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| For more information, please contact: Susan Hayden | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • Nov. 6, 2006
Author of The Greater Good to Open State Board for Community Colleges Annual Meeting
RICHMOND – The 2006 Annual Meeting of the State Board for Community Colleges, “Building Capacity: Invest in the Power of Potential,” will feature a keynote address from Dr. Claire Gaudiani when it opens on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 at 11:45 a.m. at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville.
Once a year, the State Board for Community Colleges invites community college board members and foundation leaders from across the Commonwealth, along with presidents of each Virginia community college, to join them at an Annual Meeting in November, which this year will be from 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, through 12:00 noon, Wednesday, Nov. 15. The 2006 Annual Meeting precedes the State Board’s November business meeting, which will be held Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Western Campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College at 1851 Dickinson Road in Goochland Courthouse.
Dr. Gaudiani, Professor at the George Heyman Center for Philanthropy at New York University and author of The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism, will speak at the opening luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 14. In the afternoon, she will also facilitate an interactive workshop between teams of college and foundation leaders.
Ms. Suzanne Schaeffer, counsel with the firm of Patton Boggs, LLP, will follow with a session on advocacy skills development.
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, also at The Boar’s Head Inn, at a special breakfast session beginning at 7:45 a.m., Dr. Robert Holsworth, dean of the college of humanities and sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University, will share some analysis of the 2006 congressional elections and their implications for Virginia. The morning will be rounded out with additional sessions focusing on innovative events, building financial capacity through endowment management and planned giving, and building capacity among faculty.
Dr. Gaudiani’s presentation is sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. A complete agenda of the 2006 Annual Meeting is available on request by calling the Institutional Advancement Office at (804) 819-4961. ### |
