2011 Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Chief Advancement Officers

Resources from the Institute

​A successful Institute with record-breaking attendance was held on November 5-8, 2011. The following audio podcasts, slides, speeches, and materials from presentations are available.

Special thanks to all the speakers for helping make the Institute a success, and for their willingness to share their time and materials with participants.


 


Podcasts

  • Advancing the Case for Liberal Arts Education
    Michael F. Gilligan, President, Henry Luce Foundation; John Lippincott, President, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  • Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities
    Kevin Crockett, President and CEO, Noel-Levitz; Linda Maguire, Vice Chair, Maguire Associates; Michaelita Quinn, President, Executive Management Services, Inc.
  • Some New Evidence on What Matters in Student Learning
    Ernest T. Pascarella, Professor, Mary Louise Peterson Endowed Chair in Higher Education, co-director, Center for Research on Higher Education, University of Iowa; Patrick T. Terenzini, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and Senior Scientist Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University
  • The CAO-CFO Role in Institutional Governance
    Jake Schrum, President, Southwestern University; Eugene M. Tobin, Senior Program Officer for Higher Education, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
conference presentations

 

 Plenary Sessions

 
  • Advancing the Case for Liberal Arts Education
    Michael F. Gilligan, President, Henry Luce Foundation
    Michael F. Gilligan delivers his keynote address at the 2011 CAO Institute.
  • Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities
    Kevin Crockett, President and CEO, Noel-Levitz
  • Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities
    Linda Maguire, Vice Chair, Maguire Associates
  • Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities
    Michaelita Quinn, President, Executive Management Services, Inc.
  • Some New Evidence on What Matters in Student Learning
    Ernest T. Pascarella, Professor, Mary Louise Peterson Endowed Chair in Higher Education, co-director, Center for Research on Higher Education, University of Iowa; Patrick T. Terenzini, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and Senior Scientist Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University
    Ernest T. Pascarella and Patrick T. Terenzini deliver their plenary address at the 2011 CAO Institute.
 

