65 th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Academic Deans
The Dean's Role: Responsibilities, Rewards, Renewal
July 28-29, 2011 Sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas
Day 1: Thursday, July 28 Hilton Garden Inn, Conference Room
| Time | Session Information | Facilitator(s) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Conference Registration | UCA Outreach and Community Engagement Staff |
| 1:30 p.m. | Welcome | Neil Hattlestad, Conference Host
Bette Midgarden, 2011 Program Chair |
| 1:40 -2:30 p.m. | Opening Presentation: Provost's Expectations of Deans - Three Perspectives | Ed Ericson, VPAA, John Brown University
Bette Midgarden, Prof. of Mathematics, Minnesota State University, Moorehead John Peek, Provost and Senior Vice President, Glenville State College |
| 2:30 -3:15 p.m. | Session 1: To Be or Not To Be An Interim | Linda Baer, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Pauline Rankin, Interim Dean, Global Campus, University of Arkansas Steve Runge, Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, UCA |
| 3:30 -4:30 p.m. | Session 2: Case Studies | Jane Earley, Dean Emerita, Minnesota State University-Mankato
John Churchill, Secretary, The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Washington, D.C. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception | ALL |
| 6:00 -7:30 p.m. | Conference Banquet | Keynote Speaker: "As the Future Catches You" - Linda Baer, Senior Program Officer, Post Secondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Higher Education |
Day 2: Friday, July 29 Campus - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
University of Central Arkansas
| Time | Session Information | Facilitator(s) |
| 7:15 -8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | ALL |
| 7:15 -8:25 a.m. | 2012 Conference Planning Committee Breakfast | 2012 Conference Planning Committee (Committee consists of Past/Current Chairs and Conference Chair Elect) -Room 4B |
| 8:30 -8:55 a.m. | Session 4: Advisory Committees and Why | Rollin Potter, Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, UCA |
| 8:55-9:20 a.m. | Session 5: Together Everyone Achieves More: A Dean's Experiences With Leadership and Team Building Efforts | Margaretha Bischoff, Dean, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, South Texas College |
| 9:20-10:20 a.m. | Session 6: My Financial Future? I've Got That Covered At Work, Don't I? | Warren "Buster" West, CLU, ChFC, Senior Financial Services Representative, Principal Financial Group, Mankato, MN |
| 10:20 -10:30a.m. | Break | ALL |
| Session 7: Somes Days I Almost Forget That I Used To Be A Dean | Annette Chappell, Rector, The Episcopal Church of Redemption, Baltimore, MDJeanine Varner, Provost, Abilene Christian University
Michael Westerfield, Vice President/Dean, Graduate and Professional Studies, William Woods University |
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| 11:15 a.m.- Noon | Session 8: What Have I Done? I'm A Dean and No One Trained Me! | Glenn Bernet, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Evangel UniversityJane Earley, Dean Emerita, College of Arts and Humanities, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Neil Hattlestad, Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, UCA |
| Noon- 1:15 p.m. | Luncheon | Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting |
Day 2: Friday, July 29 Campus - Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center
University of Central Arkansas
| Time | Session Information | Facilitator(s) |
| 1:15 -1:45 p.m. | Session 9: Starting A STEM Residential College | Steve Runge, Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, UCA
Leah Horton, Instructor and Resident Master of STEM Residential College, UCA |
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Session 10: Strengthen Your Resumé | Kim Bradford, Associate Dean, Global Campus, University of Arkansas
Peggy Bradford, Dean, Academic Affairs, Cuyahoga Community College Janet Evelyn-Dorsey, Dean of Business, Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana |
| 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Session 11: Dean, We Have A Problem! | Jimmy Ishee, Dean, College of Health Sciences, Texas Woman's University |
| 2:45- 3:30 p.m. | Session 12: Conversation Essentials in the Academy | Judy Fellows, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Louisiana, MonroeJacquie Rainey, Associate Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, UCA |
| 3:40- 4:30 p.m. | Session 13: Building Community Partnerships | Bill Pink, Associate Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of Central OklahomaNeil Hattlestad, Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, UCA |
| Conference Adjourns |