2012 Presidents Institute

Resources from the Institute

​A successful Presidents Institute with record-breaking attendance was held January 4-7, 2012. The following audio podcasts, slides, speeches, and materials from presentations are available.

CIC extends its thanks to all of the speakers for helping make the Institute a success and for their willingness to share their time and materials with participants.



 

 Keynote and Plenary Address Materials

 
Wednesday, January 4:
A V
igorous Case for the Liberal Arts and Presidential Leadership
Nannerl O. Keohane, Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor, Woodrow Wilson school and the Center for Human Values, Princeton University

Thursday, January 5:
The Economy and the Future of Independent Colleges
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, Cornell University and Director, Cornell Higher Education Research Institute

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Press Coverage - Chronicle of Higher Education

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Friday, January 6:
Fostering Civility, Interfaith Understanding, and Civic Engagement in Independent Colleges
Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core

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View presentation supporting links

View the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge video
Saturday, January 7:
The Enduring Role of Independent Colleges in American Higher Education
Charles L. Currie, SJ, Retired President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; Marylouise Fennell, RSM, Senior Counsel, Council of Independent Colleges and Founding Partner, Hyatt-Fennell; David L. Warren, President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Moderated by Doug Lederman, Editor, Inside Higher Ed
 

 Champions of the Liberal Arts - Banquet Presentation

 
 


CIC 2012 Awards Banquet
Gordon C. Winston, Professor of Economics and Orrin Sage Professor of Political Economy Emeritus, Williams College

Awards Acceptance Text
 

 Concurrent Sessions - January 5, 2012

 
  • Building a Fundraising Case for Financial Aid: The Data Can Lead the Way
    Majorie Hass, President, Austin College; Kathy Kurz, Vice President, Scannell & Kurz, Inc.
  • Building the Senior Leadership Team: Setting Goals, Developing Esprit de
    Jonathan Brand, President, Cornell College (IA); Richard L. Torgerson, President, Luther College; Katherine Haley Will, Senior Consultant, Witt/Kieffer and Past President, Gettysburg College
  • Championing First-Generation and Low-Income Students’ Success
    Jerry Fuller, Executive Director, Associated Colleges of Illinois; Karen Gross, President, Southern Vermont College; Jay McGowan, President, Bellarmine University
  • Championing First-Generation and Low-Income Students’ Success
    Jerry Fuller, Executive Director, Associated Colleges of Illinois; Karen Gross, President, Southern Vermont College; Jay McGowan, President, Bellarmine University
  • Championing First-Generation and Low-Income Students’ Success
    Jerry Fuller, Executive Director, Associated Colleges of Illinois; Karen Gross, President, Southern Vermont College; Jay McGowan, President, Bellarmine University
  • Crisis Management Strategies
    James Austgen, former Corporate Vice President, Motorola and former Chair, Foundation for Independent Higher Education; Margaret L. Drugovich, President, Hartwick College
  • Developing Trustees as Fundraisers
    Richard H. Dorman, President, Westminster College (PA ); Ted R. Grossnickle, Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
  • Developing Trustees as Fundraisers
    Richard H. Dorman, President, Westminster College (PA ); Ted R. Grossnickle, Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
  • Developing Trustees as Fundraisers
    Richard H. Dorman, President, Westminster College (PA ); Ted R. Grossnickle, Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
  • Developing Trustees as Fundraisers
    Richard H. Dorman, President, Westminster College (PA ); Ted R. Grossnickle, Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
  • Developing Trustees as Fundraisers
    Richard H. Dorman, President, Westminster College (PA ); Ted R. Grossnickle, Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates
  • Getting the Right Fit: Ensuring Student Success through an Effective Enrollment Management Strategy
    Catherine R. Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Miller/Cook & Associates, Inc.; Rosalie M. Mirenda, President, Neumann University
  • Getting the Right Fit: Ensuring Student Success through an Effective Enrollment Management Strategy
    Catherine R. Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Miller/Cook & Associates, Inc.; Rosalie M. Mirenda, President, Neumann University
  • Presidential Dos and Don’ts
    M. Lee Pelton, President, Emerson College; Susan Resneck Pierce, President Emerita, University of Puget Sound; R. Owen Williams, President, Transylvania University
  • Presidential Dos and Don’ts
    M. Lee Pelton, President, Emerson College; Susan Resneck Pierce, President Emerita, University of Puget Sound; R. Owen Williams, President, Transylvania University
  • The President’s Role in Revising the Liberal Arts Curriculum
    Kevin M. Ross, President, Lynn University; B. David Rowe, President, Centenary College of Louisiana; Michael P. Schneider, President, McPherson College
  • The President’s Role in Revising the Liberal Arts Curriculum
    Kevin M. Ross, President, Lynn University; B. David Rowe, President, Centenary College of Louisiana; Michael P. Schneider, President, McPherson College
  • Understanding Your Discount Rate
    Jack P. Calareso, President, Anna Maria College; John W. Dysart, President, The Dysart Group, Inc.
 

