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NAICU welcomes Marian president to board of directors Dr. Steven R. DiSalvo, president of Marian University, has been elected to the board of directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), where he will serve on the committee for Policy Analysis and Public Relations. Major General Warren Edwards, USA (Ret)
Marian hosts Homeland Security Symposium Marian University’s Institute for Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness hosted the Third Annual Homeland Security Symposium on December 6 at Whispering Springs Golf Club in Fond du Lac. This year’s theme, “Building Community Resilience: A Practical Approach” featured keynote speaker Major General Warren Edwards (Ret), director of the Community and Regional Resilience Institute (CARRI) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. CARRI aims to develop and share critical paths that communities can take to strengthen their ability to prepare for, respond to and rapidly recover from significant man-made or natural disasters with minimal downtime of basic community, government and business services. The organization supports communities in their resilience-building efforts and works with state, regional and national stakeholders to create incentives and support for community resilience. The symposium also included a discussion panel made up of former Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum; Nadav Morag, Ph.D., of the Naval Postgraduate School; Rick Meyers from the Colorado Springs Police Department and former Milwaukee Fire Chief Doug Holton, who is currently the associate dean of Human and Protective Services at Madison Area Technical College.
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“It is an honor and privilege to be a part of the NAICU board of directors,” Dr. DiSalvo said. “I am proud to have Marian University contribute at the national level to the dialogue on important issues pertaining to independent higher education.” NAICU serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education. Since 1976, the association has represented private, nonprofit colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation and government regulation. With more than 1,000 member institutions and associations, NAICU reflects the diversity of private, nonprofit higher education in the United States. Members of NAICU’s board of directors set the association’s agenda on federal higher education policy, actively encourage support of NAICU priorities and initiatives and oversee the association’s financial administration. There are 49 members of the board, with each serving in three-year terms. President DiSalvo is a representative for Region 5, which includes Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. NAICU members enroll nine out of every 10 students attending private institutions. They include traditional liberal arts colleges, major research universities, comprehensive universities, church- and faith-related institutions, historically black colleges, Hispanicserving institutions, single-sex colleges, art institutions, two-year colleges and schools of law, medicine, engineering, business and other professions.