2010 Greater Expectations Institute
Leadership to Make Excellence Inclusive
June 15-19, 2010 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN
Institute Faculty
Institute participants will work with nationally
recognized scholars and practitioners in the areas of
institutional renewal; campus capacity building; leadership development; and
student inclusion, engagement, and high achievement. Each team is assigned
an Institute faculty liaison who will mentor team members throughout the
Institute. In addition, team consultations provide multiple opportunities for
teams to work with all Institute faculty members to examine their goals and
build their capacity to broaden, deepen, and sustain educational change efforts.
Susan Albertine, senior director for LEAP State Initiatives, AAC&U
Areas of Expertise: general education; assessment; institutional planning and leadership; P-16; state system and campus collaboration; student engagement, inclusion, and success
Alma R. Clayton-Pedersen, vice president for education and institutional renewal, AAC&U
Areas of expertise: policy development and program
evaluation; organizational learning;
intra- and inter-organizational collaboration;
diversity as an educational
resource; student readiness, recruitment,
retention, and success
Gail G. Evans, dean for undergraduate studies, San Francisco State University Areas of expertise: implementing and sustaining campus
projects; curricular re-visioning, including
general education; writing across the
curriculum; integrative learning; assessment,
including the use of e-portfolios;
academic affairs/student affairs collaboration;
first-year experience programs
L. Dee Fink, national consultant in higher education, former president of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, and founder of the Instructional Development Program, University of Oklahoma
Areas of expertise: institutional efforts to
promote better teaching and learning
across campus; faculty development;
pedagogy; designing courses for
significant learning; evaluating college
teaching
Ashley Finley, program director of assessment for learning, AAC&U
Areas of expertise: gender and social
stratification; sociology of education;
program implementation and evaluation;
quantitative methods
Patricia Iannuzzi, dean of university libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Areas of expertise: information
literacy; research-based learning;
faculty development; collaboration,
organization culture shift; the educational
role of libraries
Christine N. Navia, equity and diversity planner, University of Wisconsin System Administration
Areas of expertise: leadership in
creating and maintaining policies and
procedures that help to achieve strategic
plans and the goals of race and ethnic diversity activities
Carol Geary Schneider, president, AAC&U
Areas of expertise: student learning outcomes; goals
across the curriculum; redefining liberal
education for today’s students; general
education; curriculum change; high-impact
teaching and learning practices;
curriculum-embedded assessments
Sherwood E. Smith, director, Center for Cultural Pluralism and lecturer, department of integrated professional studies, University of Vermont
Areas of expertise: multicultural competency,
cultural and gender identity, the African
American experience in education;
professional development for faculty and staff; and research and teaching in
education and human development
Hazel Symonette, senior policy and program development specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of Human Resource Development and the Office of the Dean of Students
Areas of expertise: educational assessment
and evaluation; diversity and
inclusive excellence; organizational development;
improving campus climate;
faculty/staff development; cultivating
ethical leadership and social justice
Ronald Williams, vice president, The
College Board and former president of Prince George’s (Maryland) Community
College
Areas of expertise:
strengthening relationships between community
colleges and their communities;
leadership in educational transformation
at community colleges; and institutional
effectiveness
Adjunct Faculty
The Institute will also engage
experts from Belmont University,
Fisk University, Vanderbilt University,
and other area AAC&U member colleges
and universities to consult with campus
teams during the Institute. They will
address academic and student life issues
as well as the challenges of student
engagement, inclusion, and success that
are essential to the work of the selected
teams.
Sybtil M. Bennett, director of Journalism, Belmont University
Area of expertise: communicating an action plan back to campus
M. Christopher Brown II, executive vice president and provost, Fisk University
Areas of expertise: academic governance/administration; strategic change management; transformational leadership; institutional effectiveness; organizational assessment; institutional contexts (particularly historically black colleges and universities); educational equity and inclusion; faculty roles and responsibility; and curricular innovation
Mark Taylor Dalhouse, lecturer in History and director of the Office of Active Citizenship & Service, Vanderbilt University
Area of expertise: educating for personal and social responsibility
Ken Spring, associate professor of Sociology, Belmont University
Areas of expertise: first year experience, community-based learning
Special Plenary Speaker
Jane Wellman, executive director of Delta Project, will be a special guest panelist on a plenary on institutional change that endures through tough economic times.
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