2025-2026 ACEND Board Student Representative Application

Candidate for ACEND Board Student Representative Application Requirements

Please complete your application and keep your responses succinct. Additionally, you must upload the supporting documents listed below for the application to be considered complete. Applications submitted past the deadline of November 1, 2024 or missing any information will not be considered. Learn more information on the role of the ACEND Student Representative.

The following supporting documents must be uploaded within this application (see question 12):

CV/resume
Letter of Interest - Please address the following statements in your Letter of Interest
- Describe what interests you about serving as a Student Representative for the ACEND Board.
- Describe your experience or interest in accreditation.
Letter of recommendation from a program director/faculty member

For a copy of position responsibilities, please visit the ACEND home page at http://www.eatrightacend.org/ACEND/ and open the ACEND Policy and Procedure Handbook, under “Publications”. See “Section 1: ACEND Structure” of the handbook.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name and Credentials *

Address *

City/Town *

State/Province *

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. If you are a member, please list Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member number (not required).

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* 3. Institution Information

Institution Name

City/Town

State/Province

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* 4. Student must be enrolled in an ACEND accredited program during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Note: Since DPD students applying to a Dietetic Internship (DI) or an Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (ISPP) will not know if they are accepted until April of next year, appointment to the ACEND Student Representative position may be contingent upon acceptance into a DI or ISPP.

Dietetic Education Program Type
Please select the dietetic education program type you are currently enrolled in.

	DT	DPD	CP	DI	Doctoral w/ ISPP	GP (FEM)
Dietetic Education Program Type	Dietetic Education Program Type DT menu	Dietetic Education Program Type DPD menu	Dietetic Education Program Type CP menu	Dietetic Education Program Type DI menu	Dietetic Education Program Type Doctoral w/ ISPP menu	Dietetic Education Program Type GP (FEM) menu

Second Career students: If you are taking the DPD courses to obtain the verification statement from a DPD program, then you would qualify to apply to this position. Please state below that you are a student taking courses to obtain a DPD verification statement.

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* 5. Will you be enrolled in an ACEND accredited program during the 2025-2026 academic year?

Yes

If yes, what is the anticipated date of program completion?

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* 6. Will you be a member of the Academy’s Member and Student Advisory Committee in 2025? (Please note that a member of the Member and Student Advisory Committee cannot be an ACEND Student Representative while serving on the Member and Student Advisory Committee.)

Yes

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* 7. Are you involved in other Academy committees?

Yes

If yes, what is your commitment to that committee and when does your term expire?

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* 8. How did you hear about the ACEND Student Representative position?

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* 9. Have you discussed your interest in this position with your Program Director?

Yes

Comment

The time commitment involved with being on the Board includes:

Attending the Program Reviewer Workshop and CBE Workshop for onboarding in June
Attending one site visit as an observer within 1 year of appointment
Approximately 3 hours/month for monthly ACEND Board and committee conference calls.
Approximately 1-3 hours/week for various responsibilities, such as materials to review, committee work, etc.
Approximately 1 hour/month as an ACEND representative to the Academy’s Member and Student Advisory Committee

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* 10. How flexible is your schedule in accommodating the responsibilities of an ACEND Board member and representing ACEND’s role to the profession?

Extremely flexible

Very flexible

Somewhat flexible

Not so flexible

Not at all flexible

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* 11. Are you able to meet this time commitment? Is this something you feel you could manage?

Yes

Unsure

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* 12. Required Supporting Documents:

To qualify for consideration to this nomination, the nominees’ completed electronic application must be submitted and supporting documents listed below must be complete, in one PDF document and uploaded below.

1. CV/Resume
2. Letter of Interest - Please address the following statements in your Letter of Interest

-Describe what interests you about serving as a Student
Representative for the ACEND Board.

-Describe your experience or interest in accreditation.

3. Letter of recommendation from a program director/faculty member

If you are having any difficulties submitting your PDF or have any questions please email ACENDNominations@eatright.org.

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