www.cumuonline.org   November  2009

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AASCU/CUMU Breakfast Meeting

• Monday, November 23
• 7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Convener: John Welty, President, California State University, Fresno.
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The Community-Engaged Scholarship Collaborative

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Integrating Undergraduate Research and Community Engagement
Dr. Ann Millner
President, Weber State University

I am one of those presidents with a long institutional memory. When I arrived at Weber State our institutional enrollment was slightly more than 5,000 full-time equivalent students. Much of our instruction was conducted in single-story buildings that were original to the campus. We took great pride in our small classes and personalized instruction. The surrounding community took great pride in having their own college. Click here to read more>>>

With a record attendance of 300, the 15th annual CUMU Conference hosted by Widener University was by all measurements a huge success.  This year’s conference “Building Community Resiliency: The Role of University Leadership” featured over 180 concurrent presenters and keynote speakers such as Jean-Michel Cousteau, Congressman Chaka Fattah, and Sherone Ivey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of University Partnerships.   See just a few of the many great conference photos below!

Special Thanks to the entire Widener University team and in particular Marcine Pickron-Davis who chaired the 2009 Conference Committee.  Please take this online survey to let us know what you thought about this year’s conference.

Thank you Conference Sponsors!

Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Initially established as Kwantlen College by the Government of British Columbia in 1981 by splitting Douglas College, Kwantlen was designated in September 2008 under new legislation as Kwantlen Polytechnic University – BC’s Polytechnic University.  The University operates four campuses located in Richmond, Surrey, Cloverdale and Langley that serve over 885,000 people – 20% of BC’s population.  With over 17,000 students and 450 graduation credentials that include many new degrees awarded annually, Kwantlen provides students with an educational atmosphere and campus life that reinforces the University’s focus on student-centered teaching and learning with dedicated faculty.

President David W. Atkinson

CUMU Announces New Executive Committee Members
At our recent conference in Philadelphia, CUMU members elected four new Executive Committee members.  Congratulations to Dr. Evan Dobelle, Chair, Communications and Public Relations Committee, Dr. Ann Millner, Chair, Membership Development Committee, and Dr. Roger Brown and Dr. Wendell Pritchett, Members-at-Large. 
[see the complete 2008-2009 Executive Committee here]

 Which Colleges Make the Best Neighborhoods?
Jacques Steinberg of the New York Times blog, The Choice, recently posted an entry discussing “Saviors for Our Cities.”  Dr. Evan Dobelle, president of Westfield State College authored the Saviors for Our Cities survey.  [read more]

Rutgers University-Newark Publishes New Online Magazine
The School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers-Newark has developed a new online magazine entitled Civic Engagement: Public Service, Personal Responsibility. This publication features articles about individuals and organizations in service to the public. The magazine is available for free here.

Think Tank Registration for 2009-2010 is now open!  Think Tanks are one of NERCHE's innovative programs that help administrators and faculty in colleges and universities improve their ability to work together. The Think Tank meetings serve as a venue for information exchange, interpretation, and analysis of pressing issues in the academy. [read more]

Apply for the 2010-2011 Fellows Program. Deadline to apply is November 2, 2009. [read more]

Higher Education Policy Brief: Student Loan Forgiveness Programs: An Evolving Workforce Development Tool [read more]

Join USU at the upcoming APLU Meeting Nov. 15-17 in Washington D.C. [read more]

UEDA’s announces annual Awards of Excellence. [read more]