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March 2001
By Mimi McDaniel Johnson The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions. -William F. Scolavino The ALAIR Executive Board met at the University of North Alabama on February 13, 2001. This meeting was very resourceful. Highlights of the meeting included the following:
If the depth of our Vice President, Dr. Priscilla Holland, and the local arrangements committee's convictions truly indicate the height of their accomplishments, we can expect a very successful annual conference at the University of North Alabama in April. While the proration of the State's budget is foremost on all of our minds, we hope that you will make every effort to attend the 15th Annual Conference in April. We encourage you to car pool and share resources as needed. We have several informative sessions planned to address Data Driven Decisions. The Thursday afternoon workshops will include two exciting presentations -- hands-on computer based SPSS workshop and IPEDS workshop. On Friday, Sandra Woodley, Director of Financial Affairs of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, will offer insight on the ACHE Faculty Database. I look forward to greeting you at the University of North Alabama on April 5 and 6, 2001 for our 15th Annual Conference.
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MEMBER NEWS LEISCHUCK AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE Gerald S. Leischuck, retired Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees at Auburn University, has been recognized for his long and distinguished career in higher education by conferral of the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, by Auburn University. He is a founding member of ALAIR and former recipient of the Joseph T. Sutton Leadership Award. Leischuck, a native of Colorado, received the Ed.D. from Auburn in 1964 and entered the IR field by joining Auburn's Office of Institutional Research, one of the first in the country. He rose to become director of that office and remained with it through its several incarnations until 1992, when he became Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees. During his tenure he was widely respected for his depth of knowledge and understanding of Auburn University, its history and constituencies, serving as a trusted advisor to the Board of Trustees and six AU Presidents. Among Leischuck's other accomplishments are serving as International President of Phi Delta Kappa, being named AU College of Education Outstanding Alumnus of 1988 and serving 10 years (five as president) on the Auburn City Board of Education. He and his wife, Emily, also retired from Auburn University, are living in Auburn and remain very involved in community, philanthropic and University activities.
Welcome New Member From Auburn University, Dr. Drew Clark, Director of Assessment, Office of the Provost. SAIR 2001 October 13-16, 2001 It's also not to early to begin making plans for the SAIR 2001 Conference which be held October 13-16, 2001, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City, Florida. The program will center on how to adapt to an ever more rapidly changing environment, evaluating and adopting the methods and technologies that will allow us to "be all we can be." Additionally, we will be instituting a special program focus on assessment, a topic near and dear to all our hearts. I encourage you to make plans to attend SAIR '01 and to submit a program proposal when you receive the call in the near future. One special note on proposals: Because of the late timing of AIR's Annual Forum this year, deadline for SAIR submissions will fall prior to the Forum, so don't let the due date sneak up on you. Most importantly, if you have any questions or would like to volunteer your services for this year's conference, please don't hesitate to contact me at lowthgs@auburn.edu or at 334-844-4765. So dust off that airbrushed t-shirt and plan to join us for a round of Goofy Golf in PC. -- Sam Lowther, Program Chair ALAIR 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE April 5-6, 2001, University of North Alabama The preliminary program and registration form are included in this newsletter. Please note the due dates for the hotel reservations (below) and the conference registration due date on the registration form (next page). Directions To Holiday Inn/University of North Alabama Those traveling north on I65 can exit at Cullman 310 onto Hwy 157 which is the University of North Alabama Highway. Travel North on 157 for about 55 miles (passing through Moulton and other small towns - 157 merges with Hwy 20 just before Muscle Shoals, follow Hwy 20 - West) . After arriving in Muscle Shoals, at the first intersection with a light,(Hardies on the right) turn right following 20, 43 and 72 East (which soon becomes Woodward Avenue and goes through Muscles Shoals). On Woodward Avenue ,after about six red lights, you will see the Holiday Inn on the left. The intersection just before the Holiday Inn has a Texaco Station on the left. Be in the left lane, because you will be turning just after crossing the railroad track. To get to the University of North Alabama, leaving the Holiday Inn, take a left back onto 72 east. The second light take a right (Ramada Inn is on the right). Cross the Tennessee River coming into Florence. You will be on the road/street that comes to the University. Stay in the left lane all the way through town as you have to be in the left lane when the street becomes one lane.. Bear to the right when you see the University sign on the front lawn of Rogers Hall. At the stop sign take a left and park in that lot. .There are visitors parking where the streets break in three directions., Guillot University Center is on the middle street, second building. Use parking spaces with green lines. Hotel Information for ALAIR Conference Holiday Inn, Sheffield, 4900 Hatch Blvd. Sheffield, AL 35660 Approximately 40 rooms are being held until March 21, 2001 at a rate of $55.00 plus 9% tax per room.. Please contact Judith Ransom at: 1-800-HOLIDAY, Sheffield, AL. The web site for Holiday Inn is: http://www.basshotels.com/holiday-inn?_franchisse=SHEAL
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PROPOSED CHANGES IN ALAIR MEMBERSHIP Included in this newletter you will find proposed changes to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association. The changes to the Constitution would divide our membership into three classifications: regular membership, student membership, and emeritus membership. We hope that by providing different membership categories ALAIR can both attract members earlier in their careers and maintain our connection with colleagues who are no longer actively employed. The By-Laws revision will allow variable membership charges to be assessed to the three classifications. These changes will be on the agenda for discussion and voting at the Business Meeting in Florence on April 6. CONSTITUTION Article III
Membership and Voting The qualifications of members and the manner of their admission shall be as follows:
Section Section 2. There shall be the following categories of membership: regular membership, graduate student membership, and emeritus membership. Section 3. To be eligible for regular membership, a person must (a) be actively engaged in institutional research,, or (b) have a professional interest in activities related to institutional reseach. Section 4. To be eligible for graduate student membership, a person must be actively pursuing a graduate degree, must not be employed full time, and must (a) be actively engaged in institutional research,, or (b) have a professional interest in activities related to institutional research. Section 5. To be eligible for emeritus membership, a person must be retired and must have been an active member of the Association for a minimum of five years immediately preceding retirement. A person who retired before the fifth anniversary of the Association must have been actively engaged in institutional research for five years prior to retirement, and must have been a member of the Association in each year between the Association's founding and the person's retirement.
Section 6. All individuals who register for attendance at the annual conference of the Association, or who otherwise pay annual dues set by the Association, shall be considered regular members unless a different membership classification is requested. Section BY-LAWS Article V
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Alternate membership fees shall be determined by the Executive Committee and will be assessed to anyone who does not pay a registration fee but wishes to be a member of the Association. Fees shall be reviewed and set annually by the Executive Committee. 41st Forum of
the Association for Institutional Research
June 3-6, 2001
It's time to make plans to meet your ALAIR peers and others around the country at the AIR forum. Registration is now online at http://airweb.org for the Annual Forum of AIR at Long Beach. We have many ALAIR members presenting; serving as committee members and well as Board members working behind the scenes for this conference. As this newsletter goes to press, reasonable flights are available into Long Beach, particularly from Atlanta. A business meeting of ALAIR will be held at the forum where our strong presence in AIR is always evident.
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