AD-2019-Accreditation-Report-10-2019

Report of the Commission on Accreditation National Association of Schools of Art and Design October 2019 NEW MEMBERS Subsequent to action by the Commission on Accreditation in October 2019, NASAD is pleased to welcome the following institutions as new members: INSTITUTIONS GRANTED ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: California State University, Fresno Martin Valencia Chair, Department of Art and Design 5225 North Backer Avenue M/S CA65 Fresno, CA 93740 Howard Community College Jeremy Bomberg Chair, Department of Visual Arts 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia, MD 21044 Pacific Union College Rajeev Sigamoney Chair, Department of Visual Arts One Angwin Avenue Angwin, CA 94508 University of Tampa Chris Valle Chair, Department of Art and Design 401 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, FL 33606 Formal Commission Report The official report of actions taken by the NASAD Commission on Accreditation at its meetings of October 2019 begins on the following page NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION Greg Watts, Chair October 2019 After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following new institution was granted Associate Membership: California State University, Fresno Howard Community College Pacific Union College University of Tampa Action was deferred on six (6) institutions applying for Associate Membership Action was deferred on four (4) institutions applying for Membership Progress Reports were accepted from three (3) institutions recently granted Membership After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following institutions were granted renewal of Membership: Art Center College of Design Brookhaven College California College of the Arts California State University, Long Beach California State University, Sacramento Casper College Central Michigan University Cleveland Institute of Art Maryland Institute College of Art New Jersey City University Purchase College, State University of New York Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Saint Cloud State University University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Indianapolis University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Wisconsin – Stout Watkins College of Art Action was deferred on thirteen (13) institutions applying for renewal of Membership Progress Reports were accepted from fourteen (14) institutions recently granted renewal of Membership Five (5) applications were approved for Substantive Change One hundred twenty-two (122) programs were granted Plan Approval Action was deferred on fifty-two (52) programs submitted for Plan Approval Progress Reports were accepted from four (4) institutions and acknowledge from two (2) concerning programs recently granted Plan approval Sixty (60) programs were granted Final Approval for Listing Action was deferred on thirteen (13) programs submitted for Final Approval for Listing Progress Reports were accepted from two (2) institutions concerning programs recently granted Final Approval for Listing Action was deferred on one (1) program submitted for Basic Listing One (1) institution was granted a second-year postponement for re-evaluation One (1) institution was granted a third-year postponement for re-evaluation One (1) progress report was refused regarding a postponement for re-evaluation Ten (10) institutions (American Film Institute; Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Columbus; Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, North Central; Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Sellersburg; Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Terre Haute; New Hampshire Institute of Art; Oregon College of Art and Craft; Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Inc.; Saint Mary’s College; University of the Pacific) withdrew from membership during the 2018-2019 academic year