Save the Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009, is HEP's Fall Convocation. All students in our D.A. Ph.D. and MAIS higher education programs are strongly encouraged to attend.  The event will take place at George's Restaurant in the Johnson Center, where you'll receive a free catered lunch.  Our office will be sending you a tentative schedule regarding the convocation soon.  Please RSVP hepadmin@gmu.edu by no later than September 16, 2009, if you plan to attend.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. R. Gene Rice.  Dr. Rice is Senior Scholar at the Association of American Colleges and Universities and holds an appointment in the Ph.D. Program in Leadership and Change for senior professionals at Antioch University. He recently co-edited with KerryAnn O’Meara Faculty Priorities Reconsidered: Encouraging Multiple Forms of Scholarship (2005, Jossey-Bass).  For more information about Dr. Rice, please visit the following website: http://www.brocku.ca/ctlet/soe/EugeneRiceBio.php