Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission Program

This program is designed to assist presidents and prospective presidents (in separate programs), along with their spouses, to clarify their own sense of personal vocation, and to weigh it in the context of the missions of the institutions they each lead or might lead in the future. Through a series of structured conversations, participants engage in an exploration of the ways in which a greater understanding of the alignment of personal vocation and institutional mission can be a resource for effective presidential leadership. The program, funded by a generous grant by Lilly Endowment Inc., accomodates up to 20 college and university leaders and their spouses in each year-long series, and has been held seven times since 2005.

 

 Application Information for 2013-2014

 
Presidents who wish to participate in the 2013–2014 Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission program are asked to submit an application packet online by February 8, 2013. Details about the program and application guidelines are available in the brochure (see below).
 

 DATES AND LOCATIONS

 
The Summer Seminar will be held at Glendorn on July 7–10, 2013 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The Winter Seminar will be held January 7–8, 2014 in Marco Island, Florida in conjunction with the CIC Presidents Institute

For participants in the 2012-2013 program, the Winter Seminar will be held February 25–26, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Download the 2012–2013 program brochure.
 
Later seminars will include one series for prospective presidents in 2014–2015.
 

 Costs

 
For the upcoming 2013-2014 program, most expenses of participation, including a travel stipend for the Summer Seminar, as well as lodging, meals, consultations, and materials during the seminar, will be covered by the program. Spouses’ travel stipend, lodging, and meals also will be covered. For the Winter Seminar, CIC will pay for the additional night’s lodging at the Marco Island Marriott on January 7, 2014. Participants will be responsible for their transportation to the January 7–8 meeting, which takes place in conjunction with CIC’s annual Presidents Institute. There is a one-time registration fee of $400 for the president and $250 for an accompanying spouse due upon acceptance into the program.
 

 CONTACT INFORMATION

 
Nominators and prospective participants can direct questions to William V. Frame, CIC Senior Advisor and Program Director, by email at wframe@cic.nche.edu or to Harold V. Hartley III, CIC Senior Vice President, by tepehone at (202) 466-7230 or email at hhartley@cic.nche.edu.
CIC is grateful to Lilly Endowment Inc. for support of this program.