Newsletter of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) SUMMER 2012 VOL. 44 NO. 2 WAICU INDEPENDENT INSIGHTS WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT Who is in charge here? COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES “Who is in charge tors, and the fact that AlvernoAlverno College here?” We have all asked WAICU is “a presidential Bellin College Beloit College Beloit College this question one time organization” pervades our Cardinal Stritch University Cardinal Stritch University or another. Sometimes programs and our culture. CarrollCarroll University the question expresses Although there are over 30 CarthageCarthage College irritation in a chaotic groups of senior university Concordia University Columbia College of Nursing situation. Other times, officials meeting under ConcordiaEdgewood University College Wisconsin the question arises the “WAICU umbrella,” LakelandEdgewood CollegeCollege LawrenceLakeland University College because things need there is no doubt that the LawrenceMarian University University to get done, decisions presidents are the source MarquetteMarian University University taken, and progress of the vision and strategy Marquette University A circa 17th Century engraving of the Sorbonne, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design made. “Who is in charge that guides this organiza- Medical College of Wisconsin University of Paris Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design here?” is also a frequent tion and are responsible for MilwaukeeMount School Mary ofCollege Engineering question I receive from our success in achieving MountNorthland Mary College College friends outside of academia. Their question is our mission: “working together to advance NorthlandRipon College College not about WAICU, because it is clear that the educational opportunity.” St. RiponNorbert College College presidents of Wisconsin’s private, nonprofit Those who ask me who is in charge are SilverSt. Norbert Lake CollegeCollege colleges and universities are in charge here. most often asking about WAICU member Silver LakeViterbo College University of the Holy Family The presidents are WAICU’s board of direc- colleges and universities. In higher edu- WisconsinViterbo Lutheran University College Wisconsin Lutheran College continued on page 7 Bellin College, Medical College of Wisconsin are newest WAICU members

WAICU is proud to announce that Bellin College and and Master of Science in Nursing degree accredited colleges. Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have joined WAICU. The The Medical College of Wisconsin, located in Milwaukee, has WAICU Board (the presidents) voted unanimously—as well as over 1,265 students currently enrolled. MCW was founded in 1893 enthusiastically—to welcome Bellin and MCW to WAICU. Bellin’s as the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1913, the president, Dr. Connie Boerst, and MCW’s president, Dr. John Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Milwaukee Raymond, automatically join the WAICU Board of Directors. Medical College merged to become the Marquette University School Like all WAICU members, Bellin of Medicine. College and Medical College of Wisconsin In 1967, MCW began operating as a are nonprofit institutions of higher private, freestanding institution. Its name learning and are accredited by the Higher was changed in 1970 to the Medical Learning Commission (HLC) of the College of Wisconsin. The college has North Central Association of Colleges and more than 15,000 alumni. Schools. Current WAICU members already Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, produce over 46 percent of the nursing Bellin’s current enrollment stands at just graduates (BSNs) in the state. The under 300 students. Founded in 1909 addition of Bellin College and Medical as part of the Bellin Health System, the College of Wisconsin reinforces the Dr. Connie Boerst, college is one of Wisconsin’s premier important role private, nonprofit colleges Dr. John Raymond, president of Bellin private Bachelor of Science in Nursing, play in addressing occupational areas president of Medical College Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences where there are critical shortages.  College of Wisconsin COUNSELOR NEWS & NOTES

