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Yes, I am a bit late with providing the update of our activities from the recent 2024 Annual Conference that was held in July at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, CO.  There are some other activities that I needed to focus on as well as complete before this version of The ACCElerator could be created.

So, let me start sharing the news from the recent ACCE activities!

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Our 2024 Construction Education Consortium (CEC) plans are progressing smoothly. The National Association of Women in Construction Education Foundation (NEF) and the American Institute of Constructors (AIC) will also host their national events with the ACCE Midyear Conference and the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Forum. Also, we will offer the Teaching Learning Practitioners (TLP) Workshop during the four days of the CEC.  CLICK HERE to see the detailed schedule for the CEC. Note – be sure to check often on the schedule, as we will make adjustments as new requests are received.

We are finalizing our plans for our 2nd Annual Construction Education Consortium!  Please be sure to read all of the content of this newsletter for important information!

2023 Midyear Conference

Since we are hosting our Midyear Conference in Dallas this year, I know many people are concerned about the weather.  Here is the extended forecast based off of the TimeAndDate website.

The 2022 Midyear Conference will be a historical event for ACCE as we join two of our industry partners, the American Institute of Constructors (AIC) and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) along with their Education Foundation (NEF), for the first-ever Construction Education Consortium (CEC)!  This event will start on February 23, 2022, and the last meetings will occur on February 26, 2022. 

As we begin the Summer of 2021, let’s all remember the individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country on this Memorial Day weekend.  I am incredibly proud and thankful for our freedom that these people helped to ensure we all have as US citizens.

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By now, you should have learned that our ACCE Annual Conference will once again be held using Zoom virtual technology.

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Our 2024 Annual Conference plans are progressing smoothly.  CLICK HERE to see the detailed schedule for the Conference.  It has been updated with names of the facilitators for the Visiting Team Training Sessions.  Here are some important notes about the activities that are planned for the Conference.

Our 2023 Annual Conference in Salt Lake City was on July 19-21.  Although it was a bit warm (over 100 degrees each day!), our conference had 114 registrants participating in our meetings and training sessions.  Below are some highlights of the Conference, along with important decisions that were completed.

First order of activity – our core services.  The Accreditation Committee recommended, and the ACCE Board of Trustees approved nine Programs for accreditation.  Three of the Programs received their Initial Accreditation!  We are now at a total of 99 accredited programs.  Can you guess which Institution will have the 100th ACCE-accredited Program? 

The 2022 Annual Conference was a historical event for ACCE as we approved the accreditation for 16 Construction Management Degree Programs! Four of the Programs were successful in obtaining their Initial Accreditation. The other 12 Programs received the maximum of a six-year reaccreditation, except for the Master's Degree Program at Wentworth Institute of Technology, which received a five-year reaccreditation. Here is the list of all 16 Degree Programs to receive accreditation approval.

Ever since the end of the Annual Conference, ACCE has been busy assembling all of the follow-up letters and correspondence based on the decisions made by the board and the planning of the Visiting Teams for this Fall semester.  In this edition of The ACCElerator, we will provide highlights of the past AnnualConference, plans for the upcoming Midyear Conference in February 2022, and other miscellaneous announcements. 

The primary agenda item of our Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, April 22nd, was to decide if our 2021 Annual Conference would be held Face-to-Face (F2F) or if we would once again have a virtual conference.  The recent Survey Monkey poll results support our decision to go with a virtual conference once again.  There is not an overwhelming amount of support for the F2F format.  The “coin-toss” question in the poll was 54% for a virtual conference with 46% for the F2F Conference.

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Happy belated St. Patrick's Day!  Since green is the dominant color of this day and my favorite color (along with white), I thought it would be a good time to share the decisions and activities of the ACCE Midyear Conference.

2023 Construction Education Consortium

We had a very successful Annual Construction Education Consortium!  Below are some highlights of the event along with important decisions that were completed.

First order of activity – our core services.  The Accreditation Committee recommended, and the ACCE Board of Trustees approved seven Programs for accreditation for seven years.  Here is the list of the Programs...

The 2022 Midyear Conference will be a historical event for ACCE as we join two of our industry partners, the American Institute of Constructors (AIC) and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) along with their Education Foundation (NEF), for the first-ever Construction Education Consortium (CEC)!  This event will start on February 22, 2022, and the last meetings will occur on February 26, 2022.   For individuals that are going to be attending the CEC, click here for more details about the events, travel suggestions, and most importantly, the weather prediction!

The ACCE 2021 Annual Conference starts in just over one week, July 16th.  At this time, we have collected $575 for our ACCE scholarship fund.  As of the release of this newsletter, there are 142 individuals that have registered for the Conference.