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Order by December 15, 2016 “…this edited volume is a strong contribution to the literature and recieve a 20% conference discount, on the role of universities in economic development.” — Economic Development Quarterly use coupon code APLU16 SUNY www.sunypress.edu PRESS APLU.16.indd 1 9/19/2016 12:57:42 PM CONTENTS WELCOME FROM APLU PRESIDENT PETER MCPHERSON . 2 CFERR/BAA/Academic Programs Section (APS) . 57 CFERR/BAA/Administrative Heads Section (AHS) . 59 WELCOME TO AUSTIN AND THE 2016 CFERR/BAA/Cooperative Extension Section (CES) . 62 APLU ANNUAL MEETING . 3 CFERR/BAA/Experiment Station Section (ESS) . 64 APLU 2016 ANNUAL MEETING APP . 6 CFERR/BAA/International Agriculture Section (IAS) . 67 2016 ANNUAL MEETING GRID AT-A-GLANCE . 7 CFERR/Board on Human Sciences (BoHS) . 69 GENERAL SESSIONS, INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES, CFERR/Board on Natural Resources (BNR) . 71 CFERR/Board on Oceans, Atmosphere, & Climate (BOAC) . 73 AND COLLABORATIVE SESSIONS . 8 CFERR/Board on Veterinary Medicine (BVM) . 74 CONCURRENT SESSIONS & BUSINESS MEETINGS . 20 Commission on Information, Measurement, & Analysis (CIMA) . 76 COUNCIL SESSIONS Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, Council of 1890 Universities . 20 & Economic Prosperity (CICEP) . 79 Council of Presidents . 23 Commission on International Initiatives (CII) . 83 Council of Presidents’ & Chancellors’ Spouses/Partners (CPCSP) . 24 Commission on Science & Mathematics Teaching Imperative (SMTI) . 87 Council on Academic Affairs (CAA) . 26 Affiliates . 89 Council on Business Affairs (CBA) . 29 MEETING POLICIES . 90 Council on Engagement & Outreach (CEO) . 29 Council on Governmental Affairs (CGA) . 32 ABOUT THE JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN . 91 Council on Research (CoR) . 36 Meeting Room Locations . 92 Council on Strategic Communications (CSC) . 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . 93 Council on Student Affairs (CSA) . 43 2016 MEETING SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS . 94 COMMISSION SESSIONS Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) . 46 ABOUT APLU . 95 Commission on Access, Diversity, & Excellence (CADE) . 49 APLU BOARD OF DIRECTORS . 96 Commission on Food, Environment, & Renewable Resources (CFERR) . 53 APLU OFFICES & STAFF . 98 CFERR/Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA) . 54 FUTURE ANNUAL MEETING DATES . 99 CONFERENCE PROGRAM WELCOME FROM APLU PRESIDENT PETER MCPHERSON PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES are tackling the students complete their degrees? How will we continue nation and world’s most pressing problems. They must to undertake the world’s most trailblazing research in the deal with vexing societal challenges like broadening midst of strained federal investment? How will we extend educational opportunity and increasing economic our institutions’ impact to spark civic and economic mobility. They’re conducting research that will unlock renewal in the farthest reaches of our communities, where insights that transform our lives and world through our support is so desperately needed? pioneering innovations. And they’re collaborating to help Working collectively to address these challenges will solve the most intractable problems of our time, such as prove key as institutions work to remain nimble amid an climate change and global hunger. It is this fearless pursuit ever-shifting landscape. Together, we can write the next of discovery that has allowed public universities to drive chapter in public higher education and renew the promise progress in our world for many generations. of our public charter. And it is our fidelity to the pursuit of educational Welcome to the senior public university leaders opportunity and discovery that will ensure we help our joining us here in Austin to tackle the challenges and graduates and communities flourish. Public universities opportunities we face and magnify the positive effect our face huge challenges and questions. How will we expand institutions have on their communities, our society, and access to higher education and ensure that more of our the world. 22 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities WELCOME TO AUSTIN AND THE 2016 APLU ANNUAL MEETING APLU COUNCILS AND Council on Engagement & Outreach WELCOME to APLU’s 129th Annual Meeting, the COMMISSIONS Council on Governmental Affairs premier gathering of senior leaders from public research Council on Research As the leading research and advocacy universities, land-grant institutions, and state university Council on Strategic Communications systems. No other meeting in higher education brings together organization for senior public university Council on Student Affairs such a diverse array of public university presidents, chancellors, leaders, APLU engages its membership The commission structure enables and other senior leaders. through a variety of initiatives led by its individuals from multiple disciplines across At their core, public institutions of higher education are councils and commissions. These councils the university to come together to address incubators of progress. Through their cultivation of young and commissions help drive the APLU critical issues and expand their knowledge minds, their transformative research, and their robust agenda. For the purposes of the Annual base in areas of common interest, regardless community engagement, public institutions help shape our Meeting, these councils and commissions of position. future and drive our world forward. Universities now face an organize programming tracks that allow The APLU commissions are: unprecedented confluence of challenges and opportunities, members to quickly identify sessions of from issues of access and affordability to transparency and interest. Meeting participants are free to Coalition of Urban Serving Universities accountability to student success and economic development. follow these predetermined tracks or Commission on Access, Diversity, & At this meeting we will confront issues of social justice; degree branch out and attend any other open Excellence session of interest. completion; cybersecurity; hunger and food security on campus; Commission on Food, Environment, & The APLU council structure enables student activism; universities and the workforce; diversifying Renewable Resources university leaders working in similar positions STEM fields; implementing online and blended learning; Commission on Information, to come together to address critical issues university response to sexual assault; internationalization Measurement, & Analysis efforts; what last week’s election will mean four our country and and expand their knowledge-base within their Commission on Innovation, higher education in particular; and much more. professional area of expertise. Competitiveness, & Economic Thank you for joining us in Austin this year. The APLU councils are: Council of 1890 Universities Prosperity Council of Presidents Commission on International Initiatives Council of Presidents’ & Chancellors’ Spouses/Partners Commission on Science & Mathematics Teaching Imperative Council on Academic Affairs CONFERENCE PROGRAM 33 WHAT TO ATTEND This year’s schedule for the Annual Meeting reflects several changes, the result of All attendees also are invited to the daily breakfasts as well as morning and feedback from meeting participants made during focus groups and through past afternoon breaks, which have been extended this year to provide more time to meeting surveys. The APLU Annual Meeting includes more than 125 general and network with colleagues. concurrent sessions, as well as business meetings. Attendees are free to attend Business meetings and select meal events are exclusively for members of any sessions, unless