Chief Academic Officers

Registration and Breakfast

Breakfast Roundtable for Chief Academic Officers New to Catholic Institutions

David Dausey, Provost, Duquesne University

Catholic Identity and Global Challenges

In light of the mission of Catholic higher education — including the importance of Catholic Social Teaching — and the current national context, many Catholic colleges and universities are wrestling with questions about their responsibilities toward immigrants. What are some good practices for engaging with current developments surrounding immigration and refugees, and for recruiting international students and hiring international faculty or staff? Panelists in this session will contribute expert perspectives on these issues.

Reena Aggarwal, Vice Provost for Faculty, Georgetown University

Break

Making the Case for the Value of Liberal Arts Education in the Catholic Tradition

Given the centrality of a liberal arts education in the foundation of both the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic higher education, this interactive session will engage attendees in discussing effective, practical approaches for responding to growing national skepticism about the value and relevance of the liberal arts.

Kathleen Snell Jagger, Acting President, Thomas More College
Paul Koch, Provost, St. Ambrose University

Lunch

Remarks by Michael Galligan-Stierle, President, ACCU

Concurrent Sessions:

Developing Academic Leadership Capacity for Department Chairs and Deans

Many colleges and universities are looking for new and effective ways to develop academic leadership programs, so that more faculty can be well-prepared to carry out future roles as department chairs, program directors, or deans.  Panelists in this session will share their experience with specific programmatic efforts to promote academic leadership development at these levels.

Paul Benson, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Dayton
Deborah Bickford, Assoc. Provost for Academic Affairs and Learning Initiatives, University of Dayton
Michael James, Director of the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, Boston College

Orientation for New Chief Academic Officers

This session is intended primarily for CAOs who are in the first or second year of their appointments.

David Dausey, Provost, Duquesne University
Hugh Lena, Provost, Providence College

Chart Your Course:  LCHE Overview

Kyle Ryan, Media Specialist, ACCU