History

CRLA’s founders—reading specialists in colleges of the western United States—were focused on the needs of college reading specialists, reading centers, and reading programs. These programs, which had been operating in a few colleges and universities for many years, were developing in many more institutions as part of the “new” services for students in a new era of higher education. To meet the need for professional standards and professional development when colleges and universities were struggling with equal access, open doors, and academia’s higher responsibilities, our founders created the Western College Reading Association.

Western College Reading Association (WCRA): 1966-1983

Gene Kerstiens describes the birth: “At one-thirty A.M., the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 1966, in room 202 of the then Holiday Inn, San Bernardino, California, about 20 of those remaining at a five-and-one-half-hour meeting signed the blood oath, a document that has not survived. At the end of this assembly, the first president was appointed by himself (not elected) with the tacit approval of the group. It may not have been an auspicious inception, but it was colorful and collegially contentious.” Gil Williams hosted the meeting and obtained sponsorship from Carroll Edwards, regional representative of Science Research Associates. In response to a notice placed in the hotel lobby, 35 conference participants met to discuss starting a college-oriented reading association. Among the attendees were Royce Adams (Santa Barbara City College), Jon Hagstrom (Columbia Junior College), Robert Griffin (College of the Desert), Gene Kerstiens (El Camino College), and Frank Christ (Loyola University of Los Angeles).

The active and dedicated group accomplished much in its first three years. At an early organizational meeting at the College of the Desert in March 1967, the constitution was adopted, officers were elected (President Robert Griffin, President-Elect Frank Christ, Secretary Loretta Newman of Los Angeles Harbor College, and Treasurer Gil Williams of San Bernardino Valley College), and annual dues were set at $5.00. At an Executive Board meeting in June, a quarterly newsletter was born; edited by Frank Christ, it began publication in September 1967. That October, an organizational meeting was held at the Kona Kai Hotel in San Diego to discuss an annual conference. Then in 1968, WCRA established a placement clearinghouse that listed positions for reading teachers.

Already in 1968, WCRA numbered 144 members representing twelve western states and Canada with over one half of the membership from California. WCRA also had fourteen chapters representing twelve states. In 1969, the treasurer was bonded, associate memberships were offered to administrators and librarians, and state directors were appointed by the president. Finally, a directory project was initiated to identify college reading teachers, their backgrounds, and their job descriptions to determine a potential standard for the field.

The first annual conference, themed “Creating Opportunities for Skillful Reading,” was held in April 1968 at the Ramada Inn in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by Irwin Joffee, the director of the Reading Clinic at Phoenix City College. Dr. Robert Shafer, an Arizona State University reading professor, gave the keynote address: “The Practical Critic, the Rhetorician, and a Developing Model of Reading Comprehension.” At this first conference, the tradition of an evening hospitality suite for all members to meet with association officers and fellow members began as the “Informal Discussion of Vital Issues” (later known as the Friday Night Literary Society). Exhibiting wares were Reader’s Digest Services; Science Research Associates; Holt, Reinhart, and Winston; Addison-Wesley; and Educational Developmental Laboratories, a division of McGraw-Hill.

The City College of San Francisco hosted the second annual conference at the Airport Hilton in March 1969. Incoming president Frank Christ gave the keynote, “Organization, Development and Implementation of College Reading/Study Skills Programs: Assumptions and Conclusions.” Conference presenters included Drs. Martha Maxwell (University of California at Berkeley) and Jordan Utsey (State University of New York).

The third annual conference was held in March 1970 at the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, hosted by Dr. Ned Marksheffel of Oregon State University. The keynote, “Should All Reading Teachers be Certified?” was delivered by president Irwin Joffee.

The 1970’s. WCRA grew fast in the 1970’s, a period of enormous change in higher education. Affirmative action, equal rights, and the “new student” rallied professionals in our field and stimulated rapid growth of learning centers, reading programs, and developmental studies across North America in response to new imperatives.

The young WCRA organization incorporated in 1972 and filed its constitution and bylaws with the Corporation Commission of New Mexico. In 1975 the Executive Board established WCRA’s unofficial motto: “the Blue Chip organization for college reading professionals.”

