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BOARD OF DIRECTORS  

Board Meeting Monday October 15, 2012 7:30 am to 11:30 am Kinsey Executive Board Room The Chattanoogan Hotel 1201 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402  

Network Leadership Meeting Monday October 15, 2012 2:00pm to 5:00 pm Walker Room The Chattanoogan Hotel 1201 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402

2012 Presidents Leadership Summit Opening Reception Monday October 15, 2012 6:00 pm The Hunter Museum 10 Bluff View Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403

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CAMPUS COMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, OCTOBER 2012 2


Table of Contents  

Agenda.............................................................................4  

Map of The Chattanoogan Hotel .....................................5  

Minutes from March 2012 Meeting ................................6  

Key Programs and Projects ............................................10  

   Fund Development........................................10   Academic and Strategic Initiatives ................11   Communications ...........................................12   Connect2Complete........................................13   Developing Compacts/National Members ....15   Policy Initiatives.............................................16  

Speaking Engagements, Workshops & Presentations ...17  

Board Information .........................................................20  

Contact Information......................................20 Board Terms of Service .................................22 2012‐13 Board Committees ..........................23 Nominating Committee Report.....................25 

 

Biographies of New Board Members.............................26  

Guest Biographies..........................................................31  

Campus Compact Staff Information ..............................32  

2013 Campus Compact Budget......................................35  

2011‐12 Campus Compact Goals Dashboard.................40  

2012‐13 Campus Compact Goals Dashboard.................41  

News Items ....................................................................43  

 


Fall 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda *All times are in Eastern Standard Time  

Monday, October 15 Board Meeting 8:00 am to 12:00 pm 

Kinsey Executive Board Room, The Chattanooga Hotel, Chattanooga, TN Call in number: 605‐475‐5900; Access Code 893877#  

7:30   Breakfast  8:15  Welcome and Introductions – Jim Dworkin, Chair 

• New member introductions • Approval of March 2012 minutes   VOTE (pg. 6) • Review Agenda 

 8:30  Executive Session 

• Items for Discussion (Closed Session) • President’s Performance Review (w/ Maureen Curley) 

 9:15  President’s Report – Maureen Curley 10:00  Break  10:15  Network Report – Carie Herzberg, Laurie Worrall  10:45  Committee Reports 

• Finance Committee – David Giunta o 2012‐13 Budget (page 35) o Audit Review 

• Presidents Leadership Summit – Jim Harris

11:00  Network Leadership Meeting Update – Jim Dworkin  11:30  Board Meeting Adjourn  12:30   CUMU Luncheon and Presentation of the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship 

of Engagement for Early Career Faculty (Chattanoogan Ballroom)    2:00‐5  Network Leadership Meeting – with State Compact Board Reps (Walker Room)  5:00   Shuttles Begin Departing from Hotel to Hunter Museum  

(Shuttles will continue to run on a loop until the event is over)  6:00  Opening Reception 2012 Presidents Leadership Summit (Hunter Museum)  


Map of The Chattanoogan Hotel: 


Campus Compact Board Meeting Minutes 

March 13, 2012 Florida Gulf Coast University 

Fort Myers, FL  Attendance  Board Members in Person: Wilson Bradshaw, Jim Dworkin, David Giunta, Jim Harris, Jane Karas, Bernie Milano, John Sirek  Board Members via Conference Call: Mary Lyons, Sally Mason  State Directors: Lisa Keyne, Dee Dee Rasmussen  National Staff: Terah Crews, Maureen Curley, Mark Este, Amanda Wittman  Executive Session 

 The meeting began with a closed executive session consisting of only the board members. Maureen Curley later joined the discussion.  Introductory Items   

Welcome and Introductions  Jim Dworkin welcomed everyone to the meeting.  

Approval of October 2011 Board Meeting Minutes  Action: Motion made by Jim Harris and seconded by Jane Karas to approve the minutes. Motion passed unanimously.  Nominating Committee    New Members  Jane Karas, Chair of Nominating Committee, presented the names of nominated new members:  

Dennis Ahlburg, Trinity University, TX Hellen Giles‐Gee, Keene State College, NH Marie Foster Gnage, West Virginia University‐Parkersburg, WV Richard Guarasci, Wagner College, NY 

Action: Jane Karas made the motion elect all four candidates. Jim Harris seconded and the vote passed unanimously. 

  


 Members seeking re‐election 

 Jane Karas presented the names of the Board Members seeking re‐election:    Wilson Bradshaw, Florida Gulf Coast University  Action: Jane Karas made a motion to re‐elect Wilson Bradshaw, seconded by David Giunta. Motion passed unanimously.   

Election of the executive committee  Jane Karas presented the nominees for the executive committee:    Jim Dworkin – Chair   Wilson Bradshaw – Vice Chair   Jim Harris – Vice Chair   Jim Dworkin – Secretary    David Giunta – Treasurer  Action: Jane Karas motioned to approve the slate of officers, seconded by John Sirek. The motioned passed unanimously.   Jim Dworkin and Maureen Curley thanked Jane Karas for her service to the board. Jane Karas thanked the board for their continued service to Campus Compact.   President’s Report  Maureen began by directing the board’s attention to the Campus Compact Goals Dashboard and reported that all but one of the goals were either fulfilled, or currently being worked on. The only exception was raising the Newman Civic Fellow participation by 50%. Maureen noted that there was 17% in Newman Civic Fellows over 2011. She then discussed the success of the Connect2Complete Program and its new resource manual.   Maureen spoke about the opening of two new state affiliates in Nebraska and New Jersey and how they will have their official launches within the next few months. She also mentioned that Campus Compact was still waiting on one more letter from a president in the District of Columbia before there is an official Maryland‐DC Compact affiliate.   The closure of the Washington Campus Compact Students in Service AmeriCorps Education Award Program was discussed. The program was closed through a mutual decision between Washington Campus Compact and the Corporation for National and Community Service.   2012 Presidents Leadership Summit  Jim Harris discussed the 2012 Presidents Leadership Summit and Campus Compact’s partnership with the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. He also discussed the connection between economic development and civic engagement.   


