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Doughty selected for leadership sessions

Del Doughty.
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Dr. Del Doughty, interim vice president for academic affairs at Huntington University, was one of 32 mid-level administrators in higher education nationwide to be selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a year-long Senior Leadership Academy.

Individuals chosen for the program are administrators in higher education who have been identified by their institutions as having the potential for senior leadership positions in independent colleges or universities.

Doughty will participate in two seminars, one in Portland, OR, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and one in Washington, DC, June 24 to 26, 2015.

He also will undertake a mentoring program, work with experts, participate in webinars and engage in a series of readings and case studies during the 2014-15 academic year.

"The college experience as we have known it for the past few centuries in America is currently undergoing some rather vertiginous changes," Doughty said. "For a long time, we've believed that college is built around the liberal arts and a four-year residency, and that belief has borne good fruit. I'm interested in leadership because I'm interested in making sure that this particular model of education continues to flourish."

The purpose of the Academy is to prepare prospective leaders to assume positions as the chief officers in any division - including academic affairs, student affairs, finance, enrollment management and advancement - in independent higher education.

Doughty is currently serving as HU's interim vice president for academic affairs. After his term is finished, he will continue with the university as a professor of English, chair of the English department and associate dean for academic affairs.