Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Past Academic Leadership Forums

September 17, 2002 - Penn State Budget and the Coming Year - guest speakers were Richard D. DiEugenio, Special Assistant to the President for Governmental Affairs; Thomas V. Gibson, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary and Business Services; Gary C. Schultz, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business/Treasurer; David E. Branigan, Executive Director of the Office of Investments; Rodney P. Kirsch, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations; and Rodney A. Erickson, Executive Vice President and Provost

October 30, 2002 - Survival Skills for Administration - guest speaker: C. Kristina Gunsalus, Associate Provost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

December 4, 2002 - Recruitment Issues, Support, and Strategies - guest speaker: Stanley Fish, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Panelists discussed Minority Recruitment and Retention at Penn State: Rodney Erickson, Executive Vice President and Provost; W. Terrell Jones, Vice Provost for Educational Equity; and James B. Stewart, Senior Faculty Mentor and Professor of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations and African African American Studies.

February 12, 2003 - Legal Issues in Higher Education and What Department Heads Need to Know - guest speaker: Jonathan R. Alger, Assistant General Counsel at the University of Michigan. Other presenters: John J. Romano, Vice Provost and Dean for Enrollment Management and Administration (Penn State's Admission Policy and Diversity), Wendell V. Courtney, University Counsel (Reflections and Advice); and Kenneth F. Lehrman, Director of the Affirmative Action Office (Preventing and Dealing with Discrimination)

April 15, 2003 - The Student Experience and the Role of the Department Head - speaker: Margaret J. Barr, Vice President for Student Affairs Emeritus at Northwestern University. Student panelists discussed student perceptions: Michael S. Cooper, President of CCSG; David M. Davis, President of the Black Caucus; and Rubina Javeri, President of the USG. Presentations were also given by Robert D. Reason, Assistant Professor of Education; Cheryl L. Achterberg, Dean of the Schreyer Honors College; Gail A. Hurley, Assistant Vice President for Housing and Residential Life; Joseph M. Puzycki, Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs; Margaret E. Spear, Director of University Health Services.