Amanda Wittman gave an overview of the corresponding white paper and the idea of the Engaged Learning Economy as a way to keep universities relative. She also discussed the institutions having the capacity to meet community needs and knowledge.   Terah Crews mentioned the case study process and the strong body of literature on economic engagement and civic engagement. She talked about the process of combing the literature and highlighting campuses best practices.   The involvement of the Anchor Institutions Task Force was discussed also as a collaborator for the Summit.  There was also a discussion of the difficulty of getting data from institutions that don’t have large budgets or research around economic development in the community.   Amanda and Terah will follow up with Board Members about examples from their campuses to possibly include in their research. Terah and Amanda also discussed having a living document or wiki available for the conference and the follow up afterward.   The Board then discussed potential keynote speakers for the engagement. Jim Dwokin stated that the committee would meet soon and take the suggestions under advisement.   Amanda and Terah will have draft of the whitepaper for the committee to review.  Network Report  Lisa Keyne, North Carolina Campus Compact, and Dee Dee Rasmussen, Florida Campus Compact presented a report on behalf of the Campus Compact network. Lisa spoke of the diversity of approaches to becoming an executive director and how some state affiliates are fragile due to the rapidly changing climate of higher education budgets, administrative change, and National Service opportunities. She also discussed the struggle of sustaining a network through all of these changes.   Dee Dee discussed some of the vulnerabilities of the state affiliates, namely the closure of Texas Campus Compact, but also how it had created more of a unified network between state directors.   David Giunta discussed Campus Compact’s ability to thrive and retain members even as state affiliates close, though he did note that the presence of a state affiliate was more ideal.   Finance, Investment, and Audit Committee  David Giunta presented on behalf of the committee. He stated that when the committee met, there was a discussion about the current policy regarding membership dues increases. The committee recommended that effective for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2013, membership dues increase by the amount equal to the Higher Education Price Index or another similar rate. The Board decided that the finance committee should further develop a plan of when to raise dues and by what measure they should be raised.   David also discussed that since the board meeting schedule has changed, the full board will not be meeting at a time that would be appropriate for approving the annual operating budget. The committee voted to recommend that the board delegate the authority for the finance 


committee to approve the annual operating budget. If agreed, the finance committee would inform all board members of the date and time of the finance committee meeting, and will be invited to participate in the discussion. Bernie Milano suggested an amendment that required only the Executive Committee to be present.   Action: David Giunta made a motion that the Board delegate Finance, Investment and Audit Committee the power to approve the annual operating budget and invite the Executive Committee to the meeting. John Sirek seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.   David also informed the board that the Committee voted to recommend that the board approve the Campus Compact Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Hain, as an authorized signer on all Campus Compact investment accounts.   Action: David Giunta made a motion to approve Bruce Hain as an authorized signer for Campus Compact, seconded by Bernie Milano. The motion passed unanimously  Fund Development Committee   John Sirek presented the Fund Development Committee report. He recommended that Campus Compact change the reporting on the annual fund from October – September to July – June. This will allow the annual fund to match the fiscal year calendar. Campus Compact will still solicit in October, with a follow up in April of each year. John then reminded the board to donate so Campus Compact can reach 100% participation from the board. He noted that 100% of the Campus Compact staff had donated.    John also reported that the committee asked Amy Smitter to work on a list of naming opportunities for the Campus Compact’s work so that we can present a menu of options to potential funders. He also asked board members to help make connections to potential funders, especially service providers to higher education.    Maureen noted that Maine Campus Compact’s Board had decided to begin making donations in honor of their outgoing director, Liz McCabe Park.   Fall 2012 Board Meeting  Jim Dworkin discussed the Fall 2012 Board of Directors Meeting, which will take place prior to the Presidents Leadership Summit on October 15 in Chattanooga, TN. Campus Compact had previously invited the chairs of each affiliate board to join the meeting.   Board members expressed concern about the short time of the meeting. The Board decided to change the meeting to run from 8:00am‐12:00pm for usual business with just the Board of Directors, then invite the state board chairs to join the meeting from 2:00pm‐5:00pm.   Jim Dworkin and Maureen will draw up an agenda for the meeting.  Conclusion of Meeting  Action: John Siren made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by David Giunta. The meeting was adjourned 12:10pm.


Key Programs and Projects  

Fund Development Amy Smitter, Director of Institutional Development  

Individual Giving: 

In October 2012, we will be starting our annual giving campaign. This past year, we exceeded our goal by 9% and look forward to another great year. 

Presidents Leadership Summit Sponsorship 

To date, we have raised $35,000 in sponsorship for the October Presidential Leadership Summit, thanks to Jenzabar, Inc., Allstate Foundation, Inceptia, Interise, Columbia College Chicago, Natixis Global Asset Management, University of Iowa, Widener University, and Winthrop University. Our goal is $40,000.  

Proposals Funded: 

Spring Innovation Conference – As a follow up to the past two Presidential Leadership Summits, and to engage staff and faculty in these important discussions, Campus Compact has  received $50,000 from the Ford Motor Company Fund to support of a national conference focused on innovation for community‐based learning.  

Proposals Submitted:  

Assessment Project –We approached TOSA Foundation to fund a Theory of Change and our assessment and evaluation work for the network for $80,000. 

National Endowment for Humanities – Campus Compact is submitting a proposal to NEH through their Bridging Cultures through Community College program to engage 6 states and 12 Community Colleges in a pilot to revamp humanities curriculum to focus on community‐based learning and global citizenship for $360,000. 

Development Support to State Offices (Fiscal Year 2012 Outline):  

In 2011‐2012, Campus Compact was able to provide project funding to 4 states, and mentioned 5 states in grant proposals, which were slight decreases from 2010‐2011 fiscal year. More states sought fundraising advice in 2011‐2012, a 45% increase. More states participated in funding discussions, or a 38% increase. In addition, more average grant alerts went to all state affiliates.   Overall, 179 grant opportunities went to state affiliates. Every state in the network got at least one grant opportunity sent to them that was specific to their state and some as much as 17 grant opportunities. In addition, eighty grants that all affiliates were eligible for were posted on the network only page and LinkedIN Campus Compact Fund Development Community. Where we have seen opportunities that only national could pursue, on behalf of the states we have followed up.  We have continued to offer help to states seeking to diversify their funding. Four states have asked for help – CT, CO, RI, and VT and received it. Others have asked but not followed through. Twenty – two states have joined in a fund development discussion, 8 more than last year. Sixteen directly asked for advice, seven more than last year   


