Among the challenges facing
colleges and universities in the new century is the need for higher
education institutions to promote their individuality and autonomy,
while entering into a wider array of partnerships and strategic
alliances to maximize their effectiveness and quality.
Through ACE’s College
Is Possible program, colleges and universities work collaboratively with
groups across the nation and internationally to support ACE's vision of
fostering "greater collaboration and new partnerships within and outside
the higher education community to help colleges and universities
anticipate and address the challenges of the 21st century and contribute
to a stronger nation and a better world." [ACE
Strategic Plan.]
College Is Possible partner
institutions describe their efforts toward this vision as coalitions,
partnerships, and/or collaborations, which all fall under the general
rubric of community engagement. Working through 47 diverse
member institutions, ACE is collaborating closely with students, their
parents, and the K–16 educational community to provide a growing
array of print and electronic resources as well as opportunities for
exchange and recognition of promising practices.
