• Mission
• Members
• Meetings

The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) was established under the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-325).

Section 114 of the Higher Education Act, as amended (HEA), provides for a Committee composed of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Education. The law specifies that members should be representatives of, or knowledgeable concerning, education and training beyond secondary education, including representatives of all sectors and type of institutions of higher education, as well as a student representative.

The NACIQI advises the Secretary of Education on matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education. Specifically, NACIQI provides recommendations to the Secretary of Education regarding:

• The establishment and enforcement of criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under Subpart 2 of Part H, Title IV, of the HEA.

• The recognition of specific accrediting agencies or associations or a specific State approval agency.

• The preparation and publication of the list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations.

• The eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education under Title IV, of the HEA.

• The development of standards and criteria for specific categories of vocational training institutions and institutions of higher education for which there are no recognized accrediting agencies, associations, or state agencies in order to establish the interim eligibility of those institutions to participate in Federally funded programs.

• The relationship between (1) accreditation of institutions of higher education and the certification and eligibility of such institutions, and (2) state licensing responsibilities with respect to such institutions.

• Any other advisory functions relating to accreditation and institutional eligibility that the Secretary may prescribe.

Information on the Secretary's criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies is available at: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Members of the NACIQI serve three-year terms. A member may be appointed, at the Secretary's discretion, to serve more than one term.

The Secretary is required by statute to solicit nominations each year for candidates to fill the terms that are expiring that year.

The current members of the NACIQI are:

• Dr. Carol D'Amico, (NACIQI Chair)

• Dr. Geri H. Malandra, (NACIQI Vice Chair),
  Vice Chancellor for Strategic Management
  The University of Texas System

• Dr. Karen A. Bowyer, President, Dyersburg State Community College, Tennessee

• Mr. Patrick Callen, President, National Center for Public Policy/Higher Education, San Jose, California

• Dr. Lawrence J. DeNardis, President Emeritus, University of New Haven, Connecticut

• Mr. William P. Glasgow, CEO, American Way Education, Austin, Texas

• Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chancellor, Keiser University, Florida

• Ms. Anne Neal, President, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Washington, DC

• Ms. Andrea Fischer-Newman
  Chair, Board of Regents, University of Michigan
  Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Northwest Airlines

• Dr. George A. Pruitt, President, Thomas Edison State College, New Jersey

• Ms. Crystal Rimoczy, Student Member, Boston College, Massachusetts

• Dr. Craig D. Swenson, President, Argosy University, Illinois

• Dr. H. James Towey, President, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania

• Honorable Pamela P. Willeford
  Former Chair, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  Former Ambassador, Switzerland

• Dr. George Wright, President, Prairie View A & M University, Texas

For additional information on the nomination process, please contact the NACIQI's Executive Director at (202) 219-7009.

The NACIQI meets twice a year in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, usually in June and again in December. The meetings are open to the public.

2007 MEETINGS

Spring Meeting - May 30 - May 31, 2007 - The Madison Hotel at 1177 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, Tel (202) 862-1600

• Call for Comments | PDF
• Meeting Notice | PDF

Fall Meeting - December 18-19, 2007 - The Madison Hotel at 1177 15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC, Tel (202) 862-1600

• Call for Comments | PDF
• Call for Comments | PDF
• Meeting Notice | PDF

2008 MEETINGS

Spring Meeting - June 9, 2008 - The Liaison Capitol Hill at 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. Tel (202) 638-1616

Call for Comments | PDF

Meeting Notice | PDF

Meeting Notice | PDF

For more information on these meetings as well as meetings held in past years, please contact the NACIQI's Executive Director at (202) 219-7009.