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Advisory Committee on Accreditation 

This committee reviews proposals for new degree programs in Connecticut and makes recommendations to the Board of Governors concerning licensure and accreditation.  Serving on the ACA are 12 regular members and 12 alternates appointed by the Board of Governors to three-year overlapping terms. Members are drawn from both public and independent institutions and include two representatives of the public-at-large.

Current ACA members are:

Organization Member Alternate
Albertus Magnus College John J. Donohue
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Sean P. O'Connell
Dean
Asnuntuck Community College Martha McLeod
President
Barbara W. McCarthy
Dean of Academic Affairs
Central Connecticut State University Joseph Paige
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Paulette Lemma
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Charter Oak State College Shirley M. Adams
Provost
Ed Klonoski
President
CT Academy Science & Engineering Leon Newman
CASE Member
David Wetstone
CASE Member
CT Business & Industry Association Judith Resnick
Director of Workforce Development and Training
 
Goodwin College Ann Clark
Executive Vice President & Provost
Janet Jefford
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
St. Joseph College Robert Madden
Special Assistant to the President and Professor of Social Work
Joyce Fontana
Associate Professor and Chair of the Nursing Department
St. Vincent's College Martha Shouldis
President
Susan Capasso
Dean of Academic Services
University of Connecticut William Pizzuto
Executive Director, Waterbury Campus
Thomas DeFranco
Dean, Neag School of Education
University of New Haven David Dauwalder
Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Gordon Simerson
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Western Connecticut State University Abbey Zink
Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
Richard Bassett
Assistant Dean, Ancell School of Business

ACA Meetings

The ACA usually meets on the third Thursday of each month except for July and August at the Department of Higher Education's offices at 61 Woodland Street in Hartford. Meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. and usually end by noon. Meetings may be rescheduled depending on the number of agenda items.

The agenda for ACA meetings is ready one week prior to the meetings.

ACA MEETING DATES TIME LOCATION AGENDA & MINUTES
December 16, 2010 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda / Minutes
January 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education  
February 17, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda / Minutes
March 17, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda / Minutes
April 21, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda / Minutes
May 19, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda / Minutes
June 16, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education Agenda /
September 15, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education  
October 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education  
November 17, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education  
December 15, 2011 10:00 a.m. Department of Higher Education  

 



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