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Treasurer’s
Report
Committee
on Recognition
Chair’s
Report
President’s
Report
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Meeting
of the CHEA Board of Directors
May 1, 2001 • Washington, DC
Summary
of Major Actions
(These are not official minutes of the
CHEA Board of Directors.)
Chair
John T. Casteen III called the meeting to order at 8:14 a.m.
Treasurer’s
Report
The board of directors approved the Treasurer's
Report through March 31, 2001.
Committee
on Recognition
The committee on
recognition met on March 18-20, 2001 and reviewed eligibility and recognition
applications from organizations seeking CHEA recognition.
The board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
that the following accrediting organizations be deemed eligible to be
considered for CHEA recognition:
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Accrediting
Commission on Education for Health Services Administration
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American
Society of Landscape Architects
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Commission
on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
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Commission
on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
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Commission
on Collegiate Nursing Education
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Foundation
for Interior Design Research
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Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Higher Education
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National
Association of Industrial Technology
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New England
Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions
of Higher Education
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Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
to approve change of scope for the following organizations:
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Commission
on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
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Foundation
for Interior Design Research
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendation
to defer action on eligibility for the following organization:
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Association
of American Law Schools
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
for recognition of the following accrediting organizations:
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Accrediting
Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Council for Accreditation
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American
Board of Funeral Service Education Committee on Accreditation
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American
Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education
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American
Library Association Committee on Accreditation
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American
Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education
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American
Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education
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Council on
Rehabilitation Education Commission on Standards and Accreditation
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Northwest
Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Colleges and
Universities
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Planning
Accreditation Board
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Society of
American Foresters Committee on Accreditation
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Teacher Education
Accreditation Council
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Transnational
Association of Christian Colleges and Schools Accreditation Commission
The
board of directors deferred action on the following organization and
returned the recommendation to the committee on recognition:
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National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Chair's
Report
Election of CHEA Board Members, July 1, 2001-June 30, 2004
Director Gordon Haaland, chair of the CHEA Committee on Directors,
informed board members that nominations of individuals to serve on
the CHEA Board of Directors for a three-year term (July 1, 2001-June
30, 2004) had been solicited from the 3,200 CHEA institutional members
and the participating organizations earlier this year. Seventy-nine
(79) nominations were received.
The board of directors approved the committee's recommendation of
individuals to serve on the CHEA board for the term beginning July
1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2004. Current board members who will serve
a second term are Eleanor Baum, dean, Engineering School, The Cooper
Union; Robert Glidden, president, Ohio University; Karen W. Morse,
president, Western Washington University; and Piedad F. Robertson,
superintendent/president, Santa Monica College. They will be joined
by a new board member, Charles R. Nash, vice chancellor for academic
affairs, University of Alabama System.
Election of Board Officers 2000-2001
The board of directors approved the slate of officers for 2001-2002
recommended by the committee on directors: John T. Casteen III, chair;
William DeLauder, vice chair; Eleanor Baum, secretary; and Edward
Donley, treasurer. In addition to other responsibilities, the officers
serve on the CHEA executive committee. Additional members of the executive
committee will be Gordon Haaland, immediate past chair; and Vernon
Crawley, at-large member.
Change in CHEA Bylaws
To encourage more participation in CHEA and to expand its national
leadership in accreditation and quality assurance, the board of directors
approved a change in the CHEA bylaws to increase the number of individuals
that serve as members of the board of directors (Article V., Sections
2 and 3). The change in the bylaws will increase the number of board
members from fifteen (15) to seventeen (17), adding one chief executive
officer to the nine current chief executive officers of degree-granting
colleges or universities and one public-at-large member to the remaining
directors composed of current or former trustees, faculty members,
or academic administrators of higher education institutions or members
of the public at large.
President's
Report
2001-2002 Organizational Goals and Budget
The board of directors approved the 2001-2002 organizational goals
and budget as presented. The 2001-2002 budget anticipates revenues
of $1,651,000 received from membership dues, operating interest, and
publications. The budget calls for expenditures of $1,651,000.
The 2001-2002 organizational goals funded by the budget include sustaining
CHEA as the national voice for accreditation and quality review; developing
and implementing a strategic governmental relations agenda; strengthening
communication and cooperation among accreditors, higher education
institutions, and national higher education associations; maintaining
and enhancing the CHEA Recognition Policy as an authoritative
and reliable indicator of the quality of accrediting organizations;
and producing policy analysis and research.
CHEA's legislative issues agenda for 2001-2002 will focus on distance
learning, international quality review, student learning outcomes,
transfer of credit, and student information and protection.
Value of the Degree
The board of directors approved a CHEA description of the value of
the degree (associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate). This
description provides additional information to institutions and accreditors
about the role of the degree as addressed in the CHEA Institutional
Eligibility and Recognition Policy (1997) and in the CHEA eligibility
standard that an accreditation organization must meet for CHEA recognition
which states that an accrediting organization must "...demonstrate
that...a majority of institutions and programs accredited by the organization
grant higher education degrees" (CHEA Recognition Policy and Procedures,
paragraph 10).
The meeting was adjourned at 11:04 a.m.
The
next meeting of the CHEA Board of Directors
will be held September 24-25, 2001 in Washington, DC.
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