AIKCU will make its annual report to the Council on Postsecondary Education, as required by statute, at the CPE meeting scheduled for Sunday, September 12 on the campus of Northern Kentucky University.
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education will hold its July meeting on the campus of Pikeville College on July 22 and 23. Pikeville College President Governor Paul Patton is the CPE chair. For more information, agendas, and materials (once they become available) visit visit http://www.cpe.ky.gov/about/cpe/meetings/2010/
Mark your calendars. Kentucky Private College Week will be held June 14-18, 2010. The event is a joint effort of Kentucky’s 20 nonprofit, independent colleges and universities to help students and their families get a jump on the college visit process. All AIKCU members will host campus tours at the same times twice each day throughout the week. Registration and KyPCW website coming soon.
The 2010 AIKCU Technology Symposium will be held at Centre College on Thursday, June 17. The Symposium will be preceded by three pre-conference sessions on Wednesday, June 16. There are no registration fees for the Symposium or pre-conference sessions for AIKCU member staff.
Lindsey Wilson College invites AIKCU member institutions to participate in a free grant workshop on March 26 from 8:30-noon (CT) at Lindsey Wilson’s Columbia campus. The workshop, entitled Successful Grant Seeking, will be presented by Jeff Schwartz, Education Program Manager for the Appalachian Regional Commission.The workshop will be tailored to the interests of the participants. There is no fee for the workshop.
Lindsey Wilson will host the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference (BRUC) immediately following the grant workshop. The conference will begin with a keynote address by Mark Harvey, Director of Undergraduate Research Programs at UNC-Asheville, and continue with research presentations from undergraduate students. BRURC provides an opportunity for students from all disciplines to present research. The conference is intended to provide a supportive, first conference experience for students. Students may choose to have their papers or posters judged for consideration of the BRURC Student Research Award. Additional information about the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference and a registration form for the conference are posted at www.lindsey.edu/brurc.
The annual Spotlight Employment and Internship Fair, a collaborative fair for students from all 20 AIKCU member institutions and Hanover College (IN), will be held March 4, 2010 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm at the Holiday Inn North in Lexington, KY.
This is the 25th annual Spotlight, the region’s premier career and internship fair. Up to 300 highly qualified juniors and seniors from Kentucky’s independent colleges and universities are expected to attend.
See what students and employers had to say about last year’s Spotlight event: