UNIVERSITY COUNCIL University Council Guidelines University Council Membership UNIVERSITY COUNCIL GUIDELINES The Role of the Council The Authority of the Council Meetings and Other Activities The Role of University Council The University Council is comprised of a group of professionals from a wide array of fields that serve as advisors to the University President and the nonprofit Board of Directors. The Council is not intended to replace more formal legal and fiscal advisors, but to provide the University governance an opportunity for ongoing dialogue with voluntary advisors who have an interest in the quality and integrity of the institution. The Academic Council represents the community’s voice in the governance of the University. As a socially responsible non-profit institution dedicated to the advancement of the human condition, Akamai University places high value on responsible corporate citizenship, community development, diverse and respectful representation, and socially responsible academic and research initiative. The University Council makes recommendations to the Board of Directors related to the overall direction of Akamai University. It recommends to the University President the establishment of new educational programs that serve the mission of the University, socially responsible research, and matters of institutional ethics. The Council may investigate and recommend new and revised institutional policies, procedures, rules and guidelines and submit reports regarding academic matters to the Board of Directors of the University. The University Council is the body through which the University President takes guidance on matters impacting the institutional mission and community service ventures. Return to Top The Authority of University Council The University Council is advisory in nature and operates in an informal manner. The Council is not intended to serve as a policy making body. Members of the University Council are fully indemnified and not held liable for any recommendations or advisement given. The University administration and Board of Directors are fully responsible to verify all advisement and determine proper actions by the preponderance of the evidence on any matter before them. The University Council, as individuals or as a body, is empowered to openly discuss any matters relative to academic quality and institutional integrity of the University and make recommendations to the University President. The Council may consider matters for deliberation and advisement, such as the following: Establishment of the University's corporate rules of ethics Quality of academic programs, courses and research Outreach, community service, local development efforts, and socially responsible research initiatives Capital donations, fundraising and local networking activities Capital expenditures related to outreach, promotion, and community involvement Community service activities Advisement on educational affiliations and association memberships Recommendations of individuals for honorary awards for achievements and high service to humanity Policy recommendations to be considered by the Board of Directors on matters impacting the institutional mission, community services, or social actions Return to Top Meetings and other Activities There are no formally scheduled meetings of the University Council as a body. Council members are provided the contact information for the the Board of Directors, the senior administrators of the University and the other members of the University Council. Within the role and authority of the Council, members may decide, as they deem appropriate, when to initiate dialogue with one another, with the entire Council, with the University administration or the Board of Directors. The University Council or any of its members may elect to conduct face-to-face meetings or virtual meetings with one another. Recommendations and letters of advisement may be submitted in reply to a special request from the University or without request based upon a concept or issue any Council member feels should be brought to the attention of the University. Members of the University Council will receive invitations to attend all formal functions of the University, such as commencement exercises and community gatherings, as honored guests. The University Council will also be provided the agenda and minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors. Council members will receive the quarterly newsletter, as well as other special notices of events and occurrences that may be of interest. Return to Top UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Frank Catanzaro, Futurist Carol Ray Campbell, Writer and Political Activist Robert E. Oliver, III, Architect Diane A Sears, Publisher Frank Catanzaro, Futurist Frank Catanzaro is a visionary yet pragmatic futurist. He is a co-founder and senior partner in the Arcturus Research & Design Group, and a charter member of the Millennium Project, an internationally recognized think tank for Global Foresight Research, he is chair of its experimental cyber-node in Maui, Hawaii. He attributes much of his success to his engineering education at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Lucky enough to be at WPI during the latter half of the tumultuous 1960s, he was one of the first products of a bold initiative in the transformation of engineering education called the WPI Plan. His unerring intuition for, and attraction to the cutting edge of change, structured his studies with equal parts engineering basics, artificial intelligence, transpersonal psychology, organizational development, and graphic arts, pursued at WPI, Clark University, the School of the Worcester Art Museum, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Continuing on a path of lifelong learning, he was affected greatly by his mentors, John Platt, Manfred Kochen, and Willis Harman, and the ideas of Erich Jantsch, William Irwin Thompson, Magoroh Maruyama, Ted Nelson, and Buckminster Fuller. Clients such as the Hudson Institute, Fujitsu, Harvard Institute for International Development, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Sprint, Perot Systems, Arlington Institute, the Waitt Foundation for Community Development, and the Nation of Cape Verde, have sought his innovative leading edge solutions, interdisciplinary insights, collaborative strategies and insightful perspectives. Frank’s pioneering work integrating computer and communications technologies with new social inventions, won a first prize award in the Kawasaki, Japan International design competition for Advanced Information Cities. His early pioneering work in computer Mediated Communications was cited by the International Studies Association for its groundbreaking implications for transnational communications and nuclear peacekeeping. Frank’s public sector work has included consulting on a National Library of Congress study on the role of hypermedia in the libraries future, participation in the Congressional Peace Academy hearings, and being appointed as a voting delegate to the White House conference on Libraries and Information Systems. His current work with the American Council of the United Nations University and its Millennium Project involves researching the state of the art in online collaboration tools and cyber futures. Specifically his focus is on web services, the semantic