Peacock elected to ACE board
ASU Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock has been elected to a three-year term on the American Council on Education’s board of directors.
Appalachian State University Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock has
been elected to a three-year term on the 38-member American Council on Education’s board of
directors. His term will end in March 2014.
Founded in 1918, the American Council on
Education (ACE) is the only higher education organization that represents presidents and chancellors
of all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: community colleges and four-year
institutions, private and public universities, and nonprofit and for-profit
colleges.
ACE represents the interests of more than 1,600 campus executives, as well as
200 leaders of higher education-related associations and organizations. Together, ACE member
institutions serve 80 percent of today’s college students.
In its role as the major
coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, ACE provides leadership on key
higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy, research and program
initiatives. ACE fosters greater collaboration and new partnerships within and outside the higher
education community to help colleges and universities anticipate and address the challenges of the
21st century and contribute to a stronger nation and better world.
To support the
organization’s mission and vision, ACE’s leaders have developed a core list of strategic priorities
to drive operations. These include:
- Advocating on behalf of key higher education
issues
- Increasing the number of adult learners who are college- and career-ready
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Ensuring higher education has diverse, skilled and ample leadership
- Positioning ACE as the
most contemporary resource to guide colleges and universities in achieving their strategic goals in
international relations
- Working to improve ACE’s effectiveness, efficiency, and financial
strength
For more information about ACE, visit
http://www.acenet.edu.
