around the council the STARS tracking and rating system created by AASHE. Additionally, the university adopted a strategic plan pledging to ‘incorporate sustainability into campus life by working together as students, staff and faculty to impact changes in attitudes, policy
Presidential Changes
planning and course curricula.’” To read the final reports of the individual campuses, visit: www.cccu.org/advance.
The following institutions have experienced presidential transitions in the last year. The new presidents are listed with their start dates for each campus. Central Christian College (KS): Hal V. Hoxie, January 2010
Conferences
Baylor University (TX): Kenneth W. Starr, June 2010
CCCU Summer Events Span Nation
Abilene Christian University (TX): Philip J. Schubert, June 2010
From West Coast to East Coast and points between, CCCU events
Redeemer University College (Ontario): Hubert R. Krygsman, June 2010
during summer 2010. They included:
served 358 faculty and administrators from Council campuses
Northwest Christian University (OR): Joseph Womack, June 2010
New Faculty Workshop Commission on Technology Conference • Leadership Development Institute • Women’s Advanced Leadership Institute • Women’s Development Institute • President-led Symposium on Spiritual Formation • New President’s Institute • Governance Institute • Library Directors Conference • Alumni Professionals Conference • •
Erskine College (SC): David A. Norman, July 2010 Tyndale University College (Ontario): Gary V. Nelson, July 2010 Wheaton College (IL): Phillip Graham Ryken, July 2010 Whitworth University (WA): Beck A. Taylor, July 2010 Regent University (VA): Carlos Campo, August 2010 said Theresa Garbe of Milligan College. “Faculty, staff and
Next year’s conferences that have been scheduled so far are:
administration are very supportive of the program, and our
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students are fully engaged in the process. We have discovered
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that the more we recycle, the more the campus wants to recycle! Additionally, the increased visibility of our recycling program has inspired students to organize other related events, like a creek cleanup and an Earth Day poetry reading. The Creation Care minigrant has contributed to a positive shift in the way the Milligan community considers issues of environmental sustainability.” Susan Karr of Carson-Newman College calls the Creation Care mini-grant a great success for her campus. “Through the various
Commission on Technology Conference (May 31-June 3, 2011) Public Relations and Communications Officers Conference (June 15-18, 2011) • New Presidents Institute (July 9-12, 2011) • Governance Institute (July 13-16, 2011) Other conferences for the summer of 2011 are yet to be determined, but will appear at www.cccu.org/conferences_events as they are scheduled.
New Online Conference Section Launches
projects we pursued we formed connections with campus
The CCCU is launching a series of online events this fall on the
and community groups that were as valuable as the projects
Conferences & Events section of www.cccu.org. The inaugural
themselves,” she said. “The campus and community feedback
launch starts with a Post-forum Speaker Series as the kick-off.
has been wonderful, and one of our projects, the rain garden, is
The series will highlight several presenters from the February
attracting attention and interest from others in the community
2010 International Forum on Christian Higher Education who are
who want to build their own rain garden. We are very appreciative
presenting on popular follow-up topics discussed at the Forum.
to have had this opportunity and see it as the beginning of bigger
After each session, an online moderator will liaise questions from
and better things to come!”
the webinar’s live audience to the presenters so they can respond
At King’s University College, the CCCU Creation Care mini-grant, along with a student-led initiative, helped generate significant momentum on campus during last year. Michael Ferber explained, “Since obtaining the grant the university has established a sustainability coalition, signed a climate agreement and adopted
accordingly. Through this online service, our institutions can take full advantage of interactive learning and participation while simultaneously experiencing more variety in CCCU resources. To see the schedule and registration information, visit: www.cccu.org/conferences fall2010 CCCUAdvance 11