a dynamic and flexible academic forum to bring together top-level educational institutions from around the world. More information about Cumulus is available at cumulusassociation.org.
Learning Guild The Learning Guild is a community of practice for eLearning design, development, and management professionals. The Guild offers members high-quality learning opportunities, networking services, resources, and publications. Members represent a diverse group of managers, directors, and executives focused on training and learning services, as well as eLearning instructional designers, content developers, web developers, project managers, contractors, and consultants. Guild members work in a variety of settings including corporate, government, and academic organizations. All members share a common interest in eLearning design, development, and management. More information about the Guild is available at learningguild.com.
European League of Institutes of the Arts The Savannah College of Art and Design is a member of the European League of Institutes of the Arts, an independent membership organization representing approximately 300 higher arts educational institutions from more than 45 countries. Founded in 1990, ELIA represents all arts disciplines, including architecture, dance, design, fine art, media arts, music, and theater. Through its members, ELIA represents unique bodies of knowledge and facilitates dialogues, mobility, and activities between artists, teachers, administrators, senior managers, key decision-makers, and more than 300,000 students. More information about ELIA is available at elia-artschools.org.
Online Learning Consortium The purpose of the Online Learning Consortium is to help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale, and breadth of their online programs according to their own distinctive missions so that education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines. Created with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, OLC encourages the collaborative sharing of knowledge and effective practices to improve online education in learning effectiveness, access, affordability for learners and providers, and student and faculty satisfaction. OLC generates ideas to improve products, services, and standards for the online learning industry, and assists members in collaborative initiatives. Members include 1) private and public universities and colleges, community colleges, and other accredited course and degree providers; and 2) organizations and suppliers of services, equipment, and tools that practice the OLC quality principles. More information about OLC is available at onlinelearningconsortium.org.
SECAC SECAC (formerly the Southeastern College Art Conference) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges, professional institutions, and the community served by their institutions. More information about SECAC is available at secacart.org.
U.S. Distance Learning Association In 1987, the U.S. Distance Learning Association was founded on the premise of creating a powerful alliance to meet the burgeoning education and training needs of learning communities globally. USDLA supports the development and application of distance learning education and training by uniting learners around the world and serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, and opportunity for networking. USDLA is committed to being the leading distance learning association in the U.S. More information about USDLA is available at usdla.org.
State authorization. SCAD eLearning degree programs are available to students throughout the U.S. and across the world. SCAD has taken steps to ensure that eLearning degree programs and university policies are in compliance with the regulations of states that have established consumer-oriented authorization processes. SCAD was approved to join the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements on Feb. 5, 2016. Under the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, SCAD is authorized to operate eLearning courses across the U.S. and its territories.
Nondiscrimination policy. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other federal, state, and local laws, SCAD does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, or veteran status in any phase of its employment or admission processes, its financial aid programs, or other aspects of its educational programs or activities. Questions or concerns regarding the nondiscrimination policy should be directed to the university’s compliance officer (complianceofficer@scad.edu).
Locations and learning modalities. SCAD offers degree programs at locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; and online via SCAD eLearning. Coursework also is offered through SCAD-sponsored international and domestic programs in various locations, including the SCAD study abroad location in Lacoste, France. Full degree programs are not offered at SCAD Lacoste. Students accepted to SCAD may request to study at one or more of these locations and online, or may combine traditional and travel study with online coursework. Admission policies and procedures are the same for all undergraduate or graduate programs offered by SCAD, regardless of location and modality (see admission policies and procedures). Qualified students are eligible to receive scholarships, fellowships, and federal and state financial aid (see student financial services section). Students may begin their study any quarter during the academic year and may choose to be residential or commuting students. Orientation is offered at the start of each quarter for all new students and provides information about academic programs and university resources.
SCAD Savannah SCAD Savannah offers a wide range of degree programs, minors, and individual courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A current listing of the educational programs offered at SCAD Savannah is available at scad.edu/programs. The SCAD Savannah urban location is large and unique, occupying more than 2 million square feet in more than 80 facilities throughout one of the most renowned National Historic Landmark Districts in the U.S. The university is widely acknowledged as a leader in the field of preservation, adaptively reusing a variety of historical structures as classrooms, studios, digital labs, darkrooms, galleries, theaters, cafés, residence halls, a swimming pool, dining facilities, fitness centers, as well as a bookstore, library, and shopSCAD, a retail store for the sale of work produced by students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Intercollegiate and intramural athletics, numerous student clubs and organizations, and professional affiliations provide a broad university experience. Community involvement, internships, competitions, and classroom assignments connect students with professionals in businesses, design firms, media, and nonprofit organizations. Performances, lectures, exhibitions, festivals, conferences, concerts, and athletic events fill the calendar. Signature events include the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, SCAD deFINE ART, SCAD SCADstyle, the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival, the SCAD Sand Arts Festival, and SCAD FASHWKND. scad.edu/Policies
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