THE CAPA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD

The CAPA Academic Advisory Board (AAB) provides advice and counsel on the development and maintenance of CAPA Program Centers.

Academic Advisory Board members play a substantive, time and labor-demanding role on the Board and are key to ongoing quality assurance for all aspects of CAPA programs. The AAB receives periodic reports from the Curriculum Committee, which may assist the Board in responding to the needs of the CAPA Program Centers.

The Academic Advisory Board is composed of faculty and administrative experts in the field of education abroad. Board members serve as individuals with no implied or explicit expectation that their institutions approve or recommend their students use CAPA Program Centers. In addition the CAPA President/CEO, the Chief Academic Officer, and the Director of Academic Affairs are staff liaisons for the Academic Advisory Board and serve as ex officio members of the AAB.

The CAPA Director of Academic Affairs asks one of the AAB members to carry out the Annual Performance Assessment (APA) for each CAPA Program Center using relevant statistics and documentation – including student evaluations and reports from key CAPA staff. Student services, academic life, and curriculum are the subjects of the review. The APA’s are shared with the full AAB membership and discussed at the annual AAB meeting held in August.

A comprehensive AAB Site Review team composed of three persons, including education abroad professionals and at least one faculty member with appropriate expertise related to the programming offered, visits and assesses each CAPA Program Center at least once every five years.