PROJECT PERICLES PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL MEETING Ford Foundation 320 East 43rd Street New York, New York Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM 9:30 AM Coffee 10:00 AM Welcome and Introductions Brian C. Rosenberg, Chair, Presidents’ Council 10:10 AM Chair’s Remarks Eugene M. Lang, Founder and Chair, Project Pericles 10:20 AM Higher Education – Ford Foundation Perspective Jeannie Oakes, Director, Educational Opportunity and Scholarship, Ford Foundation 10:35 AM Report on 2011 Program Directors’ Conference at Hendrix College J. Timothy Cloyd, President, Hendrix College 10:45 AM Executive Director’s Report and Discussion Jan R. Liss, Executive Director National Office/Periclean Programs Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™ Debating for Democracy (D4D)™ 11:00 AM Presidents’ Council Report and Open Discussion Brian C. Rosenberg, Chair, Presidents’ Council Role of Presidents Executive Committee Expansion Planning and Priorities on Periclean Campuses Public Relations Foundation Relations Collaboration What’s on Your Mind Noon Luncheon Discussion Douglas Wood, Program Officer, Educational Opportunity and Scholarship, Ford Foundation 1:15 PM Executive Session Moderated by Brian C. Rosenberg, Chair, Presidents’ Council 1:45 PM Discussion: Task Force Reports Membership – Models for international collaboration Governance and long-term direction of Project Pericles 2:45PM Next Steps 3:00 PM Adjourn Project Pericles thanks the Ford Foundation for hosting this meeting. PROJECT PERICLES, 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1910, NEW YORK, NY 10176 T: 212.986.4496 F: 212.986.1662 www.projectpericles.org Allegheny College • Bates College • Berea College • Bethune-Cookman University Carleton College • Chatham University • Dillard University • Drew University • Earlham College Elon University • Goucher College • Hampshire College • Hendrix College • Macalester College Morehouse College • New England College • The New School • Occidental College Pace University • Pitzer College • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Rhodes College St. Mary's College of Maryland • Spelman College • Swarthmore College Ursinus College • Wagner College • Widener University • The College of Wooster .