Schedule 2010

8:30–11:30 a.m.

Board Meetings

• Human Ecology Alumni Association
  Staff Contact: Luanne Stefanucci
  
• Cornell University Council—Membership and Annual Meeting Planning Committees
  Staff Contact: Marisue Taube
• Cornell Hotel Society
  Staff Contact: Christine Natsios

9:30–11:30 a.m.

Board Meetings

• Cornell Alumni Association
  Staff Contact: Jennifer Cunningham

11:45–1:15 p.m.

When is Charisma Not Enough?  The Pragmatics of Change Leadership

Featuring Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
Leadership has been mystified, commoditized, and obscured. Why have we made it so difficult? Combining insights from over 30 years of academic research and practical experience, Professor Samuel B. Bacharach will present leadership as a straightforward set of pragmatic rules for execution.

• 11:45–12:30: Lunch
  
• 12:30–1:00: Presentation
  
• 1:00–1:15: Q&A

About Professor Bacharach
bacharachblog.com
Samuel B. Bacharach is the McKelvey-Grant Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University. He has been on the Cornell faculty for over 30 years and has chaired the Department of Organizational Behavior. Among the organizations that have been trained in his proactive leadership approach are Computer Sciences Corporation, PepsiAmericas, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, March of Dimes, Wal-Mart Stores, Citigroup, International Monetary Fund, Mellon Financial, Starbucks, BASF, BMC Software, Boeing, InterContinental Hotels Group, Chubb, Nintendo, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devon Energy, TeleTech, and Gap, Inc.

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Tour the Office of the Speaker of the House

Featuring Tom Manatos ’02, Deputy Director of Member Services in Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office and Doug Thornell ’99, advisor to Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Note: this activity is limited to the first 60 registrants. Bus pickup at 2 in front of the Wardman Hotel.

See the best view from the Speakers's Balcony at the US Capitol and ask your burning questions about the Office. A unique opportunity to go behind the scenes!

About Tom Manatos
Tom Manatos is the Deputy Director of Member Services in Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office where he works with Members of the Democratic Caucus on behalf of the Speaker. Tom also serves as an outreach advisor to the Speaker on youth and young adult issues.

After working at the Gore Campaign headquarters as the second youngest paid staff member in 2000, Tom interned in both the Senate and the House. Tom has been with Pelosi's office for seven years and has been in the outreach office for over five years.

Tom is also the lead staff member for Speaker Pelosi's "30 Something" working group which comprises of Democratic Members of Congress under the age of 40 years old who focus on talking and listening to the younger generation about the issues of importance to them.

About Doug Thornell

Doug Thornell is the Senior Advisor and Communications Director, Office of the Assistant to the Speaker, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD-8). He works closely with recently elected House Democrats on their press strategy, messaging, and crisis communications. He also oversees the press operation of Congressman Chris Van Hollen's personal and Leadership offices and works with other Democratic leadership aides on formulating the Party's communications and press strategy.

Doug was previously a consultant for Fortune 50 companies, trade associations, and non-profits on communications strategy, crisis management, message development, and third party mobilizing. During the 2006 midterm elections, Doug was an advisor to the Maryland Democratic Party.

During the '04 election cycle, Doug worked as the Traveling Press Secretary for Governor Howard Dean's presidential campaign and later as the Deputy Political Director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

*New Tours!

National Museum of Women in the Arts (limit 25)

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (limit 25)

Register here! (This registration is separate from the main conference registration).

1:30–3:45 p.m.

Board Meetings

• Human Ecology Alumni Association
  Staff Contact: Luanne Stefanucci
• Cornell University Council Administrative Board (goes until 4:45)
  Staff Contact: Marisue Taube
• Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network Advisory Committee ('C'AC)
  Staff Contact: Kyle Downey
• Cornell Alumni Association - Directors from the Regions and Directors at Large
  Staff Contact: Jennifer Cunningham
• Cornell Association of Class Officers
  Staff Contact: Margaret Gallo

4:00–5:00 p.m.