and ontologic web, distributed grid, mesh, and ad hoc computing as drivers for the emergence of new social and economic futures. Return to Top Return to Top Carol Ray Campbell, Writer and Political Activist Ms. Campbell received her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities with emphasis on History and Political Science from Pacific Lutheran University in 1969. For over 20 years, she worked in mechanical engineering design at manufacturing firms in the State of Washington, including the aerospace and commercial divisions of Boeing Company, (1965 -1974) on major design projects including Boeing 747, Super Sonic Transport, Hydrofoil and AWACS. From 1974-1982, she was employed by several firms on special projects, including DeLeu-Cather Company in Seattle as a mechanical system designer for the metropolitan transportation garages; Washington Iron Works doing machinery design, plant layout, and Contract Administration for a large fiberboard plant project in Fuzhou, China; and at The Raisbeck Company doing aeronautical design for the supercritical wing, which creates extra lift at lower air speeds. She also designed machinery for manufacturing at the K2 Ski Corporation [designer of the first successful fiberglass skis] and at Boise-Cascade Corporation and Crown Zellerbach. She completed extensive corporate training programs in Titanium Manufacturing Processes, True Position Dimensioning [used in computerized machining and CAD programs], Isometric Drawing, Tool and Production Planning and Scheduling, as well as on-the-job training. She also studied both Conversational Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. After she retired in 1982, Ms. Campbell served on the non-profit Board of Directors of Vashon Youth and Family Services. She was elected to The Washington State Democratic Party Central Committee for twelve years and Chaired the Washington State Democratic Party Platform Committee in 1992. She represented the State Democratic Party on the Campaign Committee of the successful Washington State environmental Initiative 97, a clean water act, and was elected by her District to attend the 1988 Democratic Convention. She served as Chair of the Vashon Island Incorporation Committee and was Chair of the Vashon Island Democratic Club for 2 terms. The King County Executive Officer, Greg Nichols also appointed her to serve on the King County Governance Strategies Committee during his first term in office. Ms. Campbell received a Certificate of Excellence from the Pacific Northwest Journalism Society for her work as a political commentator. She authored a number of political essays and commentaries in the areas of social reform and had a weekly column in the local newspaper. Ms. Campbell has also been a successful coach and referee with the American Youth Soccer Association. Return to Top Robert E. Oliver, III, Architect Mr. Oliver received his Bachelor of Architecture degree (Five-Year Program) at Clemson University, South Carolina, in 1972. He passed the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards examination and state licensing examinations. He is now a practicing architect in the states of Hawaii and California. He has also held a license in the State of Florida. For over 20 years, Mr. Oliver worked for successful architectural and engineering firms in South Carolina, Florida and California. He has emphasized commercial, industrial and residential projects. Mr. Oliver has operated a successful architectural practice on the Island of Hawaii since 1989. He served as the President of the American Institute of Architects, Hawaii Island Section, from 1995 through 1996. He served with the FEMA Disaster Relief Office of Emergency Building Permits after the devastation of hurricane Iniki on the Island of Kauai during 1992-93. He was instrumental in planning and conducting an interstate conference on the American with Disabilities Act for the building industry, architects, engineers, and state and county governmental building officials in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1996. He published the AIA Hawaii Section Newsletter while serving as President Elect during 1995. Mr. Oliver has been a licensed FCC Amateur radio operator since 1959 and has held other commercial radio licenses. He has served as President of the Big Island Amateur Radio Club and published their BIARC Newsletter. His philosophy as a professional architect has been to foster environmentally safe structures and to build a sense of community. Return to Top Diane A. Sears, Publisher Ms. Sears is Managing Editor of a quarterly international male parenting journal, IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD’ Forum For and About the Fathers of the World, published and exclusively distributed by BSI International, Inc. This journal facilitates an "International Conversation on Fatherhood" that Ms. Sears launched in October 1999 in an effort to resurrect the vision for an interactive Fatherhood Forum of her late mentor, L.T. Henry, a classically trained jazz musician, author, photojournalist and sales and motivation trainer. Sears has interviewed more than 100 Men who are Fathers. She has authored and published reviews for numerous books about Fatherhood and men’s rights issues including Father and Child Reunion: How To Bring The Dads We Need to the Children We Love, by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.; Swallowed By A Snake: The Gift Of The Masculine Side Of Healing by Thomas R. Golden, LCSW; The Ultimate Survival Guide for the Single Father by Thomas Hoerner; and Nothing’s Wrong: A Man’s Guide To Managing His Feelings by David Kundtz. Ms. Sears has co-produced Fatherhood forums and has been interviewed by the electronic and print media concerning Fatherhood issues. A published freelance journalist, Federal Communications Commission licensee, Notary Public and former radio broadcast journalist, consultant to "first-time" authors and independent publishing companies, Sears co-produced in March 2000, the First Annual Philadelphia Publishers Panel which attracted an aggregate of 20 authors and publishers and literature and information about publishing from publishers throughout the world including the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in Harare, Zimbabwe and the African Books Collective in Oxford, England. Sears has provided public relations/marketing services to a number of non-profit organizations based in Philadelphia including, but not limited to, The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, The Philadelphia Jaycees, The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and WYBE-TV/Channel 35 a public television station. Sears is currently a member of the Advisory Council for the Foster Grandparents of Philadelphia, a non-profit organization operating under the auspices of the Mayor’s Office of Community Services. Ms. Sears is the President and Chief Executive Officer of BSI International, Inc. and alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Entrepreneurial Development/Business Basics Program. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native is featured in the 2003-2004 National Register’s Who’s Who In Professionals and Executives. Ms. Sears is the author of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD -- Transcending Boundaries that was published in March 2004 by Xlibris Corp. Return to Top