Navigating the General and Program Criteria for Computing Programs: An Interactive Workshop

April 18, 2026

Beginner
1 Day
Raleigh, NC

Workshop Dates

Apr

2026

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

About this Workshop

Designed for faculty and administrators preparing for or undergoing accreditation reviews. Participants will deepen their understanding of ABET General and Program Criteria for computing programs, examine common pitfalls, and apply their knowledge in interactive breakout sessions. The workshop focuses on practical strategies for managing the self-study process, site visits and meeting accreditation requirements.

Workshop Details

REGISTRATION
Registration for this one-day, in-person workshop during ABET Symposium 2026 is now available! Please contact education@abet.org if you have any questions.

WHEN
This workshop takes place Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET.

WORKSHOP LOCATION & ACCOMMODATIONS
This workshop will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA at the Raleigh Convention Center. ABET has secured discounted guest room rates at (3) hotels located next to the Raleigh Convention Center, the host venue for ABET Symposium 2026. See our Hotel & Travel page here. Please reach out to symposium@abet.org if you have any questions or concerns.

WORKSHOP COST
The cost for this workshop is $760 if you register by Dec. 16, 2025.

The cost for this workshop is $890 if you register after Dec. 16, 2025.

Workshop Facilitators

Andrew Phillips, Ph.D.

Andrew “Andy” Phillips is the executive director for CSAB, the lead ABET member society for accreditation of programs in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, information technology and software engineering. Previously, he served from 2009-2023 as academic dean and provost at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Phillips has been a program evaluator for ABET since 1997 and a member of its Computing Accreditation Commission from 2004-2009. He was also the computing area director and member of the ABET Board of Directors from 2018-2022. He is a past President of CSAB, a CSAB Fellow, an ABET Fellow and continues to be a team chair/program evaluator for both ABET and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Jean Blair, Ph.D.

Jean Blair previously held positions as deputy to the Chief Academic Officer, director of the Computer Science Program and director of the Information Systems Engineering Program.

An ABET volunteer since the Computer Science Accreditation Commission (CSAC) merged with ABET, she has served as a program evaluator, team chair, commissioner, and on the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) executive committee, where she currently serves as the past chair.

She is a senior member of IEEE, a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery and a member of both the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the American Society of Engineering Education. Jean was named both an ABET Fellow and a CSAB Fellow in 2023.

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Cary Laxer, Ph.D.

Cary Laxer is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He earned his B.A. in computer science and mathematics from New York University and his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Duke University. His teaching specialties include international project collaboration, computer graphics, computer game development, data structures and computing fundamentals. Recent professional development efforts have focused on pedagogical concepts associated with students working on international collaborative open-ended projects.

Laxer is a Senior Member of ACM, a Life Senior Member of IEEE and a Member of ASEE. He has held numerous leadership roles with ACM’s SIGCSE, ITiCSE, and CompEd conferences. He has served on the Education Committee of SIGGRAPH, including a term as chair of the computer science curriculum subcommittee. Laxer has served as a volunteer for ABET for almost 20 years, rising through the ranks as a Program Evaluator, Team Chair, Commissioner, and ExCom member. He currently serves as Chair of the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET. At Rose-Hulman, Laxer serves as the chapter adviser for the Rose Tech Chapter of Triangle Fraternity. For relaxation, Cary enjoys traveling, reading, the theatre, dark chocolate and a glass of good wine.

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