Leaders from diverse sectors in higher education will help guide 1,100-member coalition of college and university presidents dedicated to civic engagement.
Boston, MA — Three prominent leaders from diverse sectors of the higher education community have been elected to Campus Compact’s national Board of Directors. The Board guides the organization in implementing its mission of deepening higher education’s ability to improve community life and educate students for civic and social responsibility.
The three new Board members are Wilson G. Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL; Carole Falcon-Chandler, president of Fort Belknap College in Harlem, MT; and Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT. Their terms will begin on July 1.
“It is a privilege to have leaders with such a broad range of strengths join our Board,” notes Campus Compact president Maureen F. Curley. “All have a track record of success in creating strong academic curricula while working to strengthen their surrounding communities through educational and economic development initiatives.”
Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected Wilson G. Bradshaw to become the institution’s third president in August 2007, the university’s 10th anniversary. Bradshaw comes from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN, where he served as president for seven years. He previously held the posts of provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Bloomsburg University and dean of Graduate Studies at Florida Atlantic University. President Bradshaw earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from Florida Atlantic University, and a doctorate in psychobiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He also completed a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bradshaw has served on the board of directors of Securian Financial Group Inc., the Bush Foundation, the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, and numerous other organizations.
Carole Falcon-Chandler, a member of the A’ani nin tribe, has served in the education field for approximately 30 years, fostering and promoting growth and self-determination in American Indian students and tribal colleges. Her leadership at Fort Belknap College has led both to financial stability and the ability to meet the challenges of providing high-quality educational opportunities for students. Her commitment to the revitalization of the A’ani nin and Nakoda languages, histories, and cultures is reflected in the college’s academic programs. In addition, her dedication and perseverance have promoted positive growth and furthered self-determination in the form of Indian education locally and across the nation. Previously, President Falcon-Chandler served as the Dean of Student Affairs at Fort Belknap College from 1992-2000. She currently serves on the All Nations Alliance for minority participation governing board and is a member of the Tribal College Journal advisory board.
President Karen Gross of Southern Vermont College has had a long and distinguished career as an academic and community development leader. For more than two decades, she was a Professor of Law at New York Law School where she specialized in consumer finance and over-indebtedness. She was also president and CEO, and currently serves on the Board, of the nonprofit Coalition for Debtor Education. President Gross has earned a national and international reputation as a scholar, teacher, administrator, and advocate dedicated to increasing understanding of the human impact of over-indebtedness and improving the lives of those less privileged. Her most recent work on financial literacy education has appeared in Behavioral Sciences and the Law, the Journal of Student Affairs and Financial Counseling and Planning Journal. Her prize-winning book Failure and Forgiveness was published by Yale University Press. She has also written articles and essays that have appeared in the popular press and higher education publications, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed and the New England Journal of Higher Education.
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is a nonprofit coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents—representing some 6 million students—who are committed to fulfilling the civic purposes of higher education. As the only national association dedicated to this mission, Campus Compact is a leader in building civic engagement into campus and academic life. For more information, visit http://www.compact.org” http://www.compact.org/.
Contact: Karen Partridge • kpartridge {at} compact(.)org • 617-357-1881 X 207
