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Treasurer’s
Report
Chair’s
Report
President’s
Report
Government
Relations Report
Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions
Specialized/National
Accreditation Association Advisory Panel
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April 30,
2002
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 8:10 a.m.
Committee on Recognition
The committee on
recognition met on March 17-19, 2002 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:
- Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
- Council on Chiropractic
Education Commission on Accreditation
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for deferral of
action on eligibility of the following organizations:
- American Osteopathic
Association Bureau of Professional Education
- American Podiatric
Medical Association Council on Podiatric Medical Education
- Accreditation
Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendation
for approval of change of scope for the following organization:
- Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
for recognition of the following organizations:
-
Accrediting
Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
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American
Occupational Therapy Association Accreditation Council for Occupational
Therapy Education
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American
Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation
-
Foundation
for Interior Design Education Research
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Joint
Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
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Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Higher Education
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New
England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions
of Higher Education
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
for recognition with a report for the following organizations:
The
board of directors accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations
for deferral of action on recognition from the following organizations:
-
American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Commission on Accreditation
for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
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American
Society of Landscape Architects Landscape Architectural Accreditation
Board
Treasurer's
Report
The board of directors approved
the FY02 third quarter financial report.
Treasurer Edward
Donley provided an update on direct billing for 2001-2002.
Chair's
Report
Election
of CHEA Board Member to Complete Unexpired Term
The board
chair announced approval of the appointment of Kenneth R. Baker, president,
chief executive officer and member of the board of trustees of Altarum,
to complete the unexpired term of Lloyd Reuss (May 1, 2002-June 30, 2003).
Altarum (formerly Environmental Research Institute of Michigan) is a nonprofit
research institution with a 50-year history in technology and research.
Election
of 2002-2005 Board Members
Director Gordon Haaland,
chair of the committee on directors, announced that 58 nominations were
received from CHEA institutional members and participating organizations
during February and March 2002. The committee's recommendations of individuals
to serve on the board from July 1, 2002-June 30, 2005 were approved by
the CHEA board. Current board members who will serve a second term are
Vernon O. Crawley, president, Moraine Valley Community College; and Malcolm
Gillis, president, William Marsh Rice University. New public members are
Gerald G. Garbacz, managing director, a private consulting firm; and N.
Victor Goodman, attorney and partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan &
Aronoff.
Election
of 2002-2003 Board Officers
The board of directors
approved the following slate of officers for 2002-2003: Arthur J. Rothkopf,
chair; Malcolm Gillis, vice chair; Eleanor Baum, secretary; and Richard
P. Traina, treasurer. These officers serve on the CHEA executive committee
and for 2002-2003 are joined by the immediate past chair, John T. Casteen
III, and member-at-large William DeLauder.
President's
Report
2002-2003
Organizational Goals and Budget
The board of directors approved
the 2002-2003 organizational goals and budget as presented. The 2002-2003
budget anticipates revenues of $1,644,500 received from membership dues,
operating interest, grants, and publications. The budget calls for expenditures
of $1,644,500.
The 2002-2003 organizational
goals continue CHEA's efforts to provide a national voice for the value
and importance of accreditation and quality assurance and national advocacy
for self-regulation of higher education. The budget will allow CHEA to
continue its priorities of assuring quality in distance learning, student
learning outcomes in accreditation, and sustaining a leadership role in
international quality review.
President Eaton also alerted the board to several emerging issues for
accreditation. Although not recommended as priorities at this time, these
issues are putting significant pressure on accreditation. They include
calls for additional public information about the meaning of "accredited
status," how to deal with questionable providers of higher education
and quality review, and how to address the growing significance of the
sub-degree training activity that is not currently part of the purview
of many accrediting commissions. The 2002-2003 goals sustain CHEA's commitment
to an effective and responsive recognition process, and to strengthen
accreditation practice as well as improve relationships among accreditors,
institutions, and higher education associations.
Governmental
Relations Report
Vice President Diane
Rogers reported on two items of interest: reauthorization of the Higher
Education Act and the recently concluded negotiated-rulemaking sessions
held by the United States Department of Education (USDE). Vice President
Rogers and Charles Cook, director of the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education,
represented accreditors for purposes of the 12-hour rule. The law requires
negotiated rulemaking with the higher education community when the Department
wants to revise or issue new regulations. She reported that the negotiators
did not reach consensus on 2 of the 24 issues before them, including
the 12-hour rule. The Department did not consent to an agreement on
the 22 items on which consensus was reached. As a result, USDE is free
to issue regulations of its choice and is not bound by an agreement
reached during negotiations. Likewise, the nonfederal negotiators are
free to comment negatively if they so choose.
Regarding reauthorization, Vice President Rogers noted that the USDE
strategic plan stresses four principles that will guide the Administration's
planning: accountability (particularly in teacher education), flexibility,
expanding educational options, and research into what works. The Department
is currently forming internal working groups and is in the process of
deciding the best way to receive input from the community. The current
federal statute governing higher education expires in October 2003.
CHEA
Activities
President Eaton
provided the board with additional information about the upcoming Usefulness
Conference (June 27-28, 2002) in New Orleans, Louisiana. She indicated
that CHEA was holding three Student Learning Outcomes Workshops in 2002.
The first workshop was in Washington, DC, in March 2002. Two additional
workshops will be held in Portland, Oregon (July 16, 2002), and Chicago,
Illinois (September 25, 2002). She noted that two recent CHEA publications,
Different Perspectives on Information about Educational Quality:
Implications for the Role of Accreditation by Dennis P. Jones and
Accreditation and Assuring Quality in Distance Learning, have
just been published and shared with CHEA constituents and other interested
persons.
Council
of Regional Accrediting Commissions
William DeLauder,
board vice chair, reported on the C-RAC meeting on January 25-26, 2002
in San Francisco, California. C-RAC focused on three areas: sharing
information about accreditation standards; the Pew funded project on
student learning outcomes; and international accreditation.
Specialized/National
Accreditation Association Advisory Panel
George Peterson,
executive director of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,
Inc. and chair of the specialized/national advisory panel, reported
on the February 21, 2002 meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting focused
on reauthorization, international quality assurance, and cooperation
among specialized, national, and regional accrediting organizations.
He noted that the advisory panel had identified four strategic issues:
increasing emphasis on quality and accountability; the interface between
accreditors and institutions regarding the value of accreditation; the
implications of alternative delivery systems for accreditation; and
the impact of globalization on the increased demand for quality assurance.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30
a.m.
The next meeting of the CHEA Board of Directors is September 23-24,
2002, in Chicago, Illinois.
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