2006
Foundation Conversation
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2006 Conversation Between Foundation Officers
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Foundation Conversation Resources |
See below for information and registration materials that were available prior to the Conversation.
The Campus and the Globe: Building Resources to Internationalize Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
The topics to be addressed at the 2006 Foundation Conversation include:
The Foundation Conversation will take place on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the TIAA-CREF Wharton Auditorium in New York City (730 Third Avenue, between 45th and 46th Streets).
The format of the Conversation follows the pattern used since 2004, which has been very popular. The day will be divided into three plenary sessions, each with a small number of presentations and with ample time for discussion. In addition, long coffee breaks and other informal junctures allow individual conversations between foundation officers and college presidents.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s
mission is to contribute to “lasting improvement in the human condition.”
Its four program areas are (1) Global Security and Sustainability, (2)
Human and Community Development, (3) a General Program that supports public
interest media, and (4) the well-known MacArthur Fellows Program making
five-year, unrestricted awards to persons who have demonstrated exceptional
merit and potential in their work. The Global Security and Sustainability
program supports higher education, particularly in Russia and Nigeria,
while the Human and Community Development program supports systemic reforms
in K-12 education.
The Henry Luce Foundation points to higher education
as “a persistent theme for most of the foundation’s programs,
with an emphasis on innovation and scholarship.” Areas of particular
interest to the foundation include “the interdisciplinary exploration
of higher education, increased understanding between Asia and the United
States, the study of religion and theology, scholarship in American art,
opportunities for women in science and engineering, and environmental
and public policy programs.”
The American Council of Learned Societies conducts many
fellowship and grant programs for scholars, including International and
Area Studies fellowships in cooperation with the Social Science Research
Council and National Endowment for the Humanities, Burckhardt Residential
Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars, Digital Innovation Fellowships,
and Contemplative Practice Fellowships, as well as awards supporting scholarly
work in China, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst —DAAD) is a publicly funded independent organization
of German higher education institutions that supports more than 50,000
highly qualified students and faculty members per year for international
research and study. Its purposes include helping to build ties between
institutions around the world. The New York office is a bridge for American
institutions to German universities and administers fellowships for American
students and scholars.
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers is
an association of research centers in 18 countries of southern Europe,
the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. CAORC’s many services to scholars
include Multi-Country Research Fellowships, East-Central European Research
Fellowships, Critical Language Scholarships, and fellowships offered by
its member centers. CAORC also conducts the Digital Library for International
Research, with extensive electronic resources for scholars and students.
The keynote speaker will be Jonathan F. Fanton, president of the John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Other experts on the topic who
have agreed to speak this year include Terrill Lautz, vice president and
secretary of the Henry Luce Foundation; Pauline Yu, president of the American
Council of Learned Societies; Ulrich Grothus, director of the German Academic
Exchange Service New York; and Mary Ellen Lane, executive director of
the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
Speaker bios will be posted later this summer.
The number of registrants has now reached the capacity for this annual event. We have established a waiting list, and will accept additional registrations on a space available basis.
Presidents of CIC member colleges and universities may register for the Foundation Conversation using the following registration form. To view the PDF form, you must have Adobe Acrobat, available for free from the Adobe website.
2006 Foundation
Conversation Registration Form 
Participation is limited to presidents.
For those needing hotel accommodations, a block of rooms are being held at a discounted rate at:
Radisson
Lexington Hotel New York
511 Lexington Avenue at 48th Street
New York, New York 10017-2096
Phone: (212) 755-4400; (800) 448-4471
Fax: (212) 751-4091
Room Rate: $259.00 single/double
Group Code: CICNY (refer to this code when making your
reservation).
Reservation Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2006 (the
discounted rate cannot be guaranteed after this date)
The Radisson Lexington Hotel is situated just one block away from TIAA-CREF’s headquarters. It is also conveniently located in Manhattan's midtown business district, close to several of New York City's Fortune 500 companies, and many of the city’s attractions including Times Square and the theater district. Just minutes from New York's exclusive shopping streets, Madison and Fifth Avenues, and the Rockefeller Center, the Radisson is also easily accessible from NYC's three airports via taxi or shuttle. The Radisson is a non-smoking hotel (including all public areas, restaurants, and the bar) with the exception of four floors. Guests must request smoking accommodations, if needed, at the time of booking.
Check-in is 3:00 p.m. and check-out is Noon. Please note that cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to arrival. Any reservation not cancelled or any no-shows will be charged one night’s room rate plus applicable taxes of 13.4%.
If you have any questions, please contact Fred Ohles, CIC’s senior
vice president, at (202) 466-7230 or fohles@cic.nche.edu.
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