Marriott Hotel Washington
— PRELIMINARY PROGRAM —
Annual Conference and
Fourth National Accreditation Forum
MONDAY | JANUARY 25, 2010
Opening Plenary Session
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Quality and Accountability: An International Perspective
How is the growing focus on accountability being addressed internationally? How will this emphasis on accountability affect higher education accreditation?
Opening Reception
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY | JANUARY 26, 2010
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
FOURTH NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM
This fourth National Accreditation Forum will continue the national dialogue
on the CHEA
Initiative and the future of accreditation.
Welcome and Introductions: The CHEA Initiative and the Future of Accreditation: What Have We Learned to Date?
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Accreditation: A View from Washington
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
What are some of the key challenges and opportunities ahead for higher education accreditation? Has the
relationship between government and accreditation changed as a result of the passage of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008? In what ways?
Accreditation and Accountability
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
In an era of increased emphasis on accountability, how might the academic and accreditation communities respond and how will this affect the structure and operation of accreditation?
Break
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m. – Noon
The Value of Accreditation Project
What is the value of accreditation to its various constituents – institutions, students and society? How can we increase public awareness of the role of accreditation?
Accreditation and Trustees
What role do trustees for colleges and universities play in the accreditation process? In what ways, if any, might this
role change in the future?
Luncheon Plenary
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Reflections on Accreditation
Accreditation and its role in assuring educational quality has been subject to considerable debate in recent years.
What are the key points that are raised? How might accreditation respond?
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
States and Accreditation
What do states expect of accreditation? What are the various roles accreditation plays in state law and
regulation?
Institutional Rankings and Country Comparisons: Strengths and Weaknesses
What issues emerge from the growing use of ranking systems and country comparisons to judge higher education? To what extent do such efforts provide a sound basis on which to develop public policy?
Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
CHEA Initiative Town Meeting
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The CHEA Initiative provides a platform for a vigorous discussion of the future of accreditation.
This session will offer conference attendees an opportunity to share ideas and issues about accreditation’s future.
EVENING ON YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 27, 2010
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Morning Plenary I
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Federal Policy, Degree Mills and Accreditation Mills
How can federal government policy contribute to efforts to combat degree mills and accreditation mills
in the United States?
Break
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Morning Plenary II
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Accreditation and Academic Freedom
In what ways do accreditation and academic freedom intersect? Are there common issues and challenges
that need to be addressed?
Luncheon Plenary
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
CHEA Award Presentation
Conference Adjourns
— PRELIMINARY PROGRAM —
International Seminar
Separate registration required.
WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 27, 2010
Plenary Session
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The OECD AHELO Project and Student Achievement: Progress to Date
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is now conducting a feasibility
study for the International Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO). What is ahead
for this study and what will its impact be on assessment of learning outcomes?
Reception
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY | JANUARY 28, 2010
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
The Future of Ranking Systems
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Ranking systems for higher education institutions are increasingly common in countries around the world.
How will the use of ranking systems for colleges and universities affect higher education and what impact
do rankings have on accreditation?
Accreditation Mills: Their Impact and Future
9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Accreditation mills are creating problems around the world by lending a false air of legitimacy to questionable providers of higher education. What are effective means to identify and combat accreditation mills?
Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
UNESCO and the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
The 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education culminated in a major communiqué
on the future of colleges and universities worldwide. What does the communiqué say about quality
assurance and its future international role?
Luncheon
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Quality Assurance and Latin America
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
What are key developments in accreditation and quality assurance in Latin America?
International Perspectives: Changes in Quality Assurance
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Major initiatives such as the Bologna Process, ranking systems and qualifications frameworks are
having an impact on quality assurance practices around the world. What changes
are likely to see to emerge?
Private Higher Education and Its Worldwide Impact
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thirty percent of student enrollment worldwide is in private higher education, whether nonprofit
or for-profit. What impact is private higher education having at present and what is its likely impact in
the future?
Seminar Adjourns
Program subject to change.Please check the CHEA Website (www.chea.org) for the latest information.
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