FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
Ronald Reagan signed into law the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, which bestowed university status upon Gallaudet. The Education of the Deaf Act, a section of the Higher Education Act, requires reauthorizing Gallaudet University to receive federal appropriations every five years, and the institution was reauthorized by the Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992. These amendments recognized and strengthened the role of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf and the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School as exemplary schools designed to develop and disseminate innovative programs to improve the education of deaf and hard of hearing children throughout the nation. The 1992 amendments also established enhanced reporting requirements for both the university and its precollege programs division. That division, known as Pre-College National Mission Programs, changed its name effective Dec. 1, 1999, to the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (or the Clerc Center) in honor of Laurent Clerc, a deaf Frenchman who was instrumental in establishing the education of deaf people in the United States. The Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 2008 are the most recent amendments reauthorizing the university to receive federal appropriations. This report presents information concerning the university’s most important accomplishments from October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 (henceforth FY 2008). Accreditation Gallaudet University is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and many of its programs also have full accreditation from professional accrediting bodies, including: the American Psychological Association (APA); American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP); Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD); Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP); Council on Education of the Deaf (CED); Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); National Association of School Psychologists (NASP); National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC); and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). 2
The Gallaudet Mission and Vision Statements As part of the process to reaffirm Gallaudet’s accreditation, the university rewrote its mission and vision statements as follows: Gallaudet Mission Statement Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English. Gallaudet maintains a proud tradition of research and scholarly activity and prepares its graduates for career opportunities in a highly competitive, technological, and rapidly changing world. Gallaudet Vision Statement • Provide the highest quality liberal and professional education through undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students. • Offer a welcoming, supportive, and accessible bilingual educational environment for teaching and learning through direct communication. • Embrace diversity within the university community by respecting and appreciating choices of communication while guiding students through their process of linguistic and cultural self-actualization. • Pursue excellence in research, pedagogy, scholarship, and creative activity. • Lead the advancement of intellectual, social, linguistic, and economic vitality in deaf people through educational, outreach, regional, international, and leadership development programs. • Preserve deaf history and use visual media to promote the recognition that deaf people and their signed languages are vast resources with significant contributions to the cognitive, creative, and cultural dimensions of human diversity. • Position our community to reach its full human potential and assume its role as a progressive global entity committed to civic responsibility and social justice. 3
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Ronald Reagan signed into law the Education <strong>of</strong> the Deaf Act <strong>of</strong> 1986, which bestowed university<br />
status upon <strong>Gallaudet</strong>.<br />
The Education <strong>of</strong> the Deaf Act, a section <strong>of</strong> the Higher Education Act, requires<br />
reauthorizing <strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong> to receive federal appropriations every five years, and the<br />
institution was reauthorized by the Education <strong>of</strong> the Deaf Act Amendments <strong>of</strong> 1992. These<br />
amendments recognized and strengthened the role <strong>of</strong> the Model Secondary School for the Deaf and<br />
the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School as exemplary schools designed to develop and<br />
disseminate innovative programs to improve the education <strong>of</strong> deaf and hard <strong>of</strong> hearing children<br />
throughout the nation. The 1992 amendments also established enhanced reporting requirements for<br />
both the university and its precollege programs division. That division, known as Pre-College<br />
National Mission Programs, changed its name effective Dec. 1, 1999, to the Laurent Clerc National<br />
Deaf Education Center (or the Clerc Center) in honor <strong>of</strong> Laurent Clerc, a deaf Frenchman who was<br />
instrumental in establishing the education <strong>of</strong> deaf people in the United States.<br />
The Education <strong>of</strong> the Deaf Act Amendments <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> are the most recent amendments<br />
reauthorizing the university to receive federal appropriations.<br />
This report presents information concerning the university’s most important accomplishments<br />
from October 1, 2007 to September 30, <strong>2008</strong> (henceforth <strong>FY</strong> <strong>2008</strong>).<br />
Accreditation<br />
<strong>Gallaudet</strong> <strong>University</strong> is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Middle States Association <strong>of</strong> Colleges and Schools, and many <strong>of</strong> its programs also have full<br />
accreditation from pr<strong>of</strong>essional accrediting bodies, including: the American Psychological<br />
Association (APA); American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP); Conference <strong>of</strong> Educational Administrators <strong>of</strong><br />
Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD); Council for Accreditation <strong>of</strong> Counseling and Related<br />
Educational Programs (CACREP); Council on Education <strong>of</strong> the Deaf (CED); Council on Social<br />
Work Education (CSWE); National Association <strong>of</strong> School Psychologists (NASP); National<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> State Directors <strong>of</strong> Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC); and National<br />
Council for Accreditation <strong>of</strong> Teacher Education (NCATE).<br />
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