THE ACE NETWORKS: THE ACE NETWORKS: IDEALSIDEALS

Past, Present, and Future

Rhode Island Network

April 25, 2003

ACE MISSION: ACE MISSION: Core ValuesCore Values

Values Inclusiveness and DiversityResponsibility of Higher Education to

SocietyEmbraces Belief in Widespread Access to

Postsecondary Educational Opportunities as the Cornerstone of a Democratic Society

ACE MISSIONACE 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.

ACE MISSION: ACE MISSION: VisionVision

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

ACE & OWHE HISTORYACE & 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

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSHISTORICAL 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

OWHE LEADERSOWHE 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

ACEACE Office of Women in Higher Office of Women in Higher

EducationEducation 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

ACEACE Office of Women in Higher Office of Women in Higher

EducationEducationOWHE 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.

ACE MISSION: ACE MISSION: Strategic PrioritiesStrategic Priorities

Representation

Leadership Development

Service

ACE NetworkACE NetworkOffice of Women in Higher Office of Women in Higher

EducationEducationIdentifying, Developing, Encouraging, Advancing, Linking, and Supporting Women in Higher Education

KEY STRUCTURESKEY 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

Who’s WhoWho’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