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About Gallaudetare usually granted and conferred in Colleges.” PresidentAbraham Lincoln signed the bill and became the first patronof the National Deaf Mute College. Edward Miner Gallaudetbecame president of both the Institution and the College. In1865 blind students attending the Columbia Institution weretransferred to the Maryland School for the Blind, and thewords “and the Blind” were dropped from the Institution’stitle.The first class to take the entire college course graduatedin 1869. The diplomas of three graduates were signed byPresident Ulysses S. Grant. Since that time, all Gallaudetdiplomas have been signed by the President of the UnitedStates. Women were first admitted to the college in 1887. In1891 a graduate department was started to prepare hearinggraduates of other colleges to become teachers of deafchildren. At the request of the alumni, in 1894 the Board ofDirectors renamed the college Gallaudet College in honorof Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. The corporation (includingKendall School) continued to be known as the ColumbiaInstitution until 1954, when Public Law 420 of the 83rd Congresschanged the name of the entire institution to GallaudetCollege. Public Law 420 also stated Congress’ intent to continueadequate financial support of Gallaudet and affirmedthe importance of higher education for deaf people. In 1957Gallaudet was granted accreditation by the Middle States Associationof Colleges and Schools, and has been re-accreditedevery ten years since then. Over the years, the campus andits facilities have grown to meet the needs of its students, andits programs have evolved to serve deaf and hard of hearingindividuals nationally and internationally.In 1969, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf was establishedon Kendall Green to develop and evaluate innovativecurriculum and instructional strategies for deaf and hardof hearing high school students. In 1970, Congress passedthe Kendall Demonstration Elementary School Act (P.L. 91-587), which transformed the historic Kendall School into ademonstration elementary school with programs for studentsfrom birth through eighth grade expanding its role to includeresearch and dissemination. The Laurent Clerc National DeafEducation Center (“Clerc Center”), formerly called Pre-College National Mission Programs, encompasses KDES,MSSD, and other units devoted to the research, development,and dissemination functions mandated. For more informationabout the Clerc Center, visit their website: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/.Congress acted during the 1985-86 academic year torecognize the growth and development that has been an integralpart of Gallaudet’s history. On August 4, 1986, PresidentRonald Reagan signed into law the Education of the Deaf Actof 1986, which bestowed university status upon Gallaudet.On March 6, 1988, Gallaudet students began a demonstration,now known as the Deaf President Now movement, toprotest the hiring of a hearing president of the University.What began as a student protest grew into a civil rightsmovement for deaf people. Within less than a week, the hearingpresident, Dr.. Elisabeth Ann Zinser, resigned her post,and Dr.. I. King Jordan was selected by the Board of Trusteesas the University’s first deaf president. Philip Bravin becamethe first deaf chair of the Board of Trustees, and in February1991, Gallaudet’s Board of Trustees reached the goal set duringthe Deaf President Now movement of having a majorityof deaf members.President Jordan continues to be an important spokesmanin the struggle to gain equal rights for people who are deafor have other disabilities, which culminated in the July 1990signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Thishistoric legislation bans discrimination against people withdisabilities in employment, public transportation, generalservices, accommodations, and telephone services.AccreditationGallaudet University is fully accredited by the Commissionon Higher Education of the Middle States Associationof Colleges and Schools, and many of its programs alsohave full accreditation from professional accrediting bodies,including the: National Association of School Psychologists(NASP); National Council for Accreditation ofTeacher Education (NCATE); Council on Accreditation ofCounseling and Related Programs (CACREP); AmericanSpeech-Language Association (ASHA); Association of CollegiateBusiness Schools and Programs (ACBSP); NationalAssociation of State Directors of Teacher Education andCertification (NASDTEC); Council on Education of the Deaf(CED); American Psychological Association (APA); Councilon Social Work Education (CSWE); and Conference ofEducational Administrators of School Programs for the Deaf(CEASED).Gallaudet’s MissionGallaudet’s programs and the activities of its faculty andstaff are guided by its formal statements of mission, vision,sign communication, diversity and its Credo.The Mission StatementThe mission of Gallaudet University is to serve as acomprehensive, multi-purpose institution of higher educationfor deaf and hard of hearing citizens of the United States andof the world. In addition to its undergraduate and graduateacademic programs, the University also offers national demonstrationelementary and secondary education programs.The University extends its activities to a worldwide audiencethrough a network of regional centers, international agreements,and public service and advocacy efforts.Gallaudet University is the only liberal arts university inthe world designed exclusively for deaf and hard of hearingstudents. Communication among faculty, staff, and students,whether in or out of the classroom, is through the use of bothsign language and written and spoken English. As a result,students are able to participate fully in all aspects of campuslife and thereby acquire the comprehensive education andexperience that is the goal of a liberal arts education.Gallaudet University is committed to providing instructionin the arts and sciences that is vital to the development of theintellect; to conducting research aimed at enhancing the livesof deaf and hard of hearing individuals; and to serving deafand hard of hearing people, their families, friends, and theprofessionals who work with them.The Vision StatementThe vibrant Gallaudet University of today is a tribute toour enduring heritage as an academic institution and culturalcenter. We are proud of our contributions to the success ofgenerations of deaf and hard of hearing leaders who haveserved our nation and international community well. Today,as powerful new forces generate encompassing change in societyagainst a backdrop of an increasingly diverse Americaand an increasingly interconnected world, we must redefinewhat is the best education for deaf and hard of hearing students.We must chart bold new directions to guide our actionsas we move toward the 21st century and beyond.Gallaudet students will experience those intellectual andpractical challenges that lead to productive work, communityservice, and personal satisfaction.The heart and soul of Gallaudet has been and must continueto be quality undergraduate education. We will challengeour students to work up to their abilities and challengeour faculty to teach innovatively as they demand exemplary2
