Wednesday, November 30
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. — Programming
Thursday, December 1
7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. — Programming
Dinner on your own
Friday, December 2
7:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. — Programming and conference conclusion
Conference Program
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Wednesday, November 30
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Conference Opening
Mary Davenport, Chair, Task Force on Higher Education Government Relations
Interim Dean, Health and Service Programs, Saint Paul College, St. Paul, MN
Constance Carroll, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Opening General Session
Robert Shireman, Chief Consultant, California Competes
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Financing Public Colleges and Universities in an Era of State Fiscal Constraints
Edie Behr,Vice President/Senior Credit Officer and Manager
Managing Director, Public Finance Group, Health Care, Higher Education and Not-for-Profits (View PDF)
Moody’s Investors Service, New York, NY
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Reception and Advocacy Showcase
Join your government relations and public affairs colleagues in this exceptional networking and information-sharing venue. Learn about advocacy-oriented programs and practices that can be used to advance higher education as a state priority through one-on-one discussion with college and university state relations officers.
Degree Efficiency Measure (PDF)
College Brain Trust Handout (PDF)
Thursday, December 1
8:00 – 9:15 a.m.
When the Ax Falls: Averting – or Dealing With – Sharp Reductions in State Higher Education Funding
Daniel Klaich, Chancellor, Nevada System of Higher Education (View PDF)
Mica Stark, Special Assistant to the President for Gov't Relations & Strategic Initiatives, University of New Hampshire (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Karen Ball, Vice Chancellor for External Relations, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (View PDF)
9:15 – 10:30
Cutting Funding, Cutting Strings: New State Governance Models for Higher Education
Bridget Burns, Chief of Staff, Oregon University System
Steve Swan, Vice President for University Relations, Western Washington University
Don Nelson, Director of State Relations, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:45 – Noon
Performance-Based Funding: A Re-Emerging Approach to Boosting Institutional Outcomes
Thomas L. Harnisch, Policy Analyst, American Assn of State Colleges and Universities (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Russ Deaton, Associate Executive Director of Fiscal Policy and Administration, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (View Powerpoint Presentation)
Robert Smith, President, Slippery Rock University (PA) (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Higher Education State Government Relations Awards Program – Honoring Achievement, Leadership and Innovation in State Relations
Edwin Crawford Award for Innovation
Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement Award
Luncheon Booklet (PDF)
McPherson Video
1:40 – 2:50 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Conveying Public Value through Economic Modeling and Advocacy
Kjell Christophersen, Co-founder and Senior Economist, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Robert Smith, President, Slippery Rock University (PA)
Steven VanAusdle, President, Walla Walla Community College
College Access for Undocumented Students: Federal/State Legislative Actions and Institutional Facilitation
Tanya Broder, Senior Staff Attorney, National Immigration Law Center (View PowerPoint Presentation) (NILC PDF)
Patrick J. (PJ) Hogan, Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, University System of Maryland
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Crisis and Controversy Management – Learning from Experience
Sesaly Stamps, Associate, DeConcini McDonald Yetwin and Lacy, P.C.
Karen Zamarripa, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advocacy and State Relations, The California State University
Dinner on your own – or with fellow government relations & public affairs professionals
Friday, December 2
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Boosting Student Success Amidst the State-to-Student Cost Shift in Financing Public Higher Education
Dewayne Matthews, Vice President for Policy and Strategy, Lumina Foundation for Education (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Aaron Thompson, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (View PowerPoint Presentation)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Washington Update: Briefing on Federal Legislation and Policy Issues (View PowerPoint Presentation)
Robert Moran, Director, Federal Relations & Policy Analysis, AASCU
Jennifer Poulakidas, Vice President of Congressional Relations, APLU
Jim Hermes, Senior Legislative Associate, AACC
Brian Flahaven, Director of Government Relations, CASE
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
State Outlook: Fiscal and State Policy Issues Impacting Higher Education
Daniel Hurley, Director, State Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCU (View PowerPoint Presentation)
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Conference Closing
Announcement of 2012 conference venue and recognition of the Task Force on Higher Education Government Relations