2020 Vision for Higher Education: Innovation, Adaptation, & Collaboration

Posted by on August 05, 2010

The National Association for Consortium Leadership Annual Conference
2020 Vision for Higher Education: Innovation, Adaptation, & Collaboration

Announcing
Association for Consortium Leadership
2010 Annual Conference

September 30 – October 1 & 2, 2010
The Westin Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia
Phone: 757.683.3183
Fax: 757.683.4515
Inquiries email: nicolabelt@aol.com

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of  Education, U.S. Department of  Education
The National Higher Education Agenda and Its Implications for Consortia

As the under secretary of education, Martha Kanter reports to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and oversees policies, programs, and activities related to postsecondary education, vocational and adult education, and federal student aid. From 2003 to 2009, Kanter served as chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the nation. She has also served as a board member or officer in a wide variety of national, state, and local organizations. Kanter holds a doctorate from the University of San Francisco, received her master’s degree from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University.

Jennifer Schuster, Vice President and Senior Consultant, Sibson Consulting –
A Division of Segal
Going “Social” with Your Campus Communications

Social media applications have changed the ways in which people interact and stay connected.  Faculty and staff are using these applications at home…and at work.  As a result, most institutions are considering the various ways they can leverage the technology to reach their workforce.  Jennifer Schuster will illustrate the innovative ways social media is being used in institutional settings. She will discuss and demonstrate specific ways in which social media can be used to support change initiatives, community-wide communication and Human Resources programs.   She will also explore the cultural, policy and implementation considerations involved in adding social media as an internal and external communications channel.

Nicole Smith, Senior Economist, The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Workforce and Education:  Its Impact on the Economy

Nicole Smith will discuss the process of developing a framework for restructuring long-term occupational and educational projections. As part of a team of economists working on a project that maps, projects, and monitors human capital development and career pathways, she will  discuss the economic outlook. The project will result in supply and demand estimates by occupation and industry clusters that present a comprehensive analysis of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for 21st Century competencies.

Adrian Sannier, Vice President of Product Marketing at Pearson eCollege
Looking Ahead in Higher Education

Adrian Sannier, VP for Product Marketing at Pearson eCollege and former Chief Technology Officer for Arizona State University, gives his take on the state of technology in support of education in the shadow of the 20th century.  While information technology has made dramatic changes in nearly every other sphere of human activity, universities have lost the technology leadership position they once held.  Dr. Sannier will outline his strategy for regaining that leadership and discuss the challenges and opportunities that 21st century information technology pose for higher education.

Richard Legon, President, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
Dealing with Your Board: Working with Presidents & Chancellors

Richard (Rick) Legon, will be drawing on his more than 30 years of experience in higher education, his service on two university boards (one public, one private), and his work in over 300 board rooms.  In a candid discussion, Rick Legon will talk about the nature of boards in today’s “new normal” environment for higher education. He will welcome your most challenging questions about board management.

PANEL DISCUSSION

International Collaboration and Global Higher Education
with

Aleta Wenger
Executive Director
International Programs
Claremont McKenna College

and

Susan Bourque
Provost Emeriti of Smith College

As we look to the future of higher education, we see a world in which international competencies are a priority for our graduates, colleges and universities across the world are strengthening their academic profiles and internationalizing their campuses, and U.S. colleges and universities are developing international partnerships and opening campuses across the globe.  This session will look at different types of international collaboration and the role that consortia can play in working with their members to internationalize their campuses and curricula, be it through recruiting international students, developing partnerships with institutions in other countries, supporting travel programs for students and faculty members, or identifying and fostering international research collaborations. Panelists will address collaborative international programs with which they have worked, focusing on best practices, lessons learned and their perspectives on the future.  At this session, attendees are invited to share their initiatives and questions; discussion may turn possible inter-consortial international initiatives.

http://www.acl.odu.edu/conference/index.html