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POSTPONED: ICAN Mini-Conference
Workshops and Panels
Investing in the Next Generation: Chicago College Access Foundations
James Brinson, Brinson Foundation
Suzanne Schoolmaster, Lifeboat Foundation
Beverly Meek, JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Gap Year: What Can You Do When They're Not Quite Ready?
Stephanie Chavez, City Year
Marianne Rubin, Council for International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Joset Wright, Mind the Gap
Crash Course: Board Development for the Small Non-profit
Marcia Lipetz, President and CEO of Executive Service Corps of Chicago
Executive Service Corps is the largest nonprofit provider of
management and governance consulting services in the Chicago area.
Interest Inventories: How Career and Major Decisions Impact Retention
Joseph B. Cuseo, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Marymount College, CA and
author of the paper: "Decided, Undecided and In Transition: Implications
for Academic Advisement, Career Counseling & Student Retention"
Michael S. McPherson is the fifth President of the Spencer Foundation.
Prior to joining the Foundation in 2003 he served as President of
Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota for seven years. A nationally
known economist whose expertise focuses on the interplay between
education and economics, McPherson spent the 22 years prior to his
Macalester presidency as professor of economics, chairman of the
Economics Department, and dean of faculty at Williams College in
Williamstown, Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics, an M.A. in
Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics, all from the University of Chicago.
McPherson, who is co-author and editor of several books, including Crossing the Finish Line:
Completing College at America's Public Universities, College Access: Opportunity or Privilege?,
Keeping College Affordable, Economic Analysis and Moral Philosophy, and was founding
co-editor of the journal Economics and Philosophy. He has served as a trustee of the College
Board and the American Council on Education, as well as President of the Board of Overseers
of TIAA-CREF. McPherson has been a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study and a Senior
Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Review of Crossing the Finish Line:
"Identifying the causes of the college dropout crisis matters
enormously, and [Crossing the Finish Line] tries to do precisely
that... For all the book's alarming statistics, its message is ultimately
uplifting--or at least invigorating... Crossing the Finish Line makes it
clear that we can do better."
-David Leonhardt, New York Times
Additional Registration Information: For current ICAN Members there is no additional cost to attend.
If you are not sure if you or your organization is a current member, please contact
Sheila Yarbrough, Managing Director at syarbrough@chicagolandchamber.org.
For non-ICAN members the cost is $50 per person.
This amount can be applied toward the organization’s 2010-2011 membership.
If you or your organization are interested in becoming a member please visit www.illinoiscan.org and click the membership tab.
Registration for this event closes at 5pm on August 18th, space permitting. Registrations
are non-refundable. No-shows will not receive a refund. All registrations require pre-payment; payment must be received 24 hours prior to the event. Requests for reasonable
accommodations must be made by August 12th.
| | | | Date: Friday, August 20, 2010 |
| Time: 7:45 am - 2:00 pm |
| Cost: ICAN Members: FREE, Non-Members: $50/person | | Location: North Park University, 3225 West Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625 | | Contact: Sheila Yarbrough, Managing Director at syarbrough@chicagolandchamber.org |
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