1. ACL Webinar 21 January 2009 A Presentation by Lawrence G. Dotolo, Ph.D. Executive Director, The Association for Consortium Leadership Influencing The New Administration: The Economic Value of Consortia

2. Association for Consortium Leadership The National and International Organization for Consortium Leadership

3. What Will be Discussed Commission on the Future of Higher Education The Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act A Call for a Higher Education Summit Role of the Consortia Where Do We Place Our Efforts? What Is Our Message?

4. Commission on the Future of Higher Education The Spelling Commission Focused on the Future of Higher Education 1. Access 2. Cost and Affordability 3. Transparency and Accountability 4. Financial Aid 5. Learning 6. Innovation

5. Higher Education Opportunity Act 2008 The Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (or the Higher Education Opportunity Act). The major tenants are as follows: 1. Accountability 2. Accessibility 3. Affordability

6. A Call for a Higher Education Summit Arthur Levine, of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, calls on the Obama Administration to call a National Summit. The topics should be: 1. Access and Affordability 2. Research 3. Economic Development 4. Global Competitiveness

7. A Call for a Higher Education Summit (cont.) The following groups should be invited: 1. Two-year, four-year and doctoral institutions, both state-supported and independent 2. Executive and legislatives branches of the Federal government 3. Key state education leaders, including governors and state higher education officers 4. Global Competitiveness There should be no more than five from each category.

8. Who is Missing and Why? How should we deal with this? Who takes the lead? How can we impact the process? Other considerations?

9. Where Do We Place Our Efforts? U.S. Senate and House of Representatives U. S. Department of Education Officials U. S. Education Committees of Both Houses Executive Branch i.e., White House All the Above

10. What is the Role of Consortia in this National Dialogue? Are We Central to the Discussion? How Do We Make an Impression? Should We Coordinate Our Approaches?

11. What Is Our Message? Importance of Cooperation? Areas of Cooperation? Economies of Scale? Economic Impact of Cooperation? Leveraging of Resources? Need for Innovative Approaches?

12. Areas of Cooperation Cross Registration Library Cooperation International Programs Faculty Development Joint Purchasing Joint Faculty Appointments Joint Degree Programs

13. Areas of Cooperation Security and Emergency Preparedness Substance Abuse Prevention Joint Publications Joint Grant Proposals Joint Off-Campus Centers Cooperative Websites

14. Areas of Cooperation Joint Service Contracts Cooperative Student Programs Shared Equipment Collaborative Admissions & Recruitment Practices Shared Facilities

15. Areas of Cooperation Economic Development Community Development Workforce Development Information Technology

16. How To Contact Us Association for Consortium Leadership 4900 Powhatan Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23529 Lawrence G. Dotolo, Ph.D. Executive Director lgdotolo@aol.com Nicola Beltz, Program Manager nicolabelt@aol.com Phone: 757-683-3183 ~ Fax: 757-683-4515 www.acl.odu.edu

17. Questions? Ideas? Thanks for participating!