ACE Featured Content for Topic Group: Campus Administrationhttp://www.acenet.edu/_layouts/ContentFeedGenerator/ContentFeed.ashx?Feed=TopicGroupFeaturedContent&TopicGroup=Campus%20AdministrationView all of the Campus Administration News from ACEen-usCopyright , American Council on Educationdonotreply@ace.eduMon, 20 May 2013 00:12:54 -0500ACE News Feeds 1.0http://www.acenet.edu/PublishingImages/264x93-ACE-Print-Logo.jpgACE Featured Content for Topic Group: Campus Administrationhttp://www.acenet.edu/_layouts/ContentFeedGenerator/ContentFeed.ashx?Feed=TopicGroupFeaturedContent&TopicGroup=Campus%20AdministrationTopicGroupFeaturedContenthttp://www.acenet.edu/events/Pages/INP-Mar2013.aspxACE Institute for New Presidents - Washington DCDesigned specifically for presidents within their first 2 years of service, the ACE Institute for New Presidents is a 9 month program consisting of 3 in person meetings (July, November, and March) complemented by a series of virtual activities, including webinars, held during the intervening months.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Publication-Provides-Guidance-Leaders-on-Campus-Crises.aspxACE Publication Provides Guidance to Academic Leaders on Handling Campus CrisesPreparing for a wide array of potential emergencies and being ready to employ every available form of communication are some of the keys that enable college presidents to successfully lead their campuses through a crisis, according to a new publication released by ACE.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Number-and-Growth-of-Faculty,-by-Gender-and-Rank-Selected-Years-(2005,-2007,-2009).aspxNumber and Growth of Faculty, by Gender and Rank: Selected Years (2005, 2007, 2009)The Center for Policy Analysis is responsible for the content in ACE Fact Sheets on Higher Education.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/President's-Guide-to-the-Clery-Act.aspxPresident's Guide to the Clery ActAn in-depth white paper for university presidents or other senior administrators on ensuring Clery Act compliance at their institution.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Community-Service-Honor-Roll.aspxInstitutions Named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor RollThe Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has honored over 600 institutions of higher education for their leadership in support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Knight-Commission-Issues-Report-Financing-College-Athletics.aspxKnight Commission Issues Report, Recommendations on Financing College AthleticsThe Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics today issued a report on the financing of college sports that calls for additional transparency and financial reforms.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Facts-About-College-and-University-Endowments.aspxFacts About College and University EndowmentsTalking points on college and university endowments.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Distributed-Education-Summary-of-.aspxDistributed Education: Summary of a Six-Part SeriesThis report, Distributed Education: Summary of a Six-Part Series, consists of an executive summary of each of the six monographs on distributed education commissioned by the American Council on Education (ACE) and EDUCAUSE. This publication provides readers a brief overview of each of the six invited papers, which cover a variety of topics related to distributed education: the contemporary context of distributed education, self-regulation, the importance of institutional leadership, among others.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Historical-Overview-Academic-Costume-Code.aspxHistorical Overview of the Academic Costume CodeThe origins of academic dress date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, when universities were taking form. The ordinary dress of the scholar, whether student or teacher, was the dress of a clerichttp://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Myth-College-Sports-Are-a-Cash-Cow2.aspxMyth: College Sports Are a Cash CowMost colleges subsidize their athletics programs, sometimes to startling degrees. College sports can be a marvelous value experience and a focal point for community-building. But only a few colleges have programs that can provide such benefits without imposing significant costs on their institutions.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/The-New-Space-Race-Global-Sustainability2.aspxThe New Space Race: Global SustainabilityHas the nation reached another Sputnik-era crossroads? Genshaft asserts that it has, and this time, it's the challenge to create sustainable practices, technologies, and systems that must be met before it's too late.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Legal-Watch2.aspxLegal Watch: Policing the Social NetworkA discussion of internet issues as well as strategies colleges and universities may consider when contemplating how to deal with social media on their campuses.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Academic-Ceremony-Guide.aspxAcademic Ceremony GuideIn response to numerous requests from institutions, the Committee on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies prepared the following academic ceremony guide.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Academic-Costume-Code.aspxAcademic Costume CodeThe origins of academic dress date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, when universities were taking form. The ordinary dress of the scholar, whether student or teacher, was the dress of a cleric. With few exceptions, the medieval scholar had taken at least minor orders, made certain vows, and perhaps been tonsured. Long gowns were worn and may have been necessary for warmth in unheated buildings. Hoods seem to have served to cover the tonsured head until superseded for that purpose by the skull cap.