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The 35th Annual National Institute for Chief Academic Officers, with
A Special Invitation to Chief Financial Officers
November 3-6, 2007
Loews
Philadelphia Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
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Vital Investments: Programs, Personnel, and the Purse
To ensure institutional vitality for the 21st century, chief
academic officers (CAOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) have key
roles in determining institutional investments that improve the curriculum
and co-curriculum, add capabilities to the faculty and staff, and build
financial strength. The expertise and vision of these two senior officers
of the institution—frequently collaborative—are essential
to advance a broad range of institutional initiatives: new program development,
assessment of educational outcomes, improvement of existing programs,
reallocation of resources from outmoded offerings, faculty development
and staff training, and cost-saving strategies. “Vital Investments:
Programs, Personnel, and the Purse,” the conference theme, will
provide a framework for CFOs and CAOs to reflect on issues of mutual concern
and to explore topics together in sessions, workshops, discussion groups,
and
informal meetings.
To discuss investments in academic and co-curricular programs,
CFOs and CAOs may participate in sessions on topics such as developing
new academic programs, strategic budgeting, program review, prioritizing
academic programs costs, merging computing and library services, assessment,
and retention.
Investing in personnel will be explored in sessions on diversifying
the faculty, post-tenure review, legal issues, the information flow from
CFOs and CAOs to faculty members, using technology to foster learning,
and
faculty development.
The prudent investment and use of the financial resources of the institution,
the purse, will be considered through topics such as long-term
financial forecasting, tuition discounting, campus planning for learning,
tools for balancing the academic mission and finance, and emerging issues
in data-informed decision-making.
Institutional opportunities for CAO/CFO cooperative efforts will be among
the topics featured. CFOs as well as CAOs will be leading sessions.
In addition to sessions on these issues, the Institute, as is customary,
will provide numerous opportunities for CAOs and CFOs to share ideas and
discuss challenges with colleagues in formal and informal settings.
Who Should Attend?
To address “Vital Investments: Programs, Personnel, and the Purse,”
CIC issues a special invitation this year for chief financial officers
from private colleges and universities to participate with the institution’s
chief academic officer in the 35th annual CIC Institute for Chief Academic
Officers. CFOs are encouraged to attend the conference with their CAO
to foster collaborative work on issues that matter to both leaders.
CAOs may have a title such as provost, vice president for academic affairs,
or academic dean. CFOs may have a title such as vice president for finance,
chief administrative officer, vice president for business affairs, or
financial vice president and treasurer. Many leaders may choose also to
invite deans as well as associate provosts/vice presidents/deans to participate
with them in the program. CIC offers a discounted registration fee for
additional administrators, either the CFO or another academic or financial
administrator, from the same institution.
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 Keynote
Address - Vital Investments: Ensuring a Healthy Future for Independent
Colleges and Universities
Herbert M. Allison, Jr., chairman, president, and chief
executive officer of TIAA-CREF since 2002, will deliver the keynote address.
TIAA-CREF is the largest pension fund in the world and plays a unique
role in investment and retirement planning for American colleges and universities.
His career includes 28 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., where he
last served as president and chief operating officer. During his tenure
there, Allison ran both the Investment Banking and the Corporate and Institutional
Groups and held at various times the role of head of human resources and
chief financial officer. Before joining TIAA-CREF, he held a leadership
role in a start-up academic organization, the Alliance for Lifelong Learning,
Inc., a joint venture of Oxford, Stanford, and Yale Universities, which
built an online learning organization that provided college-level courses
for adults. Allison serves on the advisory board of the Yale School of
Management and the advisory council of the Stanford Graduate School of
Business, and as chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum. In addition,
he served on Governor Pataki’s New York State Commission on Education
Reform.
Vital Investments: Ensuring a Healthy Future
for Independent Colleges and Universities: During this
session, Allison will focus on the challenges faced by chief financial
officers and chief academic officers as a result of the rapidly changing
landscape of American higher education. Increasingly, they must make difficult
choices as they attempt to balance the demands of maintaining their institution’s
financial health with those of fulfilling its mission. Allison will address
the economic, financial, and competitive forces driving institutional
change, the implications for independent colleges and their operating
models, and how institutional leaders might respond most effectively to
ensure the vitality of their institutions in the 21st century.
 Plenary
Session - Life After Assessment: Better Learning, Better Practices
Peter T. Ewell, vice president of the National Center
for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), a research and development
center founded to improve the management effectiveness of colleges and
universities, has been a member of its staff since 1981. Ewell’s
work focuses on assessing institutional effectiveness and the outcomes
of college, and involves both research and direct consulting with institutions
and state systems on collecting and using assessment information in planning,
evaluation, and budgeting. In addition, he has consulted with more than
375 colleges and universities and 24 state systems of higher education
on topics including assessment, program review, enrollment management,
and student retention. He also has been actively involved in NCHEMS work
on longitudinal student databases and other academic management information
tools. Ewell has authored six books and numerous articles on the topic
of improving undergraduate instruction through the assessment of student
outcomes, including The Self-Regarding Institution: Information for
Excellence and Assessing Educational Outcomes, both of which have
been widely cited in the development of campus-based assessment programs.
In 1998 he led the design team for the National Survey of Student Engagement
(NSSE) and he currently chairs its Technical Advisory Panel.
Life After Assessment: Better Learning,
Better Practices: Ewell will discuss current research
and practices in assessing student learning in his plenary session. There
is a real danger in the current post-Spellings Commission accountability
frenzy that faculty members and administrators may get so caught up in
“assessing” that they miss its underlying purpose: improving
teaching and critically examining administrative processes. Ewell will
present some practical ways private colleges and universities have used
assessment to make real improvements in both.
 Plenary
Session - Sustaining Diversity: The Essential Partnership Between Academic
and Financial Leaders
Blenda J. Wilson served as the first president and chief
executive officer of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, one of the largest
foundations in New England and the largest focused exclusively on education.
The Foundation’s mission is to promote accessibility, quality, and
effectiveness of education, especially for underserved populations in
New England, via grant making, research, and policy development. Her career
includes service as president of California State University, Northridge;
chancellor of the University of Michigan, Dearborn; executive director
of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education; vice president, Effective
Sector Management at Independent Sector; and senior associate dean at
the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Wilson’s undergraduate
degree is from Cedar Crest College. She is past chair of the American
Association for Higher Education. A nationally known speaker on higher
education policy, she writes about issues of access, student preparation,
and cost and affordability.
