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 attended a summit sponsored by the Lumina Foundation for Education and the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, "College Costs: Making Opportunity Affordable," on November 2. In mid-December, she will visit the University of Washington-Seattle.

Andrea Leskes, AAC&U vice president for education and quality initiatives, will present a workshop on general education at the University of Michigan-Flint on December 12 and 13.

Caryn McTighe Musil, AAC&U vice president for diversity, equity, and global initiatives, participated in an interdisciplinary research conference sponsored by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and the Civic Education and Engagement Committee of the American Political Science Association on December 1 and 2. The conference was hosted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in Stanford, California. Musil attended the National Advisory Board meeting for the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership at St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, on December 5. She will travel to Strasbourg, France, to represent AAC&U at a planning meeting for the Council of Europe’s 2006 “Responsibility of Higher Education for Democratic Culture” forum and declaration on December 13 and 14.