Academic and Strategic Initiatives Amanda Wittman, Ph. D., Director of Academic and Strategic Initiatives   Academic and Strategic Initiatives continues to provide a Campus Compact presence at national conferences, support state academic development efforts, and focus on research and assessment.  Amanda presented at the New England Educational Research Organization’s annual conference on her current research that focuses on adult and non‐traditional learners in service‐learning environments.  She serves as a board member of the AAC&U publication Diversity & Democracy and as an outside editor for the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.  Amanda participated in a variety of activities to support state Compact’s academic efforts.  In May, she helped develop and was one of the main facilitators for South Carolina Campus Compact’s inaugural Service‐Learning Institute.  In August, she attended a meeting in San Jose, CA initiated by Hawaii Campus Compact to explore a potential partnership to develop stronger ties between Campus Compact and organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines.  In August, she also presented at a regional meeting of the New England Compacts on the topic of assessment and evaluation.  She was asked back to New Hampshire in September to present a workshop on Developing Service‐Learning Syllabi for Campus Compact for New Hampshire.  She also worked closely with Pennsylvania Campus Compact to produce a Campus Compact Praxis Brief in response to AAC&U’s Crucible Moment report.  Assessment The first step in our ongoing assessment process – developing a working Theory of Change document – was completed in September.  Our consultancy group, OMG, Inc worked with Amanda and a small team of national staff and affiliate Executive Directors to shepherd a process which included a comprehensive document review, 40 stakeholder interviews, an in person working session with affiliate Executive Directors at our Network Meeting in Colorado, and an open response survey.  The Theory of Change documents assumptions of the Campus Compact network, lays out network‐wide activities, and suggests short and long term outcomes that Campus Compact expects as a result of the work we do.  The Theory of Change will serve as a foundation for all future network‐wide assessment activities.  White Paper Amanda worked closely with Terah Crews, a former Harvard University graduate student, to write and publish Engaged Learning Economies: Aligning Civic Engagement and Economic Development in Community‐Campus Partnership, a white paper to be presented at the Campus Compact 2012 Presidents Leadership Summit.  The paper utilizes 23 case studies of Campus Compact members to propose a framework for better understanding the connection between civic engagement and economic development.  


Communications   MEDIA  

Compact had some national and regional press coverage of note (see page 44).   EVENTS AND NETWORK MEETINGS  2012 Presidents Leadership Summit ‐ October 15 & 16, 2012 We’ve contracted with The Chattanoogan Hotel in Chattanooga, TN to host the Presidents Leadership Summit, Network Leadership Meeting and board meeting. Registration for the event is open to all member presidents, following strategic personalized invitations to state affiliate board chairs and key leaders in each state.   January Network Gathering: Chapel Hill, North Carolina January 22‐25, 2012 The Carolina Inn was the site of the January Network Meeting. The meeting was largely focused on professional development, both with two outside consultants from the Center for Creative Leadership, and in in‐depth conversations among the state directors themselves. The goal: to explore and begin to institutionalize a more intentional collaborative leadership model in which state directors assume more responsibility for the success of the network as a whole, and for each other.   July Network Gathering: Breckenridge, Colorado  July 16‐18, 2012 The July network meeting was designed as a continuation of work begun in January focused on the theme of strengthening state affiliates, the network and individuals through a collaborative leadership model. OMG consultants joined the group to gather feedback from Executive Directors as part of the development of an impact assessment for the network.  The 2011 Campus Compact Annual Member Survey  The Annual Member Survey Executive Summary was released this spring and distributed to members in hard copy and online. The summary includes not only a presentation of data, but also analysis of information. The 2011 survey highlights campus interest in evaluation of impact.   PUBLICATIONS  

Compact Current ‐ Winter 2011‐2012 Edition  The Winter 2011/2012 issue of Current, funded by the KPMG Foundation, was focused on highlighting global initiatives being undertaken by our members and through state Compacts. Features: an interview with Dr. Helen Giles‐Gee of Keene State College who discussed how service‐learning has been woven into the fabric of campus life. We also 


featured an introduction to Chancellor James B. Dworkin in his role as Chair of Campus Compact. Other stories included an extensive piece on Indiana Campus Compact’s sponsorship and participation in their 4th International Symposium on Service‐Learning at the Ningbo Institute of Technology at Ningbo, China, and how this reverberates back home at the University of Indianapolis. Finally, we provided an introduction to the new Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, published jointly by Missouri Campus Compact and the University of Missouri, and promoted three new digitally‐reprinted titles now available at our online Book Store.   Compact Current – Spring/Summer 2012 Edition This Spring/Summer 2012 issue of the Current, funded by KPMG Foundation, was designed to foreshadow the Presidents Leadership Summit through a focus on examples of connections between civic engagement and economic development efforts on campuses. The issue included an interview with University of Iowa president Sally Mason and coverage of a partnership between the University of Iowa’s School of Urban and Regional Planning and the City of Dubuque. The issue also featured articles on the University of North Florida’s College of Health School of Nursing community‐based approach and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s strategic partnerships to encourage community and economic development. Through this issue of the Current, we also celebrated University of Minnesota’s Andy Furco as this year’s Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award winner.  PROFILES in Engagement ‐ November 2011 & February 2012 This is an electronic “touch point” to donors and potential donors.   HORIZONS: Reaching Beyond the Quad ‐ January 2012, August 2012 This publication is an e‐newsletter for Campus Compact VISTAs and VISTA alumni, written by the Compact VISTA Leader.  

 Connect2Complete (C2C) Shana Berger, Manager of Connect2Complete  After issuing the C2C Request for Proposals in September, Campus Compact received five strong applications, and our review committee awarded C2C funds to nine community colleges (three in each state) in Florida, Ohio and Washington and to the three related state Compact offices.  Following the notice of awards, on November 9th and 10th Campus Compact brought the awardees together in Boston for a meeting to celebrate the work, build the C2C learning community and review roles and responsibilities.  The meeting was incredibly successful with lively participation from the awardees, our partner evaluators at Brandeis University, the Gates Foundation and staff at OMG Center for Collaborative Learning who facilitated discussion of the C2C theory of change.     


