THE HIGHER ED LOBBY IN WASHINGTON: WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT? By Jeff Vincent Assistant Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations Vanderbilt University The National Press Foundation, New York City October 31, 2006

 Who  What  When  Where  Why “5 W’s”

5 W’s of Higher Ed Lobby  Who  Where  Why  What  hoW

Who  Individual Universities  Higher Ed Groups

“The Big Six”  American Council on Education (ACE)  American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)  American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)  Association of American Universities (AAU)  National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)  National Association of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

Other DC Higher Ed Groups  ACT (ACT)  American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)  American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)  American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)  American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)  American Association of University Professors (AAUP)  American College Personnel Association (ACPA)  American Dental Education Association (ADEA)  American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)  APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)  Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC)  Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)  Association of American Law Schools (AALS)  Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)  Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)

Other DC Higher Ed Groups - 2  Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)  Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)  Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)  Association of Research Libraries (ARL)  Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)  College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)  College Board (CB)  College Fund/UNCF (UNCF)  Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)  Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)  The Council on Government Relations (COGR)  Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)  Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)  Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)  Educational Testing Service (ETS)

Other DC Higher Ed Groups - 3  EDUCAUSE  Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)  NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA)  National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)  National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)  National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)  National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)  National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)  National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)  National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)  University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)  Women's College Coalition (WCC)

Who  Individual Universities  Higher Ed Groups  Research Coalitions & Scientific Societies

Research Coalitions & Scientific Societies  Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR)  Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC)  The Science Coalition (TSC)  Coalition for Advancing Medical Research (CAMR)  American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Chemical Society (ACS), etc.

Who  Individual Universities  Higher Ed Groups  Research Coalitions & Scientific Societies  Higher Ed – Industry Alliances

Higher Ed – Industry Alliances  Business – Higher Education Forum (BHEF)  Council on Competitiveness  Government – University – Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR)  Task Force on Future of American Innovation

Where  Livin’ Large in Lincoln...  DC-based Federal Relations Offices

University Offices in D.C.  Carnegie Mellon University  California State University System  College of William and Mary  Cornell University  Emory University  Florida International University  Georgia Institute of Technology  Harvard University  Iowa State University  Louisiana State University System  Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Michigan State University  New York University  Ohio State University  Princeton University  Purdue University  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey  Texas Tech University System  Tuskegee University  University of Alaska  University of California System  University of Central Florida  University of Maryland  University of Michigan  University of Missouri  University of North Carolina  University of Pennsylvania  University of South Carolina  University of Southern California  The University of Texas System  Vanderbilt University  Wayne State University  University of Washington

Why – Old School  As Mark Felt said to Bob Woodward...  Research Dollars  Student Aid

Why – New School  A Seat at the Table...  Competition  “Embassy”  CONNECTIONS

What  Whack-A-Mole...  Research Dollars and Policy  Student Aid Dollars and Policy  Student Life Issues  Higher Education Policy  Tax Policy  Intellectual Property Policy

How  But Do They Have Any Juice?  Solid Lobbying Practices  Unilateral Issues  Shared Issues  Executive Branch  Congressional Delegations

THE HIGHER ED LOBBY IN WASHINGTON: By Jeff Vincent Assistant Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations Vanderbilt University The National Press Foundation, New York City October 31, 2006 THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!