53 2012 204 deans who registered for the Annual Meeting have their travel plans disrupted by Hurricane Sandy, snowstorms in West Virginia, and floods in Ohio. Most eventually make it to Seattle to join the meeting in progress. Refunds are issued to the others “What Should We Expect for the Evolution of the Liberal Arts over the Next Decade?” Valerie GRAY HARDCASTLE UNIVERSITY of CINCINNATI I was President during a very difficult time. States were not investing in the education of youth. There was increasing pressure on the liberal arts to do more with less as a strategy for managing ever-increasing financial demands. Higher education began to bow to external pressures to redefine a college education as job training and pure content delivery. The value of foundational research was equated with job growth and business innovation. The national and international conse- quences of collectively losing sight of the public aims of higher education were both real and significant. CCAS was a beacon of practical sanity in all that darkness. Good and dedicated people were charting new paths forward in this changed landscape and they were succeeding. 2011-2012 In response to attendee requests for new formats at the Annual Meeting, Program Chair Mary Anne Fitzpatrick introduces the Critical Issue Forum, a format allowing attendees to dig deeper into timely topics in a more informal setting Standing Committee on Private Institutions conducts a Delphi survey to address the question: To enhance its mission to advocate for the arts and sciences, CCAS joins the National Humanities Alliance. Subsequently, Executive Director Anne-Marie McCartan is elected to its Board of Directors