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Preliminary Institute for Chief Academic Officers Schedule

November 2-5, 2002, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Note: This may change given the needs of speakers and as additional sessions are created.

Saturday, November 2

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

New CAO Workshop

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Mennonite CAOs Meeting

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

New Spouses Seminar

1:00 p.m

Catholic College CAO Meeting

3:00 p.m.

CAO Task Force Meeting

3:30 p.m.

CAO Spouses Task Force Meeting

4:00 p.m.

Mentors Meet New CAOs

4:00 p.m.

Conference Colleagues Meet

4:30 p.m.



Opening Keynote - "The Changing Culture of Our Country: Implications for Private Higher Education", Richard Rodriguez, author and public television essayist

5:45 p.m. Welcoming Buffet Dinner and Hospitality

 

Sunday, November 3

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Ecumenical Church Service
Mass
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.




Plenary Speaker - Martha Craven Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Follow-up Session with Martha Nussbaum
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Follow-up Session with
Richard Rodriguez
Is a College Presidency in Your Future? - Marylouise Fennell, RSM, CIC Senior Counsel
Exemplary Undergraduate Science Programs - W.H. Bearce, CIC Senior Advisor; James Barnes, Provost and Executive Vice President, Bethel College (MN), and Joel Carpenter, Provost, Calvin College
Academic Restructuring - Kim S. Phipps, Provost, Messiah College, and Randall G. Basinger, Dean of Curriculum, Messiah College
12:15 - 2:00 p.m. Women CAO Luncheon
2:15 - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Secrets of Successful Collaborations - Michelle Gilliard, Executive Director of CIC's Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher Education, and chief academic officers at Collaborative Ventures institutions
Adjunct Faculty Members at Student-Centered Campuses - Stephen R. Baar, Academic Vice President, Westminster College (UT), and Marie Joan Harris, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Avila College
Transforming the Library - Scott Bennett, University Librarian Emeritus, Yale University, and CIC Senior Advisor, and Rita Gulstad, Dean of Extended Studies and Learning Resources, Central Methodist College, and CIC Senior Advisor
What is the Future of the Liberal Arts? - Mauri A. Ditzler, Dean of the Faculty, Wabash College, and John Churchill, Secretary (chief executive officer), Phi Beta Kappa, and former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Hendrix College
Accreditation Agencies and Quality Assurance - Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Claudia Jones, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Paine College
Working With Department/
Division Chairs
- Michael A. Grajek, Vice President and Dean of the College, Hiram College, and Susan D. Gotsch, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Hartwick College
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 - 5:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Introduction to Legal Issues
for CAOs
- Philip Moots, President, Moots, Cope and Stanton, a private law practice specializing in legal problems of colleges and universities and employment law
Secrets of Successful Collaborations - Michelle Gilliard, Executive Director of CIC's Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher Education, and chief academic officers at Collaborative Ventures institutions
Adjunct Faculty Members at Student-Centered Campuses - Stephen R. Baar, Academic Vice President, Westminster College (UT), and Marie Joan Harris, Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Avila College
What is the Future of the Liberal Arts? - Mauri A. Ditzler, Dean of the Faculty, Wabash College, and John Churchill, Secretary (chief executive officer), Phi Beta Kappa, and former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Hendrix College
Accreditation Agencies and Quality Assurance - Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Claudia Jones, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Paine College
Working With Department/
Division Chairs
- Michael A. Grajek, Vice President and Dean of the College, Hiram College, and Susan D. Gotsch, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Hartwick College
6:30 p.m. Dine Around Dinners

 

