are conveningthis spring. Each Forum includes peoplewho came to the presidency from differentbackgrounds and who belong tonon-competing schools. The groups'typical agenda includes a presentationby a member of an idea, issue, problem,or proposal on which he or she seeksadvice, a discussion of a new idea orprogram of mutual interest to thegroup, and an update of events on theircampuses. For questions about thePresidential Forums, contact GeorgeHouston at (202) 466-7230 or e-mailghouston@cic.nche.edu.Staff News and NotesCIC this winter shifted staff responsibilitiesin response to new initiatives thatemerged from the strategic planningprocess, and to reinforce conferencestaffing due to record attendance atCIC’s major conferences and meetings.Laura Wilcox has been named VicePresident for Communications, AlceniaMcIntosh-Peters was promoted fromConference Coordinator to ConferenceManager, and CAPHE AdministrativeAssistant Leslie Rogers will assumeadditional responsibility, working closelywith Alcenia in the planning for andrunning of institutes, conferences, andworkshops.CIC President Richard Ekman spokeat an EDUCAUSE regional meeting inBaltimore in January, and was thekeynote speaker on February 23 atthe annual meeting of the WestVirginia Independent Colleges &Universities.Independent 26 www.cic.eduWinter/Spring 2003
CONNECTING WITH CICCIC ISSUES CALL FOR CAMPUS ARTIn response to a call in summer 2001 for campus artwork, CICreceived scores of electronic photos that rotate on the redesignedwebsite and dozens of beautifully framed images of CIC membercampuses that are now hanging on the walls of the office. With a significantincrease in members since then, CIC is requesting once againthat campuses send images for both the website and the office.For the office walls, framed artwork—with minimum dimensions of12” x 14” and maximum dimensions of 20” x 25”—can be mailed toElizabeth Hamshaw, CIC, One Dupont Circle, Suite 320, Washington,DC 20036.For the website, please send the image via e-mail in tif or jpegformat (no less than 300 dpi) to CIC’s Communications Assistant,Elizabeth Hamshaw, at ehamshaw@cic.nche.edu.Note: If you are unsure whether your campus has already sentartwork to CIC, please contact Ms. Hamshaw at (202) 466-7230 orvia e-mail at the above address.There are several ways to reach CIC.Let us hear from you.Phone: (202) 466-7230Fax: (202) 466-7238E-mail: cic@cic.nche.eduPlease include your name, addressand phone number when sending e-mailto CIC’s general e-mail address.WebsiteCIC’s website—www.cic.edu—is a richresource of information. Visit the site fornews about CIC conferences and programs, todownload CIC publications, and for linksto other sites in higher education.ListservsThrough listservs, CIC links a national networkof people who lead and staff private collegesand universities. The service is free, and all buttwo are restricted to CIC member institutions;the lists for chief academic officers (cicdeanlist)and department chairs (cicchair-list), areopen to nonmember institutions as well.To join the discussion groups, send yourrequest via e-mail to cic@cic.nche.edu. Makesure to include your name, title, and institution.If your request is approved, your namewill be added to the appropriate listserv. Youwill receive an e-mail confirmation.(President’s Desk, cont’d from page 2)debate over public policy—in order todemonstrate effective leadership?Certainly not. For more than a decade,the United States has struggled to copewith a severe shortage of K-12 teachers.Quietly, at least 79 smallerprivate colleges and universities havelaunched so-called alternate teacherpreparation programs, attracting to theteaching profession many talented individualswho would probably have chosenother careers. Few complimentarynewspaper editorials or comments bypublic officials have accompanied theseefforts, as these colleges have persistentlycountered the older practices andpolicies that retard the country’s abilityto train a greater number of new teachers.Some small colleges are contributingsignificantly to the solution of thisnational problem.When students and faculty members,residents of the local community, orofficials of local school systems haveconfidence in the durability and fairnessof the college’s leadership, significantresults can be achieved. Whether thecollege president is charismatic or a“servant leader,” utilizes a “top-down”style or an extreme version of sharedauthority, the best examples of leadershipeffectiveness are the many collegepresidents who have set idealistic goals,have maintained the courage of theirconvictions through the necessarilyquiet and detailed work that follows,and have thereby achieved what theystarted.CICPRES-LIST: Open only to sittingpresidents of CIC member institutions.CICDEAN-LIST: Open to chief academic officers,provosts and those with similar rank fromCIC member and member-eligible institutions.CICSTUAFF-LIST: Open to student affairsofficers and staff at CIC member institutions.CICPR-LIST: Open to public relations officersand staff at CIC member institutions.CICADVANCE-LIST: Open to developmentofficers and staff at CIC member institutions.CICFINANCE-LIST: Open to business officersat CIC member institutions.CICPSPOUSE-LIST: Open to spouses of sittingpresidents of CIC member institutions.CICNET-LIST: Open to those at CIC campusesinterested in discussing issues of informationtechnology, especially campus networking.CICCHAIR-LIST: Open to departmentand division chairs from CIC memberand member-eligible institutions.The Independent is published by:The Council of Independent CollegesOne Dupont Circle, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20036Richard Ekman, PresidentLaura Wilcox, EditorMaxine Morris, Layout/Productionrekman@cic.nche.edulwilcox@cic.nche.edummorris@cic.nche.eduIndependent 27 www.cic.eduWinter/Spring 2003
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