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AAC&U officers and staff
regularly travel throughout the country, and occasionally
the world, to speak and consult at AAC&U member schools
through seminars, institutes, and workshops as well as in
more informal gatherings. AAC&U staff also regularly speak
on the value of liberal education at various media and public
affairs events. These meetings are an opportunity for the
membership to influence the direction of AAC&U's initiatives.
We look forward to seeing you the next time we are on your
campus.
AAC&U
President Carol Geary Schneider
addressed the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
system on November 4. She spoke about increasing the visibility
and understanding of liberal education and its critical role
in economic, community, and human development.
AAC&U Vice President
for Education and Institutional Renewal Alma Clayton-Pedersen
participated in the Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference
from October 18 to 20 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a panelist
for the session “Beyond Programs and Rhetoric: The Role
of Foundations in Facilitating Real Change in Equity on College
Campuses.” On October 29, she attended the Pathways to
College Network (PCN) Research Advisory Committee Meeting in
Chicago, Illinois, where she discussed ways of improving postsecondary
achievement for underserved students. From October 30 to November
1, she participated in the College Board Forum 2004 and introduced
a three-year plan to translate PCN principles into postsecondary
education practice.
AAC&U
Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Debra
Humphreys presented a plenary address, “Making
Excellence Inclusive in an Era of Greater Expectations,”
at the annual meeting of the Accrediting Board of Engineering
and Technology (ABET) in Nashville, Tennessee on October 28.
On November 13, she and AAC&U
Director of Programs Ross Miller
will present a concurrent session, “Higher Education
Reform, the Common Principles, and Assessments for Accountability,”
at the annual meeting of the Council of Essential Schools
in San Francisco, California.
Elizabeth
Minnich, a senior fellow at AAC&U, represented
the Association at “Making Knowledge: Democracy, Cultural
Partnerships, and the University,” a conference hosted
by the University of Pennsylvania. The conference, which placed
special emphasis on graduate students, was held November 5-7.
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