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2008 SHEEO Annual Meeting
July 15-18, 2008
Omni Parker House
Boston, Massachusetts

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TUESDAY, July 15, 2008

Time

Activity

Room

3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

SHEEO Executive Committee Meeting
(Executive Committee members only)

Dickens

4:00 p.m. Registration Begins Alcott Foyer

6:00 p.m.

Welcome to Boston Reception

Alcott Foyer

7:00 p.m.

Dinner Buffet
Host: E. Joseph Savoie
Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents

Press Room

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2008

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Alcott Foyer

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Can The Economy Survive with 20 Other Nations Surpassing Us in Math and Science?
Speaker: Roy Romer, Chairman, Strong American Schools/ED in '08 Campaign
Moderator: David A. Longanecker, President
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Alcott
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Break Alcott Foyer

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Trends in Higher Education Around the World—Perspectives and OECD Responses
Speaker: Barbara Ischinger, Director for Education Programs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Moderator: David McClain, Chancellor, University of Hawai‛i System

Alcott

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break Alcott Foyer

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Building Stronger Connections between
Higher Education and the Economy

Panelists:
• Robert G. Clarke, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
• Robert Hoffman, Vice President, Minnesota State University Mankato
• Sue Hodges Moore, Vice President for Planning, Policy & Budget, Northern Kentucky University
Moderator: Sheila Stearns, Commissioner of Higher Education, Montana University System

Alcott

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Buffet

Press Room

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

The Craft of State Policy Leadership:
Thoughts and Reflections

Panelists:
• Ann Daley, Executive Director, Washington State Higher EducationCoordinating Board
• Erroll Davis, Chancellor, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
• Kenneth A. “Buzz” Shaw, former President, University of Wisconsin System and Syracuse University
Moderator: Reginald Robinson, Chair-Elect, SHEEO Executive Committee, and President & CEO, Kansas Board of Regents

Alcott

2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break Alcott Foyer

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Report of the Sheeo Federal Relations Committee

Brandeis/Holmes/Lowell

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

World Café
for SHEEOs, SHEEO Alumni, and SHEEO Staff Only

Brandeis/Holmes/Lowell

THURSDAY, July 17, 2008

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Alcott Foyer

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Lumina Foundation’s Goals: How SHEEOs Can Help (and Be Helped) in Realizing These Aspirations
Speaker: Jamie Merisotis, President/CEO, Lumina Foundation for Education
Moderator: Stanley G. Jones, Commissioner for Higher Education Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Alcott

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Break Alcott Foyer

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Advancing Student Learning: What Must Be Done?
Speakers:
• Carol Geary Schneider, President, Association of American Colleges & Universities; and
• George L. Mehaffy, Vice President, Academic Leadership & Change, American Association of State Colleges & Universities
Moderator: Stephen J. Reno, Chancellor, University System of New Hampshire

Alcott

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break Alcott Foyer
11:00 a.m. - 12 noon How Postsecondary Education Can Help K-12 (and Itself) To Enable More Students To Be Ready for Success In College
Panelists:
• Susan Gendron, Commissioner of Education, State of Maine
• Rick Melmer, Cabinet Secretary, South Dakota Dept of Education
• Scott Montgomery, Deputy Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers
Moderator: Robert T. “Tad” Perry, Past Chair, SHEEO Executive Committee, and Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Regents

Alcott

12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch Buffet, Discussion of State Data Systems Initiatives, SHEEO Business Meeting
and Committee Reports

Press Room

2:30 p.m.

Adjourn

 

FRIDAY, July 18, 2008

7:30 a.m.

Regional Meetings with Buffet Breakfast

Alcott Foyer
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Vision and Agenda for Strengthening Boards and Lay Leadership in Higher Education
Speaker: Richard D. Legon, President, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Moderator: Patricia Plummer, Commissioner of Higher Education, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Alcott

10:15 a.m.

Adjourn



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