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Immediate Opening: New Life Theological Seminary
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ii04.29.2013
2013 Annual Conference
Call for Presentations

We are excited about the 2013 TRACS Annual Conference to be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt - San Diego, October 30 - November 1.Openings are available in our workshop schedule and we welcome any proposals relating to this year's conference theme:
Encouraging Excellence
To pursue this theme, we want to emphasize efforts that you or your colleagues have made to make your institution better. With that thought in mind, we have put together a list of exciting possibilities for presentations (first-come first-served).

•Encouraging Effective Board Governance
•Communicating & Marketing – Art or Science
•Highly Effective Strategies for Building Relationships
   with Prospective Students
•Student Services – The Student “Connection” Side   
•Getting Involvement from New Stakeholders
•Research Framework for a Thriving Institution
•Maximizing Enrollment with Limited Resources
•Selection, Development, Succession, & Transition
   of a President
•Developing and Enhancing Alumni Relations
•Using Print and Emerging Technologies for
   Recruitment
•The Emerging Role of Multi-Institutional Collaboration
•Enhancing Your Donor Relations
•The Amazing Value of Enrollment Data Analysis

•Governing Board Roundtable
•Documenting Evidence of Compliance
•The Role of Research in Increasing Fundraising
•Sound Principles & Practices for Planned Giving
•Building an Effective Retention System
•Selling Your Institution’s Message
•Fundraising Without Compromise
•Government/Religion – Threats to Christian
   Institutions
•Understanding the Roles of the Board and
   Administration
•Recruiting in an Ethical Manner
•Development of Quality in Institutional
•Excellence in Relations with Supporting Churches
•Faculty – Getting Them to Work Together

In looking at presentations for this year’s Annual Conference, we would like the emphasis to be on how we, as leaders, strive for excellence in ourselves and how we encourage excellence in all areas of our institutions.
Workshops are 55 minutes in length. General and Plenary sessions are one hour. Suggestions for Roundtables are also welcome and are of variable lengths.

If you wish to make a presentation proposal, please click the link to “Call for Presentations


If you have any questions, please contact the TRACS office at:  info@tracs.org or call (434) 525-9539.  Or our Conference Coordinator, Christie Crosswhite at: ccrosswhite@tracs.org                                                                

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego. 
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04.19.2013
Commission Announcements

The following actions were taken at the TRACS Accreditation Commission Meeting April 8-10, 2013:

California Christian College – Granted Reaffirmation II Status

Heritage Bible College – Granted Reaffirmation II Status

Messenger College – Granted Reaffirmation II Status

New Life Theological Seminary – Granted Reaffirmation I Status

Northland International University – Granted Reaffirmation I Status

Oxford Graduate School – Granted Reaffirmation I Status

Ivy Christian College – Granted Candidate Status

Morthland College – Granted Candidate Status

Oikos University – Granted Candidate Status

California Preparatory College – Denied Candidate Status for the following reasons:
1. Organizational structure
2. Accounting methods
3. Failure to establish compliance with IER 7 – Financial Stability

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ii4.19.2013
Commission Announcements

The following actions were taken at the TRACS Accreditation Commission Meeting April 8-10, 2013:

 Gutenberg College – Placed on Probation (Adverse Action)

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ii4.10.2013
Requests for Comments

The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is proposing changes to our Policies and Procedures.

The TRACS Accreditation Commission has approved these reviewed areas for distribution and public comment. We do realize that time is valuable and do not wish to inconvenience anyone in any way. However, because these changes will directly impact our institutions, any input which we receive will be greatly appreciated. We have posted below both the tracked and accepted copies of the proposed changes.

All comments should be sent electronically to the TRACS office (comments@tracs.org) by May 10, 2013.
                                               
Comments received after that date will be considered if they can be incorporated into the final review process at the time received.

PropsedPolProcedWtracking.pdf

POLICIESPROCEDchangesAccepted.pdf

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