Student memberships were initiated at $2.50, half the fee of regular membership. The president-elect was made conference program chair, and on-site chairs handled local arrangements. Conference proceedings were edited by Frank Christ, with the first issue featuring papers and addresses from the first three conferences. The position of archivist was created in 1976, and a scholarship fund of $1,000 was set up in 1977 to award a yearly scholarship to graduate students pursuing degrees relevant to the interests of WCRA members. In 1979 the Board instituted an annual service award, too.

In 1977 a formal vote determined that all WCRA conferences would be held in the western region of the United States, but eventually the W in the name was expanded to mean the Western Hemisphere, and Canadians were formally invited into the organization. WCRA voted in 1978 to hold conferences only in states that had ratified the ERA; although that decision eventually became moot, some tentative conference site proposals were thwarted for a few years. Nevertheless, conferences were stimulating and collegial.

CRLA began formal liaisons with other professional organizations in 1977, and dues took a big leap to $15 in 1978. By 1983, WCRA had published 15 issues of conference Proceedings.

Western College Reading and Learning Association (WCRLA): 1983-1989

In 1983, after years of deliberation and discussion, the membership voted to expand its name to Western College Reading and Learning Association to welcome the many professionals in writing, learning assistance, tutorial programs, mathematics, developmental studies, counseling, and other fields who were finding WCRA conferences and publications beneficial to their professional experience.

WCRLA expanded member services with bigger and more diverse conferences, Special Interest Groups, and elections by mail ballot. In 1983, WCRLA replaced conference Proceedings with the double-blind-juried Journal of College Reading and Learning, edited by Delryn Fleming (Brookhaven College, Texas). To provide continuity, the offices of treasurer and secretary became two-year positions, elected in alternate years. A formal liaison relationship was established with the young sister organization of NADE. To better define the training needed by peer tutors, the International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) was created, followed later by what is now the International Peer Educator Training Program Certification (IPTPC) (Formally known as IMTPC).

New WCRLA conference features included dinner-on-the-town night, newcomers’ welcome sessions, and a designated computer room. The first WCRLA conference was held at the Portland (Oregon) Marriott and keynoted by A. Garr Cranney of Brigham Young University. The next five WCRLA conferences (1984-1988) met in San Jose, Denver, Los Angeles, Albuquerque, and Sacramento, continuing the tradition of meeting every other year in California, alternating northern and southern locations.

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA): 1989 to the present

The organization’s name was changed in 1989 to CRLA. Although there was sentimental angst about dropping “Western” from the name, membership across the United States and Canada and overseas is acknowledged in the current name: College Reading and Learning Association.

The 1990’s. The organization truly matured in the ’90’s, creating an election process that allows new officers adequate time to prepare for new duties; new Board positions of Membership Coordinator and Executive Assistant; contracts with commercial mailing services; more scholarships and awards; a strategic plan; an International Symposium on Teaching and Learning; and the Professional Association Liaison Committee. Annual conferences moved from spring to fall to avoid conflict with spring holy days and NARDSPE/NADE’s spring conference.

Martha Maxwell served as CRLA’s first director on the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, and CRLA helped develop CAS standards for learning assistance programs. In 1996, CRLA was a founding member of the American Council of Developmental Education Associations (ACDEA) to improve communication and facilitate action among associations. Also in the 1990’s, a Communications Task Force identified new means for CRLA officers to communicate with the general membership; a Past Officers’ Council was created to advise the Board; and dues rose from $25 to $40.

The 2000’s. Annual dues rose to $50 in 2003 to match costs. Despite campus funding cuts and travel restrictions, both membership and attendance at CRLA conferences increased. The Call to Conference now arrives in members’ e-mail. The Association continues to meet professional development needs of its members by means of conferences, the Journal of College Reading and Learning, the e-newsletter, e-bulletins, and expanding website.

The Board and membership adopted a Position Statement on the Rights of Adult Readers and Learners (2002) and Guidelines for Professional Ethics (2003). Eight Guiding Principles were adopted to replace the strategic plan. The number and value of scholarship and travel awards increased, and projects initiated by Special Interest Groups and state/region/chapter groups are generously funded. CRLA tutor program certification, a revised edition of the Tutor Training Handbook, and new ITTPC pins for trained tutors are sought by more and more programs.