 Concurrent Sessions - January 6, 2012

 
  • Effective Board Retreats
    Charles W. Pollard, President, John Brown University; John C. Reynders, President, Morningside College
  • Effective Board Retreats
    Charles W. Pollard, President, John Brown University; John C. Reynders, President, Morningside College
  • Effective Board Retreats
    Charles W. Pollard, President, John Brown University; John C. Reynders, President, Morningside College
  • Emerging Trends in Family Foundations: Philanthropy through the Eyes of Donors
    Steven R. DiSalvo, President, Marian University (WI)
  • Enhancing the Career Placement of Liberal Arts Graduates
    Ronald L. Carter, President, Johnson C. Smith University; Daniel A. DiBiasio, President, Ohio Northern University; Thomas R. Morris, President, Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
  • Lessons from the Community College Linkage Project
    Brian C. Mitchell, Retired President, Bucknell University and Director, Edvance Foundation; Lynn Pasquerella, President, Mount Holyoke College; Mary Pat Seurkamp, President, Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Lessons from the Community College Linkage Project
    Brian C. Mitchell, Retired President, Bucknell University and Director, Edvance Foundation; Lynn Pasquerella, President, Mount Holyoke College; Mary Pat Seurkamp, President, Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Lessons from the Community College Linkage Project
    Brian C. Mitchell, Retired President, Bucknell University and Director, Edvance Foundation; Lynn Pasquerella, President, Mount Holyoke College; Mary Pat Seurkamp, President, Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Making the Case for the Liberal Arts: Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy
    David R. Anderson, President, Saint Olaf College; John T. Lawlor, Founder and Principal, The Lawlor Group; George E. Martin, President, St. Edward’s University; Abu Noaman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elliance, Inc.
  • Presidential Transitions: Timing, Succession, and Other Considerations
    Jeff Abernathy, President, Alma College; Theodore E. Long, President Emeritus, Elizabethtown College; Carl J. Strikwerda, President, Elizabethtown College; Saundra J. Tracy, Retired President, Alma College
  • The College Student Gender Gap
    MaryAnn Baenninger, President, College of Saint Benedict; Linda J. Sax, Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California at Los Angeles
  • The College Student Gender Gap
    MaryAnn Baenninger, President, College of Saint Benedict; Linda J. Sax, Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California at Los Angeles
  • The College Student Gender Gap
    MaryAnn Baenninger, President, College of Saint Benedict; Linda J. Sax, Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change, University of California at Los Angeles
  • When Does Debt Turn into Financial Risk?
    A. Richard Kneedler, President Emeritus, Franklin and Marshall College and Operating Officer, Ann Duffield & Colleagues; Michael Williams, President, The Austen Group
  • When Does Debt Turn into Financial Risk?
    A. Richard Kneedler, President Emeritus, Franklin and Marshall College and Operating Officer, Ann Duffield & Colleagues; Michael Williams, President, The Austen Group
  • When Does Debt Turn into Financial Risk?
    A. Richard Kneedler, President Emeritus, Franklin and Marshall College and Operating Officer, Ann Duffield & Colleagues; Michael Williams, President, The Austen Group
 

 Concurrent Sessions - January 7, 2012

 
  • Lessons from Thriving Colleges
    Thomas Kunkel, President, St. Norbert College; Mark Lombardi, President, Maryville University of Saint Louis; Joretta S. Nelson, Vice President, Performa Higher Education; Kim S. Phipps, President, Messiah College
  • New Digital Tools for Presidential Leadership
    Michael Stoner, President, mStoner; Robert L. Wyatt, President, Coker College
  • New Digital Tools for Presidential Leadership
    Michael Stoner, President, mStoner; Robert L. Wyatt, President, Coker College
  • Presidential Contracts and Compensation
    Michael P. Connors, Partner, Smith & Downey, P.A.
 

