March 24, 2003 :: No.181
University President to Address
Higher Education Issues
Cal State Fullerton President
Milton A. Gordon has been tapped for two national speaking engagements
this month that focus on challenges in higher education.
Gordon was invited to be part of a panel
of university presidents and deans who are gathering March 28 in
Chicago to discuss the roles and expectations for continuing education
leaders at a time of increasing demands and diminishing resources.
The Cal State Fullerton president also
is scheduled to serve as moderator at the Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities' 2003 National Capitol Forum on Hispanic
Higher Education to be held a few days later in Washington, D.C.
Gordon will be joined in Chicago at the
annual meeting of the University Continuing Education Association
by the presidents of DePaul, Weber State and Cardean universities
and University of Maryland University College. They're scheduled
to take part in a Socratic dialogue following a presentation by
Pat Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and
Higher Education.
Callan will discuss some of the trends
shaping higher education; the panelists will examine the leadership
implications of major changes in higher education. Their joint session
is intended “to explore some of the challenges and opportunities
facing higher education, in general, and continuing education, in
particular,” noted event organizer Michael J. Offerman of
Capella University. “Affordability and access become even
more challenging as we consider traditional limitations on student
mobility between institutions at a time when participation patterns
and technology result in many learners earning credits from various
providers,” he added.
Gordon will go next to the nation's capital
for the HACU event, where he will moderate a March 31 panel session
on “Higher Education Act Reauthorization and Title IV.”
Members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Education have been
invited to address this session. Panelists will explore student
financial aid and immigration provisions of the Higher Education
Act and HACU's proposed HEA reauthorization agenda.
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