Last reminder: Visit Wisconsin’s private, SPRING COMMENCEMENTS nonprofit colleges and universities during- Alverno College: May 19. Graduating senior Ms. Vanessa Vasquez, addressed the Private College Week: July 9-14, 2012 class; artist Ruth Kohler received an honor- ary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree. Wisconsin Private College Week, July 9-14, offers students a chance to “jump start” the college search Bellin College: May 13. Amy St. Laurent, process. MSN, RN, vice president of family programs It is never too early for students and families to get a and services at Bellin Health Systems and feel for the private, nonprofit colleges and universities Bellin alumna, gave the keynote address. in the state, each with its own unique focus and flavor. During this “open house” week, there will be tours Beloit College: May 13. Mr. Michael on each campus, talks by admission and financial aid Young, vice chancellor at the University officers, and information on majors and extracurricular of California at Santa Barbara and Beloit activities. College alumnus (‘69), was the keynote The place to start is PrivateCollegeWeek.com, WAICU’s speaker and received an honorary degree. dedicated website COUNSELOR WORKSHOP DATES Cardinal Stritch University: May 20. Ms. where Sara Bayer, alumna (‘05 and ‘10) and SAVE THE DATE students owner of the Bayer Performance Institute, and families was the keynote speaker. Mr. Rich Panella, will find details about private, nonprofit assistant athletic director and former head 2012-2013 WAICU colleges and universities in Wisconsin. coach for Stritch women’s basketball for School Counselor Students can learn how to register for 23 seasons, received an honorary degree drawings to win a $1,000 “Go Grant” of humane letters for his work with stu- Workshops that can be applied to tuition at any dents and leadership in athletics. WAICU-member college or university. 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Winning students have up to two years Carroll University: May 13. The keynote No charge to attend to use their grant, so it’s perfect for speaker was Dr. Howard Fuller, a 1962 sophomores and juniors as well. Carroll graduate and founder/director Counselors can also be winners. of the Institute for the Transformation of Monday, October 15, 2012 We are offering an iPad as a prize to the Learning at Marquette University. Carroll University, Waukesha person who encourages the most students Tuesday, October 16, 2012 to sign up for the drawing. Complete Carthage College: May 20. The Rev. Edgewood College, Madison rules and how to qualify for the iPad Wayne N. Miller, bishop of the Metro Thursday, October 18, 2012 drawing can be found on the website. An Chicago Synod of the ELCA, delivered the Lakeland College, Sheboygan added benefit of Private College Week Baccalaureate address and received an Wednesday, March 13, 2013 is the waiver of application fees that honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. Greater Holiday Inn students will receive at each campus they Milwaukee Synod Bishop Jeff Barrow also Rolling Meadows, IL visit. received an honorary Doctor of Divinity For more information, call degree. Workshops include continental 1-800-4 DEGREE or just head to breakfast, breakout sessions with PrivateCollegeWeek.com to plan your Columbia College of Nursing: May 19, in representatives from WAICU- week and sign up for a “Go Grant.”  conjunction with commencement at Mount member colleges Mary College. On May 11, Columbia held and universities, a TheThe WAICU 2013 a pinning ceremony. Columbia faculty presentation by the GuGuide to Admission member Dr. Julie Ellis, PhD, RN, addressed WAICU Student Access anand Financial Aid the class. Center, and lunch.The wiwill be available Wisconsin workshops Concordia University Wisconsin: May include a tour of the sosoon! Call WAICU at 11-800-4-DEGREE 19. Ms. Adriane Dorr, Managing Editor of host campus. Visit Lutheran Witness, was the commencement waicu.org/counselors ttoo place your oorders! speaker; the student speaker was Ms. now for more Vanessa Zellmer. information. continued on page 6

2 SUMMER 2012 THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS ALL WAICU MEMBERS FEATURED IN A REGULAR ROTATION Geologist, professor McKean began describing and preparing Piecing the fossils together in the lab took that specimen as part of her master’s research nine months. In the course of that process, unearths, identifies new at Northern Arizona University. She McKean made an even more exciting prehistoric species continued her research while she earned discovery. “There are a lot of ST. NORBERT COLLEGE characteristics on the bones that are What started with a prospector dis- different from covering a few bones protruding from the anything we’ve seen Tropic Shale of Utah has ended seven years before,” McKean says. later with Rebecca (Schmeisser) McKean From there, she fo- ’04 (Geology) identifying a new species of cused on proving that prehistoric marine reptile. A paper on her these characteristics discovery appeared in Cretaceous Research called for the naming in November. The plesiosaur, named of a new species. Dolichorhynchops tropicensis, swam the “It’s a tricky pro- waters covering the western U.S. some 90 cess, and it’s a long million years ago. “It lived at the same time one,” McKean says. the dinosaurs did,” McKean says Two paleontolo- McKean spent two weeks in Utah with a gists who reviewed field crew during summer 2005 excavating her findings initially one of the two specimens she used to iden- disagreed with them. tify the species. “Once we started digging, it Rebecca McKean, right, works meticulously to preserve the plesiosaur In the end, though, was almost a complete skeleton, which was skeleton. McKean’s research really exciting,” McKean says. “You knew convinced colleagues this was the first time anyone was seeing it her Ph.D at the University of Nebraska and that Dolichorhynchops tropicensis indeed since it fell to the bottom of the seaway.” returned to St. Norbert as a faculty member. stood apart from other species. 

