IBHE Position Announcement
Former MHEC Commissioner Judy Erwin of Illinois announced her retirement August 10. The Illinois Board of Higher Education is now accepting applications for executive director.  For more information go to: www.ibhe.org.
  
 
        
MHEC receives award from Xerox
On August 9, MHEC was recognized at the Xerox Thought Leadership Summit on Sustainability Conference along with three other companies and organizations. Xerox recognized MHEC for delivering on its promise of enabling improved student access, cost savings and policy research.
 
For the past six years, MHEC and Xerox have partnered together to provide printing services and technology to many of the major colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and other U.S. states.  In addition to simplifying and streamlining complex bid processes, this strong relationship has helped member institutions save millions each year.
 
The summit focused on sharing information and ideas about sustainability and "green” initiatives and improving the bottom line. It was an exclusive forum to recognize clients that are driving innovation in their business-critical document processes in partnership with Xerox.
 

        

Registration Open for MHEC's Annual Policy Summit and Commission Meeting, Nov. 15-17
Registration is now open for MHEC’s commission meeting and 6th annual policy summit to be held Nov. 15-17 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.  Registration for one or both events can be done online at http://www.mhec.org/2010annualmtg. Room reservations at the Westin can also be made online at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/MHEC. 
 
The theme of this year’s policy summit is Restore, Revitalize, Renew: Higher Education’s Role in the Economic Transformation of Communities. A preliminary agenda for the summit is available for download. The policy summit will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 15, will include an evening event at the Henry Ford Museum, and will conclude with a luncheon on Tuesday, November 16. The luncheon will also serve at the opening session of the MHEC annual commission meeting, which will continue through noon on Wednesday, November 17.
 
The event at the Henry Ford Museum will help commemorate 20th anniversary of MHEC’s founding in 1991.  The Michigan location is significant given that MHEC was initially located in the Great Lakes State before moving to its present site in Minneapolis.  The event will include a strolling dinner and brief program at the museum, with exhibits accessible throughout the evening.  The museum explores the influence of transportation innovation on American life, including the automobile, railroads, aviation, and agricultural machinery.  Highlights of the museum include the Rosa Parks bus; limousines that transported American presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan; and the sole surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House or "dome home.”

 

 

 

 
Commissioner and Staff News
MHEC treasurer and South Dakota Senator Jeff Haverly, together with Chris Rasmussen, MHEC’s vice president for research and policy analysis, facilitated a discussion at the recent annual meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference titled "Improving Productivity in Higher Education: Strategies to Graduate More Students at a Reduced Per-Unit Cost – With No Decrease in Quality.”  MHEC President Larry Isaakand Pam Schutt, MHEC’s deputy and director of state relations, also attended the meeting, held in Toronto August 8-11.  President Isaak provides a report to the Midwestern Legislative Conference at its meeting each year.

Last Updated: 9-7-10