Akamai University Faculty Elects New Academic Council The Academic Council at Akamai Unversity was founded by the initiative and leadership of Dr. LaWanna Lease Blount, Dr. Anthony Maranto, and Dr. Douglass Capogrossi in 2003. Over the years, as the Council elected new Chairs, Dr. James Wear and Dr. Deryl Gulliford were both able to contribute greatly in moving the Council toward a more effective quality assurance body within the structure of the University. The Council is composed of seven voting members and the most recent past Chair. Members are elected from faculty in good stanmding from the programs for study at the University. The Council has extensive advisory powers and responsibilities for all academic activities of the university, including curriculum and instruction, research, academic support, and quality control. The Council oversees the quality of conduct of on-going academic programs and advises relative to elimination of existing programs. It investigates and recommends new and revised academic policies and procedures for consideration and approval by the University's Board of Directors. Each year, the Academic Council holds its organizational meeting and elects officers for the coming year. The 2012 elected Council includes Dr. James O. Wear, Dr. Michael J. Cohen, Dr. Mary Jo Bulbrook, Dr. Christopher Johannes, Dr.Deryl Gulliford, Dr Mirjana Radovic-Markovic, and Dr. Elliot Benjamin. Their photographs are shown below in that order. President Capogrossi Presented the Tibetan Khatas A Yellow Scarf of Respect from Akamai Tibetan Graduate Students At the 2012 Asia-Pacific Convocation Awards Dinner in Honor of the tenth Anniversary of Akamai affiliate EDS Business School, four Tibetian graduate students of Akamai University presented the yellow scarf of honor to seven higher education leaders as a symbol of respect for their contributions to betterment of the human condition. Dr. Douglass Capogrossi was quite honored and appreciative upon receiving this high showing of respect. During the past ten years, I have been privileged to receive many honors and awards in Africa and in Asia. I prize this khatas quite highly! --Dr Douglass Capogrossi Greeting from our President Statement of Accreditation Our Programs of Study The Akamai Mission Akamai believes amelioration of major world problems and creation of sustainable lifestyles and global practices to be the hallmarks of responsible individual and corporate world citizenship. As generators of new knowledge and developers of new systems, our sole mission as an institution is the advancement of the human condition and sustainability of the planet. Examine Akamai's Mission in More Detail Akamai Methods of Instruction Akamai University uses a blended model of education program delivery, utilizing tested models of individualized distance education, and cross-border residential seminar support programs. Read more about Akamai Methods of Instruction The Akamai Model of Education Traditional research literature shows overwhelmingly that distance learning can achieve cognitive outcomes equal to those achieved by the more traditional means of educational delivery for adults. In fact, distance learning is understood to have an advantage over more traditional strategies when learning is closely aligned and related to the reality of life and work, such as under conditions where students remain fully engaged with their professional tasks while under the mentorship of qualified academics. Read more about The Akamai Model of Education