CALC 101: Fundamentals of Volunteer Leadership—at Cornell and Beyond

These prerequisite courses are designed to encourage discussion and provide “cross-training” among the leaders of all participating volunteer organizations. The information shared will not only inform your work with Cornell, but many of the sessions will offer learnings that you'll take right back to the office and use Monday morning.

Beg, Borrow, & Share (This session is sold out!)

Join us as we solve some of the day-to-day challenges that every organization faces:

• How can you consistently produce must-attend events and activities?
• What are the most effective ways to engage your constituent alumni?
• What are some marketing tips and tricks to get your e-mails opened and read?

Facilitators
Nicole Del Toro '91, Terry Oosterom '82, and Jeff Berg ‘79

The Grapes of Wrath: New Student Reading Assignment

featuring Professor Nick Salvatore and Vice Provost Laura Brown

Wondering what Cornell faculty thought of the book? Let’s find out!

Banks and big business in the lives of ordinary Americans. Migration patterns and American agriculture and urbanism. Cultural inclusion and exclusion. The changing dynamics of the American family. All themes from John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, written in 1939; all themes from newspaper headlines in 2009.

About Nick Salvatore
nicksalvatore.com
Salvatore is the Maurice and Hinda Neufeld Founders Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Professor of American Studies at Cornell University. He has twice received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and was a Senior Fellow in Residence at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion at Yale University.

About Laura Brown
Laura Brown is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. She joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1981, and has been a member of the Department of English for over twenty-five years; she holds the John Wendell Anderson chair. Professor Brown is a scholar and critic of the English eighteenth century, and she has written on such writers as Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Dryden, Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and Daniel Defoe. She studies the role of women in the literary imagination, the relationship between literature and history, the nature of culture, the emergence of imperialist thought, the effects of ideas of racial difference, and the status of animals for the understanding of the human.

What You Should Know About the History of Cornell (This session is sold out!)

Corey Ryan Earle '07, an associate director in the Office of Alumni Affairs, will share history, rumors, legends, and trivia of Cornell: Glory-days tales of Cornell football, the freshman-sophomore "mud rush," Spring Day, the Clocktower pumpkin. Yes, we’ll have you laughing, but we’ll also tailor this session toward what you should know to represent Cornell on the more serious issues of the day, too!

5:15–6:15 p.m.

Cornell's Brand and Our Place in the World

A town hall meeting with Glenn Altschuler MA '73, PhD '76
If you're wondering how and why Cornell positions itself, you won't want to miss this session. In addition to his current teaching and management responsibilities, on November 1 Professor Altschuler was appointed Cornell's vice president for university relations, responsible for articulating and overseeing university strategies related to communications, government relations, and land-grant affairs. Glenn is known for his candor, transparency, humor, and, most of all, his thoughtfulness about the way the rest of the world thinks about Cornell.
 
About Glenn Altschuler
tinyurl.com/cybertower

Glenn Altschuler received his PhD in American History from Cornell in 1976 and has been an administrator and teacher at Cornell since 1981.
 
Since 1991 he has served as dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. As dean he has also continued to do research and teaching. His year-long course in American Popular Culture is among the most popular in the university. Prof. Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, has been an animating force in the rapidly growing program in American Studies, and has been a strong advocate on campus for high-quality undergraduate teaching and advising.
 

6:15–8:30 p.m.

Obama from the Inside Out: Grading the Obama Administration

Featuring Cornell University Vice President Glenn Altschuler MA '73, PhD '76 and
CBS TV correspondent Jim Axelrod '85
 
CBS TV correspondent Jim Axelrod '85 and his undergraduate advisor, Cornell historian and political commentator Glenn Altschuler, team up to grade the Obama administration, weighing achievements against campaign promises and the realities of economic crisis and political polarization.

• 6:15–7:15: Networking, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
  
• 7:15–8:00: Presentation
• 8:00–8:30: Q&A

About Jim Axelrod
tinyurl.com/calcjimaxelrod
Axelrod is a national correspondent for CBS News, and previously served as chief White House correspondent. He regularly reports for the CBS Evening News and other CBS News broadcasts. 
 