Sustaining Diversity: The Essential Partnership
Between Academic and Financial Leaders: Wilson will focus
on ways of supporting campus diversity in her plenary address. As institutions
serve the educational needs of a more diverse population in an intensely
competitive global economy, independent colleges remain models of excellence
with diversity. That legacy is challenged by pressures and constraints
that require hard choices about the most effective way to advance campus
diversity. The danger, evident already in some institutions, is when excellence
and diversity are perceived as competing priorities in a zero sum game,
rather than complementary values at the center of the mission of higher
education. The leadership imperative, according to Wilson, is for academic
and financial officers in independent colleges to work together, to be
more collaborative, more strategic, and more creative.
 Closing
Plenary Session - Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: The Case for
Redesign
Carol A. Twigg, president and chief executive officer
of the National Center for Academic Transformation, is an internationally
recognized expert in using information technology to transform teaching
and learning in higher education. The Center serves as a resource for
colleges and universities, providing leadership in how effective use of
information technology can improve student learning while reducing instructional
costs. From 1993 to 1998, Twigg served as vice president of Educom (now
EDUCAUSE), a national association of higher education institutions dedicated
to the effective use of information technology. At Educom, she advanced
the need for new models of student-centered, online teaching and learning,
now commonly accepted in higher education. A widely published writer and
a sought-after speaker, she is seen as an authority on a range of topics
including the impact of information and communications technology on restructuring
higher education, the need to improve productivity in higher education,
and the process of engaging college faculty in using instructional technology
effectively. In 1995, Newsweek named Twigg one of the 50 most
influential thinkers in the information revolution, and in 2003, she was
the recipient of the prestigious McGraw Prize in Education.
Improving Learning and Reducing Costs:
The Case for Redesign: Twigg will explore ways of improving
learning while also decreasing instructional costs in the concluding conference
presentation. Colleges and universities are offering thousands of courses
that make significant use of information technology, ostensibly altering
centuries-old methods of teaching and learning. Few of these courses,
however, make significant improvements in either the quality or cost dimensions
of student learning. Instead, they frequently replicate traditional pedagogies
and organizational frameworks rather than taking advantage of IT’s
capabilities to design new learning environments. Twigg will discuss new
models for using technology that improve student learning outcomes while
reducing instructional costs.
 Closing
Plenary Perspectives - Priorities for the Chief Financial Officer
John D. Walda is president and chief executive officer
of the National Association of College and University Business Officers
(NACUBO). Prior to the closing plenary address by Carol Twigg, Walda will
discuss the key issues for CFOs from the perspective of the National Association
of College and University Business Officers and how the association is
assisting CFOs with these concerns.
 Chief
Academic Officer Award
Ferol Schricker Menzel, Vice President of Academic Affairs
and Dean of the Faculty at Wartburg College since 1999, has been selected
as the 2007 CIC Chief Academic Officer Award recipient for her contributions
to her colleagues at private colleges and universities. Menzel has been
instrumental in preparing new chief academic officers for their work at
private colleges and universities; she has served as a co-leader of the
CIC New Chief Academic Officers Workshop for three years and assisted
in creating, as well as presenting, the Workshop for CAOs in their Third
or Fourth Year of Service. She has strengthened CIC institutions by presenting
at the CIC Department Chair Workshops and the Transformation of the College
Library Workshops. Earlier in her career, Menzel served Grand View College
in several roles including Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment
Management and Interim Vice President of Finance. She chairs the advisory
committee of the Faculty Development and Technology Integration Program
at the Iowa College Foundation and is a member of the board of trustees
of The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools.
 Academic
Leadership Award
Terrence Russell, Executive Director of the Association
for Institutional Research (AIR) and Courtesy Professor of Higher Education
and Policy Studies at Florida State University, will receive the 2007
CIC Academic Leadership Award for contributions to academic programs and
leaders at private colleges and universities. Russell has served more
than 175 private colleges and universities through the development and
leadership of the Data and Decisions Workshops since 2002, jointly sponsored
by CIC and AIR. Russell served on a National Academy of Sciences study
panel evaluating the NIH minority research training programs, the Technical
Advisory Committee for the National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty, the
National Advisory Board of the American Council on Education–UCLA
Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), and the Advisory Committee
for the Policy Center for the First Year of College. Before joining AIR
in 1991, Russell was Director of Professional Services and Survey Research
for the American Chemical Society and Visiting Associate Professor of
Sociology at Georgetown University. Earlier, he served as a faculty member
at Illinois Wesleyan, Illinois State, and Northern Kentucky Universities.
He has written about academic-industry relations, ethics and values in
science, the science and technology labor force, and higher education
policy.
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Note: This may change given the needs of speakers and
as additional sessions are created.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., New CAO Workshop
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Workshop for CAOs in their Third or Fourth
Year
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Seminar for Spouses of New CAOs
4:00–4:30 p.m., Mentors Meet New CAOs
4:00–4:30 p.m., Spouses Conference Colleagues Meet
5:00–6:00 p.m., Welcome and Keynote Address—Herbert M. Allison
6:00–8:30 p.m., Welcoming Buffet Dinner
Sunday, November 4, 2007
7:45–8:45 a.m., Catholic Mass
8:00–8:45 a.m., Ecumenical Service
9:00–10:00 a.m., Plenary Session—Peter T. Ewell
10:30 a.m.–Noon, Concurrent Sessions
12:15–1:45 p.m., Women CAO/CFO Discussion Groups and Luncheon
1:00–1:45 p.m., Concurrent Sessions
2:00–3:30 p.m., Concurrent Sessions
4:00–5:30 p.m., Repeated Concurrent Sessions
6:15 p.m., Dine-around Dinners
Monday, November 5, 2007
7:30–8:45 a.m., Breakfast Discussions
9:00–10:00 a.m., 10:15–11:15 a.m., Repeated Concurrent Sessions
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Plenary Session—Blenda J. Wilson
12:30–1:30 p.m., Free Time for Lunch
1:30–5:30 p.m., Optional Excursion—Walking Tour of Philadelphia
1:30–5:30 p.m., Optional Excursion—Art and Architecture Tour
2:00–3:30 p.m., Concurrent Sessions
2:00–5:30 p.m., Workshop: Budget Fundamentals for the CAO
2:00–5:30 p.m., Workshop: Strategic Budgeting
6:30 p.m., Meetings of Associated Organizations
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
7:30–8:45 a.m., Breakfast Discussions
9:00–10:30 a.m., Concurrent Sessions
10:45–11:00 a.m., Closing Plenary Perspectives—John D. Walda
11:00 a.m.–Noon, Closing Plenary Session—Carol A. Twigg
12:30–3:00 p.m., CAO Task Force Meeting
1:30–5:00 p.m., Investing in Students Workshop
1:30–5:00 p.m., Optional Excursion—Winterthur Museum
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Workshops
Workshop for CAOs in their Third or Fourth Year of Service
Saturday, November 3, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Entering the third or fourth year of service, CAOs have mastered the fundamentals
of the role and found a measure of comfort in their work. At this stage,
CAOs will have opportunities to lead, rather than simply to manage. What
are the key questions CAOs should be addressing at this point in their
work? What are effective ways of addressing significant personnel issues
that emerge for any experienced CAO? How will future higher education
trends affect the CAO and the institution? Each participant will be asked
to come prepared to share a specific issue that they have addressed, answering
the following questions: What was the problem? How did I think about it?
