As I announced on Intercom last week, Ithaca College is embarking on a strategic visioning process that will clarify our vision of academic excellence, and help us take the steps needed to make that vision a reality.
As part of this process, I would like to personally invite the entire campus community to attend a discussion, hosted by a prominent alumnus, that will help focus our thinking and place our ideas and vision within a broader national context.
Jeffrey Selingo, a 1995 graduate of the Park School and editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, will visit campus on Tuesday, October 7, to discuss "Higher Education of the Future: Navigating the Key Challenges Ahead." His talk will take place at 4:00 p.m. in Emerson Suite B; a reception with light hors d'oeuvres will follow.
At a time of growing competition at home and from abroad, colleges across the nation are trying to position themselves in the marketplace. Mr. Selingo will identify key trends that will have an impact on higher education in the next ten years. If institutions such as Ithaca College are to survive and thrive, what are they doing -- and what should they be doing -- to react to these trends?
Editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education since 2007, Selingo directs a staff of more than 70 editors and reporters whose work appears both online and in print. From 2002 to 2007, he was assistant managing editor, overseeing the Chronicle's coverage of higher education policy, campus leadership, and fund-raising, as well as its surveys of presidents and trustees.
In his ten years at the Chronicle, Selingo's work was honored with a National Award for education reporting from the Education Writers Association, a Dateline Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, and finalist status for a Livingston Award in the national reporting category.
Earlier in his career, Selingo worked as an environmental reporter at the Wilmington Star-News in North Carolina, wrote for the Ithaca Journal, and, as a recipient of the Pulliam Journalism Fellowship, covered business technology for the Arizona Republic. He was editor in chief of the Ithacan as an undergraduate, and also served as a member of the Ithaca College Alumni Association board of directors from 2000 to 2003.
I greatly look forward to this event -- the first of many valuable discussions and listening sessions we will convene in this academic year. I strongly encourage the entire Ithaca College campus community to attend Mr. Selingo's presentation as we begin, together, to formulate a strategic vision that will carry our institution forward.
If you would like more information or have any questions, please contact Lynne Pierce at lpierce@ithaca.edu or 274-3121.
Tom Rochon
President