In January, the campuses hit the ground running, launching their C2C programs, hiring program coordinators, recruiting and training peer advocates and partnering them with C2C students. Also in January, Shana launched the C2C website with an overview of the program, profiles of each of the community college’s C2C programs, C2C press and more.  The website can be viewed at: http://www.compact.org/initiatives/connect2complete/   The C2C National Leadership Team was established and held its first meeting in February.  The leadership team will serve primarily to conduct C2C model development work that will lead to the codification of essential elements of a C2C model.  The leadership team includes administration and faculty from the pilot community colleges, staff from the Compact state affiliates, the evaluation partners, the program officer at the Gates Foundation and the Executive Director of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) and a staff member at Completion by Design.  The leadership team feeds into what we are calling “The System of Collaborative Learning” which includes learning communities at the national and state level where lessons will be shared in order to strengthen the C2C model.        In April, the Online C2C Resource Book was added to the C2C web page.  The contents and organization of the Resource Book were developed with input from the Leadership Team.  Highlights from the resource book include tip sheets, sample materials from C2C and other mentoring and community‐engaged learning programs, a presentation titled “Best Practices for Peer Advocate Facebook Groups”, and scholarly articles.  Also included in the resource book is a manual for C2C sub‐grantees titled Innovations in Community‐Engaged Learning with Developmental Education Students.  Written by  Shana Berger and Donna Duffy, a retired community college professor, the manual provides grantees with common language, context and definitions and articulates grant expectations around community‐engaged learning and peer advocacy activities.   In May of 2012, in conjunction with the Community College National Center for Community Engagement (CCNCCE), Campus Compact convened a second C2C sub‐grantee meeting.  Campuses had the opportunity to share the past semester’s work, consider strategies for sustaining the program on campus, learn about evaluation efforts and discuss expectations for community‐engaged learning and peer advocacy grant deliverables.  In addition, four campuses presented C2C program elements to attendees at the conference.    In July of 2012, C2C campuses and the evaluators submitted progress reports that Shana used to write Campus Compact’s first progress report to the Gates Foundation.  We are feeling very good about the work of the past year.  In August and September 2012, Shana worked with consultants Donna Duffy and Gail Robinson, AACC, to develop a Faculty Fellows Community of Practice focused on service‐learning and peer advocacy.  This year‐long program will provide an opportunity for faculty engaged in C2C to share lessons, strategies and challenges and to build 


excitement for service‐learning and peer advocacy among developmental education faculty on their campuses.   Finally, Shana worked with faculty members from the Harvard School of Education to conduct a webinar series for faculty training peer advocates. 

Developing Compacts Maggie Grove, Director of Operations  New State Affiliates:  Maryland‐District of Columbia Campus Compact  Maryland‐District of Columbia Campus Compact’s affiliation has been finalized. The affiliate has met the request of the board for additional documentation of support from DC presidents beyond those that have been historically involved in the Compact as national members. This was demonstrated through additional letters from University of the District of Columbia, Gallaudet University and Wesley Theological Seminary.  Affiliate Closings: Louisiana Louisiana Campus Compact officially closed on March 1, 2012 because of a lack of both service provision and presidential leadership. The national office continued to provide services to Louisiana members for the remainder of the academic year. The balance of Louisiana’s funds were transferred to the national office and applied to its outstanding affiliation fee debt. The national office has worked to build relationships with civic engagement administrators on Louisiana campuses. We will offer a professional development opportunity in Louisiana this upcoming year as a direct service to those in the state and to provide a platform for their convening during this initial transition year.  Disaffiliation: Texas Texas Campus Compact announced its disaffiliation with the Campus Compact network on March 2nd in order to expand its mission to P‐20 education. A letter was sent from the national board to the board members of the former affiliate on March 16th to correct inaccuracies in communication from Texas Campus Compact about the disaffiliation related to national services, dues and affiliation fees. A similar letter was mailed to all member presidents in Texas to correct inaccuracies and to reinforce that the national office would honor their membership and provide services to schools as national members through the end of the academic year. Based on conversations with presidents and administrators in Texas, stakeholder involvement in the decision to disaffiliate was limited. The national office has made every effort to reach out to civic engagement administrators in Texas to reinforce the invitation to remain part of the national network as national members in the upcoming fiscal year.     


 State Affiliate Leadership Transitions We welcomed new Executive Directors in the following states: KS, ME, NE, NJ, SC, UT and VT. The national office is in the process of orienting new directors through a series of phone calls and in‐person meetings.

Policy Initiatives Mark Esté, Special Assistant to the President  Once again, the Corporation for National and Community Service faced a proposed elimination from members of the US House of Representatives. Campus Compact has been involved with Voices for National Service, a coalition of non‐profits dedicated to educating elected officials about the value of national service programs. Campus Compact affiliates have participated in District Days, where members of the service community across the country visit their legislators on the same day, and Hill Days where they visit congressional offices in Washington, DC, and a number of sign on letters in support of service. Mark Este chaired the AmeriCorps*VISTA working group with Voices for National Service that made budget suggestions for FY’14.   Recently, the Corporation for National and Community Service named Wendy Spencer as the new CEO. Ms. Spencer was previously the director of Volunteer Florida, and has a long background in public service. Maureen Curley met with Wendy Spencer in July in Washington, DC.   Mark Este is a member of the Campus Compact National Service Working Group to help create a national policy agenda for the network. The agenda focuses on national service while also expanding efforts to the Department of Education.    


Speaking Engagements, Workshops and Presentations  • On April 2, Maureen attended Utah Campus Compact’s Annual Conference on Civic 

Engagement and Recognition Luncheon, during which there was also a celebration of the Compact’s 15th Anniversary at which Maureen gave an address and awarded the Newman Civic Fellows. 

 • Maureen attended the Campus Compact for New Hampshire and the New 

Hampshire College University Council 7th Annual Collaborative Board Meeting on April 10th. Maureen provided the meeting with an update on the priorities and strategies of the Campus Compact network. At the luncheon she introduced the keynote speaker Shirley Sagawa, and honored the 11 New Hampshire Newman Civic Fellows. 

 • Maureen spoke at the launch of the New Jersey Campus Compact on April 21st at 

Princeton University. More than 100 people, including Bernie Milano, were in attendance representing NJCC’s 22 founding members. 

 • On May 3, Maureen Curley and Maggie Grove addressed a group of community 

service directors from the Dallas‐Fort Worth Area via Skype. Maureen and Maggie discussed some of the inaccuracies in communication from the former Texas Campus Compact and the benefits of national membership in Campus Compact.  

 • Amanda Wittman helped develop and was one of the main facilitators for South 

Carolina Campus Compact’s inaugural Service‐Learning Institute at Winthrop University, May 21‐23. 

 • Maureen Curley and Shana Berger attended the Community College National Center 

for Community Engagement meeting in Scottsdale, AZ May 23‐25 where they also held a Connect2Complete grantee meeting.  

 • On May 24, Maureen gave President Shouan Pan of Mesa Community College an 

orientation to the Campus Compact Board of Directors in Arizona.   • On May 31, Maureen delivered the opening keynote address at Messiah College in 

Pennsylvania for the National Faith Based Service‐Learning Conference entitled “Serving Our Neighbors: Learning Across the Lines that Divide Us.” 

 • On June 12, Maureen attended the Annual Presidential Membership Gathering of 

the Massachusetts Campus Compact.   • Maureen Curley and Shana Berger attended the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 

Post Secondary Education Grantee Meeting in Seattle, WA June 13‐15 for the Connect2Complete program. 


   • On July 9, Maureen met with Julie Heinz, Special Assistant in the Office of 

Postsecondary Education, and Taylor Stanek, Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of the US Department of Education to discuss service‐learning and the progress of C2C.  