What did I do? What happened? What did I learn about leadership? What
insights have I gained? Please pre-register for this event using the conference
registration form, as space is limited. Cost: $48 (covers workshop materials,
lunch, and refreshments)
Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Avila University
Ferol S. Menzel, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Wartburg College
Vernon G. Miles, Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Mark Sargent, Provost, Gordon College
Strategic Budgeting Workshop
Monday, November 5, 2:00–5:30 p.m.
A budget should be a plan with dollar signs. An operating budget is most
effective when it is developed and assessed in the context of the institution’s
strategic plan and long-range financial plan. This workshop will explore
major strategic issues confronting higher education with a focus on the
academic program, including demographics, costs and prices, and revenue
streams. Leading strategic indicators of financial health will be presented.
Linking strategic plans and budgets in an era of continuing retrenchment
and reallocation will be discussed. Teams of CFOs and CAOs are encouraged
to register for the workshop; a single representative from an institution
will also find the program helpful. Please pre-register for this event
using the conference registration form, as space is limited.*
Cost: $30 (covers Strategic Budgeting booklet and refreshments)
Kent John Chabotar, President and Professor
of Political Science, Guilford College, and author of Strategic Finance:
Planning and Budgeting for Boards, Chief Executives, and Finance Officers
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, enrollment
for the strategic budgeting workshop has been filled.
Investing in Students: But in Whom Are We Investing?
Tuesday, November 6, 1:30–5:00 p.m.
The primary purpose of CIC colleges is to develop students. In putting
students first, colleges invest their resources—the faculty, staff,
finances, physical plant—to create campus environments that will
most effectively foster student learning and development. But who are
today’s students? What are their main characteristics? How do campus
programs need to adapt to these students? The workshop will first portray
the major characteristics of today’s students. Then it will review
the major themes of student learning and development. Workshop discussion
will focus on how the developmental stages of students impact the design
of curricular and co-curricular programs that foster student recruitment,
retention, and career planning. Participants will be given time to examine
their own campus programs for potential fostering of holistic student
learning and development. Please pre-register for this event using the
conference registration form, as space is limited. Cost: $50
Larry A. Braskamp, former Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Loyola University Chicago; Senior Scientist, Gallup
Organization; and co-author of Putting Students First: How Colleges
Develop Students Purposefully and The Global Perspectives Inventory
Budget Fundamentals for the CAO Workshop
Monday, November 5, 2:00–5:30 p.m.
CAOs will gain a greater understanding of the budget process as well as
financial statements and reports by participating in this workshop led
by experienced colleagues. Topics will include: the essential elements
and timeline for the budget process, difficulties CAOs encounter in preparing
the budget, effective oversight of the budget process, and working with
department chairs on budget issues. Workshop participants will learn more
about the annual balance sheet and the operating budget of the institution.
Experienced and new CAOs are welcome to attend. Please pre-register for
this free workshop using the conference registration form, as space is
limited.
Robert Charles Graham, Vice President of Academic
Affairs and Professor of Economics, Hanover College
Mark Matson, Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Dean, Milligan College
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2007
Prioritizing Academic Program Costs
How can institutions establish criteria to identify the varying strengths
of academic departments and programs that are central to the mission of
the institution? How do they review revenue streams from undergraduate,
graduate programs, and niche programs? Two institutions with varying approaches
to the recommendations in Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services:
Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance by Robert C.
Dickeson will share their experiences.
William C. Deeds, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of the College, Morningside College
Ronald Piper, Vice President for Finance, Eastern
Mennonite University
Chief Financial Officers Open Mike
Chief financial officers have an opportunity to seek advice from colleagues
on specific issues and to obtain information regarding trends and practices
on private college and university campuses.
Donald W. Mortenson, Vice President for Business
and Planning, Seattle Pacific University
Fostering Student Success in College
According to current research, what institutional conditions, policies,
and practices foster student success? How can chief academic officers
and chief financial officers enable their institutions to improve student
retention and graduation rates? One of the authors of Piecing Together
the Student Success Puzzle will share insights from their work.
Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, National
Survey of Student Engagement Institute for Effective Education Practice
and the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research
Legal Fundamentals for Campus Leaders
The legal framework for decision-making at independent colleges and universities
is the focus of this session. Emphasis will be placed on legal planning
and preventing legal problems. The speaker will provide an introduction
to basic legal issues and discuss procedures for working effectively with
campus attorneys.
Lawrence White, President, Lawrence White Consulting,
and former University Counsel at Georgetown University
Investing in Faculty: What are the Many Happy Returns?
Recruitment, retention, and student success rest on a foundation of excellent
teaching, particularly in private colleges and universities. How can such
institutions support and nurture faculty through well-thought-out faculty
development programs? What are indications of a “pay-off”
for this investment? How can CAOs and CFOs maximize the effectiveness
of such programs and ensure that they lead to effective teaching and learning?
This interactive session will address the key issues that CAOs and CFOs
need to address to build a strong faculty.
