Presidents Institute Brochure

The 2005 Presidents Institute, to be held January 4-7, 2005, at the Marco Island Marriott in Marco Island, FL, will feature sessions that focus on some of the difficult choices that presidents need to make for their institutions. Some sessions will explain the subtle implications of the major forces that are shaping our world, from demographic shifts to globalization to technological developments. Other sessions will share demonstrably effective approaches to marketing and branding, pricing and student aid, fundraising, “making the case” for independent colleges and universities, facilities design and financing, strategic planning, alternative revenue sources, and presidents as moral leaders.

Plenary speakers include:

     Fred Bergsten, executive director of the Institute for International Economics. He will discuss the evolving international economic order and its influences on American independent higher education. He chaired the Competitiveness Policy Council, created by Congress, throughout its existence from 1991 to 1995 and was assistant secretary for international affairs of the U.S. Treasury (1977-81) and assistant for international economic affairs to the National Security Council (1969-71). He is the author, co-author, or editor of 29 books on a wide range of international economic issues.
     Richard Chait, professor of higher education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Chait will propose ways that boards of trustees can share genuine leadership roles at their institutions and will explore what that means for the leadership of presidents and relations between presidents and trustees. These ideas are contained in his new book, Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards (forthcoming in November). A long-time faculty member at the Harvard Institute for Educational Management, he is also the co-author of Improving the Performance of Governing Boards and The Effective Board of Trustees (both 1996).
     Deanna Marcum, associate librarian of the Library of Congress. She will address the implications of today’s “knowledge explosion” for student information literacy, faculty scholarship, and institutional budgets for technology and libraries. She is the former president of the Council on Library and Information Resources and the Commission on Preservation and Access. Earlier, she was dean of the School of Library and Information Science at The Catholic University of America.
     Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie professor of public affairs at Columbia University and former director of the U.S. Census Bureau. His presentation will examine critical demographic shifts—such as urbanization, aging, and the implications of racial and ethnic categorizations for private colleges and universities. Previously he served as the director of the National Opinion Research Center, senior vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and president of the Social Science Research Council. His most recent book is Politics and Science in Census-Taking.

Concurrent sessions (confirmed to date) include:

     Strategic Planning: Workable Approaches, Anne Ponder, president, Colby-Sawyer College (NH) and George Kaludis, chairman and president, Kaludis Consulting—Whether episodic or continuous, planning seems to be growing in importance.
     Critical Issues in President/Board Relations, Douglas Orr, president, Warren Wilson College (NC) and Thomas Flynn, senior advisor and director of President-Trustee Dialogues, CIC—Leaders of both CIC and the Association of Governing Boards seminars for presidents and board chairs, will lead a discussion on topics such as presidential evaluation and committees on trustees.
     Fundraising Essentials for Presidents and Boards, Jerold Panas, executive partner and CEO, Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners—With fundraising as one key outcome, how should presidents think about trustee selection and recruitment?
     Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission, William Frame, president, Augsburg College (MN)—How can presidents discover the fit between their own sense of calling and the mission of the institution they lead?
     Students as Workers: Institutional Cost Savings and Student Development, William Troutt, president, Rhodes College (TN)—What aspects of the “work college” concept might apply to more traditional educational programs?
     Facilities Preservation and Renovation, Nadia Zhiri, principal, Treanor Architects, P.A.—Can buildings that are brought back to life bring life (and dollars) to the campus?
     Data for Decisions: “Key Indicators Tool,” John Ewing, president, Mount Union College (OH); Kenneth Hoyt, president, Centenary College (NJ); and Michael Williams, president, The Austen Group—How are presidents and their senior officers using recently available data from CIC and other sources to enrich campus considerations of major issues?
     The Campus Library: At the Intersection of Campus Transformations, Scott Bennett, senior advisor, CIC and university librarian emeritus, Yale University and Richard Detweiler, distinguished fellow, Council on Library and Information Resources and president emeritus, Hartwick College (NY)—Rapid evolutions in technology, student educational needs, and facilities confront presidents with new decisions about financing, staffing, and administrative structures.
     Making the Case for the Effectiveness of Independent Colleges and Universities, Edwin Welch, president, University of Charleston (WV) and James Day, principal, Hardwick Day—CIC’s recently developed data and messages will provide new resources for presidents.
     Case Studies in the Presidency: A Confidential Seminar, Ann Die Hasselmo, managing director, Academic Search Consultation Service—This limited enrollment discussion features candid conversation about recent actual cases brought by presidents participating in the seminar.

     Immediately prior to the Presidents Institute, CIC will sponsor the New Presidents Workshop on January 3–4, for recently appointed college leaders. Workshop leaders are experienced presidents, and the workshop also affords opportunities for new presidents (and spouses) to meet and share ideas with others who are new to the presidency. Sessions will include “Who We Are,” led by Rosemary Jeffries, RSM, president, Georgian Court University (NJ) and Walter Broadnax, president, Clark Atlanta University (GA); “The Presidency—Striving for Success,” by Jay Lemons, president, Susquehanna University (PA); “Working with the Board,” by William Crouch, president, Georgetown College (KY) and Jacqueline Powers Doud, president, Mount St. Mary’s College (CA); “Financial Fundamentals for the Small College or University,” by Robert Pearce, president, Mount Mercy College (IA); “The President and Development: Fundamentals and Then Some,” by Earl Robinson, president, Lees-McRae College (NC) and Richard Artman, president, Siena Heights University (MI); and “You Got the Job, Now What?” by William T. Luckey, president, Lindsey Wilson College (KY).
     In addition, CIC will sponsor the Presidential Spouses Program, which runs concurrently with the program for presidents and provides opportunities for spouses of presidents to share information and advice. Among the sessions: “Who We Are: Issues of New Presidential Spouses,” led by Karen Robinson, presidential spouse, Lees-McRae College (NC) and Robert Pevitts, presidential spouse, Park University (MO); “Creative Listening for Stress Reduction and Inner Growth,” by Karla M. Kincannon, presidential spouse, Hiwassee College (TN), and author of the forthcoming book, The Pilgrim and the Artist: Finding the Place of Your Own Resurrection; “Raising Your Media IQ” by Laura Wilcox, vice president for communications, CIC and Keith Moore, senior advisor, CIC; and “Entertaining on a Shoe String Without Repetition,” by Dinah Taylor, presidential spouse, Cumberland College (KY).
     Registration materials and additional information about the conference are available here.

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