• Maureen met with Wendy Spencer, new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, DC on July 9. Maureen discussed the C2C program and some of the challenges facing CNCS programs and Compact affiliates. 

 • On July 9, Maureen attended a Roundtable Discussion on the Future of the Global 

Civic Engagement Movement in Higher Education sponsored by the Talloires Network at Georgetown University. 

 • Maureen attended the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus 

Challenge national gathering July 9‐10 at Howard University in Washington, DC.  • Campus Compact held the Summer 2012 Campus Compact Network Gathering in 

Breckenridge, CO July 17‐19.   • Throughout June and July, Amy Smitter sat on the search committee for Kansas 

Campus Compact’s new executive director and attended the final interviews in Lawrence, KS on July 25. 

 • On July 26, Maureen attended the Ashoka U Influencer Conference, “Making the 

Case: Social Innovation for Higher Education” in Washington, DC. Maureen gave remarks on service‐learning and led a design team session devoted to the challenge of fulfilling higher education’s civic mission.  

 • On August 3, Maureen attended the swearing in of the Massachusetts Campus 

Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA members and met with Mary Strasser, Director of AmeriCorps*VISTA. 

 • On August 5‐7, Amanda Wittman attended a meeting in San Jose, CA initiated by 

Hawaii Campus Compact to explore a potential partnership to develop stronger ties between Campus Compact and organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines. 

 • Throughout August, Maureen visited President Marie Foster Gnage at West Virginia 

University Parkersburg, President Susan Herbst at the University of Connecticut and President Richard Guarasci at Wagner College to provide them with an orientation to the Campus Compact Board of Directors. 

 


• On August 24, Maureen gave a presentation on trends in the field at the Massachusetts Campus Compact Board Retreat at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, MA.  

 • On September 14, Maureen attended the Tennessee Campus Compact Executive 

Board Meeting at Martin Methodist College. Maureen also addressed a group of faculty members from the college regarding the engaged campus.  

 • Maureen gave the keynote address at the Nebraska Campus Compact Leadership 

Meeting on September 20, in Lincoln, NE. She also met with presidents and the NECC Advisory Board. Maureen joined Matt Hartley from the Netter Center at the University of Pennsylvania and Juan Franco, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at University of Nebraska‐Lincoln on a panel at the NECC symposium on September 21.  


Board of Directors  2011‐2012

 Dr. Dennis Ahlburg President Trinity University Office of the President One Trinity Place San Antonio, TX 78212 PHONE: (210)  999‐8401 FAX: (210)  999‐8400 [email protected] Assistant: Claire Smith [email protected] 

 Dr. Wilson G Bradshaw Vice Chair President Florida Gulf Coast University 10501 FGCU Blvd, S. Fort Myers, FL 33965  PHONE: (239) 590‐1055 FAX: (239) 590‐1059 [email protected] Assistant: Barbara Krell [email protected]  Dr. Warrick Carter President Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan, Room 505 Chicago, IL 60605 PHONE: (312) 344‐7202  FAX: (312) 344‐8069 [email protected] Assistant: Yvonne Sode [email protected]  Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio President Winthrop University 114 Tillman Hall 701 Oakland Ave. Rock Hill, SC 29733 PHONE: (803) 323‐2225 [email protected] Assistant: Betty Triplett [email protected] 

Dr. James B. Dworkin Chair/Secretary Chancellor Purdue University North Central Schwarz Hall, Room 137 1401 South U.S. Highway 421 Westville, IN 46391 PHONE: (219) 785‐5331 FAX: (219) 785‐5355 [email protected] Assistant: Deb Nielsen [email protected]  Mr. David L. Giunta Treasurer President and CEO Natixis Global Associates 399 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116 PHONE: (617) 449‐2503 FAX: (617) 369‐9755 [email protected] Assistant: Jessica Doane [email protected]  Dr. Helen Giles‐Gee President University of the Sciences 600 S. 43rd St. Philadelphia, PA 19104‐4495 PHONE: (215) 596‐8970 FAX: (215) 596‐8726 h.giles‐[email protected] Assistant: Colleen Ryan [email protected]  Dr. Marie Foster Gnage President West Virginia University at Parkersburg 300 Campus Drive Parkersburg, WV 26104 PHONE: (304) 424‐8200 FAX: (304) 424‐8204 [email protected] Assistant: Patsy Bee [email protected]  


Dr. Richard Guarasci President Wagner College One Campus Road Staten Island, NY 10301‐4495 PHONE: (718) 390‐3131 FAX: (718) 390‐3170 [email protected] Assistant: Pat Fitzpatrick [email protected]  Dr. James T. Harris III  Vice Chair President Widener University Office of the President One University Place Chester, PA 19013 PHONE: (610) 499‐4101 FAX: (610) 499‐4196 President’s email: [email protected] Assistant: Janis Sendek [email protected]  Dr. Susan Herbst President University of Connecticut Office of the President 352 Mansfield Rd., Unit 2048 Storrs, CT 06269‐2048 PHONE:  (860) 486‐2337 FAX:  (860) 486‐2627 [email protected] Assistant Debra Merritt [email protected]  Dr. Mary Lyons President University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110‐2492 PHONE: (619) 260‐4520 FAX: (619) 260‐6833 [email protected] Assistant: Elaine Atencio [email protected]  

Dr. Sally Mason President University of Iowa President's Office 101 Jessup Hall Iowa City, IA 52242 PHONE: (319) 335‐8076 FAX: (319) 335‐0807 sally‐[email protected] Assistant: Dawn Pressler dawn‐[email protected]  Mr. Bernard Milano President KPMG Foundation 3 Chestnut Ridge Road Montvale, NJ  07645 PHONE: (201) 307‐7686 FAX: (201) 624‐7934 [email protected] Assistant: Joanne Berry [email protected]   Dr. Shouan Pan President Mesa Community College 1833 West Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ 85202 PHONE: (480) 461‐7300 FAX: (480) 461‐7804 [email protected] Assistant Kacie Takata [email protected]  Mr. John Sirek Citizenship Program Director McCormick Foundation 205 North Michigan Ave. Suite 4300 Chicago, IL 60601 PHONE: (312) 445‐5061 FAX: (312) 445‐5161 [email protected] Assistant: Natalie Perez [email protected]  

      