Axelrod has covered many major stories over the past few years, most notably Campaign '04, the Iraq War, the invasion of Afghanistan, the war and refugee crisis in the Balkans, the hostage crisis in Peru, the Gianni Versace murder investigation, and the erupting volcano in Montserrat, among others.

9:00–11:00 p.m.

Young Alumni Reception (classes of 2000–2009)

Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Cornell Club of Washington

Congratulations and thank you to our young alumni leaders, who somehow manage to fit Cornell volunteerism into their busy, ever-changing lives! We’d like to extend to you a special thanks by providing steep discounts on drinks and complimentary munchies at Tabaq Bistro, 1336 U Street NW, between 13th and 14th streets. We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP
See Who’s Coming

Questions? Contact Pat Burns ’09 at pmb23@cornell.edu or 607-255-8266

Transportation:

Shuttle Bus: A complimentary bus will depart the Marriott Washington Wardman Park from the 24th Street entrance by Harry’s Pub at 9 p.m. A bus will depart Tabaq at 11 p.m. and return to the Marriott.

Metro: Green Line to the U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Station. 5-Minute walk to Tabaq. Trains run until 3:00 a.m. and cost $1.80 each way

Parking: $10 valet at Tabaq or $7 to park on 14th and U underneath the Reeves Building.

Taxi: ~ $8.00 each way from the Marriott

 

8:00 – 9:15 a.m.

The Student Perspective

Featuring Susan Murphy '73, PhD '94

Reimagining Cornell presents an opportunity to reflect upon how a campus can change and grow, and the chance to explore how structures, administration, and practices can evolve to create and sustain our unique Cornell learning environment. What changes? What remains the same? Join Susan Murphy, vice president of student and academic services, in a conversation focused on the essentials of the student experience, how it is evolving, and what is important for the future.

• 8:00–8:30: Continental breakfast
  
• 8:30–9:00: Presentation
  
• 9:00–9:15: Q&A

About Susan Murphy
sas.cornell.edu
Susan H. Murphy has served Cornell University as vice president for student and academic services since July 1994. Under her direction are academic support, campus life, dean of students, Greek life, international students, career services, public service, religious affairs, athletics and physical education, health services, and the Cornell Commitment.

A 1973 graduate of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Susan majored in history. She subsequently completed master’s degrees at Stanford University and Montclair State College. In 1994, she earned a PhD in educational administration at Cornell.

Susan joined the Cornell staff in 1978 following work as a guidance counselor and head of the guidance department at Chatham Borough High School in Chatham, New Jersey. For sixteen years she worked in admissions and financial aid, including nine years as dean of admissions and financial aid.

In addition to her current responsibilities at Cornell, Susan is a member of the Policy Committee of the Council of Ivy Presidents. Previously, she has held statewide and national positions in the College Board and the National Association of College Admission Counselors.  

9:30–10:30 a.m. | 10:45–11:45 a.m.

CALC 102: More Fundamentals of Volunteer Leadership—at Cornell and Beyond

These prerequisite courses are designed to encourage discussion and provide “cross-training” among the leaders of all participating volunteer organizations. The information shared will not only inform your work with Cornell, but many of the sessions will offer learnings that you'll take right back to the office and use Monday morning.

Beg, Borrow, & Share

Join us as we solve some of the day to day challenges that every organization faces:

• How can you consistently produce must-attend events and activities?
• What are the most effective ways to engage your constituent alumni?
• What are some marketing tips and tricks to get your emails opened and read?

Facilitators
Kim Jones ’98/Steve Piekarec ‘74, Terry Oosterom '82, and Jeff Berg ‘79

Career SUICIDE Success

Jodi R. Smith MILR '95, comes twice a year to Ithaca to present this workshop to Johnson School and Law School first-years as part of their orientation. Feedback has been tremendous. Students call it amongst the most helpful real-world advice they learned at Cornell.

You'll learn how to handle situations, from recruiting receptions to real-life cocktail parties, with poise and confidence. Specifically:

• What to know before you go
• Nametags: where they go and why
• Handshakes: lessons from Goldilocks
• Introductions: what they say about you
• Body language: what you are really saying
• Conversation: business versus social
• Connecting with others/clients and customers
• Building business relationships

About Jodi Smith
mannersmith.com
Jodi R. R. Smith, president and owner of Mannersmith, is an etiquette consultant specializing in social and professional conduct. Working with individuals, corporations, and other organizations, Jodi educates in a way that is both instructional and entertaining, helping her clients increase their confidence levels and achieve success in today's world.
 
