Volume 89 - Spring/Summer 2005	Download

President's Report by David D. Gale, PhD President, NAACLS Board of Directors

In the 16th century volume The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spencer remarked on the "ever-whirling wheel of change" and it has certainly been whirling ever since. Just in the last two to three decades some of the most significant and far reaching changes have taken place in education. Recently, the internationalization of accreditation has been fostered by a globalized economy and increased interest in ways to improve program quality across geographic boundaries.

Last year the NAACLS CEO, Dr. Olive Kimball, was invited to attend the first Hemispheric Conference on professional accreditation and certification. Gateways to Quality and Mobility in the Americas was held in Mexico City and attracted accreditors and certification agencies from the US, Canada and Central and South America.

This year NAACLS was invited to give a presentation at the Second Hemispheric conference held in Santiago, Chile in May. Dr. Kimball was not able to attend and so I had the pleasure of talking about NAACLS in a session titled, "Globalizing Visions of the Professions," along with speakers from South America and the US.

There appears to be more interest in US accreditation within Central and South America than there is real understanding, I believe. Since there is strict governmental recognition, in some cases they are seeking alternate routes to quality but the directions in which they will go is not clear. Never the less I was able to explain in general the NAACLS process and probable future trends while emphasizing that our model does not necessarily meet universal needs for quality assurance. It was exciting to know that NAACLS was an active partner in this meeting.

More dramatic changes were evident the following month when I was invited to participate in a panel at another exciting conference, "Competing in Higher Education" sponsored by Eduventures, a firm devoted to innovation in higher education markets. The panel discussed "Health Sciences Education Trends & Opportunities."

Conference speakers emphasized a wide range of strategies for increasing student enrollment in higher education. Attending were high ranking administrators from educational institutions and administrators from software and hardware companies, publishers and investors. Speakers talked about market trends and forecasts, distance learning practices, and accreditation issues. It was eye opening!

The world in which NAACLS carries out its processes has changed significantly since 1973 and conferences such as these point out the future challenges and opportunities ahead for this organization. We must stay tuned, be involved, contribute and influence or our reason for being will be challenged. The "ever-whirling wheel of change" continues at warp speed, and NAACLS must move forward.

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