National Association of Schools & Colleges of The UMC

 

In the United States, there are 120 institutions listed by the University Senate as United Methodist-related schools, colleges, universities, medical college, and theological schools. All of these are invited to become members of the National Association of Schools and Colleges of The United Methodist Church (NASCUMC) by paying dues and participating in the organization. Institutions are represented in NASCUMC by their chief executive officers. The organization meets semiannually for professional development; study of institutional issues; and analysis of proposed legislation and guidelines that affect student aid, federal programs, institutional governance, and reporting requirements. NASCUMC cooperates with and engages in liaison relationships with other agencies of the Church and with professional societies and organizations.

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The Annual Meeting usually occurs the last week in July. The program theme and schedule are set each year by the CEOs comprising the Program Planning Team.

The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held July 22-25 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. The program will explore the theme of "New Challenges, New Approaches, Firm Values." Speakers include Gene Tobin from the Mellon Foundation, Joey King from the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education, Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe of Bennett College, Author James A. Autry and others.

Mission Statement

NASCUMC is a voluntary association of schools, colleges, and universities committed to the historic and distinctive values of United Methodist-related education. It exists:

• To advance the work of education and scholarship in member institutions,
• To work cooperatively with conferences, boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church to address issues of mutual concern to the Church and the Academy,
• To work in partnership with the Church to educate students for leadership and service to the global community,
• To foster and encourage the common good of member institutions, and
• To strengthen the collegiality and camaraderie among member presidents, deans and heads of school.

NASCUMC Officers

July 2011 – July 2012

President: Pamela J. Balch
President, West Virginia Wesleyan College

First Vice President: Jay K. Simmons
President, Iowa Wesleyan College

Second Vice President: Myron F. McCoy
President, Saint Paul School of Theology

Secretary/Treasurer: Gerald D. Lord
Associate General Secretary, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry

Immediate Past President: Trudie Kibbe Reed
President, Bethune-Cookman University

NASCUMC Committee Chairs

Church Relations
John H. Russell
President, McMurry University

International Education
Ted Brown
President, Martin Methodist College

Precollegiate Schools
Socorro Brito de Anda
President, Lydia Patterson Institute

Program Planning
Jake Schrum
President, Southwestern University

David G. Trickett
President, Iliff School of Theology

Public Policy
Larry L. Earvin
President, Huston-Tillotson University

EIIA Representative
John H. Russell
President, McMurry University

Class of 2012

George C. Bradley, Paine College
Cathy Cox, Young Harris College
Rock Jones, Ohio Wesleyan University
Miles McCall, Lon Morris College
Frederik Ohles, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Haywood L. Strickland, Wiley College

Class of 2013

Richard W. Durst, Baldwin-Wallace College
Larry L. Earvin, Huston-Tillotson University
Paul J. Fonteyn, Green Mountain College
Richard F. Giese, University of Mount Union
Colleen Perry Keith, Spartanburg Methodist College
Mary Elizabeth Moore, Boston University School of Theology

Class of 2014

Jennifer L. Braaten, Ferrum College
Lawrence D. Czarda, Greensboro College
William T. Luckey, Jr., Lindsey Wilson College
Robert W. Pearigen, Millsaps College
Henry N. Tisdale, Claflin University
Caroline B. Whitson, Columbia College

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