RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING
A CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
AT

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
AND DESIGNATING IT AS A
CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

May 18, 2006

WHEREAS,   Providing quality child care is a statewide and national priority, and

WHEREAS,   Eastern Connecticut State University has a long history of preparing student teachers in the critical occupational field of early childhood education, and

WHEREAS,   Eastern Connecticut State University's academic plan has designated the early childhood education program as a priority program for the univeristy, and

WHEREAS,   Eastern Connecticut State University strives to attain excellence in the field of early childhood education and play a leading role as a statewide resource in the field of pre-service and in-service training, and

WHEREAS,   The President of Eastern Connecticut State University has expressed the desire to establish a Center for Early Childhood Education to further its teaching, training and research goals in the field of early childhood education, and

WHEREAS,   The objectives of the Center are compatible with the mission of Eastern Connecticut State University and the Connecticut State University system, and

WHEREAS,   Such a Center will facilitate the attainment of these objectives and contribute substantially to university leadership in the field of early childhood education and benefit Eastern students, field practitioners and the society, and

WHEREAS,   Section 10a-25h(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes provides that the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System is "hereby authorized to establish and administer" centers to be known as Connecticut higher education centers of excellence, and

WHEREAS,   The educational, research and public service programs of the Center for Early Childhood Education, as described above, meet the criteria necessary to establish it as a center of excellence, therefore be it

RESOLVED,   That the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University, and

RESOLVED,   so designates the aforementioned Center as a Connecticut higher education center of excellence, and be it further

RESOLVED,   That the Center for Early Childhood Education may seek and receive contracts and grants from public and private organizations and may charge fees for services related to the purposes stated above provided that all applicable state and University regulations are observed, and be it further

RESOLVED,   That all funds received by the Center for Early Childhood Education shall be deposited in a fund of the Eastern Connecticut State University Foundation established for this Center. Such funds shall be used for the purposes of this Center and appropriate University support functions rendered to the Center, and be it

RESOLVED,   That the President of Eastern Connecticut State University is directed to periodically evaluate the functioning of the Center for Early Childhood Education in terms of its effectiveness, and shall no later than September 1, 2011 report the results of the evaluation with a recommendation to the Chancellor of the CSU System who in turn shall share this information with the Board of Trustees, and be it

RESOLVED,   That the Center for Early Childhood Education shall go out of existence on December 31, 2011, unless action to the contrary is taken by the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.

A Certified True Copy:

David G. Carter
Chancellor