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Under the Arch January 23, 2006 Volume VII, Number 17
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GANNON PRESIDENT ELECTED TO TWO-YEAR TERM AS CHAIR OF CIC BOARD Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., president of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been elected as Chair of the Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) Board of Directors and will serve a two-year term from January 2006 to January 2008. The elections were held during a meeting of the Board of Directors at CIC’s annual Presidents Institute on January 4, 2006. As the Chair of CIC’s Board of Directors, Dr. Garibaldi also serves as CIC’s representative on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE). Dr. Garibaldi joined the CIC Board of Directors in January 2003 and was named Vice Chair for Programs in 2004, a position he held until December 2005. The Council of Independent Colleges is an association of more than 550 independent colleges and universities that work together to strengthen college and university leadership, sustain high-quality education, and enhance private higher education’s contributions to society. To fulfill this mission, CIC provides its members with skills, tools, and knowledge that address aspects of leadership, financial management and performance, academic quality, and institutional visibility. As Chair of the Board, Dr. Garibaldi will preside at meetings of the Board and of CIC; represent the organization; and appoint committees and commissions with the advice of the Board. Among the responsibilities of the CIC Directors are providing fiduciary oversight for the allocation of CIC’s assets and approving operating budgets; participating in the development and approval of long-range plans; and advising on the direction of the association's programs and services. “The Council is pleased to have Dr. Antoine Garibaldi as Chair of the Board,” said CIC president Richard Ekman. “CIC is in the midst of implementing many exciting new projects, and needs a strong Chair and Board to oversee their planning and execution. I am certain that President Garibaldi will serve the Council admirably, and I look forward to working with him.” “It is a special honor for me to serve as the Chair of the Board of CIC,” Garibaldi said. “After 50 years, CIC continues to grow in size and stature; and I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and President Ekman to enhance CIC’s mission.” Since Dr. Garibaldi’s July, 2001 appointment as president of Gannon, a Catholic, diocesan university, the university’s reputation has increased as a result of several notable accomplishments. U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” consistently ranks Gannon as a Top Tier Master’s I Comprehensive University. This year, Gannon also ranked ninth in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category. Gannon’s total enrollment of more than 3,500 students includes the university’s largest freshman class in 12 years. In addition, Gannon’s SAT scores and student retention rates exceed national averages, and the University has raised more than $14 million, or 49 percent, of its goal in a $30 million comprehensive campaign. Moreover, in September, 2004, Gannon was awarded the largest grant in its history—more than $1.8 million over five years by the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Garibaldi is actively involved in other national leadership positions in higher education and serves on many national boards including the University of St. Thomas (Minn.); the American Council on Education’s Commission on Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness; and the NCAA Division II President’s Council. Dr. Garibaldi also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Association for Higher Education in 2001-2002, and he completed two four-year terms on the Board from 1995-2003. Nationally recognized for his more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience in education, as well as the federal government, Dr. Garibaldi is the author of 10 books and monographs and more than 70 research articles and chapter. He received an undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Howard University in 1973, and a doctoral degree in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1976.
OUR EVENTS
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE Tuesday, January 24 – STAMATS visit to Gannon; guest lecturer: Program Planning and Assessment Class. Thursday, January 26 – Professor Fred Irby, III and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble lectures and public performances; student hour. Saturday, January 28 – Men’s and women’s basketball at Mercyhurst.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS Barry Jackisch. Thomas Serena. Walter Strosser. Geraldine Jankowski. Kathryn Beers. Leslie Perfetto. Marjorie Carey. Christianne Sukitsch. Jason Sharpe. Baytwan Evans. Richard Sekula. Anthony Keck. Ann Marie Yezzi Shareef. Constantine Kliorys. Janet Lynn Laboda. John Vohlidka. Desiree Herter. Daniel Groucutt. Richard Bonalewicz. Donald Sherman. Lawrence Pennington. Tony Melendez. Ron Greer. Ruth Shoemaker. Renee Boltri. Alan Shatto. Jason Middleton. Bonnie Booker. Ed Saloum. Kay Wolfgang. Nick Viglione. Peter Morgan. Nancy Varner.
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