 Concurrent Sessions

 
  • Assessing Global Learning Outcomes
    Thomas R. Hess, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Pikeville; Joan Lynn Propst, Provost and Executive Vice President, Alderson-Broaddus College; Bettie Starr, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lindsey Wilson College
  • Assessing Global Learning Outcomes
    Thomas R. Hess, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Pikeville; Joan Lynn Propst, Provost and Executive Vice President, Alderson-Broaddus College; Bettie Starr, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lindsey Wilson College
  • Cultivating Donors
    Jerold Panas, Executive Partner and CEO, Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners
  • Cultivating Donors
    Jerold Panas, Executive Partner and CEO, Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners
  • Cultivating Relationships with Alumni
    Ronald A. Cohen, Vice President for University Relations, Susquehanna University; Albert J. DeSimone, Vice President for Advancement, Kalamazoo College; Michael A. McDonald, Provost, Kalamazoo College; Carl O. Moses, Provost, Susquehanna University
  • Department Chairs Learn to Lead from the Middle
    William C. Deeds, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Morningside College; Richard Ostrander, Provost, Cornerstone University; Elizabeth Rudenga, Provost, Trinity Christian College; Jeanine Silviera Stewart, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hollins University
  • Effective Collaboration to Secure Grants
    John Greving, Vice President for Advancement, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Marion Terenzio, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Bloomfield College
  • Effective Collaboration to Secure Grants
    John Greving, Vice President for Advancement, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Marion Terenzio, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Bloomfield College
  • How to Submit a Successful Grant Proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities
    Barbara Ashbrook, Assistant Director, Division of Education Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities
  • How to Submit a Successful Grant Proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities
    Thomas Falkner, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, McDaniel College
  • Improving Student Retention
    Jane M. Burke, Regional Manager, Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc.; Daniel J. May, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Findlay; Richard R. Nelson, Provost, Paul Smith’s College
  • Internationalizing the Campus
    Michael P. Curtis, Director of Program Development, American Councils for International Education; Terence F. Graham, Director of Higher Education Programs Division, American Councils for International Education; Colleen Hegranes, Senior Vice President, St. Catherine University; James J. Lakso, Provost and Executive Vice President for Student Development, Juniata College
  • Linking Fundraising, Academic Program Goals, and the Institutional Strategic Plan
    Bradley W. Bateman, Provost, Denison University; Katie Conboy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Stonehill College; Francis X. Dillon, Vice President for Advancement, Stonehill College; Julia Beyer Houpt, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Denison University
  • Mentoring Faculty Members
    Edward E. Ericson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, John Brown University; Julie Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wheelock College
  • Mentoring Faculty Members
    Edward E. Ericson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, John Brown University; Julie Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wheelock College
  • Mentoring Faculty Members
    Edward E. Ericson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, John Brown University; Julie Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wheelock College
  • Mentoring Faculty Members
    Edward E. Ericson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, John Brown University; Julie Wollman, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Wheelock College
  • New Directions for World Language and Culture Courses
    Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College; Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association; Steven J. Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Simpson College (IA)
  • New Directions for World Language and Culture Courses
    Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College; Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association; Steven J. Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Simpson College (IA)
  • New Directions for World Language and Culture Courses
    Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College; Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association; Steven J. Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Simpson College (IA)
  • New Directions for World Language and Culture Courses
    Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College; Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association; Steven J. Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Simpson College (IA)
  • New Directions for World Language and Culture Courses
    Rosemary Allen, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College; Rosemary Feal, Executive Director, Modern Language Association; Steven J. Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean, Simpson College (IA)
  • New Responsibilities for Chief Academic Officers
    Edward Kvet, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Loyola University (LA); Thomas W. Young, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Partnerships that Help Students Develop Information Fluency
    Paula Dehn, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kentucky Wesleyan College; David L. Garrison, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lagrange College; Susan Barnes Whyte, Library Director, Linfield College; Susanne Woods, CIC Senior Advisor
  • Preventive Law I
    Kathleen A. Rinehart, General Counsel, Saint Xavier University (IL)
  • Shared Governance: A Framework for Effective Collaboration
    Thomas H.L. Cornman, Academic Vice President, Cedarville University; Stephanie Fabritius, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Centre College; Pamela Gunther-Smith, Provost and Academic Vice President, Drew University
  • Shared Governance: A Framework for Effective Collaboration
    Thomas H.L. Cornman, Academic Vice President, Cedarville University; Stephanie Fabritius, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Centre College; Pamela Gunther-Smith, Provost and Academic Vice President, Drew University
  • Shared Governance: A Framework for Effective Collaboration
    Thomas H.L. Cornman, Academic Vice President, Cedarville University; Stephanie Fabritius, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Centre College; Pamela Gunther-Smith, Provost and Academic Vice President, Drew University
  • Stopping to Breathe: Renewal Strategies for Chief Academic Officers
    Stephanie Quinn, Executive Vice President and Dean of the College, Rockford College
  • Stopping to Breathe: Renewal Strategies for Chief Academic Officers
    Stephanie Quinn, Executive Vice President and Dean of the College, Rockford College
  • Successful Strategies for Revising and Implementing a New Core Curriculum
    Dominic A. Aquila, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of St. Tomas (TX); Mary Kelly-Powell, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic; Dean, Edgewood College
  • Support for Academic Programs with Large Initial Costs
    Benjamin Beakes, Vice President for Development, University of Charleston (WV); Ruth Blankenship, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Bluefield College; Robert Shippey, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bluefield College; Letha A. Zook, Provost and Dean of Faculty, University of Charleston (WV)
  • Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs
    Anne M. Berry, Vice President for Advancement, Lebanon Valley College; Barbara M. Gayle, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Viterbo University; Michael R. Green, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Gary L. Klein, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Viterbo University
  • Sustaining Undergraduate Research Programs
    Anne M. Berry, Vice President for Advancement, Lebanon Valley College; Barbara M. Gayle, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Viterbo University; Michael R. Green, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Gary L. Klein, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Viterbo University
  • Teaching Online and in Virtual Classrooms
    Ann M. Landis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas University; Terry B. Smith, Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
  • Teaching Online and in Virtual Classrooms
    Ann M. Landis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas University; Terry B. Smith, Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
  • Teaching Online and in Virtual Classrooms
    Ann M. Landis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas University; Terry B. Smith, Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
  • Teaching Online and in Virtual Classrooms
    Ann M. Landis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas University; Terry B. Smith, Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
  • Teaching Online and in Virtual Classrooms
    Ann M. Landis, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas University; Terry B. Smith, Executive Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, Columbia College (MO)
  • The Board and Its Committees: Good Practices for Effective Engagement
    Susan Whealler Johnston, Executive Vice President, Association of Governing Boards; Robert J. Kallin, Vice President of Development, Alumni, and Parent Relations, Gettysburg College; Rita E. Knuesel, Provost, College of Saint Benedict/St. John’s University
  • Using NSSE Data to Build Support for Academic Programs
    Harold V. Hartley, III Senior Vice President, CIC; Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University; Stuart J, Sigman, Provost, American Jewish University
  • Using NSSE Data to Build Support for Academic Programs
    Harold V. Hartley, III Senior Vice President, CIC; Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University; Stuart J, Sigman, Provost, American Jewish University
  • Using NSSE Data to Build Support for Academic Programs
    Harold V. Hartley, III Senior Vice President, CIC; Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University; Stuart J, Sigman, Provost, American Jewish University
 

