This just in from Shepherds College Facebook page -
"Congratulations to the Shepherds College faculty & staff! Their committed work in developing & maintaining an outstanding program for people with intellectual disabilities has resulted in Shepherds College being the 1st post-secondary school for people w/intellectual disabilities being recommended for full accreditation by the NCA and, as far as we know, any accreditation board. For this and so much more, we give God all the thanks and praise."
This is such amazing news and so well deserved. NCA is the North Central Association. This is their description from Wikipedia and the organization's Facebook page -
"The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation. It is one of six regional accreditation bodies in the United States, and its Higher Learning Commission is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions.[1]
The NCA accredits over 10,000 public and private educational institutions in its service area, including more than 1,000 higher education institutions.[2] The service area includes the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as the Navajo Nation.[3][4]"
Being the first college for students with intellectual disabilities to receive a recommendation for full accreditation is such a remarkable achievement and the staff students, and all associated with Shepherds should be so proud of this day!!
Congratulations!!
"Congratulations to the Shepherds College faculty & staff! Their committed work in developing & maintaining an outstanding program for people with intellectual disabilities has resulted in Shepherds College being the 1st post-secondary school for people w/intellectual disabilities being recommended for full accreditation by the NCA and, as far as we know, any accreditation board. For this and so much more, we give God all the thanks and praise."
This is such amazing news and so well deserved. NCA is the North Central Association. This is their description from Wikipedia and the organization's Facebook page -
"The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation. It is one of six regional accreditation bodies in the United States, and its Higher Learning Commission is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions.[1]
The NCA accredits over 10,000 public and private educational institutions in its service area, including more than 1,000 higher education institutions.[2] The service area includes the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as the Navajo Nation.[3][4]"
Being the first college for students with intellectual disabilities to receive a recommendation for full accreditation is such a remarkable achievement and the staff students, and all associated with Shepherds should be so proud of this day!!
Congratulations!!
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ReplyDeleteHello my name is Elizabeth Geiger and I am a masters student in the Counseling Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. I am looking for individuals who would like to participate in my research study exploring the life experiences of students diagnosed with a learning disability/disabilities. This survey should only take about 20 minutes of your time.
If you are willing and eligible to participate, please click on the link provided below. Thank you in advance for your time and input. Also, I would really appreciate it if you could pass this message along to anyone else that you think may be eligible and willing to participate.
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***This study has been approved by the Teachers College, Columbia University Institutional Review Board: (Protocal #14-020).
It is possible that participants may recall experiences and events involving stigmatization and discrimination that may be unpleasant or uncomfortable. In order to help minimize any discomfort, participants may skip questions or leave the survey at any time without penalty.
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Hi there,
ReplyDeletePlease excuse my direct approach.
I'm the Development Officer at St. John’s School and College (www.st-johns.co.uk) a learning disability organisation based in Seaford and Brighton.
We support, care for and educate young people from all walks of life, aged 7-25, who have complex and severe learning disabilities and special needs. We currently support learners with autistic spectrum conditions, Downs Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome, severe communication difficulties and rare diagnoses.
Essentially I wondered if your blog would be interested in helping to promote on of our upcoming projects, The Jumblies Project. We would of course help promote your blog too but it seemed like there is a good link up between our work.
To give you some background, we are trying to raise money through Neighbourly, a sort of crowd funding website, to help our students put on an interactive, sensory performance of Edward Lear's play The Jumblies that will be performed at the Brighton Fringe Festival and Brighton Digital Festival in 2017.
I can provide more details about what is involved, how it will benefit our learners, links etc. but we would love your help getting the crowd funding link out there and provide you with some interesting content.
Please let me know if this is on interest to you.
Kind regards,
Nick (nick.cross@st-johns.co.uk)