AASCU 2008 Annual Meeting
Higher Education in the Global Marketplace
November 22 – 25, 2008
Colonial Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center – Williamsburg, Virginia
Invitation from the Chair of AASCU’s Board of Directors
Where and how education is delivered and experienced is changing rapidly and dramatically. One of the areas in which change is most evident is in the unfolding global education marketplace.
As a worldwide phenomenon, education has become a subject that both beckons and challenges the academy. Many questions arise, especially for those interested in initiating programs or altering or expanding existing offerings. What to do, how to engage, and how best to invest institutional resources are just a few of the questions we are all asking. For some time now, publications such as the Chronicle of Higher Education, Change magazine, and countless professional journals have described some of the extraordinary approaches undertaken by U.S. institutions in response to the expanding need.However, the global thirst for a higher education experience remains unquenched. Indeed, foreign universities, national governments, and private entrepreneurs have demonstrated an eagerness to participate and, in many instances, a willingness to commit significant capital in collaborative efforts with colleges and universities here, as well as in the creation of brand new national or multinational ventures.
In addition, consider the degree to which technological innovations increasingly facilitate communication across time and space. Truly, the world has shrunk to the dimensions of a desktop. It is now as easy for a professor at any of our institutions to interact with colleagues or students half way around the world as it is to interact right on campus.
Our AASCU colleges and universities have had a long history of engagement and leadership in this arena. AASCU itself has focused significant attention and resources in an understanding of the vital importance of global education to our country. At the very foundation of our mission is awareness that an educated citizenry here and around the world benefits all humanity.
The global educational marketplace will only expand during the coming decades and it is therefore critical that we learn as much as possible about the promise, the dynamics and the pitfalls of engaging in this expansion.
Our November 22-25 annual meeting promises to be an exciting opportunity to explore this evolving marketplace with your presidential colleagues. We invite you to attend and participate in this important dialogue.
Carlos Hernández
President, New Jersey City University
and Chair of the AASCU 2008 Board of Directors
Hotel Reservation
Hotel Reservations at Colonial Williamsburg Hotels - Deadline October 23
Phone 1.800.261.9530 or visit https://resweb.passkey.com/go/aascu
Meeting Registration
Information concerning Meeting Registration for Presidents and Chancellors, spouses and invited guests will be available by late summer.
Agenda for Presidents and Chancellors
Additional programs and activities will meet the unique requirements of spouses, partners and guests.
Saturday, November 22
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pre-annual Meeting Seminar (separate registration)
5 p.m.
Board of Directors Reception and Dinner (invitation)
Sunday, November 23
8 a.m. – Noon
Breakfast and Programs for New Member Presidents and Spouses
Presidents and chancellors who were appointed during the past year and their spouses or guests are encouraged to attend.
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Council of State Representatives (lunch served)
1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Committee Meetings
▪ Committee on Economic and Work Force Development
▪ Committee on International Education
▪ Committee on Policies and Purposes
▪ Committee on Professional Development
▪ Committee on Teacher Education
▪ Committee on the Undergraduate Experience
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Presidential Forum
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Opening General Session Address
Higher Education in the Global Marketplace
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Welcoming Reception
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Former Presidents, Chancellors, Spouses and Guests Dinner (ticketed)
Evening
Unscheduled for dinner on individual basis.
Monday, November 24
7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
AASCU Affinity Group Breakfast Meetings
▪ AASCU Asian American and Pacific Islander Presidents
▪ AASCU Women Presidents Breakfast Meeting
7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Keynote General Session
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presidential Sessions on Contemporary Issue
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
President-to-Presidents Lecture Luncheon (ticketed)
2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Presidential Session: Council of Presidents and Business Session
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
2009 Board of Directors Meeting
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Meeting and Reception for MLI Members
6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Reception for New Presidents’ Academy Class of 2008 (invitation)
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Reception
Evening
Dinner on individual basis
Tuesday, November 25
Morning
Presidents and chancellors breakfast on an individual basis
7:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
AASCU Affinity Group Breakfast Meetings
▪ AASCU System Heads
▪ African-American Presidents
▪ Hispanic and Latino Presidents
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
General Session
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Awards Brunch (ticketed)
Presentation of Distinguished Alumnus Award
Adjournment