Celebrating history, transforming lives through education

CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY In 1943, for example, the Sisters opened known today as The Literacy Centers. It a reading clinic to assist children in over- provides comprehensive literacy assessment This year, Cardinal Stritch University is coming reading difficulties. This program and intervention services for K-12 students proudly celebrating 75 years of rich history was one of the first in the nation and is and has provided assistance to countless and transforming lives. Founded in children. 1937 by the Sisters of Saint Francis of The program has grown signifi- Assisi as Saint Clare College with an cantly, and in early March of this year, inaugural class of four students, Stritch The Literacy Centers began operat- now welcomes more than 6,000 men ing at two new sites in Milwaukee, and women from all faiths and ages to joining the three existing locations. its campus and sites in three states. The first of the two new centers is at “Our Franciscan spirit has created Lincoln Center for the Arts, which a faith-filled learning environment that is in a Milwaukee public school on enables our students to become the the lower east side. The second new ethical and moral thinkers and decision center is in the Greentree/Teutonia makers of tomorrow,” said Dr. James Community Learning Center on the Loftus, Stritch president. “Each and city’s north side. every day, we work to inspire, nurture, “This is just one example of a and challenge each other and our stu- Stritch program that had humble be- dents to excellence.” ginnings and has flourished,“ Loftus Since its founding, the university said. “We have so much to celebrate.” has been committed to providing excel- For details about Stritch’s 75th lent programs for students as well as anniversary celebration, please visit meeting the needs of the community http://www.stritch.edu/75th/.  by making it a priority to serve the underserved.

THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT SUMMER 2012 3 MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Interdiscplinary approach to video production enhancing film studies program

LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY across the campus and investigating best “Students already learn to ‘read’ film practices around the country to aid in the through our existing film theory and his- Under the guiding hand of Emmy program’s design. tory curriculum,” said Lawrence president Award-winning filmmaker Catherine “This is a process, working with the Dr. Jill Beck. “The expanded program Tatge, Lawrence University is creating an faculty and students to build something will enable students to learn to ‘write’ as new initiative that will integrate video that will be uniquely tailored to well, producing original documentaries production across virtually every disci- Lawrence,” said Tatge, a 1972 Lawrence and creative films to express ideas, to pline. graduate. raise awareness about issues of concern, “Video permeates our to share research with scholarly and culture and students come community audiences.” to Lawrence having been A $5 million gift will support the extensively exposed to it and creation of the initiative, and will frequently involved in its include a studio, two screening/semi- creation,” said Jeff Stannard, nar rooms, a computer lab, a sound associate dean of Lawrence’s recording suite, an editing lab, and Conservatory of Music and an art studio. coordinator of the enhanced “This facility will allow Lawrence film studies program. “To to link cutting edge video production ensure the strong liberal with our strong liberal arts tradition education of our students, of historical and critical understand- providing guidance in the ing in film studies,” said Stannard. effective use of video as a “We will soon see students and communication tool is vital.” faculty working collaboratively on Tatge has been brain- Filmmaker Catherine Tatge (center) is working with students and interdisciplinary projects that would storming with faculty faculty on a new program at her alma mater. have been impossible before.” 

New Visual and Theatre Arts exhibit work. Final Center to open finishes are being completed, and the new facility will be EDGEWOOD COLLEGE ready for the Fall 2012 semester. In order to meet the needs and ex- “The College pectations of students, faculty, and the is blessed to have Greater Madison community, Edgewood high-quality College has nearly completed a new programs in the 44,000-square-foot Visual & Theatre Arts Visual and Theatre Center. Arts Departments,” The Center will house two dedicated President Dan graphic design computer lab classrooms, Carey said. “With which will facilitate courses in advanced a growing number web design, animation and multi-media. of majors and These labs will mean a quality experi- minors this new Edgewood College’s Visual & Theatre Arts Center, seen here under ence will be possible for 60 additional facility has been construction, will be open for the Fall 2012 semester. graphic design majors. Theatre Arts will identified as the have dedicated areas for costuming, set top priority by our Board of Trustees and student, Mr. Rowe took a minor in theatre construction, storage, dressing rooms and administration. The new Center is the key arts. “Studying theatre was one of the rehearsal spaces, as well as a ‘black box’ to taking these programs to the next level. most rewarding experiences I have ever theatre. And it is of course our future students had,” Rowe said. “Apart from meeting and The new building will also be home who will benefit most.” working with great people, I have learned for a professional-quality, well-lit, climate Class of 2008 graduate Jon Rowe many skills, such as teamwork and confi- controlled, securable art gallery, providing knows the impact, and benefits, of a dence in my own abilities that I keep with additional public spaces for students to strong liberal arts education. A biology me to this day.” 