CRLA continues to nominate worthy ACDEA Fellows as paradigms of professional practice. The Association supported the work of ACDEA’s Blue Ribbon Commission and helped ACDEA transition into the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA) to take collaborative action for high standards and professional development. Each fall, CRLA offers its conference to celebrate your work as members of the first organization in the field of college reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and student success!

College Reading and Learning Association Bylaws

ARTICLE I - NAME

The name of the Association shall be College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE

The purpose of CRLA shall be as shown in the Articles of Incorporation.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

1.    Members of the Association shall be of one class, and each member shall have the same rights, duties, privileges, and responsibilities as every other member.  Each member of the Association shall be qualified to originate and take part in any subject that may properly come before any meeting of the corporation, to vote on each such subject, and to hold office in the Association to which he/she may be elected or appointed.

2.    Subject to all the provisions of these Bylaws, any individual who has interest in college reading and learning is eligible for membership.  Applications for membership shall be in writing, in a form prescribed by the Board of Directors.  The membership types, the amount of dues to be paid by the members of the Association, and the time of payment thereof, shall be determined by the Board of Directors.  No person shall become a member of the Association until the full amount of dues has been paid.

3.    Membership may be renewed from year to year by submitting payment of annual dues with either a membership application or a renewal notice.  Any member who has not paid his/her annual dues within sixty (60) days after the expiry date is no longer a current member nor a member in good standing.

4.    The Board of Directors may grant honorary or lifetime membership, conferring membership without payment of dues in recognition of service to the Association or the field.

5.    The guidelines for professional ethics adopted by CRLA shall at all times constitute the guidelines for professional activity of the association and its members.  In the case of any accusation of misconduct by a member, the Board of Directors shall refer the matter to the Ethics Committee to review the complaint.

ARTICLE IV – OFFICERS

1.    Elected Officers. The elected officers of the Association shall be the President, the Immediate Past President, the President-elect, the Secretary and the Treasurer.

2.    Duties of Elected Officers.

    a. The President shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors of the membership of the Association.  In addition, the President shall, with the approval of the Board of Directors:
       * Appoint directors, chairpersons or coordinators of standing and special committees;
       * Call special meetings of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee;
       * Appoint a Secretary, Treasurer, President-elect, and/or Past-President in the event of vacancies;
       * Create and/or dissolve programs, initiatives, and/or task forces as necessary to fulfill the mission of the Association.

    b. The President-elect shall preside in the absence of the President and shall act as chairperson of the annual conference.

    c. The Immediate Past President shall be the Parliamentarian and  shall preside in the absence of the President and the President-elect and shall act in a general capacity as advisor to the President on the affairs of the Association.

    d. The Secretary shall be the official custodian of all documents belonging to the corporation and shall determine where specific documents shall be housed including with the Executive Director, an association management company, or other locations as approved by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of all general and special meetings of the membership and of the Board of Directors and shall carry out the general secretarial duties of the Association.  The Secretary shall act as presiding officer at general meetings of the membership in the absences of the President, President-elect, and Immediate Past President.

    e. The Treasurer and/or Executive Director or association management company shall receive and record receipt of all dues and other income of the Association. The Treasurer shall make a financial report at each general and special meeting of the membership and of the Board of Directors and approve all expenditures.

3.     Appointed Officers.  The president shall appoint, subject to approval by the Board of Directors:

        *the Certification Director;
        *the Professional Development Director;
        *the Public Relations Director; and
        *the Publications Director.

4.    Duties of the Appointed Officers. 
        a.  The Certification Director shall oversee both (and any future) certification programs and serves as a liaison between the coordinators of each program and the board.
        b.  The Professional Development Director shall oversee the work of the State/Region/Chapter (S/R/C) and Special Interest Group (SIG) Coordinators and the investigation, promotion, and implementation of professional development activities for the members.
       c. The Public Relations Director shall oversee the communication of the Association with its membership and shall be responsible for the public relations and publicity of the Association.
       d. The Publications Director shall monitor all official publications of the Association and, in collaboration with the Publications Committee, shall study, propose, and implement plans for improving the effectiveness and significance of publications, and shall establish and implement publication and editorial policy and practice as defined by the objectives of the Association.

