758 Application of Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science for approval of its request to change status from a college to a university

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Application of Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science for Approval of its Request to Change Status from a College to a University

[29 Pa.B. 2536]

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Invitation to Protest

   Under 24 Pa.C.S.A. § 6503 (e) (relating to certification of institutions), the Department of Education (Department) will consider the application of Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science for a Certificate of Authority approving the institution's request to change status from a college to a university.

   In accordance with 24 Pa.C.S.A. § 6503 (e), the Department will act upon the application without hearing, unless within 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a written request for public hearing is filed with the Department, along with a notice of intervention, a petition to intervene or protest in accordance with 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.23 and 35.24 (relating to protest) or 1 Pa. Code §§ 35.27--35.32 (relating to intervention).

   All petitions to intervene, protest and request for hearing shall be filed with Dr. Warren D. Evans, Chartering/Governance/Accreditation Specialist, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, [phone] on or before 4 p.m. on the due date prescribed by this notice. Persons wishing to review the application should phone or write to the aforementioned office to schedule a time for an in-office review. Duplicate copies of the application are not available.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing, if held, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate, should contact Dr. Warren Evans at [phone] to discuss how the Department may best accommodate their needs.

EUGENE W. HICKOK,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-758. Filed for public inspection May 7, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]