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St. Lawrence University President Daniel F. Sullivan has been elected vice chair of the board of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

At its recent annual meeting, AAC&U named five new directors and elected a new slate of officers. Christopher Dahl, president of the State University of New York at Geneseo, assumed the role of chair of the board, taking over from Robert Corrigan, president of San Francisco State University. Corrigan will continue to serve on AAC&U's board executive committee as past chair.

AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises more than 1,100 accredited public and private colleges and universities of every type and size. AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links among presidents, administrators and faculty members who are engaged in institutional and curricular planning. Its mission is to reinforce the collective commitment to liberal education at both the national and local levels and to help individual institutions keep the quality of student learning at the core of their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges.

More information: President Sullivan's Web site

AAC&U's Web site

Posted: February 15, 2007