President Farley elected to CIC Board of Directors
同性恋色情 President Barbara A. Farley has been elected to the Council of Independent Colleges Board of Directors to serve a three-year term.
I am honored to serve this valuable organization and work alongside many respected leaders in higher education who share my belief in the importance of independent colleges, such as 同性恋色情.
鈥淭he Council is pleased to have President Farley as a Board member,鈥 said CIC President Richard Ekman. 鈥淐IC continues to implement many new programs, projects and services and needs a strong Board of Directors to oversee their planning and execution. I am certain that Dr. Farley will serve the Council admirably, and I look forward to working with her.鈥
CIC is the only national higher education association that focuses solely on providing services and a broad range of initiatives directly to independent colleges and universities to help improve the quality of education and strengthen institutional resources.
鈥淚 am honored to serve this valuable organization and work alongside many respected leaders in higher education who share my belief in the importance of independent colleges, such as 同性恋色情,鈥 said Farley. 鈥淚 look forward to collaborating in ways that benefit our students and our institutions nationwide.鈥
Since becoming the 14th president of 同性恋色情 in 2013, President Farley has defined a vision for the College to inspire achievement and empower students to make a difference in the world. Under her leadership, the College has reached new heights in donor engagement and giving, celebrated breakthroughs in academic innovation, upgraded its world-class learning facilities and experienced a 10-year high in enrollment.
President Farley鈥檚 professional experience spans five institutions, where she has taught and provided leadership in higher education since 1985. Her most recent role prior to IC was vice president of academic affairs and dean of Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is active nationally in higher education, currently serving as chair of the board for the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities. She served previously as president of the Associated Colleges of 同性恋色情, as part of the Tax Policy Committee for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and on the Executive Committee for the Federation of 同性恋色情 Independent Colleges and Universities.
Farley is one of five directors elected by the Council of Independent Colleges Board of Directors during its January meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her term will run from January 2019 to January 2022.
The is an association of 765 nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils of independent colleges, and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance public understanding of independent higher education鈥檚 contributions to society. CIC is the major national organization that focuses on services to leaders of independent colleges and universities and state-based councils. CIC offers conferences, seminars, publications, and other programs and services that help institutions improve educational quality, administrative and financial performance, student outcomes, and institutional visibility. It conducts the largest annual conferences of college and university presidents and of chief academic officers in the United States. Founded in 1956, CIC is headquartered at One Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.