Ms. Smith is the author of the Barnes & Noble titles From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Man and From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman.

Cool Tools: Yes, There’s a Technology for That! (Both sessions are sold out!)

The power of technology has made it easier than ever to get stuff done. But figuring out which tools are the easiest and most useful can be more overwhelming and time consuming.
Enter Cindy Golos, the technology guru for the Office of Alumni Affairs. She’s researched and tested several technologies that are free, easy, and fun to use.

• Find a mutually acceptable meeting day and time among a group of volunteers in
  5 minutes flat (Doodle)
• Learn how to build a quick and easy survey, then analyze and share the data (Survey Monkey)
• Create photo albums and share them with friends or the world (Flickr)
• Be comfortable finding and experimenting with new tools on your own (Search strategies)

Get Wise with Y's: How to Effectively Leverage the Strengths of Each Generation

Featuring Anne Loehr '90

Many leaders know of the generation gap, yet few understand how to leverage the strengths of each generation to actually bridge that gap. The result? Low ROI and attrition. After Loehr’s presentation, participants will be able to differentiate the personality traits of each generation, and the verbiage to use when managing each generation. They will also leave with practical tips on effectively working with each generation when mentoring, delegating, and managing workplace interactions.

About Anne Loehr '90
Anne has 19 years of experience as an international hotelier, executive coach, and national speaker. She helps leaders improve their communication and deepen their working relationships. The impact? Increased employee retention, higher sales and improved bottom-line profits. Her unique insights into effectively leveraging the four generations give her clients a leading edge in their business. She is the co-author of the award-winning book A Manager's Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees and the co-founder of Safaris for the Soul, international leadership retreats. Her work has been mentioned and/or featured in Newsweek International, The Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler, and other international press. 

How Are We Supporting Current Students?

More than 60% of all Cornell students receive some form of financial aid. Where does that money come from, and how is Cornell renewing our commitment to"any person...any study" to ensure that any qualified student can afford to study at Cornell without the burden of debt?
 
During this hour, trustees Jan Rock Zubrow '77 and Stephen B. Ashley '62, MBA '64, co-chairs of Far Above...The Campaign for Cornell, along with Associate Vice President Laura Toy, will:

• Share how the university determines fundraising priorities
• Articulate how volunteer leaders can become stakeholders in the campaign
• Gather audience feedback on undergraduate scholarship messaging
• Answer your specific questions

You’ll also hear from a current student about the impact the new financial aid plan has on her and her family.
 
About Jan Rock Zubrow
Zubrow is founder and president of MedCapital, LLC, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage health and life sciences companies.
 
About Steve Ashley
Ashley is chairman and chief executive officer of The Ashley Group, a family of related companies focused on management, brokerage, financing, and investment in commercial and multifamily real estate. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Fannie Mae.

Making the Social Web Work for You and Your Cause (The 10:45 session is sold out!)

Featuring Colleen Wainwright '83, Principal Communicatrix

Can you really turn garden-variety online acquaintances into a supportive network that will help you spread a message or build a career? Is there a point to blogging? Do sites like Facebook and Twitter offer opportunity, or are they just a colossal time-suck? Learn the ins and outs of "social media," where it intersects with old-school marketing, and how you can use them in tandem to make communicating with alumni easier. 
 
About Colleen Wainwright
Colleen is a designer-speaker-consultant who started calling herself "the communicatrix" when she hit three hyphens. After writing television commercials for 10 years and acting in them for another 10, she now uses her marketing powers for good, not evil, by showing people how get their messages out to the world with minimal hassle, maximum focus and occasionally, actual joy.

Tapestry of Possibilities: Diversity at Cornell

"Why do all the black students live in Ujamaa?"
"My roommate is a queer."
"The guy wanted $50 for this jacket, but I jewed him down."
"Freaking Asians, always wrecking the curve in my math class."
"Nobody knows this, but I have dyslexia." … "Retard!"
 
