January
27, 2003
Phoenix, AZ
Summary
of Major Actions and Discussion
(These
are not official minutes of the CHEA Board of Directors.)
Chair
Arthur J. Rothkopf called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Treasurer's
Report
The
board of directors received the FY03 first and second quarter financial
report.
The board of directors
approved a five-year rotation cycle for external auditors as a normal
practice and contingent upon satisfactory performance effective with
the FYO4 external audit.
The board of directors
established a Reserve and Investment Committee to oversee CHEA reserve
and investment policies and practices. The committee will be chaired
by the treasurer of the board of directors and will have two members
appointed by the chair of the board.
Chair's
Report
Recognition
The CHEA Committee on Recognition met on November 25-26, 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
Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
-
American Council
on Pharmaceutical Education
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for denial of
eligibility of the following organization:
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for recognition
of the following organizations:
-
Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
-
Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
-
Western Association
of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges
-
Western Association
of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges
and Universities
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for recognition
with a report from the following organizations:
-
National Recreation
and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation
Council on Accreditation
-
The Higher
Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for deferral
of action on recognition and denial of change of scope for the following
organization:
The board of directors
accepted the committee on recognition's recommendations for deferral
of action on change of scope for the following organization:
Committee on
Directors
Chair Rothkopf appointed the members of the 2002-2003 committee
on directors. They are John Casteen (chair), Mike Adams, Bill DeLauder,
Charles Nash and Piedad Robertson. The committee has two responsibilities:
to recommend individuals to serve on the CHEA board for the class of
2006 and to recommend the 2003-2004 slate of officers for the CHEA board.
The board will consider the committee's recommendations at the April
2003 meeting.
CHEA will be soliciting
nominations for the six board vacancies from member institutions, associations
and accrediting organizations during February and March 2003.
President's
Report
2002-2003 Membership
Survey: Preliminary Report
President
Eaton reported on the preliminary findings of the 2002-2003 CHEA membership
survey currently underway. CHEA has surveyed its institutional members,
accrediting organizations and Washington-based higher education associations
to learn of their familiarity with CHEA, their views of CHEA's effectiveness
since the 1997-98 membership survey, their views of the most important
accreditation-related issues that CHEA might address over the next five
years and their views of the accreditation process itself, independent
of CHEA.
More than 45% of
institutions, accreditors and associations have responded to the survey
to date. Early findings indicate that the majority of respondents are
generally familiar with CHEA and find the organization to provide effective
service in recognition, governmental relations and its various membership
activities. Respondents identified student learning outcomes as the
most important accreditation-related issue followed by distance learning
and transfer of credit. Respondents also indicated general satisfaction
with accreditation.
The final report
of the survey will be presented to the CHEA board at its April 2003
meeting. President Eaton cautioned that this was the first stage of
data analysis and that the profile described above could change significantly
when all data have been evaluated.
Recognition
Report
Vice President
for Accreditation Services Judith Watkins reported that through January
2003 the CHEA Committee on Recognition considered 66 accrediting organizations
and recommended 59 for eligibility to conduct a CHEA recognition review.
Forty eight of these have completed the recognition process. By December
2003, of the original cohort of 56 organizations that were part of CHEA,
52 will have completed recognition, joined by six organizations that
are new to CHEA. The next meeting of the committee on recognition is
scheduled for March 10, 2003 in Washington, DC.
Governmental
Relations Report
Vice President
for Governmental and External Relations Diane Rogers reported that committee
assignments in the House of Representatives and Senate for the 108th
Congress were almost complete and staff would provide the board with
this information as soon as it was available. She also reported that
CHEA has participated in the development of the community position letter
on the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act as requested
by the House of Representatives from the Washington higher education
associations. CHEA will also be responding to the call for comment by
the U.S. Department of Education on the reauthorization. This is due
on February 28, 2003.
Council
of Regional Accrediting Commissions
President Eaton,
reporting for Sandra Elman, Chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting
Commissions (C-RAC), indicated that the next meeting of C-RAC is scheduled
for February 10 -12, 2003. The major topic of consideration is student
learning outcomes and the grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Specialized/National
Accrediting Association Advisory Panel
George Peterson,
Chair of the Specialized/National Accrediting Association Advisory Panel,
reported that the panel is focusing on four strategic issues: globalization,
accountability, cost of accreditation, and alternative delivery systems.
These issues are being addressed as the panel assists CHEA staff in
developing the 2003 Enhancing Usefulness Workshop scheduled for June
19-20 in Washington DC and provides ongoing consultation on the reauthorization
of the Higher Education Act. The panel next meets on February 27, 2003.
There being
no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 am.
The next meeting
of the Board of Directors is April 28-29, 2003 in Washington, DC.
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