ARTICLE V - MEETINGS

1.    The annual CRLA Conference will be held each fall at a date and location to be determined by the Board of Directors.  Other meetings of the membership may be held from time to time as determined by the Board of Directors or by the membership at any annual meeting.  Notice of the annual meeting, and of all the other member meetings established by the Board of Directors, shall be sent to all members of the Association at least one month prior to the meeting.

2.    Special meetings of the Association may be called by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee and shall be called by the President at the written request of any fifty (50) members of the Association.

3.    All members of the Association have the right to attend all membership meetings—annual or special.  They may attend other meetings, except for Executive Closed Sessions, as non-voting observers only.

4.    Quorum

         a.  A quorum for a regular or special membership meeting or for mail or electronic voting shall be at least ten percent (10%) of the membership of the Association at the time of the vote.

         b.  Should a quorum not be represented in mail or electronic balloting for election of officers, balloting will be repeated until the election is successful.

ARTICLE VI - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1.     The affairs of the Association shall be managed by the Board of Directors.  The five elected officers shall constitute the Board of Directors. The four appointed officers shall be advisory members of the Board of Directors, with the right to make and debate motions, but not to vote.

2.     The administrative powers of the Association shall be vested in the Board of Directors, who shall have charge, control, and management of the property, affairs, and funds of the Association, and which shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Association to do and perform all acts and functions not inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or any provision of law. These powers shall include hiring an Executive Director and/or an association management company.

3.     The title of all property of the Association shall be vested in the Association, and the signatures of the President and the Secretary, when authorized at any meeting of the Board of Directors, shall constitute proper authority for the purchase or sale of property or for the investment or disposal of funds which are subject to the control of the corporation.

4.     Special meetings shall be confirmed by the President in writing to all directors.  The notice shall state the business for the transaction of which the special meeting has been called, and at such meeting no business other than that in the notice shall be transacted.

5.     Three voting members shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors, except that when the board fills a vacancy on the board, the quorum shall be a majority of the members on the board at the time of the vote.

6.     The President-elect shall be elected for a one-year term and serve successive one-year terms as President and Immediate Past President.  The terms of office of Secretary and Treasurer shall be for three years. The Secretary shall be elected in years evenly divisible by three, and the Treasurer shall be elected in the following year.

7.     A vacancy on the Board of Directors may occur whenever any director ceases to be a member of the Association, ceases to hold the office that qualifies him/her as a director, or is removed from the Board due to consistent non-performance of duty or violation of the Guidelines of Professional Ethics. Any director or officer may be removed from office or from the Board by a majority-of-those-present vote of the Board of Directors attending a regular meeting or a meeting called for that purpose whenever, in the Board’s judgment, the best interest of the Association would be served thereby. Any such director or officer proposed to be removed shall be entitled to no more than fifteen (15) days notice in writing by certified mail of the meeting at which such removal is to be voted upon and shall be entitled to appear before and be heard at such meeting.  

    a. A vacancy in the office of President shall immediately be filled by the President-elect, who may appoint a conference program chair if desired. 

    b. A vacancy in the office of President-elect shall be filled by appointment by the President with approval of the Board of Directors.  The appointed President-elect and any appointed conference program chair shall become co-chairs of the Program Committee.  The new President-elect shall assume all other duties of that office. 

    c. Vacancies in the offices of Immediate Past-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be filled by appointment by the President with the approval of the Board of Directors. 

ARTICLE VII – INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, AND RECALL

1.    Any officer of the Association may be recalled, any proposed action on behalf of the Association may be initiated, or any previous action taken by the Board of Directors on behalf of the Association may be referred by means of properly worded petition setting forth the action requested.  The petition must be signed by one-sixth of the members of the Association.  Any action, initiative, referendum, or recall shall require a noticed motion and a majority vote of the membership or two-thirds of those members present at any annual meeting of the Association. 

