Martha Lamkin of the Lumina Foundation for Education spoke about the challenge of educating
low-income students during her plenary address at the CAO/CFO Institute. Clark Hendley of Saint Joseph College (CT) moderated the session.

Conference Coverage:
The Challenge of Educating Low-Income Students • The Challenge of Investing Wisely in Technology • The Challenge of the Marketplace in Academe • Lomax Highlights Challenges Faced by HBCUs • The Challenge of Prioritizing Academic Programs • The Challenge of the Faculty Makeover • Women in the Presidency • 2004 Chief Academic Officer Award
• Legal Issues • Resources

CIC’s 32nd annual Institute for Chief Academic Officers was one of the most well-attended, with 122 CFOs and 294 CAOs and other academic officers. This was CIC’s
first event to bring CAOs and CFOs together to discuss ways of addressing their institutions’ competitive challenges. The meeting, held on October 30-November 2 in San Francisco (CA), was co-sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
      Throughout the conference, speakers explored the theme of Collaborative Leadership: Meeting Competitive Challenges, focusing on critical aspects of the work
of CAOs and CFOs that necessarily bring them together and occasionally into conflict.
      Participants rated the conference highly, with many stating that CIC should host regular conferences for both CAOs and CFOs. In particular, participants said they appreciated opportunities to work intensively with colleagues for sustained periods on issues that are of particular concern to both CAOs and CFOs, such as information technology, enrollment management, facilities planning, using data for decisions, and prioritizing academic program costs.

Catherine Cook and William Miller
of Miller/Cook & Associates, and Stephen Lightcap (right) of Cabrini College (PA) discussed implications of tuition discounting at a morning workshop. Their presentation is available here.

2004 CIC Chief Academic Officer Award

Ann Taylor Green, provost, vice president for academic affairs, and professor of mathematics at Bethune-Cookman College (FL), was presented the 2004 CIC Chief Academic Officer Award during the conference in recognition of contributions to her colleagues at private colleges and universities.

In accepting the award, Green took the opportunity to thank CIC, stating: “It is with a great deal of humility that I accept this award…. Never in my wildest expectations would I have thought that I would ever be considered to receive this prestigious honor…. Allow me to thank CIC on behalf of all the private historically black colleges for the consistent support they have given over the years.... We thank you and know that we are stronger institutions because of our association and collaboration with you.”      During her 14 years of service as CAO of Bethune-Cookman College, Green created a faculty development center, established student exchange programs, created new majors, and improved the quality of students as well as faculty members. She has been an active participant in the CIC Institute for Chief Academic Officers, serving a term on the CAO Task Force, leading sessions at the New CAO Workshop, and facilitating the annual meetings of CAOs of historically black colleges and universities. Through the Salzburg Seminar, she has worked on higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Russia.      The award citation states, in part, “We salute you for your dedicated commitment to addressing both campus and national challenges. Your long service as well as your tireless work on higher education reform internationally earns you the status of 'senior stateswoman' among your peers.”