The University Council for Workforce and Human Resources Education

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The University Council for Workforce and Human
Resources Education

• Thirty Years of
• Leadership
• By Reynaldo L. Martinez Jr.
• Valdosta State University

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The Catalyst

• 1967 The Educational Professions Development
  Act (PL 90-35)
• Federal support for teacher training in shortage
  areas and a fellowship program to support
  programs in vocational teacher education
• Various institutions granting doctorates were
  awarded EDPA projects had Project Directors
  who met regularly in Washington D. C.

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The Catalyst

• July 9, 1975 - Dr. William F. Pierce, Deputy
  Commissioner for the Bureau of Occupational and
  Adult Education in the U.S. Office of Education,
  addressed the EDPA Project Directors and
  encouraged greater involvement and leadership in
  vocational education by higher education
  institutions
• August 4-5, 1975 - Dr. Gordon Swanson organized
  and conducted a committee meeting of EDPA Project
  Directors to deliberate the charge which Bill
  Pierce gave us on July 9

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First Steps

• At the September 24-25, 1975 meeting of the EDPA
  Project Directors in Washington D.C., Dr. Lloyd
  Phipps presented a committee report in response
  to Dr. Pierces remarks. These remarks concluded
  that, There is a very loosely organized
  framework for higher educations involvement in
  vocational education Vocational educations
  emphasis in higher education receives little
  consideration in accreditation processes
  Vocational education in higher education operates
  on a narrow base .

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First Steps

• One recommendation was to establish some kind of
  collective spokesmanship for higher education
  institutions involved in vocational education
  create a (voluntary) Council on Vocational
  Education Development.
• After discussion, Dr. Phipps and his committee
  were mandated to report, at the next meeting
  scheduled for December 6, 1975, a more formalized
  set of considerations for establishing a
  voluntary council.

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First Steps

• On February 13, 1976, the EDPA Steering Committee
  for the University Council on Vocational
  Education Development met at the Center for
  Vocational and Technical Education, at the Ohio
  State University, with the intent of creating the
  Mission, Purpose, and Structure of the Council.
• Those in attendance were
• Ralph Bergman, Assistant Director of the EDPA
  Program
• A. J. Miller, Ohio State University
• George OKelly, University of Georgia
• John Skink and Gordon Swanson, University of
  Minnesota
• Lloyd Phipps, University of Illinois, and
• Richard Whinfield, University of Connecticut.

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First Steps

• Dr. Phipps was chosen as Chair Pro Tem
• The additional six EPDA Institutions were invited
  to become Charter Members of the Council
• Rutgers University
• Oregon State University
• Colorado State University
• Oklahoma State University
• University of California at Los Angeles
• North Carolina State University

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First Steps

• On April 23, 1976, the second meeting of the
  Steering Committee was held in Washington D.C.
  Representatives from EPDA Institutions shared
  their progress and encouraged membership. Plans
  for a meeting in Denver were made to Incorporate
  the Council, Adopt By-Laws, Elect a Board of
  Trustees and Officers, Plan the First
  Publication, Publicize the Council, and Plan the
  next steps.

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Were Here!

• On July 22-23, 1976, the University Council for
  Vocational Education was created at the Hotel
  Marina in Denver, Colorado. In attendance were
  
• B. Harold Tex Anderson, Colorado State
  University
• Carl Dolce, North Carolina State University
• Aaron J. Miller, Ohio State University
• Lloyd Briggs, Oklahoma State University
• Wayne Courtney and Joel Galloway, Oregon State
  University
• Carl Schaefer, Rutgers University
• Mel Barlow, UCLA
• Richard Whinfield, University of Connecticut
• George OKelley, University of Georgia
• Lloyd Phipps, University of Illinois
• Jerome Moss, University of Minnesota

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First Leadership

• Dr. Lloyd Phipps was elected President
• Dr. Jerome Moss was elected Vice President
• Dr. Richard Whinfield was elected
  Secretary-Treasurer
• Drs. OKelley, Moss, Shaffer and Courtney were
  elected Trustees
• The first Annual Representative Assembly was
  July, 1977. The next meeting, of the Council,
  was held October, 1976, at the National
  Bicentennial Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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First Actions

• On October 10-11, 1976, the first meeting of the
  University Council for Vocational Education was
  held at the Radisson Hotel Village in
  Minneapolis, Minnesota. The main item was to
  decide on the Councils first position paperThe
  Role of Universities in Vocational Education. A
  policy for the release of information, and
  position statements, were adopted as sections
  Endorsed by the Council and Endorsed by the
  Board of Trustees in behalf of the Council.

