Chancellor University

Chancellor University
Motto	"Your Opportunity University"
Established	1848
Type	private
President	Robert C Daugherty
Students	770
Undergraduates	537
Postgraduates	233
Location	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Colors	Chancellor tan and Chancellor blue
Website	http://www.ChancellorU.edu

Chancellor University is a private, for-profit university located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was originally founded in 1848 as Folsom's Mercantile College to teach basic bookkeeping and business skills. It has undergone several changes of name and ownership during its history.

History

The University was opened by R. S. Bacon as a college of business in 1848 on West 3rd Street in Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly thereafter it merged with Folsom's Mercantile College, founded by Ezekiel G. Folsom. Two of Folsom College's earliest students created the Bryant & Stratton Colleges which later acquired Folsom's school in a possibly forced merger.^[1] After the merger with the Bryant and Stratton system, the Cleveland school used the Bryant and Stratton name until 1867, when it took the name Union Business School to celebrate the Union's Civil War victory. The University in Cleveland was later renamed Spencerian College for one of its most illustrious administrators, Platt R. Spencer, educator and originator of Spencerian penmanship. The earliest curriculum was limited to the development of practical skills, such as penmanship, bookkeeping, and telegraphy. The most notable alumnus of Chancellor University is Cleveland native John D. Rockefeller, who attended the school when it was known as Folsom's Business College.

In 1896, Frank L. Dyke, a former Spencerian professor, founded Dyke School of Commerce, dedicated to preparing young women for business careers. Dyke School of Commerce and Spencerian College operated separately for many years until the exigencies of World War II prompted President Jay R. Gates to merge the two schools in 1942. For a time the combined institution was known as Dyke and Spencerian College.

From 1941 to 1994, the school was known as Dyke College. After World War II, as college degrees became common in the business world, the college modified its academic programs to stress the attainment of the broader-based Bachelor of Science, Associate in Science, and Associate in Arts degrees. In 1965, the University was reincorporated as a not-for-profit institution.

David N. Myers, a Cleveland business leader and philanthropist, became the school's proprietor in the late 20th century, and the college changed its name to David N. Myers College in 1995.^[2] On September 12, 2008, Myers University was renamed Chancellor University.^[3]

Programs

Chancellor University is now a small university that offers a wide array of business programs, although it is no longer exclusively a business school. The University offers degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate and Masters levels.

The M.B.A. program at the University was renamed The Jack Welch Management Institute in 2009, after Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, invested $2 million to purchase a 12% share of Chancellor University Systems, the company running the university, Chancellor University Systems.^[4]

Accreditation

The university is accredited by the North Central Association Higher Learning Commission and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). In November 2008, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, placed the school on probation, citing problems with its reputation, student turnover and resource allocation.^[5] On February 25, 2010, the Higher Learning Commission ordered the institution to show cause as to why its accreditation should not be rescinded.^[6]

On February 24,2011, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Board of Trustees determined that the institution had addressed the concerns of the Commission and demonstrated that it met the Criteria for Accreditation. The board removed the Show-Cause and continued the accreditation of the university.

Campus

Chancellor University's main campus is located near the intersection of East 40th Street and Chester Avenue in downtown Cleveland's historic Midtown Neighborhood.

References

1. ^ http://www.albanyinstitute.org/collections/FindingAids/ALBANY%20BUSINESS%20MG%2076.pdf , pg. 4
2. ^ "David N. Myers University". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=DNMU. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
3. ^ Robinson, Ken (2008-09-12). "Cleveland's oldest college is new again". WTAM. http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=4233201. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
4. ^ Chronicle of Higher Education June 21 2009
5. ^ Glader, Paul (June 22, 2009). "The Jack Welch MBA Coming to Web". Wall Street Journal: pp. B1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562232014535347.html#mod=testMod. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
6. ^ http://www.ncahlc.org/download/_PublicDisclosureNotices/PDN_1837.pdf

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