4 SUMMER 2012 THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Veteran higher education leader welcomed as new president

LAKELAND COLLEGE president in 1998 and retired in May instructor of political science. after serving the college for 42 years as A scholar and historian, Grandillo has Dr. Michael A. Grandillo, a veteran a teacher and administrator. Grandillo is been a significant presence in commu- of more than three decades of dynamic the 15th president of Lakeland, which is nity affairs at local, regional and national private higher education and community celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. levels, including 17 years as a member of leadership with an impressive record of He will take office this summer. the Tiffin City Council and service with success, was introduced as the next presi- Grandillo comes to Lakeland from numerous nonprofits and other commu- dent of Lakeland College in April. Tiffin, Ohio, where he has lived for 31 nity groups. Grandillo, 54, succeeds Dr. Stephen years and served as a significant presence “I am humbled and honored to be Gould, who was named Lakeland’s in the region in a blend of roles: private named the 15th President of Lakeland college administrator, elected College,” Grandillo said. “Lakeland has public servant, and community enjoyed 150 years of life-changing ex- activist and volunteer. periences and has a keen sense of social After starting his profes- justice. I look forward, with pleasure, to sional career in admissions at a long association of building relation- Ohio Northern University (his ships and further educating our country’s undergraduate alma mater), leaders.” Grandillo served 14 years at A published historian, Grandillo Heidelberg College where he earned a doctor of philosophy in higher worked in leadership roles education and Italian Renaissance history in admissions and develop- from the University of Toledo, a master of ment. He has spent the last 17 science in education from The University years as Tiffin University’s vice of Dayton and a bachelor of arts in president for development and political science from Ohio Northern Dr. Michael A. Grandillo, president-elect of Lakeland College public affairs and as an adjunct University. 

Inaugural class of nursing graduates served and learned in Milwaukee and abroad

WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE observed surgical pro- cedures. The group also At the Wisconsin Lutheran College visited a rural health (WLC) commencement service on May clinic in Mwembezhi. 19, ten graduates earned the school’s first The program’s em- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) phasis on service and degrees. leadership aligns closely The baccalaureate nursing program with WLC’s servant curriculum focuses on development in leadership mission. the areas of clinical nursing care and Since 2008, the nursing health care leadership. Nursing majors program has offered are challenged by clinical experiences Camp WLC: Heroes in a host of settings in the Milwaukee for Health, a summer area, including several close to campus: program for middle Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of school students with a Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Heart Hospital, strong interest in sci- Zilber Hospice, and St. Camillus, plus the WLC’s inaugural class of nursing graduates traveled to and volun- ence. Nursing students Zablocki Veteran Affairs Medical Center, teered in Zambia as part of their coursework. conduct health promo- Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, St. tion activities at urban Joseph’s Hospital, Milwaukee County nursing professors Rebekah Carey and elementary schools, and they also engage Health Department, and Community Sheryl Scott. At Our Lady’s Hospice in in clinical and volunteer experiences at Memorial Hospital. Lusaka, students learned how the hospice Granville Neighborhood Health Center Each May, junior nursing students go cares for HIV and cancer patients using in Milwaukee. The center, which is a col- abroad for their Global Health course. In its very limited resources. At Beit CURE laboration between WLC and Risen Savior May 2011, the graduates, then juniors, International Hospital of Zambia, students Lutheran Church, provides free healthcare traveled to Zambia for two weeks with worked with the pediatric population and services to uninsured people. 

THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT SUMMER 2012 5 WAICU HIGHLIGHTS WAICU wins “Friend of the Environment” award The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) in gram. Just as important, the program and the award strengthen May gave nine of its annual Friend of the Environment awards. WAICU’s and our members’ deep commitment to protecting our There were 25 nominees. The judges represented industry, environment. academia, and the state The participating Department of Natural colleges and universi- Resources. ties took environmental WAICU won compliance to the next the “Friend of level with this program the Environment: by collaborating not Environmental just across multiple de- Innovation” award for its partments on their own EPA/DNR Environmental campuses, but also with Health and Safety Peer their peers at other Audit program. WAICU WAICU schools. is in very good com- The program pany with these awards. continues to evolve, For example, a winner and WAICU president of the “Friend of the Dr. Rolf Wegenke Environment: Pollution declared “It is Prevention” award was through WAICU- SC Johnson. members’ willingness Participating WAICU to collaborate and members have saved innovate that we have hundreds of thousands been successful in our of dollars as a result of (Left to right) Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce vice president Jim Buchen with efforts to safeguard the this one WAICU pro- WAICU staff Rod Opsal and Suzanne Lidtke environment.” 

