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CHEA 2012 Summer Workshop
Accreditation
Today and Challenges of Tomorrow
June 21 - 22, 2012
Washington
Marriott Hotel
1221
22nd Street, NW - Washington,
DC
CHEA has obtained a special
guest room rate of $239 per night (single/double) at the conference hotel.
This rate is available only
until the room block is filled. Make your reservation now
by calling (202) 972-1500 or use the online
reservation form (the group code "cmecmea" is already entered
on the online reservation form).
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Each year, CHEA's Summer Workshop
brings together attendees from colleges and universities, accrediting
organizations, government, higher education associations and the public to
address key issues facing
accreditation.
A preliminary
program for the 2012 Summer Workshop, including times and topics for
sessions,
is available on the CHEA Website. You can register by mail, fax or online.
Sessions at the
Summer Workshop will address:
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Congress and accreditation
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Accreditation, the NACIQI report and the upcoming
reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
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State authorization and accreditation
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Student performance and responsibilities of
accreditation
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Data collection and accreditation
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Outside-the-system credits and degrees
Register now to be
a part of the conversation on the challenges and opportunities ahead for
accreditation.
A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic
quality through accreditation,
CHEA is an association of 3,000
degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and
programmatic accrediting organizations. For more information, visit CHEA's
Website at www.chea.org.
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