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Annual Meeting Registration Now Open

Join your colleagues for the 2013 CCAS Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront situated on the banks of the St. Johns River, overlooking a four-mile riverfront boardwalk. In addition to the Annual Meeting, CCAS is offering a pre-conference workshop, “Conflict Management for Deans,” and a post-conference workshop, “Deans and the Law: What you should know.”

The Program Preview will be available in early July and will be posted on the website. Click here for information your assistant will need to know before processing your registration. Go to EVENTS on the navigation bar, float your cursor over “Annual Meeting – November,” and register for each event individually.

Inviting All New Deans

CCAS is pleased once again to present its annual Seminar for New Deans. This year’s seminar will be held in downtown Indianapolis, July 14-17. The 2½-day event includes a mix of presentations, case study discussions, and small-group work. Sessions include “Planning & Budgeting,” “What Provosts Expect from Their Deans,” and “Deans & Development.” Space is limited, with preference going to college deans; ten spaces are reserved for new associate deans with responsibility for faculty and curricular issues. Dean Gersham Nelson, University of Central Missouri, is the seminar director.

For more information, click here. To register, go here.

Training for Chairs/Heads Opens
for Indianapolis and San Diego

CCAS has opened registration for its next two Seminars for Department Chairs. New and experienced chairs are invited to attend July 11-13 in Indy or October 6-8 in San Diego. View this brochure for additional information.

Register under Events as a New Customer. Registration is limited to two chairs per institution, and these seminars will fill quickly.

Dean Benjamin Rifkin Makes the Case for Liberal Arts Majors

In a recent op-ed article in Urban Milwaukee, Dean Benjamin Rifkin of The College of New Jersey takes issue with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's proposal that the State funding formulae incentivize students to study in high-demand majors.

2013 Membership Directory Now Available Online

Login and go to MEMBERS ONLY to view the document in its entirely. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please send your request to ccas@wm.edu.

"Liberal Arts & Sciences FAQs" Brochure Available for Purchase

This broc

hure, authored by former CCAS President Matthew C. Moen (University of South Dakota), defines liberal education and offers arguments for its centrality in undergraduate education. The brochure is being made available at cost to CCAS members.

Ordering Information:

First 10 copies, no charge

Between 11-100 copies, $6 per 10 copies

Orders over 100, $5 per 10 copies

To order, email ccas@wm.edu.

CCAS Member Benefits

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, a network of deans, fosters leadership and administration in colleges and schools of arts and sciences. In pursuit of our mission, CCAS connects deans with each other, provides professional development, serves as a forum for discussing issues in higher education, and advocates for liberal learning.

All arts and/or science decanal staff of a participating college within an institution are eligible for the following benefits:
• password and access to the 'Members Only' area of the CCAS web site

• bimonthly newsletters

• a variety of professional-development seminars, workshops, and webinars

• discounted registration fees at seminars and the Annual Meeting

• discounted subscription rate for Change Magazine

• a mentoring program for new deans and associate/assistant deans
• participation in both the data collection and receipt of the New Hires Survey report
• a 'deans only' listserv for discussion of issues and networking with other Deans,
and a listserv for associate and assistant deans

• an online searchable database (Deans Knowledge Base) of timely presentations, policy statements,
listserv discussions, and other resources

• training workshops for department chairs/heads, either on campus or at a regional location

• annual membership directory
• access to the CCAS membership mailing list for searches, college newsletters, etc.

NOTE: Passwords are assigned to member Deans, Associate, and Assistant Deans. If you do not remember your login credentials, click the "Member Login" box and you'll be taken to the Member Login Page. Go to "Forgot your login information? Click here" and you'll be asked to enter your email address. Then click, "Send Login Information." The website will email your login credentials shortly. If the website doesn't send you your login information it is because your email address either isn't in the database or is different from the one in the database. For assistance, email ccas@wm.edu.

Click here to access the "Member Benefits and Services" brochure.