Winter/Spring
2002
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Winter/Spring
2002
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A large number of college and university presidents have expressed interest in participating in one of CIC’s new Presidential Forums, designed to convene several groups of presidents for meetings over the course of a year to discuss professional concerns. Peter Armacost, president emeritus of Eckerd College, is serving as director of the Presidential Forums. More than 200 CIC member presidents have indicated interest in participating in a Forum, each of which will include about a dozen presidents from colleges and universities that are somewhat comparable but are not in direct competition with one another. The Forums, to begin this spring, will be arranged to include people who came to the presidency from different backgrounds, and who, therefore, have different areas of expertise to share. The groups will include some combination of a presentation by a member of an idea, issue, problem, or proposal on which he or she seeks advice; time for members to give a brief update of events on their campuses; and a discussion of some new concept, idea, or program of mutual interest to Forum members. This initiative is one among several new presidential leadership services offered by CIC, including a Panel of Presidential Consultants to advise sitting presidents on issues such as crisis management, financial management, and board relations; a travel grants program to help presidents needing financial assistance to attend CIC events; and a series of regional meetings of presidents and trustees to share information about board development and president-board relations. These presidential leadership services are supported by a grant from The Henry Luce Foundation. Independent |
