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 will travel to Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, for the April 16 inauguration of President Ronald A. Crutcher, chair of the AAC&U board of directors. She will participate in the inaugural ceremony as a representative of the higher education association community.

AAC&U Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Debra Humphreys will give a speech titled "Diversity in Higher Education: Shifting Attitudes, New Approaches" at Goucher College's Committee of Visitors' Day, April 8.

Bernice Bass de Martinez, senior fellow at AAC&U, will give the keynote address at this year's meeting of the Hawai'i Association of Independent Colleges and Universities on April 22 in Honolulu. The topic of her speech will be "Envisioning the Future through the Mission-driven University."

Andrea Leskes, AAC&U vice president for eductation and quality initiatives, delivered a presentation at a recent conference sponsored by Carleton College and St. Olaf College, "Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges." On April 12 and 13, she will visit Yeshiva University to talk about trends in undergraduate and general education.