Barbara J. Millis, Director of Faculty Development,
University of Nevada, Reno and coauthor of Cooperative Learning for
Higher Education Faculty, Using Simulations to Promote Learning,
and The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach
Laurie B. Hopkins, Provost and Vice President
of Academic Affairs, Columbia College (SC), recipient of the TIAA-CREF
Certificate of Excellence for the college’s meritorious faculty
development program
Emerging Issues in Data-Informed Decision-Making
Increasingly, colleges and universities are called upon to marshal data
to support planning, budgeting, and programmatic initiatives, as well
as report to key constituents such as donors and trustees. Issues emerging
from the five-year-long series of Data and Decisions Workshops—jointly
sponsored by CIC and the Association for Institutional Research—will
be discussed, with implications for the work of CAOs and CFOs.
Mary Ann Coughlin, Institutional Research Consultant
and Professor of Research and Statistics, Springfield College
Terrence Russell, Executive Director, Association
for Institutional Research
Balancing Academics and Finance: CAO, CFO, and FIT
CIC’s Financial Indicators Tool (FIT) can help senior administrators
maintain the right balance between excellence in educational mission and
fiscal discipline by bringing greater objectivity into the discussion.
An institution’s financial health can be measured and monitored
by examining reserves, debt, asset performance, and income from operations.
The FIT tracks these four items, identifying situations when financial
discipline is needed, as well as when programmatic investment is recommended.
Harold V. Hartley III, Vice President for Research
and Evaluation, Council of Independent Colleges
Michael Williams, President, The Austen Group
Transforming Language Learning on Your Campus
CIC’s Network for Effective Language Learning (NELL) can help your
institution to increase its foreign language offerings, generate excitement
for language learning, and empower students to acquire proficiency in
foreign languages in the context of cultural understanding. Participants
will learn about NELL and how to apply to be part of the 2008 or 2009
Networks.
Michael P. Mihalyo, Provost and Dean of Faculty,
Bethany College (WV)
Pete Smith, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs,
University of Texas at Arlington; Facilitator, CIC’s Network for
Effective Language Learning; and language examiner for the Drake University
Language Acquisition Program (DULAP)
Sarah M. Stoycos, Program Officer, Council of
Independent Colleges
Strategies for Cooperative Institutional Work
Since its establishment in 1993, the South Eastern Pennsylvania Consortium
for Higher Education (SEPCHE) has acquired $17 million in grants to support
the joint and individual activities and needs of its eight members (Arcadia,
Cabrini, Chestnut Hill, Gwynedd-Mercy, Holy Family, Immaculata, Neumann,
and Rosemont). With the leadership of the members’ eight presidents,
CAOs, and an executive director, collaboration now includes professional
faculty development, curriculum development, cross registration, sharing
of library and technological resources, information literacy, internationalizing
education, career services, student conferences, and outreach to K-12
teachers of mathematics and science. This presentation will highlight
strategies to apply in cooperative relationships with other institutions.
M. Carroll Isselmann, IHM, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Immaculata University
Denise Wilbur, Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Chief Academic Officers Open Mike
Chief academic officers have an opportunity to ask advice from colleagues
on specific issues and to seek information regarding trends and practices
on private college and university campuses.
Dean de la Motte, Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Salve Regina University
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007
Hot Legal Topics at Private Colleges and Universities
An experienced higher education lawyer will lead an interactive session
exploring the latest legal developments in academic freedom, intellectual
property in the high-technology era, affirmative action, and other subjects.
Participants will have an opportunity to raise topical questions about
legal issues on their campuses.
Lawrence White, President, Lawrence White Consulting,
and former University Counsel at Georgetown University
Accreditation and Accountability
New challenges on campus and on the national scene face institutions as
they move through the accreditation process. Institutions need to attend
to student learning outcomes, institutional performance, information for
the public, the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and the Secretary
of Education’s recommendations for changes, based on her Commission’s
work. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,
deeply engaged in all of these topics, will bring CAOs and CFOs up to
date on key current issues and how the likely increase in the federal
role may affect institutions.
Judith S. Eaton, President, Council for Higher
Education Accreditation
John T. Masterson, Executive Vice President
and Provost, Texas Lutheran University
Creating the Sustainable Campus
A growing number of colleges and universities are exploring ways that
they can both educate the upcoming generation to address issues of global
climate change and also become model sustainable organizations. A number
of presidents have recently signed the Presidents Climate Commitment.
This session will consider specific steps that institutions can take—in
both educational programs and operations—to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts to re-stabilize
the earth’s climate.
Carolyn R. Newton, Academic Vice President and
Provost, Berea College
Sheri J. Tonn, Vice President for Finance and
Operations, Pacific Lutheran University
Every Space a Learning Space: Campus Plans that Work
Emerging trends in campus planning will be presented, drawing on the experiences
of a number of CIC institutions and on National Survey of Student Engagement-related
data that suggest ways in which students and faculty members may see the
learning spaces of a campus differently. Speakers will describe methods
of inquiry and planning along with implementation strategies that can
help to ensure that campus plans remain an enduring and vital element
in the life of learning at our institutions.
Kent Duffy, award-winning design principal at
SRG Partnership in Portland, Oregon, has more than 30 years of experience
and an extensive background in learning environments, science and laboratory
buildings, and campus master planning.
Scott Bennett, a consultant on library space
planning and Senior Advisor for CIC’s successful series of workshops
on information literacy, is the author of Libraries Designed for Learning
(2003) and an ongoing series of published essays on library space planning
since 2005.
Merging Computing and Library Services: Trend or Fad?
Why is the merged organization of such great interest to many colleges’
senior administrators? What challenges do proponents believe a merged
organization addresses? Is the merged organization the only way to meet
those challenges? The session will describe campus experiences in order
to promote audience discussion of these questions.
Linda C. DeMeritt, Dean of the College, Allegheny
College
Thomas Kirk, Chief Information Officer, Earlham
College, and CIC Senior Advisor
Moving to Another Institution as CAO
Many chief academic officers find their vocation in that role and opt
for a long career as CAO, often at more than one institution. How do CAOs
determine whether it is time to move to a new institution? How do they
determine what might be a good institutional fit for them? What do CAOs
need to learn during the interview process? How can a CAO honestly and
effectively apply and interview for a new job when things have not gone
smoothly in the last position? How should CAOs reflect on their time at
the current institution as a preparation for departure?
