Meeting of the Board of Regents | December 2010

To:                                           The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

From:                                      Joseph P. Frey

Subject:                                  Conferral of Degrees:  Taylor Business Institute and New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture       

Date:                                       December 6, 2010

Authorizations:                      

SUMMARY

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

Should the Board of Regents confer degrees upon students successfully completing programs at Taylor Business Institute and New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture?

Reason for Consideration

Required by State statute and State regulation.

           
Proposed Handling

The question will come before the full Board at its December 2010 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken.

Background Information

On September 26, 2006, the State Education Department ordered the termination of all degree-granting programs at Taylor Business Institute at the end of the fall 2006 semester.  To hold students harmless, the Regents will continue to be asked to confer degrees for those students who completed programs at Taylor before the institution was closed.

New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture is a provisionally chartered institution and until such time as its charter is made absolute, Section 224 of the Education Law requires that the Regents award degrees on its behalf. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Regents confer upon the individuals listed, who have completed the requirements for their registered degree programs at Taylor Business Institute and New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, the respective degrees as listed.

Information in Support of Recommendation

Taylor Business Institute

Taylor Business Institute was authorized by the Board of Regents on March 24, 1972 to grant the Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree.  The Institute was purchased from ITT Educational Services, Inc. by Phillips Colleges, Inc. on April 13, 1988.  On January 31, 1997, TBIO, Inc. purchased Taylor Business Institute from Phillips Colleges, Inc. On April 4, 2002, the institute was purchased by the Benhem Company, Inc. (a New York corporation).  All academic awards are to be conferred on graduates by the Regents.  On September 26, 2006, the State Education Department ordered the termination of all degree-granting programs at the Institute at the end of the fall 2006 semester.  To hold students harmless, the Regents will continue to be asked to confer degrees for those students who completed programs at Taylor before the institution was closed.

            Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.)

1. Monroe, Luella 
2. Sewell, Marvin

New York
Studio School
of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture

            New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture was granted a provisional charter by the Board of Regents on May 20, 2008, authorizing the School to confer the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Until the Regents grant New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture an absolute charter, all academic awards are to be conferred on graduates by the Regents.                    
                                               

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

1. Agassi, Ophir
2. Allan, Alana
3. Becker, Anne
4. Cheung, Jessica Wai-Kwan
5. Gladkova, Lydia
6. Kim, Sun-Keun
7. Kolbasina, Elena
8. Marantos, Georgia
9. Sims, Brittany
10. Smith, Derek
11. Taylor, Andrew
12. Welborn, Monica