ARTICLE VIII - FISCAL POLICY

1.    The fiscal year shall begin on January 1.

2.    At the end of each fiscal year there shall be a review of the financial records by a professional auditor to be appointed by the President.

3.    No part of the net earnings or assets of the Association shall inure to the benefit of any officer or member, excepting payment of reasonable compensation for contracted services.

4.    Expenditures may be approved by the Treasurer or the President.

5.    In keeping with its objectives, the Association may receive grants, contracts, gifts, and endowments from agencies, institutions, individuals, or organizations to help carry out its programs and objectives.

ARTICLE IX – ETHICS

1.    The President shall appoint an Ethics Committee with approval of the Board of Directors.

2.    No member of the Board of Directors shall participate in any discussion or vote on any matter in which the director or a member of his or her immediate family has a potential conflict of interest. They must recuse themselves.

ARTICLE X – ELECTIONS

1.    At least six months prior to the beginning of election balloting, the President shall appoint a chairperson of the Election Committee for the next nomination and election cycle. The chairperson must be a Past-President who has served as an Election Committee member.  The chairperson shall recommend for approval by the President such appointments as needed to complete the Committee membership. 

    a. The Election Committee shall confer in a face-to-face meeting to be held at the annual conference to begin the nomination process for each of the offices of President-elect and Secretary or Treasurer.

    b. The Election Committee will hold at least one open meeting during the annual conference to give the membership an opportunity to propose potential nominees for each elective office.

    c. The Committee shall make available to each nominee and his/her institution the duties and responsibilities of the office.  The Committee shall obtain from each nominee his/her written intent to run for a particular office and a letter of institutional support, if applicable.

    d. The Election Committee shall submit to the Board of Directors the names of no more than two members for each of the offices of President-elect and Secretary or Treasurer by January 31.

    e. Information about all candidates and election procedures will be provided to all members in good standing by a date set by the Board of Directors.

    f. Voting shall be by mail or electronic ballot, which allows for write-in voting for each position.  All votes posted on or before the date set by the Board of Directors will be included in the final count.  Only votes by members in good standing will be counted.  Electronic ballot results shall be provided to the chair of the Election Committee. 

    g. A majority of the votes cast shall be necessary for election.  In the event of an incomplete election, the balloting for that office should be repeated as many times as necessary to obtain a majority vote for a single candidate (per the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised). 

    h. If a challenge to the outcome of the election is not received by the President in writing within thirty (30) days after the election results have been announced, the ballots shall be destroyed. If a challenge to the outcome of the election is made, the Election Committee will respond to the challenge as directed by the Policy and Procedures Manual.

ARTICLE XI – COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

1.    The Association may enter into cooperative agreements with other educational organizations by majority-of-those-present vote of the Board of Directors.  If the agreement’s duration is greater than three years, the Board of Directors will provide the membership notice of such possible agreement.

2.    Agreements may be revoked by majority-of-those-present vote of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XII - CHAPTERS

1.    Upon approval of the Board of Directors, a chapter of the Association may be established in any area within a state, region, province, or territory on the petition of twenty-five (25) members of the Association within the area.  To maintain chapter status, membership in the chapter must include at least twenty-five (25) Association members in good standing.

2.    A chapter shall adopt its own Bylaws, compatible with the Bylaws of the Association and approved by the Board of Directors of the Association, and shall follow the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.

3.    All chapter board members, elected and appointed, must be members in good standing.

4.    Elected officers of a chapter shall include at least a President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Non-voting advisory chapter board members may be appointed.

5.    The President of the chapter shall assume the duties and function of the state/regional director and shall submit reports as requested by the State/Region/Chapter Coordinator who shall submit the reports to the Board of Directors.

6.    Each chapter shall hold at least one chapter meeting a year.  A report of each meeting shall be sent to the State/Region/Chapter Coordinator within one month following the meeting.

7.    Chapters may cooperate with other organizations in activities such as conferences, symposia, and newsletters for the benefit of their members.

8.    A chapter may be dissolved at its request or by the Board of Directors of the Association and shall be dissolved by the Board if it becomes inactive or fails to comply with the provisions of this article for one year.  Any treasury funds must be disbursed in accordance with state, provincial, or territorial law.  If there is no governing law, then funds will be disbursed by the Board of Directors of the Association.

