Consortium on Abrasive Conduct in Higher Education (CACHE)

July 23, 2013

In answering Question #8 – Where Should We Go From Here? – It was decided by the participants that they would continue working together as a group to resolve the problem of abrasive conduct in higher education.  After a long and spirited debate on what to call this new group, agreement was met on the name, “Consortium on Abrasive Conduct in Higher Education,” otherwise referred to as CACHE.

Ideas for ways that CACHE members might stay connected:

·        Dialogue groups
·        Sharing resources
·        Sharing best practices
·        Hold additional colloquiums
·        Forum for Thought Leadership
·        Publish the Colloquium proceedings
·        Linked-In Group
·        Faculty focus groups at each university

A decision was also made to establish a steering committee for CACHE, of which I am a member.  We held our first meeting online on August 8th and our second meeting online on September 6th.  It was fun to be participating in this new endeavor, especially since I was connecting from Northern Ireland. 

Since the Colloquium, a new CACHE Linked-In group was created.  At first, it wasn’t clear whether to make this an open or closed group.  A survey was distributed to all attendees.  As a result of the survey, it was decided to open the Linked-In group.