Former US Senator George Mitchell spoke at Susquehanna University commencement.

ANAC Establishes ANAC Academy; ANAC Summer Institute Largest In History; ANAC Member Commencement Highlights

Big ANAC news of the 2003 summer includes creation of ANAC Academy and the largest ANAC Summer Institute in history. Newly named campus coordinators from seventeen ANAC member institutions gathered at Hampton University, June 17-18, to develop a blueprint for Academy programming. Susan Traverso, a veteran participant in the ANAC faculty work project and associate professor of history at North Central College, has been named the Academy's founding director. Initial programming for the Academy will include a website and online networking and sharing of good practices among faculty and staff at ANAC member institutions, and sponsorship of campus-based and online faculty and staff professional development workshops and conferences. The Academy will develop programming that supports the missions of ANAC member institutions and avoids duplication of what other higher education associations offer, with a particular focus on the enhancement of student learning.

Held at Hampton University, June 18-21, ANAC summer Institute 2003 featured the theme, "Designing Integrative Learning for Integrative Institutions." Of the ANAC summer institutes held since the first in 1996, this was the largest, attracting more than ninety registered participants, including thirteen ANAC member and two guest institution teams of faculty and academic and student affairs administrators and participants from eighteen member institutions. Collaboration between academic and student affairs was a special Institute focus as a means of turning a variety of student experiences into connected learning situations. The Institute also introduced several techniques for deliberative dialogue in order to foster inter-group understanding and improved decision-making.

Highlights of the just completed commencement season include peacemaker and former US Senator George Mitchell's graduation speech at Susquehanna University which made the New York Times June 1 round-up story, Christiane Amanpour's reception of the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award at Quinnipiac University, and the marathon of nine commencement ceremonies involving more than 1,500 graduates at the nine colleges and two campuses of Mercer University during the period of May 3-31. But the most memorable commencement event may be the Belmont University graduation of triplets (Jessica, Jocelyn, and Jaclyn Kerr), all with GPAs over 3.9 and the former two earning summa cum laude honors!

Articles In This Issue:

In the Headlines

• ANAC Academy Established; Traverso Named Founding Director
  
• ANAC Summer Institute 2003 Largest in Institute History
  
• Round-up on ANAC Member Commencements
  
• ANAC Completes Headquarters Move to Valparaiso University

ANAC Projects and Activities

• Senior Faculty Online Survey to be Administered in September
  
• ANAC Data Exchange Open for Year V Member Data Entry
  
• Institutional Representatives Move Forward with International Planning at June 18 Meeting
  
• Drake-Drury Distance Learning Pilot Highlights ANAC Online Learning Initiative

ANAC Members in the News

• Rollins College Rejoins ANAC
  
• Evansville and Hamline to Celebrate Sesquicentennials in 2004
  
• North Central to Create Learning Communities
  
• Quinnipiac School of Business Establishes Equity Compensation Institute
  
• Valparaiso's College of Engineering Incorporates Virtual Reality
  
• Sage Announces International Center for Nursing
  
• Hamline Establishes Center in Minneapolis; Launches International High School
  
• Belmont Wins Atlantic Sun Academic Champion Trophy for Second Year
  
• Valparaiso LEAPS Program Serves Chicago Parochial Schools
  
• Evansville Options Program Enables High School Girls to Explore Engineer and Computer Science Careers
  
• Tornado Damages Drury Center at Stockton

Faculty and Student Activities and Awards; Appointments and Transitions

• Students Demonstrate Wide-Ranging Achievements
  
• Faculty Garner Fellowships, Endowed Chairs, "Educator of the Year" Recognition
  
• Hamline President Announces Retirement Date; New Academic Administrative Appointments

ANAC Commentary

• Susan Traverso on Goals of ANAC Academy

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Ithaca College team enjoys Spirit of Norfolk dinner cruise
at Summer Institute.