AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Monday, October 29

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Breakfast Meeting for Asian-American and Pacific Islander
Presidents and Chancellors
Convener: Beheruz Nariman Sethna, President, University of West Georgia
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8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Council of State Representatives
Chair: Mary Evans Sias, President, Kentucky State University and Chair-Elect, AASCU Board of Directors
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9:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Institutional Transformation: Peril and Promise of the 21st Century
Overview: John D. Haeger, President, Northern Arizona University
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11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Presidential Leadership in College Completion
Presenter: Vincent Tinto, Distinguished University Professor, Syracuse University (N.Y.)
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1:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
Spouse/Partner Program: Developing an Effective Public Persona
Presenter: Dacia Charlesworth, Presidential Spouse, Valdosta State University (Ga.)
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3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Presidential Forum
Accountability, Access and Equity: A View to the Future
Presenters: Kevin Dougherty, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University (N.Y.) and Kim Hunter Reed, Chief of Staff, Louisiana Board of Regents and Project Manager, Context for Success, HCM Strategists
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5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
AALI Leadership Lecture (Presidents/Chancellors, Spouses/Partners)
Addressing the American Challenge—Closing the Achievement Gap
Sponsored by the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) in collaboration with Academic Search, Inc.
Keynote Address: Ronald F. Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kennedy School, and Economist
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Tuesday, October 30

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Legislative Update and Economic Overview
Presenters: Robert Moran, Director, Federal Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCU and Daniel Hurley, Director, State Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCU
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AASCU State Outlook (October 2012)
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8:15 am. – 9:25 a.m.
VSA Evaluation Findings and Student Achievement Metric Project
Presenter: Christine M. Keller, Executive Director, Voluntary System of Accountability
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9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
General Session
Support Provided by TIAA-CREF
State College and University Leadership in Responding to the Great Clash between American Demographic Trends and Public Policy Priorities
Presenter: Steve Murdock, Professor, Rice University (Texas) and Former Director, U.S. Bureau of Census
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10:45 a.m. – Noon
From Soldier to Student: Assessing Veteran Program Impact on Institutions
Presenter: Meg Benke, Acting President, State University of New York-Empire State College
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Charles D. Whitlock, President, Eastern Kentucky University
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10:45 a.m. – Noon
Presidential Leadership and Regional Development
Moderator: Victor Ukpolo, Chancellor, Southern University at New Orleans (La.)
Panelists: Linda L. M. Bennett, President, University of Southern Indiana
Robert S. Nelsen, President, University of Texas-Pan American
Nish Acharya, Director, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

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2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Spouse/Partner Program
Fundraising: What is the Role of the Spouse/Partner?
Presenter: Pam Lowe, Presidential Spouse, Indiana University Northwest, and Spouse/Partner Planning Committee
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3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 
Presidential Session and Dialogue
Colleges Leading Cradle-to-Career Community Impact Partnerships: A New Framework for Education
W. Hubert Keen, President, Farmingdale State College (SUNY)
Wim Wiewel, President, Portland State University (Ore.)