About Gallaudetacademic work. At the same time, we will continue to maintainexcellence in our pre-college, graduate, and continuingeducation programs and encourage and support theoreticaland applied research.Learning at Gallaudet will occur not only in the classroombut also through many other academic and extracurricularactivities.Our definition of learning is inclusive. We will strive tobe a community where everyone at every level teaches andlearns, leads and supports. We will view all aspects of thedaily interactions in our community together with organizedactivities as critical components of a liberal arts education.Gallaudet will value and nurture the wealth of cultural,linguistic, and ethnic diversity that enriches our community.Cherishing the different experiences each of us brings,we will use them to enhance learning. Valuing freedom ofexpression, we will view our entire community as a forumfor the exchange of ideas and scholarly debate. Striving tobe a model multicultural community, we will ensure that atGallaudet deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people are ableto communicate directly without barriers. Respect for all willbe a hallmark of everything we do.Sign CommunicationSince its inception as an institution of higher learning,Gallaudet University has endorsed direct visual communicationamong deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing members ofthe community. Clear, understandable signing is the responsibilityof each of us. Because of the increasing social, cultural,and linguistic diversity of our students, we have reexaminedand described what effective sign communication means atGallaudet.American Sign Language and EnglishGallaudet University is a bilingual community in whichboth American Sign Language and English thrive. Werecognize that in our campus community ASL and Englishcoexist in complex ways; accordingly, this statement reflectsthe attitudes, philosophies, and realities of sign diversity oncampus.Sign CommunicationThe University is committed to creating a visual communicationenvironment which best supports scholarship andthe basic tenets of humanistic education. Three principleswill be our guide as we work together to ensure that clear visualcommunication is the norm in every University unit anddepartment.Principle 1: At Gallaudet, effective sign communicationsupports education.Each of us has the right and responsibility to understandand be understood. Clear and well-paced visual communicationis a requirement for this learning community. BecauseGallaudet is an institution of higher education whose primarymission is to educate deaf and hard of hearing individuals,understanding of the content we wish to convey, more thanthe mode of communication, must guide our actions.Principle 2: Sign communication at Gallaudet will beinclusive, respectful, and flexible.Our community will incorporate and respect ASL andrecognize that students, faculty members, and staff membersmay each have different visual communication needs. Wewill respect the sign language style of every individual anduse whatever is necessary to communicate in a given situation.We will know and practice deaf/hearing communicationetiquette so that public discourse, both formal and informal,is fully accessible.Principle 3: Direct sign communication is central to theGallaudet vision.Since effective visual communication in this bilingualcommunity is fundamental to the successful achievement ofour academic mission, Gallaudet will develop the trainingand assessment programs necessary to ensure that all of ushave the opportunity to become fluent signers. We will eachbe assertive and sincere in our efforts to attain sign languageproficiency so that we can all communicate directly witheach other.Diversity Statement & GuidelinesGallaudet University is a unique institution. Chartered bythe United States Congress in 1864 with the mission of offeringhigher education to deaf and hard of hearing individuals,it has since become a global leader of a distinctive community.Gallaudet’s charge is even more important now. Justas the population of the nation has changed and continuesto change, so too the population of deaf and hard of hearingindividuals has changed and continues to change. Deafnessis diverse and dynamic. Deaf and hard of hearing personsinclude people of all experiences and backgrounds.Given its mission, Gallaudet University has a responsibilityto an increasingly diverse deaf and hard of hearingpopulation. Although every university must address diversityto survive, Gallaudet University must be prepared to domore. Deaf and hard of hearing individuals were long deniedequal opportunity, solely because they were deaf or hard ofhearing. Such injustice was often compounded by furtherdiscrimination on the basis of race, gender, and other aspectsof personal identity.Building upon more than a century of traditions, GallaudetUniversity will take an active role in providing genuineequal opportunity to all deaf and hard of hearing persons.Gallaudet not only acknowledges the problems of the pastand responds to the practical circumstances of the present,but also understands that our shared future is guided by basicprinciples of fairness, mutual respect, and commitment toeach other. The University will continue to strive to make itsideals concrete. Gallaudet will reach out, in the United Statesand around the world, to deaf and hard of hearing personseverywhere. Deafness knows no borders.Gallaudet University as an institution embraces diversity.Deaf and hard of hearing individuals are best servedby reaching deeply and widely into their experiences. Justas they seek to be heard, so must we listen to those withdifferent views and beliefs. A university especially has anobligation to be a place where all views can be shared freelyand any belief can be discussed respectfully, allowing theexchange of ideas to flourish. Accordingly, Gallaudet willintegrate diversity into every aspect of its operations. Thisstatement on diversity is only part of an ongoing process inwhich all members of the university participate. Gallaudet’sexcellence and survival depends on respecting, honoring andusing the wealth of its diversity. The guidelines below aredesigned to frame university-wide efforts on diversity.GuidelinesThe Gallaudet University Board of Trustees recognizesthat the pursuit of excellence is intertwined with a commitmentto diversity at all levels. To advance toward excellencewith diversity, we instruct the administration to implementthese guidelines which address three broad areas of action:1) student diversity and learning; 2) faculty diversity andteaching, research and service and 3) a strong, safe and just3
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