Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda) s7

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

TO: Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee FROM: Johanna Duncan-Poitier

SUBJECT: Conferral of Degrees: Taylor Business Institute, Long Island Business Institute, Professional Business College and Bethel Seminary of the East

DATE: October 10, 2007

STRATEGIC GOAL: Goal 2

AUTHORIZATION(S): SUMMARY

Issue for Decision (Consent Agenda)

Should the Regents confer degrees upon students completing programs at Taylor Business Institute, Long Island Business Institute, Professional Business College and Bethel Seminary of the East?

Reason for Consideration

Required by State statute and State regulations.

Proposed Handling

The question will come before the Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee at its October 2007 meeting where it will be voted on and action taken. It will then come before the full Board at its October 2007 meeting for final action.

Procedural History

Long Island Business Institute is a proprietary institution. Pursuant to Regents Rule 3.46, their degree-granting authority reverted to the Regents when they changed ownership. Professional Business College and Bethel Seminary of the East are both provisionally chartered institutions and until such time as their charters are made absolute, Section 224 of the Education Law requires that the Regents award degrees on their behalf. Until such time as these institutions demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Education compliance with laws, rules and regulations applicable to degree-granting institutions in New York State, the Regents award degrees on behalf of these institutions.

In the case of Long Island Business Institute, Professional Business College, and Bethel Seminary of the East, the Department is still conducting the necessary academic review. In the case of Taylor Business Institute, on September 26, 2006, the State Education Department ordered the termination of all degree-granting programs at this institution 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.

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, Long Island Business Institute, Professional Business College and Bethel Seminary of the East, the respective degrees listed for each institution. 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 this college 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)

3033. Acosta, Nelia 3034. Banks, Simone 3035. Beam, Cheryl 3036. Diaz, Pablo 3037. Hamilton, Shenell 3038. Hernandez, Linda 3039. Martinez, Jacqueline 3040. McClure, Jason 3041. Mitchell, Shabay 3042. Najda, Agnieszka 3043. Olivari, Sharmilie 3044. Lovario, Daniela 3045. Prinston, Jean Hood 3046. Sanchez, Keith 3047. Vargas, Hector 3048. Vincent, PrinceMicheal 3049. Williams, Candice

Long Island Business Institute

On April 28, 1995, Long Island Business Institute, a proprietary institution, was authorized by the Regents to confer an Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree. The Institute also offers certificate and diploma programs in business and computer-related disciplines. On May 21, 2004, Long Island Business Institute was purchased by LIBI Corporation. Until the Regents have reauthorized Long Island Business Institute, under its new ownership, to award degrees, all academic awards are to be conferred on graduates by the Regents. (Flushing Campus)

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

531. Cai, Wei 532. Diaz, Lina 533. Guan, Ru Nan 534. Hu, Zhenyan 535. Lin, Li 536. Lu, Yan 537. Nie, Ming Xia 538. Pan, Xue Rong 539. Siu, Wai Hung 540. Soong, Hong Shi 541. Xia, Qiu, Jiao 542. Zhang, Ying 543. Lam, Tim 544. Aguilar, Blanca 545. Ortiz, Jaime DeJesus 546. Proano, Jadira Elizabeth 547. Reczko, Marta 548. Rivera, Marcelina 549. Santos, Juan 550. Shi, Lixi 551. Chen, Yu 552. Fan, Fung Chu 553. Li, Yan 554. Sun Woo, Hea Jin 555. Astudillo Rivas, Carmen L. 556. Balcazar, Stella O. 557. Chen, Gang 558. Cruz, Marilu 559. Gross Francisco, Holdys 560. Heo, Do Haeng 561. Lam, Allen 562. Perdomo, Johanny 563. Ruiz Roxana P. 564. Zhang, Xian Wei

(Commack Campus)

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

565. Boccard, Kathryn 566. Bracciodieta, Kristen 567. Fligel, Joyce 568. Gorman, Kelley 569. Jakubowski, Donna 570. Jacobellis, Elia 571. Summus, Lucretia 572. Toth, Peter 573. Klein, Alicia, M. 574. Dileone, Joanne G.

Certificate

575. Beachem, Youlonda 576. Rohl, Martha

Bethel Seminary of the East

Bethel Seminary of the East was granted a provisional charter by the Board of Regents on May 23, 2006, authorizing the Seminary to confer the Master of Divinity (M. Div.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees. Until the Regents grant Bethel Seminary of the East an absolute charter, all academic awards are to be conferred on graduates by the Regents.

Master of Divinity (M. Div.)

1. Herbst, Michael Stephen

Professional Business College

Professional Business College was granted a provisional charter by the Board of Regents on June 17, 2003, authorizing the College to offer the Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree. Until the Regents grant Professional Business College an absolute charter, all academic awards are to be conferred on graduates by the Regents.

Associate in Occupational Studies

303. Branch, Patricia 304. Abreu, Ayalvis 305. Balarezo, Andrea 306. Carmona-Ruiz, Zerich 307. Cen, Qing Ru 308. Chen, Qing Yun 309. Collado, Fiordaliza 310. Dai, Jia Min 311. De La Cruz, Reynaldo A. 312. Dones, Jacqueline 313. Gong, Gillian 314. Gyatso, Nethan 315. He, Wei Yu 316. Huang, Xiu Ying 317. Jimenez, Carlos 318. Jin, Shi Yun 319. Jordan, Renato 320. Li, Ming Hui 321. Liang, Jay 322. Lin, Bi Z. 323. Lin, Bing Yi 324. Lin, Theresa 325. Lin, Zhi Hang 326. Liu, Pik Kam 327. Lopez, Nilda 328. Lu, Hai Zhen 329. Martir, Alejandra 330. Mei, Qiao Ru 331. Mota-Alvarez, Maribel 332. Ortega, Nidia J. 333. Ouyang, Jia Hua 334. Rosario, Artiz M. 335. Shi, Qing 336. Situ, Lian Tian 337. Tan, Yu Ming 338. Vargas, Jorge 339. Vera, Julia J. 340. Wang, Zheng Qing 341. Wang, Xue Ru 342. Wei, Miao Zhu 343. Wong, Phillip 344. Wu, Ling Zhu 345. Wu, Ye Fang 346. Wu, Xiao Ling 347. Yau, Dorthy W. 348. Zheng, Nuan 349. Zheng, Hua Jian 350. Zhou, Wei Min 351. Zhuang, Xiao Ming 352. Yang, Zhi Wen