Enhance your career at the 50th Annual AIR Forum
You are invited to the 2010 AIR Forum, Charting our Future in Higher Education,
in Chicago, the same city where the first Forum was held 50 years ago. The 2010
Forum is an ideal time to reflect with colleagues on the history of institutional
research and our role in improving higher education for the future.
We are especially excited about a series of White Paper Discussion Groups that will
meet on Sunday afternoon to discuss new directions in institutional research and
how AIR can promote the exchange of scholarship and knowledge between institutional
researchers from all sectors. See the
Educational Opportunities page for more information about the White Paper
Discussion Groups and how to nominate a colleague or yourself to participate.
We are also introducing a new feature that allows you to spend a full afternoon
focused on one of five special topics. Learn more about the Targeted Affinity Groups,
or TAGs, on the Educational
Opportunities page.
We are proud to announce our plenary speakers, William G. Bowen and Jamie Merisotis.
Dr. Bowen’s important new book, Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at
America’s Public Universities, looks at college drop-out rates and the
linkage to race, gender, and socio-economic status. Mr. Merisotis, president and
CEO of Lumina Foundation for Education, is a veteran policy and research organization
leader known for his innovative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Most of all, we are looking forward to seeing you! The 2010 Forum is a time to celebrate
50 years of coming together to share ideas and practices, and to plan for the next
50. Join us as we chart our future in higher education.
Sincerely,
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Julie Carpenter-Hubin
Forum Chair
Director of Institutional Research and Planning
The Ohio State University
E-mail: carpenter-hubin.16@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-5915
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Debbie Dailey
Associate Forum Chair
Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Washington & Lee University
E-mail: ddailey@wlu.edu
Phone: 540-458-8316
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