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Academic Quality and Accreditation Committee

The purpose of the Academic Quality and Accreditation Committee (AQAC), a subcommittee of the Academic Affairs Management Team (AAMT) is to:

  • facilitate the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of institutional improvement processes by coordinating institutional planning and accreditation.

In addition to its responsibilities to MSCHE, NCATE, and other accrediting bodies for professional programs, Gallaudet also has a responsibility to prepare strategic plans and annual progress reports for the federal government under a variety of laws, most importantly the legislation that authorizes the University's annual appropriation, the Education of the Deaf Act (EDA). Gallaudet engages in a continuous planning and assessment process that involves all segments of the campus community: faculty, teachers, administrators, and staff. The AQAC functions as the central coordinating group for these activities, and it receives support and input from constituencies across the campus.

The AQAC reports to the Provost and Faculty Senate through AAMT and Senate meetings respectively. The AQAC meets between regular meetings of the AAMT.

Members of AQAC
(updated April 6, 2009)

Chair, Dr. Patricia Hulsebosch, Asst. Dean for Accreditation and Certification

Faculty Representatives

  • Dr. Qi Wang, Chair, Council on Undergraduate Education (CUE)
  • Dr. Dirksen Bauman, Chair, Council on Graduate Education (CGE)

Administrative Representatives

  • Dr. Isaac Agboola, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Technologies (CLAST)
  • Dr. Catherine Andersen, Associate Provost for Enrollment
  • Ms. Katherine (Kitty) Baldridge, Director of General Studies Requirements (GSR)
  • Dr. Carol Erting, Dean, Graduate School and Professional Programs (GSPP)
  • Dr. Cynthia King, Dean, ATLAS Learning Services
  • Dr. Margery Miller, Assoc. Dean for Enrollment Management

Technical Assistance

  • Mr. Bunmi Aina, Office of Diversity and Equity
  • Dr. David Armstrong, President's Office Liaison for MSCHE
  • Dr. David Pancost, Faculty Fellow in the Office of the Provost
  • Director, Institutional Research

AQAC replaces the MSCHE Coordination Council that was formed as an ad hoc group in Spring 2007.

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