These provocative one-liners opened the show "Tapestry of Possibilities," held 19 times throughout Cornell's orientation week for first-year students. Ordinary People is the student theater troupe that performs the skits, designed to take students out of their comfort zones and introduce them to differences. The troupe will perform skits, then invite us all to share thoughts, perspectives, and reactions. Moderated by Renee Alexander '74, PhD, Office of Alumni Affairs.

Volunteer Opportunities at Cornell

This panel includes alumni at various stages in their “Cornell careers.” How did they:

• First get involved?
• Take on leadership roles?
• Transition from one position to the next?

Featured panelists
Katrina James '96, Jason McGill '88, Kristen Rupert '74, Karen Rupert Keating '76 and Paul Salvatore '81

What You Should Know About the History of Cornell

Corey Ryan Earle '07, associate director in the Office of Alumni Affairs, will share history, rumors, legends, and trivia of Cornell: Glory-days tales of Cornell football, the freshman-sophomore "mud rush," Spring Day, the Clocktower pumpkin. Yes, we’ll have you laughing, but we’ll also tailor this session toward what you should know to represent Cornell on the more serious issues of the day, too!

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Cornell 2010:  Reimagining Cornell

Featuring Kent Fuchs, Provost

Reimagining Cornell is the university's strategic planning process, which considers changes to administrative and academic structures throughout the university and provides recommendations for achieving excellence in strategic areas through change in organization and focus.

How does an institution as large and complex as ours react and respond to unexpected challenges that will impact us for several years? Provost Fuchs will discuss the ongoing process of developing a new strategic plan for Cornell in an era of reduced resources. With input from task forces across the campus, this plan will focus on enhancing efficiency while building on Cornell's legacy of excellence in education, research, and outreach.
 
HOMEWORK
We strongly advise alumni to visit cornell.edu/reimagining prior to the leadership conference and come prepared with questions about the Cornell’s current challenges and future opportunities.

• 12:00-12:45: Lunch
  
• 12:45-1:15: Presentation/Q&A
• 1:15-1:30: Bill Vanneman Award

About Provost Fuchs
cornell.edu/reimagining
Kent Fuchs was appointed Cornell's provost effective January 1, 2009. He served as the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering from 2002 to 2008. He was formerly the head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Michael J. and Catherine R. Birck Distinguished Professor at Purdue University, 1996-2002. Prior to that appointment, he was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, 1985-1996. His research interests focus on computer engineering, particularly, dependable computing and failure diagnosis. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has over 185 publications and has served as the thesis advisor for 22 PhD students and 35 MS students. He has received awards for both teaching and research.
Fuchs received a BSE from Duke University, an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois.

Presentation of the William Vanneman '31 Outstanding Class Leader Award

The Bill Vanneman '31 Award is given annually to extraordinary alumni who have actively worked tirelessly for many years as class officers. The award recognizes loyal and dedicated class leaders who have spent countless hours planning reunions, running class activities, raising funds, and much more.

1:45–2:00 p.m.

Cornell Association of Class Officers (CACO) Annual Meeting

At the shortest CACO annual meeting on record, president Rob Rosenberg '88 will provide an overview of last year’s activities and visions for 2010.

1:45–2:45 p.m.

CALC 201: Intermediate Strategies for Cornell Alumni Organizations

These programs are the part of the weekend where you can get together with leaders in your program area, discuss the nitty-gritty of your business, and walk away with best practices. We know: all of the courses sound amazing! But please try to stick to your primary alumni leadership area. Rest assured, on the Alumni Affairs to-do list is an initiative to provide more webinars so volunteer leaders can cross-train even more and learn about other program areas!

Johnson School: Regional Club Event Planning Tools

As you would expect from a group of MBAs, the Johnson School regional clubs have a smart strategic annual planning process: a system for evaluating success, and specific tools to help manage event logistics. We'll talk about this process and share what you’ve learned as a Club leader. This is a great opportunity about successful programs that might enhance your Club.

Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network: A Look Inside the World of Highly Selective Admissions (This session is sold out!)

Earning admission into a highly selective university is more competitive than ever before. Attend an eye-opening discussion to appreciate the current landscape, learn key factors considered by admissions committees, and review and discuss samples of actual applications to Cornell.

Regional Clubs: Social Media at the Local Level

As a follow up to the earlier session, "Making the Social Web Work for You and Your Cause," this session will focus on your specific questions about using social media to market events, networking with Facebook and LinkedIn, and using CornellConnect to bring alumni together.

2:15–5:15 p.m.

Class Officer Meetings

This is your chance to meet with your fellow class officers face to face and plan for the year ahead.

Reunion Programs: Reunion 2010 Chairs…the Final Countdown Begins! 

June 10 is quickly approaching, so let’s get down to business! During this extensive session we’ll get into specifics that will help your reunion planning stay on track, on time, and on budget. Cathy Hogan '70 and volunteer extraordinaire Scott Pesner '87 will share all you need to know about promoting the weekend, delegating responsibilities, producing events, and managing registrations. You’ll also have a chance to hear secrets of success from other class reunion chairs and ask specific questions of those who have done this before. 

3:00–4:00 p.m.

CALC 202: More Intermediate Strategies for Cornell Alumni Organizations

Johnson School: Social Media for Professional School Alumni

As a follow up to the earlier session, "Making the Social Web Work for You and Your Cause," this session will focus on your specific questions about using social media to market your professional school events, networking with your classmates and colleagues on Facebook and LinkedIn, and using CornellConnect to bring alumni together.

Cornell Law School: Regional Events Planning Committee - A Brainstorming Roundtable Discussion

This session will bring together members from the recently formed Cornell Law School Regional Events Planning Committees to discuss alumni events and useful practices. Which strategies maximize alumni attendance? Which events are most intriguing, and in which regions? We will be sharing our experiences and learning from your insights to make our alumni events the best they can be.

Staff from the Cornell Law School Alumni Affairs Office will guide the conversation. Topics will include:

• Committee structure and responsibilities
• The events planning process
• Successfully promoting events in your region
• Regional trends
  

CAAAN: Best Practices of All-Star Ambassadors

With the most applicants in Cornell's history (34,000+!), the responsibilities and commitment of CAAAN chairs have greatly increased, and CAAAN leaders have risen to the challenge.
 
Our panel will be moderated by long-time general chair, Long Island, Randy Rosenberg '74. It will feature Enrique Vila-Biaggi '94, MEng '95, chair, Puerto Rico; Jennifer Chung '98, co-chair, Stuyvesant HS, Manhattan; and Craig Lowenthal '03, general chair, Northern Virginia. We will discuss how to:

• Attract, retain, and motivate volunteers
• Ensure all volunteers have key skills and current knowledge
• Increase committee productivity
• Organize effective CAAAN events

Regional Clubs: Don’t Do Another Career Networking Event Until You Attend This Discussion

Shannon Murray '94 has produced and attended more than 500 career networking events as the senior director of Cornell Business Communities (Cornell Wall Street, Cornell Silicon Valley, and Cornell Entrepreneur Network). The funny thing is: Shannon hates cocktail parties. And so do most of the alumni who attend his events, which almost always sell out no matter who the speaker, what the topic, or what time of day they occur.
 
We know this because we survey attendees after every event. We hear over and over again that all alumni really want from networking events is to locate and spend time with only those people with whom they can start mutually beneficial relationships. This takes some effort on the part of the event organizers, but thankfully, social engineering is not biomedical engineering, as you’ll learn in this hour.

4:15–5:15p.m.

CALC 203: More Intermediate Strategies for Cornell Alumni Organizations

Professional Schools: Reunion Planning Tips for Johnson, Law, and Veterinary Medicine Leaders

Reunion weekend offers a different appeal and experience for professional school alumni than for undergraduate alumni, so we’ve designed a special presentation/roundtable discussion just for you.
 
Staff in the professional schools will be available to help you:

• Discover how best to rally your class troops to attend reunion
• Understand where staff is in the planning process
• Learn the A to Zs of reunion social planning, including chair responsibilities, communication tips (letters, e-mails, phone calls, social networking sites) and the full schedule of reunion events.

Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassadors Network (CAAAN) Forum

For the first time ever, CAAAN leaders from around the country will be together in one location. We can’t let this opportunity go by without having an open forum to discuss anything of interest to our volunteers. This will also be an amazing opportunity to network and meet face to face with other CAAAN leaders. Please come prepared with questions, comments, ideas, and/or best practices to share.  
 
Kyle Downey, associate director of undergraduate admissions and CAAAN coordinator, will moderate. Other conversation starters include CAAAN advisory committee members Carol Schulhof '59, an experienced former chair and NYC CAAAN general chair; Bruce Wager '64, CAAAN general chair for Monmouth and Ocean Counties (NJ); and Eddy Gumbs '07, a former CAAAN student staff member who now serves on a committee in New Jersey.

Regional Clubs: Dues Dues Go Away, Let’s Fund Our Clubs Another Way

You’ve no doubt heard about Cornell’s dues-free initiative to increase alumni participation, reduce the “nickel and diming” of our constituents, and decrease administrivia for current and future club leaders. During this session, Jennifer Lynham Cunningham '92, senior director for regional programs, will do a quick update on where we are and how it’s going. Then, we’ll open the floor for an interactive discussion.

Mosaic@DC: Campus Update on the Health and Well-Being of the Cornell Community

Featuring Susan  Murphy, Vice President, Student and Academic Services

Susan Murphy, VP, Student and Academic Services, will update us on H1N1 and other important health issues of concern to the university. She will also introduce Ordinary People, a student theatre troupe, and moderate after they perform "Tapestry of Possibilities: Diversity at Cornell." 

5:30–7:45 p.m.

Health Care Reform: Cure for an Ailing System?

Is the Obama administration on the verge of accomplishing a feat that almost every president since Harry Truman has attempted? At this Mosaic@DC event, Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, professor of health economics and a national authority on health care and minority communities, will provide an in depth analysis of the bill. What are the salient issues? Who gains, who loses? Who are the stakeholders? Simon will give a 20-minute overview followed by a lively panel discussion featuring:

Ruben King-Shaw Jr. '83, MBA, MHA, CEO, Mansa Equity Partners, Inc.
Cheryl Aldrich Backus '74, MD, MPH, Queens, Hospital
Moderated by Atul Grover '91, MD, PhD,  Director, Association of American Medical Colleges

• 5:30–6:15: Presentation
  
• 6:15–6:45: Q&A
  
• 6:45–7:45: Networking and heavy appetizers
  

About Kosali Ilayperuma Simon

Kosali Simon is an associate professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. She is also a Faculty Research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Associate of the Census Bureau. She is the 2007 Recipient of the John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators (Given by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration) and is on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE).

Kosali's primary field is health economics. Her research investigates the impact of state and federal regulations attempting to ease the availability of private and public health insurance for vulnerable populations (through state "small-group" reforms, public health insurance expansions, Medigap rate regulations, and adding prescription drug coverage to Medicare) on health insurance, health, and labor market outcomes. As examples of other work on the economics of health insurance, she has investigated the effect of factors such as unemployment, involuntary job loss, and minimum wage laws on health insurance. A secondary research focus is the determinants of health and care use, e.g., she has studied the income elasticity of demand for prescription medications. Kosali received her PhD in economics from the University of Maryland at College Park.

About Ruben King-Shaw, Jr ' 83
King-Shaw, Jr., BS ILR '83, is Chairman and CEO of Mansa Equity Partners, Inc., private equity investors whose portfolio includes several healthcare companies. He serves on numerous corporate boards in the health insurance, finance and technology sectors. NYS Governor Pataki recently appointed Mr. King-Shaw to the NYS Commission on Facilities for the 21st Century, a broad based, non-partisan panel which will examine the needs and capacities of the health care system and make recommendations to right-size hospitals and nursing homes. He has also served as a senior advisor to President George W. Bush and Treasury Secretary John W. Snow on domestic economic issues, including commercial insurance market reform and health care tax credits. Until 2003, King-Shaw was COO and deputy administrator for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Prior to his federal government tenure, Mr. King-Shaw was Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. His international work includes consultation to the governments of Panama, South Africa, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad, and Tobago. King-Shaw has been an active supporter of ILR's diversity initiatives and has established, along with his wife, an endowment to support the School's programs in this area. He is a newly appointed member of the ILR Dean's Advisory Council.

