Basic Organization Information
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
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Washington, DC
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- EIN:
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52-1945674
- Web URL:
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www.aacu.org
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blog.aacu.org/
- NTEE Category:
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B Educational Institutions
- Year Founded:
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1915
- Ruling Year:
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1995
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Mission Statement
<div>The mission of the Association of American Colleges and Universities is<strong> </strong>to make liberal education and inclusive excellence the foundation for institutional purpose and educational practice in higher education.</div><div> </div>
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AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises nearly 1,300 member institutions—including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities of every type and size. <p>AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links among presidents, administrators, and faculty members who are engaged in institutional and curricular planning. Its mission is to reinforce the collective commitment to liberal education and inclusive excellence at both the national and local levels, and to help individual institutions keep the quality of student learning at the core of their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges.</p> <p>Information about AAC&U membership, programs, and publications can be found at <a href="http://www.aacu.org/">www.aacu.org</a>.</p>
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Leadership
Dr. Carol Geary Schneider
Profile:
Carol Geary Schneider is president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. With more than 1,250 member institutions, half public and half private, with members drawn from the entire higher education community, large, small, two-year, four-year, selective and open admissions, AAC&U is the leading national organization devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education. <p>Under her leadership, AAC&U launched <em><a href="http://www.aacu.org/leap/index.cfm">Liberal Education and America’s Promise</a></em> (LEAP), a public advocacy and campus action initiative designed to engage students and the public with what really matters in a college education for the twenty-first century. AAC&U has become widely recognized as both a voice and force for strengthening the quality of student learning in college for all students and especially those historically underserved in U.S. higher education. </p><div>Dr. Schneider is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's degree in history (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa). She studied at the University of London's Institute for Historical Research and earned the Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. She also has received eight honorary degrees and is a 2011 recipient of the ACPA's Contribution to Higher Education Award.</div>
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Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP)
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Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) is a national advocacy, campus action, and research initiative that champions the importance of a twenty-first century liberal education—for individuals and for a nation dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality.
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Roadmap Project for Community Colleges
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<em>Developing a Community College Student Roadmap</em> is designed to help community colleges create robust and proactive programs of academic support—tied to expected learning outcomes—that engage students at entrance and teach them, from the outset, how to become active partners in their own quest for educational success.<br /><div><br /></div><div>This project is made possible by a grant from MetLife Foundation. </div>
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VALUE: Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraudate Education
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As part of AAC&U’s<a href="http://www.aacu.org/leap/index.cfm"> Liberal Education and America’s Promise</a> (LEAP) initiative, the VALUE project seeks to contribute to the national dialogue on assessment of college student learning. With support from the State Farm Companies Foundation and the Fund for the Improvement of PostSecondary Education (FIPSE), the VALUE project builds on a philosophy of learning assessment that privileges authentic assessment of student work and shared understanding of student learning outcomes on campuses over reliance on standardized tests administered to samples of students outside of their required courses. The result of this philosophy has been the collaborative development of 15 rubrics by teams of faculty and academic professionals on campuses from across the country.
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<p>Since its founding in 1989, Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) has been one of the leading advocates in the United States for building and sustaining strong undergraduate programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With an extensive network of nearly 7,000 faculty members and administrators at over 1,000 colleges, universities and organizations, PKAL has developed far-reaching influence in shaping undergraduate STEM learning environments that attract and retain undergraduate students.</p> <p>PKAL accomplishes its work by engaging campus faculty and leaders in funded projects, national and regional meetings, community-building activities, leadership development programs, and publications that are focused on advancing what works in STEM education. PKAL is now an ongoing unit within the Association of American Colleges and Universities.<br /> <br /> For PKAL's current mission, vision, and goals statement, click <a href="http://www.aacu.org/pkal/documents/PKALStrategicPlan_Jan12.pdf">here</a>. </p>
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Civic Learning and Democractic Engagement (CLDE)
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<div>As we move forward in an increasingly contentious global century and face a civic learning gap nationally, the United States must make civic and democratic learning for all students a top national priority. The future of our democracy and our shared futures depend on a more informed, engaged, and globally responsible citizenry. </div><div> </div><div>Learn more about this program online: http://www.aacu.org/civic_learning/index.cfm</div><div> </div>
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