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Pres. Hutton Serves on National College Steering Committee

CIC Taps 22 Presidents for Project on Future of Higher Ed

Written By Victoria Lamanna '15 PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (09/29/2014) - Todd S. Hutton, president of Utica College, has been named to a national steering committee of college and university presidents that will assess the future of independent colleges.

The Project on the Future of Independent Higher Education, organized by The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), is spearheaded by a 22-member panel of college and university presidents who will seek to advance higher education through fresh approaches to business models, strategic plans and missions.

The committee held its initial meeting in Washington, D.C. recently, where the college and university leaders met to discuss future research that will be conducted in the next year.

"We are discussing the challenges faced by independent higher education," Hutton said. "These include contemporary trends that are shaping the future of independent liberal arts colleges, current and emerging economic realities, sustainability of financial revenue and the expectations and needs of current and future students, as well as those of society as a whole."

Hutton has brought a wealth of experience in higher education to Utica College, particularly in the small college environment. During his tenure as president, Utica College has witnessed dramatic growth and transformation with nearly a dozen major construction projects, and increasing the overall student body - including undergraduate, graduate and online students - by 250 percent, surpassing a 4,000-student headcount. In addition, the college completed a seven-year, $25 million campaign, exceeding its goal by $9 million.

Hutton has been very active in state and federal issues affecting higher education. He served a three-year term on the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), and is currently serving as chair of New York's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu). A former member of the New York State Commissioner of Education's Advisory Council on Higher Education, he has served on the board of directors for CIC, as vice chair of its program committee and as a faculty member for its new presidents program. 

For nearly 60 years, CIC has provided fundamental seminars, workshops and programs to leaders of independent liberal arts colleges and universities to improve the institutions and their academic, administrative and financial efforts. The association of small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations that provide higher education consists of more than 700 members nationwide.

About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive
independent university offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 4,000 students in 36 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 21 graduate programs and a number of pre-professional and special programs.