Jane T. Jakoubek, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of the College, Monmouth College (IL)
Robert Zwier, Provost, Malone College
Philadelphia: The Athens of America
Philadelphia in the age of Benjamin Franklin was renowned as the Athens
of America. Participants will learn about the cultural history of the
city from its Quaker founding through its time as the nation’s capital.
They will explore ideas, art, architecture, and the diverse population
of early America’s largest and most diverse city.
George W. Boudreau, Professor of history and
American studies, Pennsylvania State University–Harrisburg; Commonwealth
Speaker for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council; and author of the forthcoming
Independence: The Official Guide to Independence National Historical
Park
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Engaging Faculty in the Assessment of Student Learning
Faculty participation and support is critical to the success of campus-wide
efforts to assess student learning. As a companion to the Collegiate Learning
Assessment (CLA), the new CLA in the Classroom initiative will help faculty
gauge individual student proficiency in higher order skills such as critical
thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication.
The session will show how one campus is making use
of it.
Marc Chun, Research Scientist, Collegiate Learning
Assessment/Council for Aid to Education
Jonnie G. Guerra, Vice President for Academic
Affairs, Cabrini College
Charlie McCormick, Dean for Academic Affairs,
Cabrini College
Developing New Academic Programs
What are the issues CAOs and CFOs need to consider when a new academic
program is proposed? How do they conduct a feasibility study, explore
trends in curriculum development, plan effective marketing of the new
program, and effectively work with faculty as well as staff members?
Judith Kirkpatrick, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Utica College
Rick Staisloff, Vice President for Finance and
Administration, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
What Drives Your Campus? Using Facilities Performance Metrics
to Increase Your Competitive Advantage
Campuses and facilities are key components in a prospective student’s
decision-making process; however, several national trends are making it
increasingly difficult to service and improve campus physical assets.
What are these national trends driving campus operations and capital expenditures?
This session will feature representatives from two CIC member institutions
who have used innovative performance measurement and benchmarking tools
to understand how they can improve operations, increase customer service
satisfaction, and make sure they receive value for their capital dollars.
Jim Kadamus, Vice President, Sightlines LLC
Karen Leach, Vice President for Finance and
Administration, Hamilton College
Michael Le Roy, Provost, Whitworth College
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The CAO/CFO Institute provides opportunities for formal and informal
meetings of other groups in conjunction with the conference. Meetings
scheduled to date include:
American Benedictine Colleges and Universities Chief Academic
Officers and Chief Financial Officers will meet Monday, November
5, 6:30 p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Diane Fladeland, Vice President
for Academic Affairs, University of Mary
Annapolis Group Chief Academic Officers
Coordinator: Jonathan Green, Dean of the College,
Sweet Briar College
Association of Colleges of Sisters of Saint Joseph Chief Academic
Officers and Chief Financial Officers will meet Monday, November
5, 6:30 p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Sean Peters, CSJ, Executive Director,
Association of Colleges of Sisters of Saint Joseph
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities Chief Academic
Officers and Chief Financial Officers will meet Monday, November
5, 6:30 p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Gary Luhr, Executive Director,
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities
Catholic College and University Chief Academic Officers and Chief
Financial Officers will meet Saturday, November 3, 1:00–3:30
p.m.
Coordinator: Stephany Schlachter, Provost, Lewis
University
Presenter: Richard A. Yanikoski, President and
CEO, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Christian College Consortium Chief Academic Officers and Chief
Financial Officers will begin with dinner Thursday, November
1, 7:00 p.m. and meet Friday, November 2, 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Coordinator: Thomas H. Englund, President, Christian
College Consortium
Church of the Brethren Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial
Officers will meet Saturday, November 3, 3:00 p.m.
Coordinator: James J. Lakso, Provost and Vice
President for Student Development, Juniata College
Concordia University System Chief Academic Officers
Coordinator: E. Gayle Grotjan, Director, Cooperative
Services, Concordia University System
Conference for Mercy Higher Education Chief Academic Officers
and Chief Financial Officers will meet Monday, November 5, 6:30
p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Martin Larrey, Interim Administrator,
Conference for Mercy Higher Education
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities Chief Academic
Officers and Chief Financial Officers will meet Monday, November
5, 6:30 p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Ronald Mahurin, Vice President
for Professional Development and Research, Council for Christian Colleges
& Universities
Lutheran College and University Academic Officers will
meet jointly Friday, November 2 with a plenary presentation and workshops.
Each denomination will also have scheduled times to meet separately. These
meetings conclude at Noon on Saturday, November 3.
Coordinators: Kurt Piepenburg, Chief Academic
Officer, Carthage College; Manfred “Fred” Boos,
Senior Vice President for Academics, Concordia University Chicago; William
Cairo, Vice President of Academics, Concordia University
Wisconsin; Mark Braun, Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs and Dean, Augustana College; Dan Hanson,
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Waldorf College; and ex-officio
members Kurt Krueger, Executive Director, Colleges
& Universities, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and Marilyn
R. Olson, Diaconal Minister, Assistant Director for Colleges
and Universities, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist
Church Chief Academic Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and their spouses
will meet Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and discussion.
Coordinator: Wanda Bigham, Assistant General
Secretary for Schools, Colleges, and Universities, General Board of Higher
Education & Ministry, United Methodist Church
Mennonite Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers
will meet Saturday, November 3, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Marie S. Morris, Vice President
and Undergraduate Academic Dean, Eastern Mennonite University
Missouri Chief Academic Officers will meet Monday, November
5, 12:30 p.m. for lunch and discussion.
Coordinator: Terry Smith, Executive Vice President
and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
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CIC’s Institute for CAOs and CFOs anchors a growing and ever more
important network for chief academic officers and chief financial officers.
Participants will have opportunities to exchange ideas in an informal
atmosphere. The 2007 Institute will include these regular conference features:
Breakfast Discussions—These discussion sessions,
on both Monday and Tuesday mornings, are opportunities to gain practical
advice from colleagues. Topics will be current issues or perennial problems
for chief academic officers or chief student affairs officers. Discussion
leaders will be colleagues experienced with each topic. Suggestions for
topics or of leaders should be directed to Mary Ann Rehnke,
CIC Vice President for Programs, at mrehnke@cic.nche.edu
or (202) 466-7230.
