American College of Healthcare Sciences
ACHS Becomes NANP Anchor School To Benefit Students
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has recently entered into a special opportunity with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP) to benefit their students. As an Anchor School, ACHS students enrolled in a nutrition program may now join the NANP as student members at a deeply discounted rate. NANP Student membership benefits include: ...
ACHS Enters Teach-out Agreement With Closing Hawthorn University
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS, Portland, OR) has been approved by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission and California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to enter into a teach-out agreement with Hawthorn University located in Whitethorn, CA, which will be ceasing operations by the end of 2021. Hawthorn University is a not-for-profit online institution devoted to ...
ACHS Appoints Tracey Abell as College President
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS, Portland, OR) has announced that Tracey Abell, BS, MS, has been appointed ACHS president. Abell joined the ACHS team in 2002 and was formerly the chief operating officer. During her tenure at ACHS, Abell was promoted to leadership positions across the institution including dean of admissions, dean of ...
ACHS Alumna Cindy Ross Recognized With 2021 DEAC Outstanding Graduate Award
Cindy Ross of Orange Beach, AL, will be honored as the Distance Education and Accrediting Commission (DEAC) 2021 Outstanding Graduate at the American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) virtual graduation ceremony. The DEAC Outstanding Graduate of the Year award celebrates the achievements of distance education students who have demonstrated academic excellence and consistent commitment to society ...
ACHS Announces DEAC 2020 Award Recipients
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced its 2020 Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) Award recipients. The awards celebrate the achievements of distance education students who have demonstrated academic excellence and consistent commitment to society and their chosen profession. 2020 DEAC Famous Alumni: Katja Evans Evans graduated from ACHS with honors. Her studies ...
ACHS Welcomes New Leadership
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS, Portland, OR) has announced the addition of key leaders at the institution: Hill Taylor, PhD has been named the college’s new chief academic officer. As chief academic officer, Dr. Hill will work in collaboration with the Board of Directors, president, chief operating officer, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Technology ...
ACHS Announces Famous Alumni and Outstanding Graduate DEAC Awards
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) will honor Laura Susan Johns and Miriam Isinini Popp at its graduation ceremony on June 21 at the World Forestry Center in Portland, OR. Johns will be honored as the Distance Education and Accrediting Commission (DEAC) 2019 Outstanding Graduate, while Popp will be honored as the DEAC 2019 ...
ACHS Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence in Holistic Health Education
The staff, faculty, and students of American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) are celebrating four decades of excellence in holistic health distance education this year with a student graduation ceremony, wellness-focused projects, activities, and events on the theme of “Building on Traditions.” Dorene Petersen founded ACHS in Auckland, New Zealand in 1978. Before founding ACHS, Petersen ...
ACHS Announces Articulation Agreement with MUIH
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced a new articulation agreement with Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). This collaboration unites two major industry leaders in the integrative health higher education field to further advance student and graduate opportunities in holistic health and wellness. “The American people currently have access to a wide-range ...
Erika Yigzaw Named ACHS President
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced that Erika Yigzaw, BCom, LLB (Hons), has been appointed college president effective June 15, 2018. Yigzaw formerly served as chief strategy officer and chief compliance officer. She will utilize her development and strategic planning acumen to usher ACHS, which this year celebrates 40 years of operations, ...
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