Monday, November 4

7:15 a.m.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Breakfast
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Discussion Groups
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Religion on Campus - Amanda Porterfield, Professor of Religious Studies, the University of Wyoming, and co-author of Religion on Campus, and Victor Kazanjian, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Wellesley College
National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity - Michael F. Middaugh, Director, Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity, and author of Understanding Faculty Productivity: Standards and Benchmarks for Colleges and Universities, and Patricia A. Matthews, I.H.M., Vice President for Academic Affairs, Marywood University
The Cultures of New Mexico - Adrian Bustamante, specialist in Southwest studies and retired faculty member, Ft. Lewis College
Meditation for Busy People - Mary Ann Rehnke, Vice President for Annual Programs, CIC, and author of The Guide to Spiritual Retreats in the Washington, D.C. Area
Legal Topics for CAOs - Philip Moots, President, Moots, Cope and Stanton, a private law practice specializing in legal problems of colleges and universities and employment law
The Board of Trustees and the Chief Academic Officer - Susan Whealler Johnston, Director, Independent Sector Programs, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and Jonnie G. Guerra, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cabrini College
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Religion on Campus - Amanda Porterfield, Professor of Religious Studies, the University of Wyoming, and co-author of Religion on Campus, and Victor Kazanjian, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Wellesley College
National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity - Michael F. Middaugh, Director, Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity, and author of Understanding Faculty Productivity: Standards and Benchmarks for Colleges and Universities, and Patricia A. Matthews, I.H.M., Vice President for Academic Affairs, Marywood University
The Cultures of New Mexico - Adrian Bustamante, specialist in Southwest studies and retired faculty member, Ft. Lewis College
Legal Topics for CAOs - Philip Moots, President, Moots, Cope and Stanton, a private law practice specializing in legal problems of colleges and universities and employment law
The Board of Trustees and the Chief Academic Officer - Susan Whealler Johnston, Director, Independent Sector Programs, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and Jonnie G. Guerra, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cabrini College
10:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.











Making Concrete the Institutional Mission of Civic Engagement - Mark Langseth, Executive Director, Minnesota Campus Compact and co-editor of a forthcoming book for CAOs on the theory, practice, and relevance of civic engagement to larger institutional priorities; and Christopher W. Kimball, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Augsburg College
12:00 - 1:45 p.m. Box Lunch Sessions/Discussions

Making Concrete the Institutional Mission of Civic Engagement (Continued)

Best Practices in Using the Teacher Education Accreditation Council - Wayne Markert, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hollins University, and John Masterson, Executive Vice President and Provost, Texas Lutheran University
Library Project - Scott Bennett, University Librarian Emeritus, Yale University, and CIC Senior Advisor, and Rita Gulstad, Dean of Extended Studies and Learning Resources, Central Methodist College, and CIC Senior Advisor
Religion on Campus - Victor Kazanjian, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Wellesley College
Faculty Productivity - Carl Caldwell, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Anderson University
Human Rights and Student Learning - Thomas J. Wyly, Chief Higher Education Officer, International Foundation for Education and Self-Help
2:00 p.m. Optional Trips
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.






Conflict Resolution Workshop - Interpersonal Conflict and the CAO - Selena Sermeno, faculty member, Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict, United World College of the West, and Antioch University
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.




Human Rights and Student Learning - Thomas J. Wyly, Chief Higher Education Officer, International Foundation for Education and Self-Help
5:15 p.m.


Association of Colleges of Sisters of Saint Joseph CAOs Meeting and Dinner
6:30 p.m. Optional Dine Around Dinners
6:45 p.m. Council for Christian Colleges & Universities CAOs Dinner
United Methodist CAOs Dinner

 

Tuesday, November 5

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Appalachian Colleges Association Breakfast Meeting
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Tuition Discounting Models - Robert E. Martin, Ewing T. Boles Professor of Economics, Centre College, and author of "Tuition Discounting: Theory and Evidence" in Economics of Education Review
Using National Survey of Student Engagement Data - Laurie Boyle Hopkins, Provost, Columbia College (SC)
Recruiting New Faculty Members - Tammy Reid, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Whitworth College, and David Brailow, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Franklin College
International Education and the Role of the Chief Academic Officer - Jane R. Spalding, Director of U.S. UMAP (University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific), an international student exchange organization, and Director of the Japan Portfolio at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for East Asian Studies.
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.









Closing Plenary: Stages in the Lives of Chief Academic Officers - Kim Luckes, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, St. Augustine's College; Margaret A. Malmberg, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, University of Charleston; and Stephen H. Good, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Drury University
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


















Post-Institute Workshop: Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services - Robert C. Dickeson, Senior Vice President for Higher Education Policy, Research, and Evaluation, Lumina Foundation, President Emeritus, University of Northern Colorado, consultant, and author of Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance; Clark Hendley, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saint Joseph College; William Julian, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Lindsey Wilson College; and Suzanne Buckley, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Franklin Pierce College
11:45 a.m. Optional Trip
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. CAO Task Force Meeting


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