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APAP
Board Appraises October Education Forum Site
during
Janaury Retreat
By Eileen Evans
The APAP Board of Directors and staff met in a two-day
retreat during the first week of the year from January 2-5 in Phoenix,
Arizona, to conduct official business and consider a variety of issues
facing the Association. Despite a full agenda, board members had an
opportunity to sample accommodations and hospitality at the Sheraton
Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa, the site for APAP’s 2003 October
Education Forum.
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Between sessions, board
members pose at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in
Phoenix, Arizona: from left, Secretary/Treasurer Patrick Knott,
Immediate Past President David Asprey, Director at Large Rosann
Ippolito, President Jim Cawley, President Elect Paul Lombardo,
and Director at Large Walter Eisenhauer. |
Board members opened the retreat with a discussion of
the Association’s mission. There was consensus that the mission
statement should be updated to reflect APAP’s current role. President
Elect Paul Lombardo will be addressing this issue as his term as president
approaches. Closely related to the mission are the Association’s
strategic directions. While there was agreement that its five goals
remain relevant and appropriate, several of the specific actions that
address these have been accomplished and will need to be changed,
based on their status. APAP staff will make recommendations for revised
objectives and actions items for consideration during the board’s
February conference call.
Board members also addressed the all-important business
plan adopted in October 2001. After one year of performance, service
and marketing strategies will need to be refined and resources reallocated
if the financial goals outlined in the plan to are to be met on schedule.
This topic will be included in the Finance Committee’s March
meeting agenda.
The board reviewed the timeline and renewal process
for the AAPA management and CASPA contracts. Negotiations for renewing
both will begin this spring.
Rounding out the agenda were committee updates and appointments,
international PA program membership in APAP, and program rankings
published by national newsmagazines.
Committee Updates and Appointments
APAP committee and institute chairs and board liaisons
were appointed.
| Committees, Institutes |
Chairs |
Board Liaisons |
| CASPA Advisory Committee |
Ted Ruback |
David Asprey |
| Committee on Ethnic and Cultural Diversity |
Karen Mulitalo |
Rosann Ippolito |
| Consortia |
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Rosann Ippolito |
| Development Committee |
Dawn Morton-Rias |
Patrick Knott |
| Education |
Rena Mitchell |
Walter Eisenhauer |
| Federal Affairs Council |
David Asprey
(Past President) |
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| Finance Committee |
Patrick Knott |
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International Ad Hoc
Committee |
Kathy Pedersen |
Walter Eisenhauer |
| National Recruitment Strategies Taskforce |
Grace Landel |
Paul Lombardo |
Nomination and Awards
Committee |
David Asprey
(Past President) |
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| Test Writing Committees |
GRADRAT:
Claire O’Connell PACKRAT:
Jim Van Rhee |
Patrick Knott
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Faculty Development
Institute |
Bert Simon |
Paul Lombardo |
| Research Institute |
Co-chairs:
Gene Jones
Richard Dehn |
Jim Cawley |
CASPA
As of early January, the number of applicants for CASPA participating
schools was up 9 percent over last year. Only a few programs have
deadlines in February and March. While an increase in total number
of applications is expected to hold through the end of the
cycle, final data will be reported during the Semiannual Meeting in
May.
The new CASPA cycle begins in April 2003 for classes
entering PA programs in 2004. Additional
programs have signed on to CASPA, and others have indicated their
interest in joining. During its retreat, the APAP board approved new
features to be added to the service. Detailed information and timelines
for all programs participating in CASPA will be forthcoming from the
CASPA Advisory Committee in February.
Committee on Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (CECD)
Award
The board voted its approval for the establishment
of a new award, the “APAP Excellence through Diversity Award,”
proposed by the CECD to acknowledge member programs that strive to
improve diversity in the profession. Guidelines will be outlined in
upcoming issues of the APAP Update, and prizes for APAP’s
first diversity award — $500 and a plaque — will be presented
to the winning program at the Education Forum in October 2003.
International PA Program Membership in APAP
The board evaluated the issue of granting membership
to international programs, thereby expanding APAP’s membership
categories. Acknowledging that groups will seek out APAP membership
for legitimacy and recognition and following much deliberation, the
board agreed to continue discussing this at upcoming conference calls
and meetings.
Program Rankings
The board addressed the subject of program rankings
published in national newsmagazines — a frequent concern for
prospective applicants deciding among PA programs. APAP staff are
preparing a set of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers to be posted
for applicants browsing the APAP Web site. These Q&As will provide
additional, objective information beyond that included in the PA
Programs Directory and direct students to programs’ Web sites
as the best source of comprehensive information.
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