Academic Leadership
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21st CENTURY
AGENDA
August 4 – 6, 2009
Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007 - (202) 342-0444
Tuesday, August 4: Sea Catch Restaurant
5:45 p.m. Meet in Lobby of Four Seasons to walk to Sea Catch Restaurant,
1054 31st Street, NW - (202) 337-8855 (from Four Seasons, walk left and stay on M Street. Cross 29th, 30th, Thomas Jefferson, to 31st. Cross 31st street to right side of 31st street and turn left. Restaurant is about 1/4 block down 31st on the right.
6:00 p.m. Working Dinner, White Oak Room, Sea Catch Restaurant
(bring 50 copies of Experiential Plan to distribute to participants)
Wednesday, August 5: Four Seasons Hotel - Salon B – Banquet Level
8:30-9:00 a.m.Breakfast
9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome from AASCU and CIC: The Role of Presidential Associations
Richard Ekman – President, Council of Independent Colleges; former Secretary, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and former Vice President and Dean of the College, Hiram College
Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities; former President, Buffalo State College
9:30-10:15 a.m. Governmental Relations: Local, State, and Federal
Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities; former President, Buffalo State College
Edward M. Elmendorf – Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of State Colleges and Universities; former President, Johnson State College
Sarah Flanagan – Vice President for Governmental Relations, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; former staff for Senator Christopher Dodd
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:00 a.m. A Personal View of the Presidency
Nils Hasselmo – President Emeritus, University of Minnesota;
President Emeritus, Association of American Universities. Read More
11:00 - 12:00 noon Working with Boards: The President’s Role and Responsibilities
Walter D. Chambers – Chair, Board of Directors, American
Academic Leadership Institute; former Chair, Board of Trustees,
College of New Jersey. Read More
Susan Resneck Pierce – President Emerita, University of Puget Sound; former Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lewis & Clark College Read More
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. Athletics: The Institution and the President’s Role
Thomas B. Courtice – President, Academic Search; former President, Ohio Wesleyan University, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Westbrook College
Robert W. Lawless – President Emeritus, University of Tulsa; former President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2:00-3:00 p.m. Enrollment Management: A Critical Issue
R. Stanton Hales – Former President, College of Wooster; former Vice President for Academic Affairs, CollegeWooster Read More
Jessica S. Kozloff – President Emerita, Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania; former, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, State Colleges of Colorado Read More
3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15-4:00 p.m. Working within Systems of Governance
Elaine H. Hairston – Former Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents; former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ohio Board of Regents
John B. Hicks – Secretary Emeritus, Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System; former Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Alabama System
4:00-5:00 p.m. Positioning an Institution: Branding and Marketing
James A. Davis – Former President, Shenandoah University; former Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Ferrum College
John DiBiaggio – President Emeritus, Tufts University; former President, Michigan State University and the University of Connecticut
6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Informal Conversation – Four Seasons Lounge – First Floor
7:00 p.m Dinner – La Chaumiere, 2813 M Street, NW (202) 338-1784
(across the street from the Four Seasons Hotel)
Thursday, August 6: Four Seasons Hotel – Dumbarton Room– Banquet Level
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m. Leadership Lessons from the Presidency
Bruce T. Alton – Former, Managing Director, Academic Search; former President, Rocky Mountain College
Bill Franklin – Former President, Lamar University and Texas A&M University – Kingsville Read More
10:00-10:50 a.m. The President and Effective Alumni Relations Programs, Communications, and Initiatives
Thomas B. Courtice – President, Academic Search; former President, Ohio Wesleyan University, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Westbrook College
Frank G. Pogue - President Emeritus, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Special Programs, State University of New York System Read More
10:50-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00-12:00 p.m.The Year Ahead: Programs, Mentors, and Experiential Components
Ann Die Hasselmo – President, American Academic Leadership Institute; President Emerita, Hendrix College
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. Advancement and Its Key Role in Presidential Success
Roy B. Shilling – President Emeritus, Southwestern University; former President, Hendrix College
Judith B. Ward – Former Executive Associate Director of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Waisman Center; former Vice President for Government Relations, University of Wisconsin System Read More
2:00-3:00 p.m. Preparing to Enter a Presidential Search
Jamie Ferrare – Former President, Academic Search; former Dean, School of Education, Drake University
Patricia T. “Tobie” van der Vorm – Former Chair, Board of Trustees, Wells College; former administrator at American University and Hollins University Read More
3:00 p.m. Adjournment
TBA - Dinner Dine-a-Rounds for Those Who Stay Overnight
