President Waldner Elected to NAICU Board of Directors
Posted January 2, 2002FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
York, Pennsylvania—York College of Pennsylvania President George W. Waldner has been elected to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) Board of Directors. He has been elected to serve a three-year term, which will begin in February.
With more than 900 members nationwide, NAICU reflects the diversity of private, nonprofit higher education in the United States. Since 1976, the association has represented private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation and government regulation.
The Board of Directors consists of 44 members. The NAICU staff meets with policy makers, tracks campus trends, conducts research, analyzes higher education issues, publishes information, helps coordinate state-level activities and advises members of legislative and regulatory developments with potential impact on their institutions.
This past September, Waldner was appointed to the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) by U.S. Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige.
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