ARTICLE XIII – INDEMNIFICATION

1.    The Association shall indemnify any officer or director through the purchase of director and officer insurance.

2.    CRLA shall maintain insurance to cover any or all possible revenue loss in the event that the Annual Conference cannot be held.

3.    The CRLA Executive Director shall keep all insurance policies up to date.

ARTICLE XIV – OFFICES

1.    The Corporation may have such principal and other business offices, either within or without the State of New Mexico, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

ARTICLE XV – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

1.    The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern meetings of the Association in all cases where they are applicable, unless any such rule shall be inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

2.    In all meetings, any member may demand a roll call vote except for those procedures requiring a secret ballot, including the election of officers.

ARTICLE XVI – POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

1.    The policies and procedures that guide the day-to-day workings of CRLA shall be detailed in the CRLA Policy and Procedures Manual. This Manual establishes the precedents by which all principal operations of CRLA are to be carried out, as well as identifies those individuals responsible for carrying out these operations in an effective and timely manner.

2.    Apart from amending the Bylaws, changes of CRLA’s policies and procedures must be formally initiated by members of the Board of Directors and approved by a majority-of-those-present vote of the Board of Directors.

3.    The Secretary or administrative staff shall enter all approved changes to CRLA’s Policy and Procedures Manual within 30 days after the changes have been approved.

ARTICLE XVII - AMENDMENTS

1.    These Bylaws may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the membership of the Association, or they may be amended by electronic or mail vote at the discretion of the Board of Directors. 

2.    No amendment may be adopted unless it is approved by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, and a majority of those present. 

ARTICLE XVIII - DISSOLUTION

1.    Upon the dissolution of the Association, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the Association, dispose of all of the assets of the Association exclusively for the purpose of the Association in such manner or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as the Board of Directors shall determine. 

Bylaws previously signed by Ann Wolf, March 2011

Latest Revisions February 2009; March 2011; December 2015

Approved for filing with New Mexico Corporation Commission on this 8^th day of December 2015 by:

Vision

CRLA is the premier organization for the advancement of learner-centered professionals from across all academic disciplines and a variety of fields who are committed to supporting college literacy and learning toward equity and justice within and beyond postsecondary education.

Mission

CRLA's mission is to provide resources and opportunities to support and develop learner-centered postsecondary professionals. We leverage our collective expertise toward the ultimate goal of supporting students throughout their postsecondary literacy and learning journeys. As an organization, CRLA champions both professionals and the learners they serve through the purposeful linkage of advocacy, research, and practice.

Those we serve include, but are not limited to, the following professional areas:

• Advising
• Counseling
• Developmental Education (e.g., Literacy, Math, Writing)
• Disability Resources
• Peer Education (mentor, coach, SI leader, classroom leader)
• Success Coaching
• TRIO/SSS
• Tutoring

The resources and opportunities we provide include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Annual Conference
• Journal of College Reading and Learning
• Leadership opportunities within CRLA
• Local Chapters
• Special interest groups
• Summer Institutes
• Tutor and Peer Educator Program Certification
• Webinars and training institutes
• White Papers and other publications

CRLA’s Mission and Vision revised and approved by the CRLA Board, February 2022

NOTE: CRLA's Tagline "Sharing the Best for Student Success!" was created July 2009, CRLA Board Retreat. 
 © of The CRLA Tag Line by the College Reading and Learning Association is protected and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Past Officers

(p.k.a. WCRA: Western College Reading Association, 
WCRLA: Western College Reading & Learning Association)

Executive Board Officers:  1967-Present

Past Conferences
1968-Present

CLADEA Organizations

ACTLA
Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance

ACTP
Association for the Tutoring Profession

NCDE
National Center for Developmental Education

NCLCA
National College Learning Center Association

More Kindred Organizations

CAS
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education

IRA
International Reading Association

LSCHE
Learning Support Centers in Higher Education

NOSS
National Organization for Student Success

NYCLSA
New York College Learning Skills Association

Legal Information and Documentation

Articles of Incorporation

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