International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU) is a private,
not-for-profit organization
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of schools,
college
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s and
universities
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associated with Methodist-Wesleyan tradition. All the member institutions have a current or historical affiliation with a Methodist denomination. Most institutions are legally autonomous under their own boards of trustees and separately chartered by their respective states. IAMSCU seeks to enable Methodist-related educational institutions and those with a
Methodist
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tradition to cooperate through the development of common understandings.
IAMSCU was founded in 1991 at the World Methodist Conference in Singapore.
US member schools
References
External links
Official website
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Methodist organizations
College and university associations and consortia in the United States