Brenau University President Ed Schrader has been named to a 22-member panel to develop a plan encouraging independent colleges and universities to revitalize their missions and business models in an effort to better respond to the needs of future students. “This is an exciting opportunity for me and presidents of other top liberal arts institutions in the United States to discuss openly the ‘elephant-in-the-room’ issue in higher education,” Schrader said in a news release. “I believe that liberal arts institutions like Brenau still produce the best examples of well-rounded, critically thinking graduates.