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CIC
this fall launched three new initiatives aimed at strengthening presidential
leadership and effectiveness and announced the selection of chairs for
each initiative. A September 6 planning meeting at CIC's offices in
Washington, DC was convened to help set priorities and develop timelines
for each program. Detailed information about each initiative will be
available in December.
The
presidential leadership development initiatives are funded primarily
by The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. with a two-year, $200,000 grant.
Below is a description of program activities:
Charles
Warren, president emeritus of Lynchburg College (VA), has agreed
to chair a panel of consultants; Peter Armacost, president emeritus
of Eckerd College (FL), was named chair of a program of presidential
forums; and Cordell Wynn, president emeritus of Stillman College
(AL), has agreed to head up a program of travel grants.
Panel of Consultants
Recently retired college and university presidents will comprise the
panel of consultants and will advise sitting presidents on such issues
as financial management, president/board relations, and crisis management.
Warren is currently seeking suitable individuals to serve as consultants
and is putting together a set of materials that describe the program,
which will be sent shortly to CIC presidents.
Presidential
Forums
The presidential forums program chaired by Armacost will enable presidents
to join an ongoing group of presidents who can share problems and solutions
on a wide range of issues. Each forum will include approximately 12
presidents from institutions that are comparable but not in competition
with one another. The goal for each forum, most of which are expected
to take place at convenient metropolitan locations, is to provide assistance
to its members and create an atmosphere of support. The first forum
is expected to be held in January 2002. Ideally, presidents will bring
different backgrounds and areas of expertise to share with the group;
the shape of each forum will be determined largely by its individual
members. Detailed materials will be sent to all CIC presidents.
Travel Grants
The travel grants program will provide an expanded number of travel
awards to leaders of member institutions in need of financial assistance,
to make possible their full participation in CIC events, including the
Presidents Institute and Chief Academic Officers Institute. As chair
of the travel subsidies program, Wynn also will head a committee that
will be responsible for considering requests for the grants and making
final selections.
CIC
Offers Technical Assistance to Grant Program Applicants
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) announces a new program designed
to assist independent colleges and universities involved in community
engagement activities. The program will provide technical assistance
to 100 institutions that submitted a proposal to the Engaging Communities
and Campuses grant program, but were not funded.
More than half of the institutions that applied
to the program indicated their intent to pursue the activities outlined
in their proposals. CAPHE Executive Director Michelle Gilliard said
this commitment on the part of the colleges and universities led to
the development of a program for all 100 applicant institutions to provide
assistance from a corps of field consultants.
Detailed information outlining the technical
assistance program has been sent to the presidents of the 100 applicant
institutions. For further information, please contact CAPHE Associate
Director Jacqueline Skinner at (202) 466-7230 or jskinner@cic.nche.edu.
Council
Inaugurates Library Initiative
A new library initiative to help liberal arts colleges maintain first-rate
libraries was launched by CIC in September. The initiative, "Technological
Change and the Transformation of the Liberal Arts College Library,"
will offer solutions for libraries on purchasing and using information
technology in ways that will maximize student learning.
The initiative is funded by a $75,000 planning
grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Scott Bennett,
University Librarian Emeritus of Yale University and Rita Gulstad, Dean
of Extended Studies and Learning Resources at Central Methodist College
(MO), have assumed co-leadership of the project. CIC senior staff and
the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) will assist
throughout the project.
In announcing the program, CIC President Richard
Ekman said, "The IT world is rapidly changing, and small college
libraries face many difficulties in keeping up with the changes. What
CIC hopes to do is establish sustained collaborative relationships among
small and medium-sized institutions and one or more university research
libraries."
Following a survey of chief academic officers
and other campus administrators this winter, a pilot workshop will be
held in fall 2002 to bring together teams of institutional leaders from
liberal arts colleges and universities. Teams could include a chief
academic officer, a library director, and a faculty leader.
Independent
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Last updated: November 26, 2001
Copyright © 2001 The Council of Independent Colleges
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