Conferences and Events

Presidents Institute • Chief Academic Officers Institute • Foundation Conversation • Workshops and Other Events •

Calendar 2008-2009

2008 Data and Decisions Workshop
October 2-4: Farmington, CT
The workshop assists college and university leaders in making strategic decisions based on data-targeted information about their own institutions and up-to-date information about peer institutions.

2008 Foundation Conversation
October 14: New York, NY
The 2008 Foundation Conversation is an annual meeting of dialogue for corporate and private foundation officers and presidents of liberal arts colleges and universities.

2008 Chief Academic Officers Institute
November 1-4: Seattle, WA
The Institute for Chief Academic Officers is an annual meeting for CAOs of independent colleges and universities that includes a workshop for new CAOs.

2009 New Presidents Program
January 3-4: Bonita Springs, FL
If you are newly appointed to the president's role, you'll want to
join your colleagues for a day-and-a-half program just for new college leaders. You'll learn the ins and outs of a wide range of presidential issues, all from the perspective of experienced presidents and other experts.

2009 Presidents Institute
January 4-7: Bonita Springs, FL
The Presidents Institute is an annually held meeting for presidents of independent colleges and universities that includes a day-and-a-half program for new presidents.

2009 Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission Seminar
Presidents Program: Follow-up Meeting
January 7-8, 2009, Bonita Springs, FL

Presidents that attended the summer 2008 seminar will reconvene for a follow-up meeting after the 2009 Presidents Institute.

2009 NetVUE Conference
March 12–14: Indianapolis, IN
Teams of campus leaders are invited to participate in a conference on “Vocation in Undergraduate Education: Extending the Theological Exploration of Vocation,” designed to foster vocational exploration in campus communities through the formation of a Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).

2009 Department and Division Chair Workshops
April 2-4: St. Louis, MO
May 27-29: Cambridge, MA
June 2-4: Pittsburgh, PA
June 9-11: San Diego, CA
To assist independent colleges and universities in strengthening leadership at the department level, these workshops are offered to experienced, as well as new, department/division chairs. The workshops focus on the distinctive challenges of department leadership in small and mid-sized, private colleges and universities.