David Longanecker is appointed the executive director of WICHE. In 2007, a vote by the Commission changes his title from WICHE executive director to WICHE president.
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The Western Policy Exchange, a multiyear initiative, begins with support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The WICHE Legislative Advisory Committee is created as a component of the Exchange to inform the Commission and its staff about significant higher education legislation and to provide input on WICHE initiatives.
With funding from the Pew Charitable Trusts, Ford Foundation and an anonymous gift, the Compact for Faculty Diversity launches at WICHE as the fiscal agent for a unified program with the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities who complete doctoral degrees and enter college and university teaching.
Richard Jonsen is appointed the executive director of WICHE.
WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies launches to address the practice, policy, and advocacy of distance education.
South Dakota joins WICHE.
The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), which allows students to choose from hundreds of undergraduate programs outside their home state and pay no more than 150 percent of that institution’s resident tuition rate, launches with 640 students enrolled at 56 colleges and universities at 10 states.
North Dakota joins WICHE.
The Northwest Academic Forum is established with representatives from 11 member states, a membership organization for academic leaders at four-year institutions to exchange ideas and information, now known as the Western Academic Leadership Forum.
The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) launches, allowing students to attend select out-of-state graduate certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs.