b'THURSDAYRegistration open 7:00am5:00pm10:45am12:00pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS/Committee meetings PAIRED THEORY/PRACTICE Recruitment with Creative Degree PlansThese times are, perhaps, even more turbulent for arts and humanities programs than for academe in general. Deans overseeing arts and humanities struggle in an environment where the devaluation of these degrees has led to declining enroll-ments, with a 12% loss in humanities majors nationwide between 2012-2015 and subsequent losses since then. The largest decreases are in history and English, with history down 45% and English down 37% between 2007 and 2018 (Inside Higher Ed, The Atlantic). At two regional comprehensive universities, one strategy being employed to combat these declines through recruitment is creative degree options. These interdisciplinary programs help fill the usual course offerings with students pursuing new, unique majors or minors, such as integrated studies, holis-tic senior living, game design, and international service. This session will provide the context for these innovative program offerings, the process for collaborative curriculum proposals, recruitment and advising strategies, and impact on credit hour production and enrollment.GROUP DISCUSSION Committee on Associate/Assistant DeansOpen to anyone interested in talking about the roles of theassociate and assistant dean.NEW skills-based sessionSKILLS-BASED Dealing with Controversial Speakers, the 1st Amendment,Students, & Faculty Across the Political SpectrumNew this year, CCAS will invite subject matter experts from local campuses to provide deans with practical skills for interacting with campus colleagues.12:15pm1:30pm Plenary Luncheon EXPERT PRESENTER WELCOME : Amber Cox, CCAS Executive Director NETWORKING PRESIDING : Jonathan Millen, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of New England, CCAS President-ElectSPEAKER:David Ortiz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU)David Ortiz10CCAS 2020'