THE ACE NETWORKS: IDEALS

1. THE ACE NETWORKS: IDEALS Past, Present, and Future Rhode Island Network April 25, 2003

2. ACE MISSION: Core Values • Values Inclusiveness and Diversity • Responsibility of Higher Education to Society • Embraces Belief in Widespread Access to Postsecondary Educational Opportunities as the Cornerstone of a Democratic Society

3. ACE MISSION • ACE--the Major Coordinating Body for All the Nation’s Higher Education Institutions • Seeks to: • Provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues • To influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

4. ACE MISSION: Vision • Aims to Foster Greater Collaboration and New Partnerships Within and Outside the Higher Education Community • To Help Colleges and Universities Anticipate and Address the Challenges of the 21st Century • To Contribute to a Stronger Nation and a Better World

5. ACE & OWHE HISTORY • 1918—ACE FOUNDED • Post WWII & Korean War—ACE Conferences and Research on Women: “Women in the Defense Decade” • 1953-1961 — ACE Established a Commission on Women • October, 1972—Roger Heyns, ACE President and Martha Peterson, ACE Board Chair —Office of Women and Reestablish the Commission on Women in Higher Education • 1973 — ACE National Meeting Devoted to Women

6. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS • Title IX, Equal Pensions, and Other Legal and Political Measures Championed • 1974—OWHE & ACE Office of Leadership Development—1st Symposium • 1975—Published “Table of Women CEOs in U.S. Colleges and Universities”—148 out of 2500 (5%) with 2/3 Religious Order Members • 1976-77—With Carnegie Corporation—National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women Organized • 1977—National Forums Begun—61 Total Now (1,135 participants with 20% becoming Presidents) • 1990—Women Presidents’ Summit begun

7. OWHE LEADERS • 1973—Nancy Schlossberg, Director Donna Shavlik, Assistant Director • 1974—Emily Taylor, Director • 1977—Judy Touchton joined OWHE • 1982—Emily Taylor retires • 1982—Donna Shavlik, Director • 1997—Judy Touchton, Director • 1998—Judith Sturnick, Director & later VP • 2000—Gladys Brown, Associate Director • 2000—Gladys Brown, Interim Director • 2001—Claire Van Ummersen, VP & Director • 2002—Donna Phillips, Associate Director

8. ACE Office of Women in Higher Education • Committed to the advancement of women leaders in higher education • OWHE has provided information and counsel to constituencies within the higher education community regarding: • Policies • Issues • Education and Research • That Influence Women’s Equity, Diversity, and Advancement

9. ACE Office of Women in Higher Education • OWHE provides national leadership in advancing women to executive positions on campus and serves as a national voice for women in higher education. Staff members also work in collaboration with associations and other groups in higher education on ways to improve the status of women.

10. ACE MISSION: Strategic Priorities • Representation • Leadership Development • Service

11. ACE NetworkOffice of Women in Higher Education • Identifying, • Developing, • Encouraging, • Advancing, • Linking, and • Supporting Women in Higher Education

12. KEY STRUCTURES • Vice President and Director of the Office of Women in Higher Education • ACE Commission on Women in Higher Education • National Network Board • State Presidential Sponsors • State Network Coordinators • State Planning Boards • Institutional Representatives

13. Who’s Who • Dr. Claire Van Ummersen, Vice President, ACE and Director of the Office for Women • Dr. Donna Phillips, Associate Director of the Office for Women • Dr. Judith Prince, Chair of the National Network Board • Dr. Josephine Reed-Taylor, Chair Elect • Dr. Cynthia S. Forrest, Liaison to National Network Board • Dr. M. Therese Antone, RSM, RI Network Presidential Sponsor • Dr. Nancy Carriuolo, RI Network Coordinator