Board Committees 2012-2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman of the Board, the vice-chair(s) and the President of Campus Compact. This committee will meet between scheduled board meetings and serves as the chief administrative authority of the Compact. Chair/Secretary: Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central Vice-Chair: Jim Harris, Widener University Vice-Chair: Wilson Bradshaw, Florida Gulf Coast University Treasurer: David Giunta, Natixis Global Associates President: Maureen Curley, Campus Compact NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Nominating Committee proposes a slate of candidates and officers for election to the board of directors. The bylaws mandate that this committee have three members. Wilson Bradshaw, Florida Gulf Coast University Mary Lyons, University of San Diego Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central (ex-officio) Gina Wekke, Oklahoma Campus Compact FINANCE, INVESTMENT, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE Reviews the budget and makes recommendations to the national board regarding approval. Makes suggestions and reviews investment of reserve funds. Selects and oversees the auditing company; reviews the audit and reports to the entire board for approval. Chair: David Giunta, Natixis Global Associates Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central (ex-officio) Debby Scire, Campus Compact for New Hampshire Bruce Hain, Campus Compact


HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE Committee to annually review Campus Compact personnel policies to assure compliance with state and federal law; also resolves personnel disputes not able to be resolved by management. Chair: Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central Char Gray, Pennsylvania Campus Compact Maureen Curley, Campus Compact FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Works with national executive staff to institutionalize the process of fund development. Recommends philanthropy and fund development policies to the board for action. It will identify trends and implications and engage the board in strategic dialogue and decision-making regarding philanthropy and fund development. David Giunta, Natixis Global Associates Bernard Milano, KPMG Foundation John Sirek, McCormick Foundation Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central (ex-officio) Amy Smitter, Campus Compact AD-HOC COMMITTEE: PRESIDENTS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2012 Chair: Jim Harris, Widener University John Sirek, McCormick Foundation Jim Dworkin, Purdue University North Central (ex-officio) Barbara Canyes, Massachusetts Campus Compact Amanda Wittman, Campus Compact Terah Crews, University Innovation Fellow, Arizona State University (former Campus Compact Graduate Assistant)  


Nominating Committee Report  The following was sent to all Board Members from Maureen Curley regarding the election of 2 members on April 9, 2012: 

 Greetings everyone,   As Jane Karas communicated last week, we are holding a special election for two new members for the Campus Compact Board of Directors. Both of these candidates were approached prior to the meeting in March, and have since agreed to serve.    Responding to this email will serve as your vote. Please respond "yay," "nay" or "abstain" for each nominee. The candidates are:   Susan Herbst President University of Connecticut   Shouan Pan President Mesa Community College   Attached are biographies of each candidate. Please have your vote in by the end of business on Friday, April 13.   

The Board Members were elected unanimously.  


 

Biographies of new Board Members  Dennis A. Ahlburg Trinity University  Dennis A. Ahlburg, Ph.D., became the 18th president of Trinity University in January 2010. He was chosen for the position by the University's Board of Trustees in September 2009. Dr. Ahlburg brings to Trinity an impressive background as an internationally respected authority on the impact of population growth on development and the economics of higher education.  Before coming to Trinity, Dr. Ahlburg served as the dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder since August 2005. Under his leadership, the Leeds School significantly expanded and renovated the business school facilities, strengthened the undergraduate program, increased its resource base, and put into place a strategic plan to enhance the school's curriculum, diversity and outreach.  Prior to his appointment at the Leeds School, Dr. Ahlburg enjoyed a 25‐year career as a professor of human resources and academic administrator at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, where he was senior associate dean, Land Grant Professor of Human Resources and the Fesler‐Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs.  Dr. Ahlburg brings to Trinity a distinguished record of research and teaching and an impressive career as a transformational academic administrator. The author of more than 100 academic articles and books and the recipient of more than 30 research grants, Dr. Ahlburg also has received many honors and awards including designation as an "expert of international standing" by the Australian Research Council in 2004 and a Fulbright Fellowship in 1975. He has consulted extensively with a variety of prominent organizations including the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the governments of Great Britain and Australia. His global research on a range of economic issues and his international perspective underscores the University's efforts to internationalize the Trinity experience.  Dr. Ahlburg is a member of the following boards: The World Affairs Council, the Executive Committee of the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, Southwest Research Institute, the San Antonio Greater Chamber of Commerce, and the Associated Colleges of the South. He also serves on the steering committee for SA2020, the Brainpower Initiative Task Force, and the Executive Committees of Centro Partnership and ICUT (Independent Schools and Universities of Texas). Dr. Ahlburg is also a member of the Higher Education Working Group of the Council of Foreign Relations and Forum for the Future of Higher Education.  A native of Australia, Dr. Ahlburg received his bachelor's in economics with first class honors from the University of Sydney, a master's in economics from the Australian National University and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He is married to Penelope Harley, an attorney specializing in alternative dispute resolution and restorative justice. They are parents to five‐year‐old Benjamin.  Helen F. Giles‐Gee University of the Sciences  Dr. Helen F. Giles‐Gee was selected the 22nd president in the 191‐year history of University of the Sciences. She began her USciences tenure on July 16, 2012. A well‐respected and nationally known scholar, educator, and administrator, she brings more than 30 years of experience in higher education. Dr. Giles‐Gee has a documented history of working with faculty, staff, administrators, and campus communities to implement strategies that propel institutions to higher levels.  


Since 2005, Dr. Giles‐Gee has served as president of Keene State College in New Hampshire. In that time, she led Keene State through a major institutional transformation. She spearheaded the development and implementation of a strategic plan that in its first five years reached or surpassed benchmarks for academic excellence. She established the positions of provost and vice president for advancement, initiated a college‐wide honors program, and oversaw capital improvements and investments. Dr. Giles‐Gee also led positive initiatives in the areas of curriculum, co‐curriculum, campus building, advancement, shared governance, and diversity. The results translated into annual double‐digit growth in applications for admissions and the increase of Keene State’s stature for academic achievement and economic opportunities in the region.  Prior to her arrival at Keene, Dr. Giles‐Gee was provost at Rowan University where, as the chief academic officer, she managed the Colleges of Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine and Performing Arts, and Liberal Arts and Sciences along with the Graduate School. Her accomplishments as Rowan provost included reorganization of the graduate school, office of sponsored research and grants, and the summer school, honors, and international education programs. In addition, she worked with key legislatures and local leaders to secure $5 million to support development for the Rowan campus in Camden, N.J.  Before Rowan, Dr. Giles‐Gee was dean of the School of Professional Studies at SUNY Cortland, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of articulation at the University System of Maryland, and executive assistant to the president at Towson State University. She earned tenure as an associate professor of biology at Cheyney University where she served as chair of the department. She was granted professor rank at Towson State University, Rowan University, and Keene State College.  Dr. Giles‐Gee sits on numerous national, state, and local boards and councils. She is the former chair of the American Association of Colleges and Universities and a past president of the Society for College and University Planning. Her engagement activities include service as: 

• executive committee chair for the American Association of Colleges and Universities Board of Directors,  

• member of the executive and finance committees for the New Hampshire College and University Council,  

• vice chair of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Board of Directors, • vice chair of Campus Compact of New Hampshire Board of Directors,  • chair of self study teams for the New England Association of Colleges Schools, and the Middle 

States Association,  • member Little East Presidents Steering Committee of NCAA Division III, and  • member of Appeals Board for National Council on the Accreditation of Teacher Education. 

