Gene Rice speaks on ANAC panel
at April 2004 AAHE conference.

Drury University Stone Chapel.

Jon Wergin facilitated lively discussion at Emerging Leaders Workshop at Hamline.

A bright face cheers on the Butler University Bulldogs.

A New Academic Year with Important ANAC Initiatives

To date the young academic year has featured ANAC member enrollment growth, continued US News recognition, noteworthy student and faculty achievements, and ambitious new programs and fundraising campaigns. Keeping pace, ANAC has put the pieces in place for the fall 2005 launch of ANACSA, offered an ANAC Academy “Emerging Leaders” workshop for mid-career faculty and staff, and expanded the benchmarking scope of the ANAC Data Exchange. Members are invited to list in the ANACSA program directory their study abroad programs that invite student participation from other member institutions.

To observe the first ANAC decade, the ANAC communications project is moving forward with higher education association visits in Washington, DC, a Chicago planning meeting in November, and an ANAC member presidents panel at the January 2005 AACU Conference in San Francisco on emerging characteristics of the higher education academy. The initial phase of the communications project will culminate in a national symposium at Drury University on the future of higher education, June 13-15, just prior to ANAC Summer Institute 2005 at Drury, June 15-18. The communications project is designed to expand ANAC contributions to the academy’s educational and service mission in society, primarily through strengthening working relationships with national higher education associations.

ANAC is also preparing for a busy round of member affinity group meetings and conferences early in 2005:

• January 26 – Study abroad directors and chief academic officers meet just prior to annual AACU conference, San Francisco.
• January 29 – Institutional Representatives meet immediately following AACU conference, San Francisco.
• January 31 – Presidents Council meets just prior to opening of annual NAICU conference, Washington, DC.
• March 17-19 – Joint chief academic officer/CFO benchmarking conference, Butler University, Indianapolis.
• March 21 – Chief student affairs officers meet during annual NASPA conference, Tampa.

Don’t miss the Peter Bardaglio (provost, Ithaca College) commentary in this Bulletin on global sustainability education and the dramatic implications it has for transforming colleges and universities. Peter’s comments on the academy’s civic responsibility mirrors ANAC member efforts through the fall to inform and encourage students regarding participation in the recent presidential election.

Finally, Eugene Rice, longtime director of the AAHE Faculty Roles and Rewards Program and good friend and advisor to ANAC, has retired. Gene was a mainstay of the ANAC Faculty Work Project and much appreciated across ANAC member campuses. Best wishes, Gene, for this new phase of your career! Happy Holidays to all!

Thanksgiving in turbulent times inspires reflection at Quinnipiac.

Articles In This Issue:

In the Headlines

• ANACSA Coordinator Named; 2005-06 Featured Program Offerings Set
• ANAC Communications Project Plan in Place
• Emerging Leaders Workshop Attracts 75 Participants
• ANAC Members Well-Regarded in US News Rankings
• Fall Enrollments Up on ANAC Member Campuses
• Atlantic Monthly Article Describes ANAC Origins
• New ANAC Website Address (www.anac.org) effective December 1

ANAC Projects and Activities

• June 2005 Symposium on Educational Futures at Drury to be Highlight of Communications Project
• Summer Institute 2005: Professional Identity and a Responsive Future Academy
• ANAC Data Exchange: Expanding the Focus on Outcomes and Benchmarking
• ANAC Member IReps and CFOs Plan Joint Benchmarking Conference, March 17-19, 2005
• ANAC to Co-Sponsor International Bridge Colloquium, March 6-9, 2005
• Smart Start Designed to Increase New Student Retention

ANAC Members in the News

• ANAC Members Encourage Student Participation in Recent Presidential Election
• Elon University Establishes Law School in Greensboro
• Capital University Creates Center for Professional Development
• Valparaiso University Dedicates State-of-the-Art Christopher Center
• Quinnipiac University Receives $5 Million Naming Gift for New Athletic Center
• University of Redlands Announces $100 Million Centennial Campaign
• Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences Raises Over $2 Million in Grants
• Shooting Death of Butler Police Officer Saddens University Community
• Student Volunteerism Alive and Well at Ithaca and North Central Colleges
• Hamline University Wins World’s Top Environmental Multi-Media Award
• Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Year’s Residency at Ithaca College
• Diverse Speakers Visit ANAC Member Campuses
• Drake University Alumna Observes 114th Birthday
• Elon University Study Reveals $243 Million Economic Impact
• Belmont University Student Athletes Increase Graduation Rate
• Princeton Review Names Wagner College Nation’s “Most Beautiful Campus”
  

Faculty, Staff, and Student Activities, Awards, Appointments, and Transitions

• Hamline University Selects New President
• Valparaiso and Drake are Leaders in Student Fulbright Awards
• Mercer Pharmacy and Computer Science Teams Shine in National Competition
• Belmont and Valparaiso Faculty Members Receive Awards
• Professional School Deans Appointed at Hampton and Ithaca
  

ANAC Commentary

• Peter Bardaglio: “Sustainability Education, the ANAC Mission, and Democratic Citizenship”

Calendar of Upcoming Events

New York City skyline from Wagner College campus
on Staten Island.