About Dr. Atul Grover
Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., is the Association of American Medical Colleges chief advocacy officer. In his role, Dr. Grover serves as the main architect and strategist of the AAMC's advocacy agenda, effectively mobilizing the association's government relations and communications teams and resources to accomplish the legislative goals of the academic medicine community.
Dr. Grover joined the AAMC as associate director for the Center for Workforce Studies in 2005, where he managed research activity and directed externally funded workforce studies. He became a director of government relations and health care affairs in 2007. In this role, he coordinated advocacy related to clinical care, training, financing, and education, including legislative efforts related to Medicaid and Medicare. As lead liaison to the AAMC's Advisory Panel on Health Care, Dr. Grover helped develop the association's health care reform principles and its position statement on the medical home.

Prior to joining the AAMC, Dr. Grover was a senior consultant in health care finance and applied economics for The Lewin Group, Inc., from 2003 to 2005. He came to the consulting firm after serving with the U.S. Public Health Service, Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA). From 2001 until 2003, Dr. Grover worked as a chief medical officer for HRSA's National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, and as a medical officer for the children's hospital graduate medical education program. Trained as a general internist, Dr. Grover practices medicine and holds faculty appointments at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he obtained his Ph.D. in health and public policy. He received his M.D. from GWU School of Medicine in 1995, and completed his residency in internal medicine and primary care at the University of California at San Francisco.

8:00 p.m.

Dinner with Friends

Go out on the town with friends old and new! Several groups will be organizing events for their programs, and many people will just take the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful city of D.C.

For restaurant and activity ideas, visit the hotel’s website at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel-guide/wasdt-washington-marriott-wardman-park/ or try http://washingtondc.citysearch.com/

 

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

9:15–10:45 a.m.

Young Alumni Ideas Exchange 

All young alumni leaders (2000–2010) are invited to participate in this lively discussion. Class, regional, minority alumni association, and other leaders will share best practices, challenges, event ideas, and creative solutions to the issues pertaining to young alumni programming and communication. Margaux Neiderbach '99, director of student and young alumni programs, will moderate.

Office Hours

Need some one-on-one time with your primary staff contact? Want help with a specific challenge, or clarification on a process?  Take advantage of office hours to meet with the following staff members:

• Class Programs: Susan Doney and Tina Gourley
  
• Class Membership Programs: Debby Earl (Membership office hours are sold out!)
  
• Reunion Programs: Cathy Hogan, Joanne Davenport, and Teri Baier
  
• CornellConnect: Kim Barrett

9:15–10:15 a.m.

CALC 204: More Intermediate Strategies for Cornell Alumni Organizations

Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network (CAAAN): Unlocking the Mysteries of College Rankings

Each year when the college rankings are announced, the same issue is raised: What can Cornell do to perform better? Are there inherent issues beyond Cornell’s control?
 
Our speaker, Rana Glasgal '87, MEng '92, is an associate vice provost at Stanford University and a leading expert in institutional research. She’ll help us understand college rankings and how they’re conducted so that you’ll be able to explain to your CAAAN committee members that there is more to Cornell than how we’re ranked in the latest survey.

Regional Clubs: 30 Ideas in 30 Minutes

Stealing from the concept of “speed dating” we’re going to give you one minute to tell us about one event, strategy, or activity executed by your club that you’re particularly proud of. Please come prepared to brag about things such as:

• Student send-off parties
• Current student parent committees/events
• Prospective student bus trips to campus
• Succession planning
• Volunteer recruitment and retention

 

9:00 a.m. (Starting)

9:00 to 11:45 am - Holocaust Memorial Museum (limit 55)

11:00 am to 1:00 pm - Kennedy Center (limit 55)

Register here! (This registration is separate from the main conference registration).