 She has a long list of academic and professional awards and commendations, including the National Award of Distinction from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and was named as a “New Century Leader” by New Hampshire Magazine. Other honors include:  

• Champion of Education Opportunity award from the New Hampshire Education Opportunity Association,  

• Candace Women of Achievement award from the Southern New Jersey Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., and  

• Distinguished Service Award from the Society for College and University Planning.  Dr. Giles‐Gee earned a bachelor of arts in psychobiology, a master of science in science education with Pennsylvania teaching certificates in biology and general science, and a PhD in measurement, evaluation, and techniques of experimental research from University of Pennsylvania. In addition, she holds an MS in zoology from Rutgers University. Prior to her work at Rutgers, she took pre‐graduate school science classes at USciences, then known as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.  A native of Alabama, Dr. Giles‐Gee is one of five sisters, three of whom also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. The fifth attended Tuskegee University, the institution attended by their grandfather and 


many members of their family. Her mother, now deceased, earned her bachelors in microbiology from Talladega College. Dr. Giles‐Gee is the mother of one daughter, Lauren, who attends college in New Hampshire. Dr. Giles‐Gee’s father now resides in Charlotte, N.C.  Marie Foster Gnage West Virginia University at Parkersburg  Marie Foster Gnage became the sixth president of West Virginia University at Parkersburg in July of 2004. Prior to assuming the presidency at WVU Parkersburg, she served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch New Jersey; Assistant Vice Chancellor for Education Services at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona; Vice President for Instruction at Central Florida Community College in Ocala, Florida; Dean of Academic Affairs and Department Head of English/ESL at Broward Community College, North Campus in Coconut Creek Florida. She was an ACE Fellow through the American Council on Education Fellows program with Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina serving as the host institution. She also served as Assistant Professor of English at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, and Regional Vice President for West Virginia University.  President Gnage was recently appointed to the AACC's 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, and the West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. She currently serves as a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors; the American Council on Education (ACE) Network Executive Board; The Mid‐Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce Board; the Region IV Workforce Investment Board; the Black Diamond Girl Scout Board; the Economic Roundtable of Ohio Valley Board of Directors; The Huntington National Bank West Virginia Advisory Board; The United Way of the Mid‐Ohio Valley Board of Governors; and the West Virginia Humanities Council. She has served on the faculty for the ACE Fellows Seminars, the AACC Future Leaders Institute; and the AACC Presidents Academy Executive Committee.   Dr. Gnage has several publications including “Voice, Mind, Self: Mother and Daughter Relationships in Amy Tan’s Fiction,” in Women of Color, UP Press (Fall 1996), A Bio‐bibliography of Southern Black Creative Writers, 1829 – 1953, Greenwood Press, Inc., (1988), and “Reconfiguring Self: A Matter of Place in Selected Novels by Paul Marshall,” in Middle Passages and the Healing Place of History: Migration and Identity in Black Women’s Literature, The Ohio University Press (2006).  Dr. Gnage holds a bachelor's degree in English from Alcorn A&M College, Lorman, Mississippi; a master's degree in English from University of Southwestern Louisiana, and doctoral degree in English (American Literature) from The Florida State University. Dr. Gnage was presented with the Empowerment Inspiration Award given by the West Virginia Minority Business Development Center to individuals for their significant achievements/accomplishments, inspiring others by example and guidance, and continuing to excel in personal and professional goals and objectives, the Women of Excellence Award for Trail Blazing awarded by Altrusa International, Inc. to women that have made inroads in their careers and/or community that have never been done before, and the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction presented by Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the Two‐Year College for her outstanding support of Phi Theta Kappa.  Richard Guarasci Wagner College   Dr. Richard Guarasci is the 18th President of Wagner College, where he was previously the Provost and Senior Vice President, responsible for academic and student affairs, admissions, and support service, in addition to serving as the chief operating officer. He holds the rank of Professor of Political Science and he teaches in the areas of democracy, citizenship and American diversity.  At Wagner, Dr. Guarasci founded The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts, the four‐year curriculum for all undergraduates, that draws together a substantive liberal arts core into a series of learning communities and experiential learning tutorials.  


Dr. Guarasci was Dean of the College and Professor of Political Science at Hobart College from 1992‐1997. Previously he served as Dean and founding Director of the First Year Program at St. Lawrence University, a nationally celebrated model program of democratic living and learning required for all first year students that joined first year housing to a two semester schedule.  Dr. Guarasci is the author of Democratic Education in the Age of Difference: Redefining Citizenship in Higher Education (Jossey‐Bass, 1997), and numerous other publications including 3 books, more than 20 articles and more than 50 conference presentations. He is now a national leader in higher education with many speaking engagements throughout the United States. He is an active educational consultant for more than 20 universities and colleges. Time Magazine selected him as a National Undergraduate Educator and he received awards from the Sears Foundation, the Glitz Family Prize and many other citations including a day of recognition by proclamation of the City Council in Geneva, New York. Recently, Congressman Vito Fossella and the Staten Island Civic Association both cited him for public service on Staten Island. He served on the National Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges and Universities,The Board of Trustees of the Independent Colleges Fund of New York and he is co‐chair of New York State Campus Compact. He is a Fellow of the Society for Values in Higher Education (SVHE) and a PEW Foundation Fellow with the Washington Center for Learning in building natural leadership in Learning Communities. He is a member of the faculty for the Asheville Institute and an Advising Board Member for the Models for Democracy Project of SVHE. Dr. Guarasci recently authored ‘Developing the Democratic Arts” in About Campus (Feb. 2001) and "On Becoming the Good College: Lessons Learned" in Liberal Education.  Dr. Guarasci holds a Bachelor of Science from Fordham University. He received his M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University.  Susan Herbst University of Connecticut  Susan Herbst was appointed as the 15th President of the University of Connecticut on December 20, 2010, by the University's Board of Trustees.  Prior to her appointment to the presidency, Herbst served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia, where she led 15 university presidents and oversaw the academic missions for all 35 public universities in Georgia. Before coming to Georgia, Herbst was Provost and Executive Vice President at The University at Albany (SUNY), and also served as Officer in Charge (acting president) of the school from 2006 to 2007. She previously served as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University.  Born in New York City and raised in Peekskill, N.Y., Herbst received her B.A. in Political Science from Duke University in 1984, and her Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles in 1989.  Herbst joined Northwestern University as an assistant professor in 1989 and remained there until 2003. At Northwestern she served in many capacities, including Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department. Dr. Herbst is a scholar of public opinion, media, and American politics, and is author of four books and many articles in these areas. Along with Benjamin Page, Lawrence Jacobs, and James Druckman, she edits the University of Chicago Press series in American Politics.  Shouan Pan Mesa Community College  Shouan Pan became president of Mesa Community College in March, 2008. From his first days on campus, he has been a champion of success for MCC students and employees. Within a short time he has defined himself as a strong, collaborative partner in the community.  


