Report of the NASD Commission on Accreditation

Septmeber 2024

NEW MEMBER

Subsequent to action by the Commission on Accreditation in September 2024, NASD is pleased to welcome the following new member institutions:

Austin Community College

Catherine Solaas
Chair, Department of Dance

6101 Highland Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78752

Howard Community College

William Gillett
Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044

Formal Commission Report. The official report of actions taken by the NASD Commission on Accreditation at its meetings of September 2024 is appended.

National Association of Schools of Dance

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION

September 2024

Janet Lilly, Chair

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following institutions were granted Associate Membership:

Austin Community College
Howard Community College

Progress Reports were accepted from two (2) institutions recently granted Associate Membership.

Action was deferred on five (5) institutions applying for Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following member institutions were granted Membership:

Radford University
University of South Carolina

Progress Reports were accepted from three (3) member institutions recently granted Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following institutions were granted renewal of Membership:

California State University, Long Beach
Kent State University
University of Akron
University of Missouri – Kansas City

Action was deferred on twelve (12) institutions applying for renewal of Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from seven (7) institutions recently granted renewal of Membership.

Nine (9) programs were granted Plan Approval.

Action was deferred on four (4) applications for Plan Approval.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Plan Approval.

One (1) application was approved for Substantive Change

Action was deferred on one (1) application for Substantive Change.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently approved for Substantive Change.

Two (2) programs were granted Final Approval for Listing.

Action was deferred on three (3) applications for Final Approval for Listing.

Two (2) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-2025 Accreditation Audit.

Two (2) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2024-2025 Affirmation Statement.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2023-2024 Accreditation Audit.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2023-2024 Affirmation Statement.

Two (2) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2022-2023 HEADS Data Survey.

One (1) institution was granted a second-year postponement for re-evaluation.

Eight (8) institutions were notified regarding receipt of the 2022-2023 Supplemental Annual Report.

Two (2) institutions (Point Park University; Southeast Missouri State University) withdrew from Membership during the 2023-2024 academic year.