NEAIR 32nd Annual Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
 

Program-At-A-Glance (PDF)
**Sessions and room assignments may change as plans are finalized.

Poster Session Guidelines (PDF)

Plenary Sessions
Sunday Evening, Opening Plenary (Nov. 6th):
Dr. John Lombardi, Chancellor, UMass-Amherst

"Public Relations, Accountability, and Measurement: What Do You Want? How Do You Get It?"
Dr. Lombardi will be speaking about his pioneering work with respect to higher education performance and accountability and how that translates into institutional marketability.  He has created an alternative approach to the measures of accountability in higher education popularized in college guidebooks.

Monday Morning Plenary (Nov. 7th):
Dr. Joseph Moore, President, Empire State College

"Good Data, Wrong Questions: The Role of IR in Higher Education Policy"
Drawing upon US Census Bureau and NCES data, Dr. Moore will suggest that the current, selective use of data to support specific higher education policies and practices may not be serving the larger public good. He will also question whether the scope of work for most institutional researchers is too narrow, resulting in the provision of institutionally self-serving data to higher education leaders and policy makers.

Tuesday Morning, Closing Plenary (Nov. 8th):
Jennifer Brown, UMass-Boston; Mary Ann Coughlin, Springfield College; James Trainer, Villanova University; J. Fredericks Volkwein, Penn State University

Past NEAIR Presidents will conclude the conference with a panel discussion offering their reflections on issues raised during the conference and trends in higher education. 

Invited Speakers
Monday's concurrent sessions includes presentations by several invited speakers, including:

Dr. Joyce E. Elliott, Provost/VP for Academic Affairs, Empire State College
Dr. Deborah Amory, Dean of Empire State College’s Central New York Center
Dr. Mary Beth Hanner, VP for Health Sciences, Excelsior College
Dr. Altaf Memon, Assoc. Dean, School of Business & Tech, Excelsior College
Susan Menditto, Director, Accounting Policy, NACUBO
Robert Morse, Director of Data Research, U.S. News & World Report
Janice Plotczyk, Team Leader, IPEDS Data Collection, NCES
Dr. Alan Seidman, Executive Director, Center for the Study of College Student Retention

Vendors
 NEAIR expresses great appreciation to this year's sponsoring vendors.

Events Summary
The NEAIR Conference Team has lots planned -- be sure to attend!