This year's Presidents Institute is traveling to a new venue—the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Under the theme of "The Anticipatory President and the 21st Century Campus," major Institute presentations will address international issues, higher education economics, institutional planning, and the future of science. George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee in New York, will deliver the keynote address on "Higher Education and Society: The International Dimension." Plenary addresses will be delivered by Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation from 1998 to 2004, and Michael Dolence, a leading consultant to colleges, universities, and associations. The closing plenary session will offer a platform for three economist-presidents to share their forecasts of the financial future of independent higher education.

Additional sessions and speakers have been scheduled for the upcoming Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Student Affairs Officers on November 4-7 in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. The closing plenary session will focus on increasing enrollment and improving student retention. Conference participants will also have an opportunity to discuss partnership possibilities with two international educators, and will receive a preview of CIC's Historic Campus Architecture Project website, the first national architecture and landscape database and website of independent college and university campuses, that is scheduled for launch in late 2006.