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First Actions

• On December 4-6, 1976, the second meeting of the
  UCVE was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in
  Houston, Texas. Main items of business included
  a discussion of the position paper, procedures
  for informing other institutions regarding the
  Council, and adopting procedures for
  institutional application for membership. Dr.
  Carl Schaefer, from Rutgers University, was
  selected to compose the position paper with
  assistance from Dr. Mossfrom the University of
  Minnesota. An on-sight visit was approved as
  part of the institutional membership process.
  Drs. Courtney and Galloway, from Oregon State
  University, agreed to develop a logo, and
  certificates of membership (charter and new) for
  the Council. A position paper, in response to
  the request for Rules and Regulations for the
  Educational Amendments of 1976, was also
  discussed.

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Ten Charter Members

• Colorado State University
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• Oregon State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Rutgers University, the State University of New
  Jersey
• University of California at Los Angeles
• University of Connecticut
• University of Georgia
• University of Illinois at Urbana
• University of Minnesota

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Membership Evolution

• July 1978
• The University of Tennessee
• University of Missouri
• Virginia Polytechnic and State University
• University of Kentucky were inducted as
  institutional members
• UCLAs membership was rescinded due to lack of
  attendance at the previous two annual meetings

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Membership Evolution

• July, 1979
• Auburn University and Southern Illinois
  University were inducted as institutional members
  
• July, 1983
• The University of Maryland, at College Park, was
  inducted as a new institutional member
• July, 1985
• The University of Wyoming was accepted as a new
  institutional member

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Membership Evolution

• 1986 - Tenth Year Membership (N18)
• Auburn University
• Colorado State University
• North Carolina State University
• Ohio State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Oregon State University
• Rutgers University
• Southern Illinois University
• University of Connecticut
• University of Georgia
• University of Illinois
• University of Kentucky
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Minnesota
• University of Missouri Columbia
• University of Tennessee
• University of Wyoming
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
  University

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Membership Evolution

• December, 1987
• The University of Nebraska accepted as a new
  institutional member
• July, 1988
• The University of Idaho, and the University of
  Arkansas, were approved for membership
• July, 1989
• Pennsylvania State University was approved as a
  new institutional member
• July, 1990
• Louisiana State University was approved as a new
  institutional member
• July, 1990
• Memberships of The University of Connecticut and
  Rutgers University were revoked due to
  noncompliance with membership requirements

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Membership Evolution

• July, 1992
• Texas AM University was accepted as a new
  institutional member
• The University of Maryland withdrew membership
  due to reorganization of the vocational education
  unit
• July, 1994
• Membership of Oregon State University was revoked
  due to noncompliance with membership requirements
• December, 1995
• Membership of the University of Wyoming was
  revoked due to noncompliance with membership
  requirements

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Membership Evolution

• 1996 - Twentieth Year Membership (N19)
• Auburn University
• Colorado State University
• Louisiana State University
• North Carolina State University
• Ohio State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Southern Illinois University
• Texas AM University
• University of Arkansas
• University of Georgia
• University of Idaho
• University of Illinois
• University of Kentucky
• University of Minnesota
• University of Missouri Columbia
• University of Nebraska
• University of Tennessee

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Membership Evolution

• December, 1996
• Texas AM University withdrew from the Council
• July, 1999
• University of North Texas accepted as a new
  institutional member
• July, 2001
• Clemson University accepted as a new
  institutional member
• July, 2002
• University of Louisville accepted as a new
  institutional member

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Membership Evolution

• July, 2002
• Membership of the University of Tennessee was
  revoked due to noncompliance with membership
  requirements
• The University of Nebraska withdrew its
  membership from the Council
• July, 2004
• Western Michigan University, and Valdosta State
  University, were accepted as new Institutional
  Members
• July, 2005
• Texas AM University reaccepted as an
  institutional member of the Council

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Membership Evolution 2006 - Thirtieth
Year Membership (N19)

• Auburn University
• Clemson University
• Colorado State University
• Louisiana State University
• Ohio State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Southern Illinois University
• Texas AM University
• University of Arkansas

• University of Georgia
• University of Idaho
• University of Illinois-Urbana
• University of Louisville
• University of Minnesota
• University of North Texas
• Valdosta State University
• Virginia Polytechnic State University
• Western Michigan University

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The University Council for Workforce and Human
Resources Education

• Thirty Years of
• Leadership

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