Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Mills College, Oakland, CA
December 2, 2009

Claremont University Consortium, Claremont, CA
December 3, 2009

For public and private institutions alike, the current economic turmoil will not be short-lived. Over the coming decade, real dollars for education are likely to decrease even as challenging demographic and economic trends continue. At the same time, the need for an educated workforce and a responsible citizenry will grow. Short-term measures to balance budgets will be necessary but not sufficient. In this workshop we will think creatively about core issues that - at least according to the traditional view of higher educational - appear to be in tension: enhancing financial viability, and improving educational effectiveness. Participants will return to campus with both concrete take-aways for saving money now and more visionary ideas for the coming decade.

Featured speakers:

• Jim Doti, President, Chapman University, on econometric and demographic trends in the region and their implications for institutions

• Alan Guskin, President emeritus, Antioch University, on reforming versus transforming our institutions

Also contributing:

• Al Karnig, President, CSU San Bernardino, on creative and effective cost-cutting measures, now and beyond 2009

• Ralph Wolff, President and Executive Director, WASC, on the role of accreditation in supporting healthy change

• Jim Appleton, President emeritus, University of Redlands, facilitating discussion

• Barbara Wright, Associate Director, WASC, on ways to reframe our task as educators and shift the focus from inputs to learning outcomes

Cost:

$350/person

Registration: Deadline to register:  Friday, November 6, 2009

Northern California Workshop December 2, 2009 - Mills College, Oakland, CA Register Now

Southern California Workshop December 3, 2009 - CUC, Claremont, CA Register Now

This educational program is provided as a service and a support to our member institutions and others who wish to attend. While optional for any institution, efforts are made to provide information about effective practices that aligns with WASC accreditation expectations.