 Workshops

 
  • Navigating the “New Normal”: Where Does the Money Come From? Where Does It Go? What Does It Buy?
    Richard Staisloff, Principal, rpk Group; Jane V. Wellman, Executive Director, Delta Cost Project
  • Presidential Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
    Norval C. Kneten, President, Barton College; Michael A. MacDowell, President, Misericordia University; Richard L. Morrill, President, The Teagle Foundation; David C. Paris, Executive Director, New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability; Rebecca L. Sherrick, President, Aurora University
  • Presidential Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
    Norval C. Kneten, President, Barton College; Michael A. MacDowell, President, Misericordia University; Richard L. Morrill, President, The Teagle Foundation; David C. Paris, Executive Director, New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability; Rebecca L. Sherrick, President, Aurora University
  • Presidential Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
    Norval C. Kneten, President, Barton College; Michael A. MacDowell, President, Misericordia University; Richard L. Morrill, President, The Teagle Foundation; David C. Paris, Executive Director, New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability; Rebecca L. Sherrick, President, Aurora University
  • Presidential Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
    Norval C. Kneten, President, Barton College; Michael A. MacDowell, President, Misericordia University; Richard L. Morrill, President, The Teagle Foundation; David C. Paris, Executive Director, New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability; Rebecca L. Sherrick, President, Aurora University
  • Presidential Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
    Norval C. Kneten, President, Barton College; Michael A. MacDowell, President, Misericordia University; Richard L. Morrill, President, The Teagle Foundation; David C. Paris, Executive Director, New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability; Rebecca L. Sherrick, President, Aurora University
  • The Future of the Humanities in Independent Higher Education
    Ronald A. Crutcher, President, Wheaton College (MA); Scott D. Miller, President, Bethany College (WV); Christopher B. Nelson, President, St. John's College (MD); S. Georgia Nugent, President, Kenyon College
 

 Spouses Sessions

 
  • Breakfast for Presidential Spouses/Partners with Discussion Groups
    Mary Ellen Summerlin, Presidential Spouse, Schreiner University
  • Breakfast for Presidential Spouses/Partners with Discussion Groups
    Mary Ellen Summerlin, Presidential Spouse, Schreiner University
  • Global Cuisine: Recipes for Successful Entertaining on Campus
    Margaret Benson, Sodexo National Catering Consultant; Michele Hamersma, Production Manager, Sodexo, Bethel University (MN ); Richard Libby, Presidential Spouse, Stetson University; Jeffery A. McClure, Director of Culinary Services, Sodexo; Laura Stimax, Executive Chef, Sodexo, Stetson University
  • Serving on Nonprofit Boards
    Terry J. Aretz, Presidential Spouse, College of Mount St. Joseph
  • Serving on Nonprofit Boards
    Terry J. Aretz, Presidential Spouse, College of Mount St. Joseph
  • Serving on Nonprofit Boards
    Terry J. Aretz, Presidential Spouse, College of Mount St. Joseph
  • Spousal Recognition and Compensation
    Raymond D. Cotton, Vice President, Higher Education, ML Strategies, LLC/Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo LLC; Kenneth R. Garren, President, Lynchburg College; Susan Kneten, Presidential Spouse, Barton College
  • Spousal Recognition and Compensation
    Raymond D. Cotton, Vice President, Higher Education, ML Strategies, LLC/Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo LLC; Kenneth R. Garren, President, Lynchburg College; Susan Kneten, Presidential Spouse, Barton College
  • Spousal Recognition and Compensation
    Raymond D. Cotton, Vice President, Higher Education, ML Strategies, LLC/Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo LLC; Kenneth R. Garren, President, Lynchburg College; Susan Kneten, Presidential Spouse, Barton College
  • Transitions—Moving to a New Campus
    Kay Bassett, Presidential Spouse, Heritage University; Kris Ohle, Presidential Spouse, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Transitions—Moving to a New Campus
    Kay Bassett, Presidential Spouse, Heritage University; Kris Ohle, Presidential Spouse, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Welcome Luncheon Address: Choosing or Re-Choosing Your Role
    Welcome Luncheon Address: Choosing or Re-Choosing Your Role
 

 Press Coverage

 
 

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