Newsletter Winter 2010
| News from the President “NACEP is uniquely placed and has the potential to positively impact the national education scene. NACEP’s underlying set of ideas, principles, agreements, rules, and standards provide the basis for framing a discussion of educational reform.” More…  Congratulations to Newly-Accredited Programs A record 15 concurrent enrollment partnerships earned NACEP accreditation in 2009. More… New Standards Released  After a two year process which included valuable member input at multiple stages, Accreditation Committee recommendations, and board deliberation over many months, the NACEP Board of Directors adopted a final version of Standards 2011 in December 2009. More…
What’s Working?  Is your concurrent enrollment program considering (or being pushed) to a completely online administrative process? NACEP institutions have encountered numerous challenges as they’ve attempted the transition from paper-based to web-based processes for admissions and registration. Some CE programs, however, have found solutions that work. More…  NACEP Hires Its First Executive SecretaryWhile NACEP is still a very young organization to many, it has experienced a rapid increase in members, conference attendees, accreditation applications, and state policy influence in recent years. To help its all-volunteer Board and committees strengthen the organization, NACEP recently hired its first paid staff member, Adam Lowe. The founder of Saffron Ventures, an education consulting firm, Adam brings ten years of education policy and program development experience to his new role as NACEP’s Executive Secretary. More…  NACEP awards Emeritus Status to Nebraska Wesleyan University Honors Academy FounderRon Naugle, founder of the Nebraska Wesleyan University Honors Academy, was awarded emeritus status by the NACEP Board of Directors at its October meeting. More…  Recent Developments in Federal Policy and LegislationRace to the Top, The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, Fast Track to College Act, and more… NACEP Committee Reports – 2008-09 Find out what the Accreditation, Communication, Membership, Research, and Government Relations committees have been up to. More… State Highlights Legislative and Policy Changes  New initiatives, legislation, and policies affecting concurrent enrollment programs in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, and Iowa. More… Building our Quality, Broadening our Reach NACEP 2010 Conference to be Held in Minneapolis MN  Mark your calendar for the 2010 NACEP conference, to be held October 24 – 26 in Minneapolis, the “City of Lakes.” In addition to hundreds of lakes, beautiful parks and golf courses, and miles of biking and hiking trails, Minneapolis also boasts fine restaurants, award-winning theater, world class museums, and many professional sports teams. The conference will be co-hosted by College in the Schools at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and the state coalition of concurrent enrollment programs, MnCEP. A request for presentations will be e-mailed to members of the NACEP listserv and posted on the NACEP website in early April. Watch the website for more information as plans for the conference unfold. To learn more about Minneapolis, visit Meet Minneapolis at www.minneapolis.org/. Memphis Conference Presentations Now Available on the Website  More than 250 professionals involved in concurrent enrollment partnerships from 31 states gathered at the NACEP annual conference in Memphis TN in October 2009. Hosts from University of Tennessee at Martin organized a dynamic conference filled with a wide range of workshops and presentations on building strong concurrent enrollment partnerships, survey techniques, using online collaboration tools, state policy development, accreditation, and the latest research findings. Many of the presentations and handouts are now available on the NACEP website, in the conference archives. A number of the break-out sessions also covered the accreditation process and how to prepare accreditation applications. Programs seeking accreditation were able to meet with Accreditation Chair Jan Erickson and other reviewers to ask questions specific to their applications. |
Announcements
NACEP website gets a makeover! The new website has more resources including summaries of federal policies and legislation affecting concurrent enrollment, key developments in state policies, links articles about NACEP and NACEP members, information about volunteering, and the newly-adopted 2011 Standards. Visit http://nacep.org/ to take a tour. Help us maintain the resources on the website by sending updates about your program to Adam Lowe at alowe@nacep.org, particularly news articles, research and data, presentations you make, and state policy developments. Membership categories change At the business meeting during the Fall 2009 Annual Conference in Memphis, TN, changes to the by-laws regarding membership were passed. The changes are intended to ensure that NACEP remains an inclusive organization with the participation of a wide range of institutions – regardless of whether they are pursuing accreditation. Previously, the membership categories were related to accreditation status (e.g., Provisional and Accredited Members); membership and accreditation status are now separate. Review the new categories on the NACEP website at Fees and Categories. NACEP Day on the Hill Join your colleagues on Monday, March 8th to raise awareness of the benefits of concurrent enrollment partnerships to federal legislators and policy-makers. Contact Adam Lowe at alowe@nacep.org for more details. |