The 2014 Regional and Branch Campus Administrators Conference
The annual Regional and Branch Campus Administrators Conference (RBCA) just concluded today. For a number of years the conference has been held in June, meeting at the Longboat Key Club resort, which is a stunning venue. RBCA limits attendance to about 60 participants and typically has just one program track for everyone, which has worked well for this group. As usual, organizers did a fine job. Jim Smith, campus dean at Ohio University Lancaster was the conference chair, and the program committee clearly worked hard to create a strong set of sessions. I have attended RBCA most years since 1995, and I always have a great time. Indeed, I believe that the annual NABCA and RBCA conferences are highly complementary, and I encourage branch leaders to consider attending one or both, whenever possible. This year, I provided the opening keynote, discussing my new book, as well as offering some thoughts on future opportunities and risks for branch campuses. On...