Message from Anna Modzelewska, 2024 Commission Chair

Greetings on behalf of the Commission. I’m happy to provide these updates following our August meeting.

CEA’s August Commission meeting was held in person in Alexandria, VA near the CEA offices. The Commission accomplished its planned work, including an accreditation decision- making session, two professional development sessions for the Commission as well as committee meetings and the range of reports and updates that are delivered in every meeting. We also celebrated CEA’s 25^th Anniversary with former commissioners and CEA staff. Please see below for updates from CEA and a link to the August meeting accreditation decisions.

Anna Modzelewska
2024 Commission Chair

Recent accreditation decisions
The Commission met August 2-4, 2024, to make accreditation decisions and conduct other CEA business. Accreditation decisions are announced on the CEA website under “Recent Decisions” within 30 days of each meeting. In addition, below I’ve provided information about other Commission actions and matters. Please contact Heidi Vellenga, CEA’s Executive Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions you may have about the Commission actions, announcements and activities described below.

Call for Testimonials – deadline extended
The Research and Expansion Committee has extended the deadline for the Call for Testimonials until August 30, 2024. See the attached graphic and the Request for Testimonials / Input for more information on providing your opinion on how the self-study process has benefitted your program or language institution, your faculty, staff, and administrators, or specific aspects of your academics or operations. Your input will become part of a research study conducted to commemorate CEA's 25th year of accreditation operations.

Nominating Committee and Ballot
An independent Nominating Committee reviews commissioner applications, conducts interviews, and selects candidates for Commission service. CEA conducts an election for new commissioners between September 15 and November 1 each year. Per CEA’s Policies and Procedures, members of the CEA Constituent Council as represented by their primary contacts are responsible for voting to elect the new commissioners. Constituent Council representatives will receive information about the slate of candidates and instructions for voting prior to September 15, 2024. 

Fee Schedule
Each year in August, the Finance Committee reviews the CEA Fee Schedule to approve all fees for the following year. There are no increases to sustaining fees. The new fee schedule is effective January 1, 2025.

Workshops
CEA regularly delivers accreditation workshops and reviewer training workshops in-person and online.  CEA also regularly invites new program directors and primary contacts from newly-accredited sites to participate in an informational webinar related to ongoing requirements. CEA will hold a virtual accreditation workshop and a virtual reviewer training workshop in October. CEA workshops are not open to the public, and attendance requires staff approval. Additional information and workshop dates are on the CEA website: https://cea-accredit.org/accreditation/workshops and https://cea-accredit.org/reviewers/become-a-reviewer

Please contact staff at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions about this News from CEA, or to update contact information for your program or institution.