Senator Jerry C. Cirino (R-Kirtland), Chair of Workforce and Higher Education, has invited all current members of the Boards of Trustees of Ohio's 14 public universities to attend a symposium on a variety of topics relevant to higher education governance.

The symposium will feature nationally recognized speakers delivering presentations on policy formulation, future strategies, and current challenges. There will also be a round table discussion among trustees.

Hosts: Senate President Matt Huffman and State Senator Jerry Cirino, Chair of Workforce and Higher Education Committee

Topics will include:

The Legislature's Role in Higher Education
Board of Governance in Higher Education
Guide to Selecting a College President
Compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court Admissions Decision
Strategic Direction for Higher Education
Securing Intellectual Diversity
Higher Ed and Changing Workforce Demands

Participants will include:

Dorian Abbot, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago.
Shawn Busken, Deputy First Assistant Attorney General and Director of Outside Counsel, Ohio Attorney General's Office
The Honorable Jerry C. Cirino, Ohio Senate
Joshua Dunn, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute of American Civics, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Randy Gardner, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education
The Honorable Matt Huffman, President, Ohio Senate
Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Ph.D., Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Erec Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, York College of Pennsylvania
Richard Vedder, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus, Ohio University
Michael Poliakoff, Ph.D., President, American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
Armand Alacbay, Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President of Strategy, ACTA
Anna Sillers, Data Analyst Fellow & Director of HowCollegesSpendMoney.com, ACTA
Kyle Beltramini, Policy Research Fellow, ACTA