 Workshops

 
 

 Breakfast Roundtable Discussions

 
  • Academic Affairs-Advancement Partnerships in Donor Relations
    Sarah Kahrl, Vice President for College Relations, Kenyon College; Nayef Samhat, Provost, Kenyon College
  • Collaboration between Academic Affairs and Advancement to Obtain Grants
    Elizabeth Domholdt, Vice President for Academic Affairs, College of St. Scholastica; Margot Carroll Zelenz, Vice President for College Advancement, College of St. Scholastica
  • Creating a Campus-wide Academic Honesty Policy
    Jann Weitzel, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lindenwood University
  • Creating an Academic Program Development and Advancement Model that Works
    Frank E. Pettigrew, Provost, Ashland University
  • Establishing and Maintaining a Positive Relationship with Regional Accrediting Agencies
    Andrew P. Manion, Provost, Aurora University
  • Exchanging ideas with a Chronicle of Higher Education Journalist
    Dan Berrett, Senior Reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Guided Curricular Change: Grass Roots or Top Down?
    Christine DeVinne, OSU, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Implementing a Center for Teaching and Learning
    Daniel J. Blankenship. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saint Joseph’s College (IN)
  • Increasing Quality, Decreasing Cost
    Richard Ray, Provost, Hope College
  • Intellectually Adrift: Is Academic Challenge the next great Threat to Higher Education
    Terry Weiner, Provost, The Sage Colleges
  • Managing Faculty Members’ Concerns up the Ladder to the President
    Stanley A. Clark, Simpson University
  • Planned Giving
    J. Barton Meyer, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Franklin College (IN)
  • Sharing the Wealth: Creating Research Incentive Accounts from Indirect Costs
    Steve Allred, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Richmond
  • Succession Planning and the Future of the Academy
    Joseph A. Kloba, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Palm Beach Atlantic University
  • The Credit Hour: Responding to New Federal Higher Education Regulations
    Bryan F. LeBeau, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Saint Mary (KS)
  • Who Asks? Bringing Deans and Faculty Members into Fundraising
    Susan A. Ashley, Dean of the College and Dean of Faculty, Colorado College; Jay Maloney, Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Colorado College