Idea Exchange—Conference participants are encouraged
to share their best programs, policies, and ideas with colleagues. An
area near the conference registration desk will be available for a display
of these materials. To make this exchange a success, Institute participants
are encouraged to bring 75 copies of each item, which should include name,
address, email, and telephone number for easy follow-up after the conference.
Speaker materials will also be available in this area for the benefit
of those who cannot attend a presentation.
Luncheon for Women CAOs and CFOs—Women chief academic
officers and chief financial officers are invited on Sunday, November
4, 12:15–1:45 p.m. to join discussion groups on current issues,
led by colleagues selected for their expertise on the topic. Marna
Boyle, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cardinal Stritch
University, and Julee Sherman, Vice President
for Finance and Administration, Central Methodist University, will coordinate
the luncheon discussions. Suggestions for luncheon topics or offers to
assist with the program should be directed to Marna Boyle at (414) 410-4007
or meboyle@stritch.edu. You may
contact Julee Sherman at (660) 248-6203 or jsherman@centralmethodist.edu.
Please pre-register for this event using the conference registration form.
Cost: $44
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Breakfast for CAOs
and CFOs—All HBCU CAOs and CFOs are invited to discuss
current issues on their campuses and meet with their colleagues at a breakfast
on Monday, November 5, at 7:30 a.m. Dorcas Bowles,
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Clark Atlanta University, will coordinate
the breakfast. Suggestions for topics should be directed to Dorcas Bowles
at (404) 880-8753 or ddbowles@cau.edu.
Dine-around Dinners—To get to know colleagues
from other campuses and to exchange ideas, conference participants may
register on-site for informal dinners on Sunday, November 4, at restaurants
in Philadelphia.
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The Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Chief Financial Officers
offers professional development, consultation services, and opportunities
for spiritual renewal.
Professional Development
Is a College Presidency in Your Future?
This session provides career guidance for CAOs and CFOs considering
the move to a college presidency. What issues should you consider? What
are the pros and cons in making this move? What are search consultants
looking for in prospective presidents? What errors do candidates often
make in the search process? Spouses are welcome.
Marylouise Fennell, RSM, CIC Senior Counsel
and higher education consultant
Consultation Services
Planning for Your Retirement
TIAA-CREF counselors will be available for personal consultations with
CAOs and CFOs for half-hour sessions November 4-6. Register at the CIC
registration desk to
discuss personal financial plans for retirement.
Academic Administration
Participants will discuss topics such as academic, administrative, and
organizational structure; faculty evaluation and professional development;
new faculty recruitment; and other topics of academic administration
with experienced chief academic officers. Register at the CIC registration
desk.
Church Services
Catholic Mass
Catholic CAOs, CFOs, and their spouses are invited to participate in
a Mass led by one of their colleagues. It will be offered Sunday, November
4 at 7:45 a.m.
Ecumenical Service
An ecumenical worship service will be held on Sunday, November 4 at
8:00 a.m.
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CIC offers special programming for CAOs in their first year.
Workshop for New Chief Academic Officers
Saturday, November 3, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
New CAOs will have an opportunity to participate in a workshop led by
experienced colleagues that is designed to meet the needs of those in
their first year of office. Participants are also encouraged to register
for the Budget Fundamentals for the CAO Workshop offered on Monday afternoon.
Please sign up for this workshop using the conference registration form.
Cost: $48 (covers materials, lunch, and refreshments)
Neil George, Executive Vice President and Vice
President for Academic Affairs, Webster University
Michael Marsden, Dean of the College and Academic
Vice President, St. Norbert College
Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, Vice President
for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Agnes Scott College.
Experienced CAOs as Mentors
Saturday, November 3, 4:00-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 4, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
All new CAOs registered for the New CAO Workshop are also invited to participate
in the Mentor Program, consisting of small groups of new CAOs working
with an experienced colleague. Issues raised by the new CAOs will be the
topics of discussion led by the mentors. The initial meeting of Mentors
and new CAOs will occur on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and the discussion sessions
are scheduled for Sunday from 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Christopher W. Kimball, Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs, California Lutheran University
Rita Knuesel, Provost, College of Saint Benedict
and Saint John’s University
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The Spouses Task Force plans programs that are intended to meet the varied
needs of the men and women who fill the role of a CAO’s or CFO’s
spouse on private college and university campuses. Registrants for the
Spouses Program are welcome at all Institute sessions, including the
opening reception, buffet dinner, and continental breakfasts.
Sessions Scheduled at this point include:
New CAO Spouses
A special session for spouses of new CAOs will be led by members of the
Spouses Task Force on Saturday, November 3, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Spouses of experienced CAOs who are attending the conference for the first
time are also invited to this session. If participants wish, the group
will adjourn to an area restaurant for lunch following the seminar.
Anna Kolander, CAO Spouse, Wisconsin Lutheran
College
Len Turkenkopf, CAO Spouse, Mount Saint Mary
College (NY)
Role of the CAO Spouse
The spouse of the chief academic officer often has a career and family
responsibilities in addition to being in the role of CAO spouse. How does
he/she fulfill that role in addition to the other calls on his/her time?
What are the varied ways to serve as CAO spouse? Participants are asked
to prepare for this session by recording a few of their ideas about the
work of a CAO spouse and preparing a few questions about the role.
Mary Lou Entzminger, CAO Spouse, Hendrix College
The Work of the Presidential Spouse
Understanding the role and activities of the presidential spouse is significant
for CAO spouses in order to avoid duplication of effort on campus and
in the community. For some CAO spouses, a greater understanding of the
service of presidential spouses helps them determine if this is a future
role for them.
Patricia Kepple, Presidential Spouse, Juniata
College, and former Chair of the CIC Presidents Spouses Task Force
Open Mike for CAO Spouses
Chief academic officer spouses have an opportunity to ask advice from
colleagues on specific issues and to seek information regarding trends
and practices on private college and university campuses.
