NHCUC MissionNHCUC Mission
The mission of the New Hampshire College & University Council is the advancement of private/public higher education in New Hampshire.
The Council accomplishes its mission by:
• Strengthening our member institutions through collaborative programs
• Offering professional development opportunities for faculty and administrators
• Promoting awareness and understanding of higher education in New Hampshire
• Providing a forum for discussion of vital issues in higher education among member institutions.
Approved 1/26/93 .
NHCUCNHCUCStanding CommitteesStanding Committees
Board of Directors Member Institution Presidents
Academic Affairs Committee Chief Academic Officers and Faculty Reps
Admissions Committee Directors of Admissions
Career Advisors Committee Career Directors
Tuition Remission Coordinators Committee Tuition Remission Coordinators
Student Exchange Committee Student Exchange Coordinators
Libraries Comittee Library Directors
NHCUCNHCUCBoard of DirectorsBoard of Directors
• Re-Authorization
Presidential Collaboration
State House presence
•Resource to policy makers
•Incentive Grant Program/Scholarships
•Unique Savings Plan (529)
• Inter-institutional Cooperation
• Provide a united face for NH Higher Education
NHCUCNHCUCAcademic Affairs CommitteeAcademic Affairs CommitteeAnnual Fall Conference
National level higher education speakers providing low-cost professional development opportunities for 250 faculty members annually.
Previous Speakers: Parker Palmer, The Heart of a Teacher
Robert Putnam, The Engaged Campus
Richard Light, Assessment and the Student Experience
Andrea Leskes, Greater Expectations
SAVE THE DATE! 2005 Conference
CAMPUS LEARNING COMMUNITIES: …THE EMERGING (AND HIDDEN) CULTURAL CONTEXT
Friday, November 4, 2005 at Daniel Webster College
Presenter: Dr. Robert A. Ibarra, a nationally recognized higher education leader, author of Beyond Affirmative Action: Reframing the
Context of Higher Education, and special assistant to the President of the University of New Mexico.
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Teaching & Learning Colloquia “ED”ies Award 2005*
Annually since 2000 Outstanding HE Faculty
Five workshops/year * Dr. Phyllis S. Zrzavy, Franklin Pierce College
At no cost to faculty Dr. Patricia Spirou, Southern NH University
Various campus locations Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Daniel Webster College
NHCUC faculty presenters
NHCUC/NHHEAF $500 Scholar Awards
Sara Booth, Rivier College Edith Murphy, Rivier College
Wayne Brock, Franklin Pierce College Ann Riggs, Rivier College
Eve Fogarty, Southern NH Univ. Ryan Walther, Franklin Pierce College
Amelia Manning, Southern NH Univ. Phyllis Zrzavy, Franklin Pierce College
AdmissionAdmissionCommitteeCommittee
Collaborative Admission Poster
• Mailed with tour brochures
to over 3,000 high schools
• 9.6% return on 2004 tour response card
• Poster on web site
with links to member colleges
New Hampshire
your destination for higher education
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Annual High School Guidance Counselor Tours
Invitations (poster and tour brochure) to over 3,000 high schools in the Northeast.
68 counselors participated in 2004 tours
Cost per counselor only $454 ($41 per campus visit)
Consistently positive evaluations
NHCUCNHCUCCareer Advisor CommitteeCareer Advisor Committee
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NHCUCNHCUCLibraries CommitteeLibraries Committee
• Shared Collections
• Interlibrary Delivery System
• Joint Purchasing – Working Group
2004 - Over $ 625,000 in database purchases
•Professional Development
Library Leadership & Professional Development Seminar
May 23, 2005 at NHCUC Conference Center
Todd Trevorrow Commemorative Series for Managing Knowledge in a Digital Era
Six workshops focusing on “best practices over two years funded by a grant
from the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance foundation
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Student Exchange
• Coordinate program
• Served 53 students from 8 reporting institutions in 2003/04
Tuition Remission
• Seven participating institutions
• 74 students participated in 2003/04
• Popular benefit for faculty and staff
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SurveysSurveys
Annual Legal Seminar
IT Director Meetings
PR Director Meetings
CFO Meetings
Annual Full-time Faculty
Annual Benefits
Annual Adjunct Faculty Information
Commencement Dates and Programs
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NHACENHACE
Building K-12 Partnerships for Civic Engagement
Student Summit on May 7, 2005 at Franklin Pierce College, Manchester
Legislative Breakfast on May 25, 2005 at Tuck Library, Concord
New Hampshire Defines Civic Engagement video
NHCUCNHCUCLatino InitiativeLatino Initiative
Statewide Latino Initiative (Self-funded)
• Monthly Hispanic Networking Meetings
• Latino Festival (co-sponsor each August: 3,000 participants)
• Access to higher education opportunities (scholarships)
• Building Community Partnerships
- Manchester Boys and Girls Club, Nashua Boys and Girls Club
- Latin American Center, Manchester School District
- Manchester High School – Central, Nashua High School
• Annual Latino Student Convention (300 students)
Family Night (follow-up for parents)
• NH IDA Latino College Readiness Program (Community Loan Fund)
NHCUCNHCUCPartnershipsPartnerships
BIA (Business & Industry Assn.) – NEC (New England Council) – GMCC (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce) – ACL (Association of Consortium Leaders)
NHHEAFNH Higher
Assistance Foundation
NH Forum on HENH Forum
on Higher Education
NHPECNH Postsecondary
Education Commission
NHCUCNEW HAMPSHIRE
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
CCNHCampus Compact
For New Hampshire
NHACENH Alliance for Civic
Engagement