Shouan has a long and distinguished career in education. Prior to joining MCC, he was Provost of Broward Community College – South Campus for approximately five years. Previously, he was Executive Dean of Instruction and Student Services at Florida Community College at Jacksonville; Dean of Student Life, Community College of Philadelphia; Recruitment and Retention Administrator and Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Northern Arizona University; Director of Residence Life, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Arizona; and Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of International Education, Hefei Polytechnic University, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China.  Shouan's commitment to ensuring a healthy and vibrant City of Mesa as well as surrounding communities is noted by his leadership roles in education and community organizations. He is involved with the Polytechnic Campus Community Board of Arizona State University, Mesa Baseline Rotary, and International Leadership Committee of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Shouan serves as a board member for the American Association of Community Colleges, MCC's Chair Academy, East Valley Think Tank, Mesa United Way, East Valley Partnership, Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and National Asian/Pacific Islander Council. He is also chair of the Global Education Commissions.  The honors and awards Shouan has received during his career exemplify his commitment to excellence. Among those honors are: Educator of the Year, Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Inc.; Executive Leadership Institute, League of Innovations in Community Colleges; Chancellor's Leadership Seminar, Florida Community Colleges; Kellogg Fellow, League of Innovations in the Community College and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Honorary Member, Golden Key International Honor Society, Northern Arizona University; Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University; and The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Iowa State University.  Shouan holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from Iowa State University. He has a Master of Education in College Student Personnel Administration from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Hefei Polytechnic University, P.R. China.  Shouan and his wife, Queenie Chen, have two sons, Nathan and Ryan.


Guest Biographies  Carie Hertzberg Rhode Island Campus Compact  Carie G. Hertzberg, M.A. is the Executive Director of Rhode Island Campus Compact and serves as a board commissioner for Serve Rhode Island.  Carie joined Rhode Island Campus Compact after serving as the Director of TRIO Education Talent Search at the University of Wisconsin Fox Valley.  Previously she worked as the Associate Director of Wisconsin Campus Compact, directing one of the largest AmeriCorps VISTA programs in the country.  In addition, Carie has three years of experience in student affairs at the Florida State University and the University of Michigan.  She also served as an AmeriCorps member for Habitat for Humanity in Americus, GA and an AmeriCorps Leader for Generations Incorporated in Boston, MA.  Carie is a doctoral candidate at Johnson and Wales University in educational leadership.  She holds Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Religious Studies from St. Norbert College and a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan  Laurie Worrall New York Campus Compact  Laurie Worrall brings to New York Campus Compact almost 20 years of experience working with university‐community partnerships. She has overseen the development of local, national and international community‐based learning and research programs at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, and at Defiance College in Ohio. As Dean of the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity, Laurie expanded the international community‐based research program and developed national and local partnerships based upon the School’s international model. At DePaul, she served as Associate Vice President in Academic Affairs and founding director of the nationally renowned Steans Center for Community‐based Service Learning.  Under her leadership, DePaul’s academic service‐learning program gained recognition as one of the foremost programs in higher education in the country, one of 23 such programs to earn US News and World Report recognition beginning in 2005.  Laurie’s work won DePaul placement in Princeton Review’s publication, “Colleges with a Conscience.” Her research focuses on the community benefit of service‐learning partnerships. She holds a doctorate of education from the University of Pennsylvania. 


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President – Maureen F. Curley The President is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the organization, including public speaking, fundraising, public policy, strategic planning, and board development. The President is also responsible for identifying and evaluating possible partnerships with other organizations that have the potential to increase Campus Compact’s exposure, visibility, profile, and enhance our work. The President is the primary liaison to the national Board of Directors and bears fiduciary responsibility for the organization in concert with the Board.   Director of Operations ‐ Maggie Grove  The Director of Operations coordinates and aligns national staff work. She also works on Network capacity building through management consulting services to state directors, is a primary contact to Campus Compact’s National Members and supports developing state affiliates.  Director of Institutional Development – Amy Smitter The Director of Institutional Development is a member of the senior management team who works to assure the health and growth of the Campus Compact network resource development. Central to the job is the integration of fundraising opportunities for the entire network, strategic planning and implementation of strategy for diverse fund development, partnership development, and management consultation with state offices to assure stability and sustainability.     


Director of Communications The director is a member of the senior management team responsible for the Compact’s communications strategy, including implementing effective mechanisms for communicating with the media, with members, higher education leaders, funders and potential funders, the media, policy‐makers, and the public. The director is also responsible for logistics and planning for national meetings and special events. The director ensures that all print, online, and other communications are part of a coordinated effort to present a consistent brand and compelling message about the Compact and its impact. The director also oversees the Compact’s website and publications, including book production and other materials, sales and inventory, and marketing.   Director of Academic and Strategic Initiatives – Amanda Wittman, Ph. D.  Amanda provides high‐level project management, leadership and oversight for Campus Compact’s work with faculty, consultants and partners. Amanda is a member of the senior team and works with these colleagues, network affiliate staff and faculty to embed civic and community engagement within teaching and research activities at Compact member schools. Amanda also supervises the VISTA Leader.   Project Manager, Connect2Complete – Shana Berger Shana leads in the development and implementation of the Connect2Complete (C2C) program. C2C is a 36‐month pilot program funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that seeks to increase community college students’ persistence toward their credentials by connecting them to student tutor advocates. These student tutor advocates address the needs of their fellow first‐year students by providing academic support, connections to college life, and a link to services designed to help them complete their credentials. The C2C pilot program directly benefits students entering developmental education and Pell eligible students who are statistically more likely to struggle to complete college. C2C supports nine campuses in three states to mobilize over 150 student tutor advocates to pilot this approach.   Administrative and Membership Coordinator – Betty Johnson The Administration and Membership Coordinator works with the President and CFO, providing administrative and financial support 

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