Presidential groups
Standing committees are established by the Board of Directors to advance AASCU's agenda in selected areas related to the strategic goals and priorities of the association. Committees meet at the Annual Meeting and at least once again during the year for a one- to two-day period. Committee members serve staggered three-year terms. The Chair and Vice-Chair are appointed annually by the Chair of the Board of Directors.
The Council of State Representatives
The Council of State Representatives has representation from each state where there is an AASCU member school. The Council is responsible for helping to formulate and recommend the Public Policy Agenda to the Association, and to assist staff in carrying out the Agenda through contacts with stakeholders and members, including the Federal government and members of Congress. The Council serves as an immediate resource for advice when matters of public policy emerge on federal or state legislative matters of immediate concern or to advise staff on topical issues of public policy that may affect public colleges and universities. A mid-year meeting of the Council is held in Washington, DC for members to meet with their congressional representatives and to hear from and discuss policy issues with colleagues, federal officials, congressional staff and members.
Chair: President Jolene Koester, California State University Northridge
Committee on Economic and Work Force Development
helps AASCU institutions enhance the scope and visibility of economic and work force development efforts in partnership with their communities and regions.
Chair: Wilson Bradshaw, President, Florida Gulf Coast University
Vice Chair: Paul B. Beran, Chancellor, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Committee on International Programs
helps member campuses respond to the globalization of society and implications for AASCU campuses, faculty, students and curricula.
Chair: Jorge Ivan Vélez-Arocho, Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Vice Chair: Donald Betz, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin River Falls
Committee on Policies and Purposes
serves as a "think tank" to help AASCU remain on the cutting edge of issues in higher education and society at large that will have an impact on AASCU campuses.
Chair: Dorothy Leland, President, Georgia College and State University
Vice Chair: James L. Muyskens, President, Queens College - CUNY
Committee on Professional Development
helps AASCU provide professional development support to presidents through the annual Summer Council, orientation workshops for new presidents, and the programs for new and experienced campus executives.
Chair: Bruce W. Bergland, Chancellor, Indiana University Northwest
Vice Chair: Howard Cohen, Chancellor, Purdue University Calumet
Committee on Teacher Education
advises AASCU on programs, projects, and federal and state public policy initiatives needed to improve teacher education, and advises member presidents on ways to strengthen campus programs and enhance their credibility with policy makers and the public.
Chair: Robert V. Antonucci, President, Fitchburg State College, Massachusetts
Vice Chair: J. Michael Ortiz, President, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Committee on the Undergraduate Experience
helps AASCU presidents and chancellors develop and share strategies to enhance both the academic and extracurricular experiences of their undergraduate students.
Chair: Livingston Alexander, President, Univ. of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Vice Chair: Thomas L. Hallman, Chancellor, University of South Carolina Aiken
Rural Coalition
engages the presidents and chancellors of AASCU campuses located in rural areas in supporting initiatives to strengthen education and economic development in rural America.
Co-conveners:
Douglas Knowlton, President, Dakota State University, South Dakota
Robert R. Bell, President, Tennessee Technological University
African American Presidents (and Millennium Leadership Initiative Executive Committee)
Chair: Mickey Burnim, President, Bowie State University, Maryland
Secretary: Livingston Alexander, President, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Treasurer: Helen Giles-Gee, President, Keene State College, New Hampshire
Hispanic Presidents
Convener: Javier Cevallos, President, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Asian-American Presidents
Convener: Beheruz Sethna, President, University of West Georgia
Women Presidents
Convener: Ruth Janssen Person, Chancellor, Indiana University Kokomo