This interview took place in two parts: right before and right after they appeared before the ABHE Commission on Accreditation for a major decision. Agron & Associates, Inc. is a team of accreditation consultants that, since 1999, have specialized in helping Bible colleges achieve accreditation. Our mission is to raise up Christian colleges in qual…

A discussion of how to qualify to grant F-1 study visas, how to apply, how to opperate the program, and where to find resources Agron & Associates, Inc. is a team of accreditation consultants that, since 1999, have specialized in helping Biblecolleges achieve accreditation. Our mission is to raise up Christian colleges in quality, quantity and repu…

One of my research areas for my dissertation was the types of instructional methods that can achieve character qualities (e.g, affective objectives, habits, will, ...). I saw that the visual and performing arts are ideal for impacting the heart. They can be used to mitigate some of the weaknesses of the traditional academic model. Even more exiciti…

Student services are important for student retention, student development, and cultivating future donors (i.e., alumni who look back fondly on their college experience).

Board Development (Personnel Committee) Recruiting the Right Board Members Orienting New Board Members Ongoing Training Evaluating Board Performance and Individual Members

Listen to this (and other material) as a podcast at www.accreditation101.com. If you are a board member, you have a great honor, and a great responsibility. Certainly you would be volunteering your time, talent, and treasure because you see your school’s ministry as something worth doing for God. Occasionally, a school has board members who are not…

Today I am replacing chapters 3-5 with chapters 6-7. Chapter six deals with the relationship of the board with the administration. It is important that they understand each other's unique role (and that neither usurps the authority of the other). Chapter seven deals with various policies. I welcome your feedback. After all chapters are reviewed, th…

Organizations suffer when board members or administrators usurp the role of the other.

Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman www.accreditation101.com

Chapter I. Purpose of the Board of Directors In Susan Scribner’s book, Boards from Hell, Scribner describes a variety of dysfunctional boards. Among others, she suggests these types of boards that you would never want to participate in: Phantom Boards (Missing in Action). Tennessee Fainting Goats Boards (I Can’t) Bordellos (Self-Serving Members) Mu…

How to Write an Institutional Research Plan - Overview

Show Notes 081218: How to Write a Self Study – Overview of the Compliance Document What is a Self Study The Heart of the Process 3 Documents A Committee writing a Dissertation (broad participation – steering committee and subcommittees) The Compliance Document Based on Agency Standards (vs IR Plan) – for example: o Mission and Goals o Governance an…

In this podcast we will discuss 1. Why schools want to be accredited 2. Possible time lines and steps 3. Common roadblocks Why: Benefits of Accreditation 1. Certification of quality 2. Process for developing quality 3. More students will want to attend your school a. Value of the degree to students – resume, transferability b. FAFSA 4. Achieve your…