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Board Votes to Increase CEU Requirements
Effective January 1, 2014
ASID National recently decided to increase the CEU requirement for its
members from .6 every two years to 1.0. Below is an excerpt from a letter
from ASID National President, Barbara S. Marini, FASID, IDEC:
As we continue to focus on communicating the value of interior
design, the ASID Board of Directors has spent considerable time
discussing ways in which we can effectively accomplish that goal.
We know that to advance the profession, we must also continue to
sharpen skills, and add to our knowledge base on issues that impact
the built environment.
With that focus in mind, at the board meeting in June, the Board
approved raising the required CEUs for all members in the Professional,
Allied and Associate categories. Raising CEUs builds members’
competencies by expanding knowledge and encourages ASID members
to advance their skills relevant to specific practice areas. Our current
CEU requirement is no longer in line with other organizations representing
the built environment, however this initiative emphasizes
the Society's commitment to education. Establishing greater consistency
from a professional standpoint is important considering increased
efforts of collaboration in the profession.
Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the CEU requirement will increase from
0.6 to 1.0 (i.e., 10 hours) for a two-year period. Note that this
does not affect the current reporting period, requiring 0.6 CEUs
by Dec. 31, 2013. The first reporting period with the new 1.0 CEU
requirement will begin Jan. 1, 2014, and end on Dec. 31, 2015.
CEUs can be easily documented on the IDCEC website, which
provides a great way to track all of your courses, including those not
part of the IDCEC database. ASID members may warehouse their
CEUs with IDCEC free of charge.
ASID is also expanding eligible CEUs, making it easier to reach 1.0
through activities including authoring a book or article, specialized
keynote speaking engagements, and for our educator members,
receiving tenure. Approved CEUs such as webinars and chapter
events will continue to be available and more CEUs are being developed
at the intermediate and advanced levels. Advancing the use
of technology to deliver innovative programs and CEUs will enable
us to move forward in this educational effort and ensure that our
members are well prepared for success … today and into the
future!
Event Wrap-up
Past President, Jessica Henn Suh presents
the Presidents Citation to incoming
President, Pat Bailey.
It was the annual
passing of the gavel at
the Illinois Chapter’s
Annual Meeting in
October held at the
historic Glessner House
Museum. Despite the
abysmal weather,
members came out to
welcome the new board
members and honor the
volunteers who have
given their time and
effort to make the
chapter such a success.
Go to the ASID Illinois
Facebook page to see
more pictures from the
Annual Meeting and
other ASID events.
2013 Board: (l to r) Jean Charlton, Emily Case, Paul Ramoie, Mary Grether, Krystl
Loiterman, Janet Davidsen and Pat Bailey.
Members honored at the Annual Meeting:
Peg Abbot
Pat Bailey
Jean Charlton
John Cialone
Carol Cisco
Cosentino
Vicki DeRoeck
Rick Gilman
Mary Grether
Mario Guertin
Sarah Kastenholz
Joan Kaufman
Ashleigh Lessard
Lisa McManus
Spes Mekus
John Rouse, Contract Magazine
Patricia Rozonkiewiecz
Carol Stolt
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