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Capella University Graduate Student Named President-Elect of the Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA).


Al DiFranco is pursuing a master's in leadership for higher education higher education

Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.
 at the online university

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA ICAA

See Investment Counsel Association of America (ICAA).
) has named Al DiFranco its president-elect. The ICAA is a professional association made up of 90 independent colleges and universities, and 1,300 individual staff members, from Ohio and bordering states. DiFranco is the development officer for Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace College is a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference including Mount Union College, Capital University, Heidelberg College, John Carroll University, Marietta College, Muskingum College, Ohio Northern University, Otterbein College, and Wilmington College.  in Ohio, and is also pursuing a master's degree master's degree
n.
An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree.

Noun 1.
 in higher education leadership at Capella University, an accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.


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(a) online university. More than 1,000 teachers, principals, and superintendents have chosen Capella to earn their master's or doctoral degrees online.

In his role as president of the ICAA, DiFranco will serve as an ambassador for the member institutions at conferences and other events, and will facilitate the organization's regular meetings and workshops. The individual members of the ICAA include alumni affairs officers, development professionals, college administrators, and others.

"It's an honor to be chose president-elect of the ICAA. I truly enjoy being able to advocate and represent these quality educational institutions," DiFranco said.

DiFranco's term as ICAA president will officially begin after the organization's conference in July. He will serve a one-year term.

About Capella University

Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited,(a) online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, public safety, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 89 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than 19,000 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit, online Capella University and other assets.

What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation.
, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

(a)Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation.  (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ), http://www.ncahlc.org.

Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552), www.capella.edu.
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