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Edgewood College: May 20. Mr. Taylor Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design: May Ripon College: May 13. Former president of Stofflet, who graduated Magna Cum Laude 12. Emeritus facutly honorees were Mr. Al Barnard College Dr. Judith R. Shapiro was the with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Balinsky (Photography) and Ms. Anne Ghory- keynote speaker and received an honorary addressed the class. Goodman (Communication Design). degree. Former Ripon professor Robert V. “Spud” Hannaford also received an honorary Lakeland College: May 6. The keynote Milwaukee School of Engineering: May 26. degree. speaker was Mr. Jeff Skiles, co-pilot of the MSOE alumnus (‘82) and regent Mr. Michael “Miracle on the Hudson.” J. Barber, vice president of molecular imag- St. Norbert College: May 13. Francis ing for GE Healthcare, delivered the keynote Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, was Lawrence University: June 10. Lawrence address and received an honorary Doctor of the keynote speaker and also received an graduate Mr. Anton “Tony” Valukas, the court- Engineering degree. honorary degree. appointed examiner in the historic bank- ruptcy case of Lehman Brothers Holdings Mount Mary College: May 19. Ms. Nina Silver Lake College of the Holy Family: April Inc., was awarded an honorary Doctor of Vaca-Humrichouse —founder, chairman, and 29. Reverend David Ricken, bishop of the Laws degree. CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources and Green Bay diocese, addressed the graduating chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—was class. Marian University: May 19. Former Green the keynote speaker. Vaca-Humrichouse also Bay Packer Mr. George Koonce was the key- received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Viterbo University: May 12. Graduating note speaker. senior Ms. Sarah Lieser was the speaker. Northland College: May 26. Author and Marquette University: May 20. Hall of Famer veteran environmental journalist Mr. Peter Wisconsin Lutheran College: May 19. Mr. Mr. Hank Aaron was the keynote speaker and Annin delivered the commencement address. Gary Stimac, former Compaq executive and also received an honorary Doctor of Humane The student address was given by graduating current WLC board member, was the com- Letters degree. senior Ms. Clara Smoniewski. mencement speaker.

6 SUMMER 2012 THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT Who is in charge here? WAICU BULLETIN BOARD continued from page 1 KUDOS cation, we often use the term “shared • Dr. Richard Artman, president of Viterbo University, has been recognized with the 2012 Lead- governance.” While we know what we ership Award from the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce. mean, the term appears to mystify others. • Eight institutions in northwestern Wisconsin, including Northland College, have joined together The situation is further complicated by to form a regional consortium of educational partners called Northwest Wisconsin Educators for the fact that “shared governance” means Regional Development, or NorthWERD. different things at different independent • The St. Norbert College men’s hockey team won its third NCAA Division III national champion- colleges and universities, depending on ship in five years, and became only the third program in tournament history to repeat as titlists. the unique mission and history of each. • Sean Gissal, CFA, chief investment officer for Marquette University, has been named the Universities as we know them today Small Endowment Manager of the Year in Institutional Investor magazine’s 2012 U.S. Investment rose in Europe in the Middle Ages. Early Management Awards. universities included: the University of • Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s “Business World” camp will be held at Edgewood Bologna (1088), the University of Paris College and St. Norbert College this summer. At camp, kids live like college students for four (1150), Oxford University (1167), and days, staying in residence halls and using campus facilities as they manage a mock business. Cambridge University (1209). They were • Edgewood College, Lawrence University, Marquette University, Milwaukee Institute of Art & founded in most cases by religious orders Design, and Silver Lake College of the Holy Family have been named to the 2012 President’s and followed the governance model of a Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. St. Norbert College was the sole institution in monastery or convent. The members of Wisconsin to be named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll the order were those who were committed with Distinction. to the mission and values of the order and • Sixteen Edgewood College students received a record 32 ADDY awards from the Madison to sharing in the work. This did not mean Chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Five St. Norbert College faculty and students that they were all equal and by no means won ADDY awards from the Fox Valley Chapter. Local winners have the chance to move on to the were they seen as interchangeable parts. national competition. Not only were there novices, postulants, • Amy Ramirez of Mount Mary College and Amy Diestler of St. Norbert College have been etc., but there were also rectors, abbots, named 2012 Newman Civic Fellows. The Newman Civic Fellows Award honors inspiring college chancellors, and, ultimately, bishops student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing and the Pope. A process of discernment communities throughout the country. and a sense of calling to be a teacher • Two athletes at MSOE have helped the university gain the first ever, back-to-back national and a scholar was a prominent feature of honor of having Academic All-Americans in the same sport. Carol Cayo was named the Capital universities from the very beginning, but One Academic All-American of the Year for Division III women’s basketball. Last year, Austin equally important was the understanding Meier, from Oshkosh, Wis., received the same honor for men’s basketball. This is the first time in that the work of teaching and learning is a the history of this prestigious award, which has been granted by the College Sports Information community-based undertaking. Directors of America (CoSIDA) since 1952, that one university or college has received the honor Many modern organizations are two years in a row for the same sport. migrating to the collegial model; • A team of Carroll University students placed sixth in a regional competition that required flattening their hierarchies and moving them to solve real-world problems involving a company’s supply chain. The three-member team the locus of decision-making closest to competed against teams representing thirty colleges and universities. those with firsthand experience. Does • Northland College junior Amber Mullen has won a first-place award best campus news cover- governance shared among trustees, age from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for her coverage of local reaction to the Penn presidents, alumni/ae, supporters, faculty, State scandal. and yes, students work? The answer is • Ripon College alumnus Col. James Laufenberg was honored with the national Significant Sig found in our “results”: our educated, award, the highest honor a member of Sigma Chi fraternity can receive. skilled, creative, and committed students • William K. Lobb, dean of the Marquette University School of Dentistry, was recognized by the and graduates. As Winston Churchill American Dental Education Association with the 2012 William J. Gies Award for Innovation as a said, “democracy is the worst form of dental educator. government except for all the others….” • Blake Wentz, assistant professor and construction management program director at MSOE, Two heads are better than one. received the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s (MCAA) 2011 Educator of the Year Award. Wentz is also the MCAA Student Chapter advisor at MSOE. Sincerely, • The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the 2013 National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association. Lawrence was one of just nine ensembles from around the country—and one of only two liberal arts colleges —chosen for the national convention.