Carolyn Caldwell, CAO Spouse, Anderson University
(IN)
Spouses Conference Colleague Program
If you are a spouse attending the Institute for the first time, you may
appreciate an introduction to an experienced participant. CFO and CAO
spouses are welcome to participate in this program. Colleagues will contact
each other before the conference and will meet at the Institute on Saturday,
November 3 at 4:00 p.m., just prior to the keynote address. Institute
participants may request a Conference Colleague by completing the Spouses
Conference Colleague registration form. Past participants are encouraged
to volunteer to serve as Conference Colleagues.
Ann Taddie, CAO Spouse and Conference Colleague
Coordinator, University of the Ozarks, may be contacted at (479) 754-7998
or taddie_daniel@yahoo.com.
Prince Albert Club
Male CAO and CFO spouses meet for lunch and informal discussion on Sunday,
November 4, 12:15–1:45 p.m. To suggest discussion topics, please
contact Ken Lenoir, CAO Spouse, McMurry University,
at (325) 695-0674 or kenlenoir@yahoo.com.
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Walking Tour of Philadelphia*
Monday, November 5, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
$25 per person
This walking tour visits the actual sites of the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia where the United States Government was formed in the summer
of 1787. These sites have been referred to as “The Miracle at Philadelphia.”
The tour begins in Independence Hall (the colonial State House of Pennsylvania),
located about five city blocks from the hotel where the delegates from
12 states gathered to write the Articles of Confederation. The tour continues
to the West Wing to see the Philip Syng inkstand used to sign the document
as well as George Washington’s working copy of the constitution.
It then continues on to Congress Hall where the framework was put to the
test while the Federal Government was meeting in Philadelphia from 1790–1800.
The final stop will be the National Constitution Center to learn more
about this “Miracle at Philadelphia.” This tour includes a
visit to the grave of Benjamin Franklin.
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, enrollment
for the walking tour has been filled.
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Winterthur Museum and Gardens
Tuesday, November 6, 1:30–5:00 p.m.
$47 per person
Winterthur Museum and Gardens is located in the Brandywine Valley, an
historically important and beautiful area due to the Brandywine River’s
descent. Early landscape painters and illustrators gathered here for inspiration;
the Continental Army gathered here to protect the capital city, Philadelphia;
and colonial mill owners gathered here for the advantage of the convenient
water power. The tour will include commentary on the history of the du
Pont family and its legacy, the Wyeth family, and the events and strategy
of the September 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine. The tour goes into “Chateaux
Country,” as northern Delaware is often designated, to Winterthur
Museum and Garden. Originally built as the home of Evelina du Pont and
James Bidermann, Winterthur served as home to five generations of du Ponts.
The last du Pont to live on the estate was Henry Francis du Pont who has
amassed the finest collection of approximately 89,000 pieces of American
antique furniture and decorative arts in the country. Enjoy the “Elegant
Entertaining” tour which highlights the collection that concentrates
on pieces made between 1640 and 1840, then a narrated tram ride through
the magnificent gardens. There will be time to visit the Winterthur gift
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Art and Architecture Tour of Philadelphia
Monday, November 5, 1:30–5:30 p.m.
$36 per person
This tour will highlight the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts—the
Rafael Vinoly masterpiece and new home of the Philadelphia Orchestra with
its 150-foot arched glass roof covering two music venues—Verizon
Hall and the Perelman Theater. The Roof Garden atop of the Perelman Theatre
offers views of the cityscape. Participants will then visit Georgian and
Federal classics in the historic area as well as fine examples of Greek
revival architecture such as the Second Bank of the United States and
the Merchants Exchange, as well as Victorian Gothic, French Renaissance,
Modern, and more sites. Then the group will move to City Hall for a tour
of the largest municipal building in the United States, including such
rooms as the Mayor’s Reception Room, Conversation Hall, and the
Council. The tour will conclude with a drive along the “Champs Elysées
of America,” the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where there are many
examples of public art. The tour also passes architectural treasures of
the city such as the “Parthenon on the Parkway”—the
Philadelphia Museum of Art—and the High Victorian Furness classic,
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Other highlights will be Eastern
State Penitentiary; the Fairmount Water Works; One Liberty Place; the
Curtis Publishing Building to see the 15-by-50-foot glass mosaic mural,
The Dream Garden, based on a Maxfield Parrish painting and executed by
Louis C. Tiffany studios in 1916; Society Hill Towers and Commerce Square
(I.M. Pei); and the Cira Center, the newest addition to the Philadelphia
skyline.
The Best of Philadelphia:
The Betsy Ross House
Betsy Ross, who made a living as a furniture upholsterer, rented the 1740
home, and the tiny rooms and tight staircases give a good portrayal of
a working class woman’s life in colonial America. Her workroom,
two bedrooms, and kitchen are all included in a self-guided tour. An exhibit
area in the house’s extensive gift shop displays family treasures
including her family bible, snuff box, and other artifacts while a new
audio program allows visitors to take a guided tour of the house at their
own pace. Betsy Ross is buried beneath the giant elm and sycamore trees
that shade the courtyard.
Franklin Institute Science Museum
A 30-foot statue of Benjamin Franklin overlooks the scientific interactive
displays at this fascinating and intriguing local favorite. This unique
museum houses the world’s largest artificial heart and biggest pinball
machine. There is a planetarium and Omniverse, which features a 79-foot
domed screen with more than 50 high-tech speakers.
Independence Hall
After the Revolutionary War, the fledgling nation was in chaos and bordering
on collapse. Each state had its own monetary system and trade laws. There
was no centralized system of defense. Yet many were wary of a strong central
government. Debates were bitter but the checks and balances provided by
three branches of government alleviated concerns. In 1787, the United
States Constitution was adopted in this colonial state house.
Institute of Contemporary Art
The ICA has led the way with the first-ever museum shows of Warhol, Laurie
Anderson, Agnes Martin, Robert Indiana, and other influential artists.
The wide-open spaces and ultra-high ceilings of its building on the University
of Pennsylvania campus, opened in 1990, allow plenty of room for artists
to experiment with multimedia installations that climb, hang, or scatter
through the galleries.
