DRAFT AGENDA

THURSDAY, April 3

5:00 – 5:15 PM — WELCOME REMARKS

5:15 – 6:00 PM — Keynote Speaker

Barbara Hill, Senior Associate, Center for International Initiatives, American Council on Education

6:00 – 6:30 PM — DISCUSSION

6:30 – 7:30 PM — RECEPTION

FRIDAY, April 4

7:45 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast and Registration

8:30 – 9:15 AM — Welcome and Meeting Overview

John Miller, Northwest Academic Forum Chair, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Pacific University

Mike Driscoll, Northwest Academic Forum Program Chair, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Alaska Anchorage

Sona Andrews, Provost and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Boise State University

9:15 – 10:15 AM — SPEAKERS

International Data Comparisons
Dennis Jones, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems

Implications of Global Comparisons for Western States
David Longanecker, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

10:15 – 10:30 AM — Break

10:30 – 11:45 AM — Panel Discussion on Internationalization

Noon – 1:30 PM — Luncheon and Speaker

1:30 – 2:45 PM — A Discussion of the College Portrait

Speaker: Tad Perry, Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Regents

Moderator: Mike Driscoll

2:45 – 3:30 PM — Boise State University Story

Bob Kustra, President, Boise State University

3:30 – 3:45 PM — Break

3:45 – 4:45 PM — Tour of the BSU Interactive Learning Center

5:00 - 6:00 PM — Reception at the Allen Noble Hall of Fame—BSU stadium

6:00 PM — Return to the hotel and dinner on your own

SATURDAY, April 5

7:30 – 8:30 AM — Breakfast

NWAF business meeting

8:30 – 9:15 AM — Update on the WICHE Internet Course Exchange (WICHE ICE)

9:15 – 10:15 AM — Keynote Speaker

Carolyn Jarmon, Senior Associate, The National Center for Academic Transformation

10:15 – 10:30 AM — Break

10:30 – 11:30 AM — Course Redesign Case Studies: Profiles from the NWAF region

11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon — NWAF state meetings

12:00 Noon — Adjourn