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NANR: Gallaudat University (CL')"
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CORPORATION PROFILE
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mRPoSB : GU, a national institution, providaa education and
training to deaf persona by its operation/maintenance of:
--undergraduate liberal arts and sciences programs for deaf
students :
--graduate programs for praparing taachara and othar
instructors of the deaf:
--Kendall Demonstration Elamentary School for the Deaf
(with day):
--preschool for young daaf childran:
--Model secondary School for the Deaf for high school age
studanta (with day and raaidantial facilities);
--reaaarch program Focusing on problama related to
deafness:
--college preparatory program for deaf students: and
--aeven regional extension cantara (California, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico)
offering a variety of programs.
LEGAL mTNoRxTY: Act of Fabruary 16, 1857 (11 Stat. 161) as
amanded by Public Law 83-420, as amended.b
DATR CRXATIID: February 16, 1857
LNGISLATRD %RDINATION DATh: None apacified in enabling
legislation.
LEGAL STAmS: Private nonprofit educational institution, a body
corporate.
AGRNCY STATUS: None apacified in enabling legislation.
BOARD01 DIRl!lCICRS: There arm 21 board mambera: none are
Presidential appointees. GU'a board consists of:
--on0 U.S. senator appointed by President of the Senate
(Z-year term) ,
--two representatives appointed by the Speaker of the Kouse
(Z-year tom), and
--16 non-public members elected by the Board (3-year term)
The chairman is l lmcted by the othar Board members.
MSORY BOARD m: None specified in enabling legislation.
PARQ(TAcDNCY: None
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