The Liberty Bell Center
The Liberty Bell has a new home, and it is as powerful and dramatic as
the Bell itself. Throughout the expansive, light-filled Center, larger-than-life
historic documents and graphic images explore the facts and the myths
surrounding the Bell. X-rays give an insider’s view of the Bell’s
crack and inner-workings. In quiet alcoves, a short History Channel film
traces how abolitionists, suffragists, and other groups adopted the Bell
as a symbol of freedom.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
This museum offers a stellar collection of artists such as Van Gogh, Monet,
Pissarro, Picasso, and Rodin. Surrealist art is well represented by Dali,
de Chirico, Max Ernst, and Magritte, with pre-modernist work from the
likes of Canaletto and Guardi. Numerous theme rooms display international
art and artifacts, including Thomas Eakins’ “Collection in
the Country” furniture.
Reading Terminal Market
First opened in 1892, the Reading Terminal Market is a great place for
lunch or a snack. Several restaurants serve a full sit-down meal, but
if your appetite desires something lighter, there are numerous bakeries,
sandwich shops, and organic produce vendors, as well as a beer garden.
If shopping is your thing, you’ll love the market—books, specialty
foods, Pennsylvania Dutch products, Irish gifts, plants, and house wares
are among the items on offer.
United States Mint
Even though the United States capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington,
DC in 1800, the manufacture of coins and medals has remained primarily
in Philadelphia for the past two centuries. Visitors get to watch operations
on the mint floor—from high above and behind protective glass. Interactive
displays depict the many presidential and honorary commemoratives designed
and made.
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All program sessions of the CAO/CFO Institute will be held at the Loews
Philadelphia Hotel. CIC has reserved additional sleeping rooms
at a second hotel, the Hampton Inn Philadelphia-Center City Hotel. See
below under "Additional Hotel Information."
Loews
Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 627-1200
Fax: (215) 231-7205
Hotel Reservations Deadline: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Room Rate: $173 single/$183 double
(This rate is available from October 28–November 11, 2007).
Reservations can be made by calling (215) 627-1200.
When making reservations, please state that you are with the Council of
Independent Colleges CAO/CFO Institute to receive the discounted conference
rate. Reservations made after the deadline cannot be guaranteed at the
conference rate and will be accommodated on a space-available basis.
The Loews Philadelphia Hotel is a 581-guest room luxury property located
in the historic Philadelphia Saving Fund Society building with magnificent
views of the Philadelphia skyline. Approximately ten miles from Philadelphia
International Airport, the hotel is also close to local attractions including
the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Liberty Bell, Kimmel Center for the
Performing Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Zoo.
Guest rooms feature fax machines, printers, three telephones, T1 Internet
lines, and data ports. Wireless internet service is available only in
the hotel lobby and lounge areas. The hotel is approximately 10 minutes
away from the 30th Street Amtrak Station.
Valet parking is $34 per day with in and out privileges. Other parking
rates are: up to 2 hours–$14; 2-6 hours–$20; and 6-24 hours–$34.
Self-parking is available directly across the street from the hotel.
Additional Hotel Information
CIC has reserved additional rooms at the Hampton Inn Philadelphia-Center
City Hotel. This hotel features 250 guestrooms filled with amenities,
and is located adjacent to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, approximately
three blocks from the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The CIC room rate is $139
single/double and the reservation deadline date is Monday,
October 8, 2007. To make reservations, please contact the Hampton
Inn directly, and indicate that you are part of the Council of Independent
Colleges CAO/CFO Institute.
Hampton
Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center
1301 Race Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
Phone: (215) 665-9100
Fax: (215) 665-9200
Driving Directions to Loews Philadelphia Hotel
I-95 from the North (Trenton, Betsy Ross Bridge):
- Follow 95 South to exit 22 (Central Philadelphia)
- Follow signs for 676 West
- Continue on 676 to the Broad Street exit
- Make first left onto Vine Street
- Follow Vine to third light (12th Street) and make a right
- Pass the Convention Center
- Cross Market Street
- Entrance and valet parking on right-hand side
I-95 from the South (Delaware, Maryland, Philadelphia International
Airport):
- Follow 95 North to exit 22 (Central Philadelphia)
- Follow signs for 676 West
- Continue on 676 to the Broad Street exit
- Continue onto 15th Street
- Follow 15th Street through seven traffic lights (City Hall on left)
- Continue around City Hall
- Make right onto Market Street
- Drive to 12th Street (Loews Hotel is on the right)
- Make right onto 12th Street
- Entrance and valet parking on right-hand side
From the NJ Turnpike (New York) and Ben Franklin Bridge (Cherry Hill,
NJ):
- Follow New Jersey turnpike South to exit 4 (Camden/Philadelphia)
- Follow 73 North to 38 West to 30 West
- Follow signs for Ben Franklin Bridge
- Staying in center lane, follow signs for Vine Street/local traffic
- Follow Vine Street to 12th Street
- Turn Left onto 12th Street
- Continue approximately four blocks
- Pass Convention Center
- Cross Market Street
- Entrance and valet parking on right-hand side
From 76 East:
- Follow 76 East to exit 344 (676 East)
- Continue on 676 to the Broad Street exit
- Follow signs for Vine Street/local traffic
- Continue on Vine to the third light (12th Street)
- Turn right onto 12th Street
- Pass Convention Center
- Cross Market Street
- Entrance and valet parking on right-hand side
Shuttle and Taxi Information
Lady Liberty Shuttle Service is available to and from the Philadelphia
International Airport for $10 per person one-way. The shuttle leaves the
hotel every 20 and 45 minutes on the hour. Advance reservations are not
needed. Courtesy phones at the airport connect directly to their service,
at which time reservations can be made.
Airport taxi cabs are $26.25 flat rate to and from the hotel and run
frequently. Cabs are also available from the 30th Street Amtrak Station
and readily available for approximately $10 to the hotel.
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Please note that CIC requires full payment by check at the time of registration,
and registration confirmation will be sent only upon receipt of payment.
CIC does not accept credit card payment. If you have questions, please
contact Leslie Rogers at lrogers@cic.nche.edu.
Refunds of the registration fee (less a $50 processing fee) will be given
for cancellations received, in writing, no later than October 17, 2007.
Refund requests received between October 13 and October 26 will incur
a charge equal to 25 percent of the total registration fee. No refunds
will be issued after October 26, 2007. All refunds will be paid after
the meeting. Please send cancellation requests, in writing, to the attention
of Leslie Rogers, CIC Conference Coordinator, by fax at (202) 466-7238
or email at lrogers@cic.nche.edu.
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