PROGRAMS AND DEGREES Rolf Wegenke, Ph.D. • Concordia University of Wisconsin is opening a School of Nursing. The current nursing President continued on page 8

THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT SUMMER 2012 7 WAICU BULLETIN BOARD THE WISCONSIN INDEPENDENT continued from page 7 Vol. 44 No. 2, Summer 2012 program will separate from the School of Human Services and will be the university’s sixth school. Concordia is also launching a physician’s assistant program in May 2013. PRESIDENT & CEO • Viterbo University will offer a new Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction approved cross- Rolf Wegenke, Ph.D. categorical special education licensure program. The program has emphases in cognitive dis- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT abilities and specific learning disabilities, with options for teachers at middle childhood to early Wendy Wink adolescence and/or early adolescence to adolescence, and is designed to meet the Council for DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Exceptional Children Professional Teaching’s standards. Katy Kaiser, editor • Northland College will offer a forestry program this fall for students interested in pursuing a Natural Resources major. The program will include new course offerings, including sustainable for- estry management, forest mensuration (forest measurement of volume, growth, and development The Wisconsin Independent is published quarterly of individual trees and stands and the various products obtained from them), and fire ecology and by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU). To be placed on management. the free mailing list, contact: • Representatives of Marian University and Fox Valley Technical College in April signed an articula- tion agreement clarifying transfer of credits between the institutions for both day and evening programs in business. The new agreement includes classes such as accounting, finance, human WAICU resources, management, marketing and operations, and business-related fields such as health 122 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 700 Madison, WI 53703-2723 care administration, information technology, and sport and recreation management. 608-256-7761, fax 608-256-7065 • Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon will acquire Concordia University Ann Arbor. The www.waicu.org two campuses will continue to operate in their current locations, but will be managed by the CUW www.privatecollegezone.org board of regents and led by CUW president Rev. Dr. Patrick Ferry. The resolution still requires the Printed on recycled paper approval of the Higher Learning Commission.

APPOINTMENTS • President Obama has nominated Beloit College alumna Laurie Mikva for continued member- ship on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. Mikva is a Commissioner on the Illinois Court of Claims and teaches a civil litigations clinic at Northwestern University Law School. WAICU • Dr. Pamela Pinahs-Schultz, professor of health and physical education at Carroll University, was a member of the task force that developed the new “Wisconsin Standards for Health Educa- WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT

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