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GAYLE'S CLASSES AND LECTURES
USPAP
Upcoming USPAP Classes
USPAP 7-Hour Online
August 13, 2026
September 11, 2026
October 15, 2026
October 16, 2026
USPAP 15-Hour Online
No Current Dates Available
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This Personal Property USPAP class is taught with the 2024 USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) book.
AQB Certified USPAP Instructor: Gayle M. Skluzacek, AAA
The 7 Hour USPAP update course is only for those who have taken USPAP within the past 24-months. It has been organized to conform to the criteria set forth by the Appraisal Foundation in Washington, DC. Participants meet for a total of 7 hours for this mostly discussion-based class, and there is no examination. If you have not taken USPAP within the past 24-months, you are required to take the 15-hour course & exam.
A digital copy of the 2024 USPAP book, Reference Manual, and 7 Hour Student Manual will be emailed to all students at no cost prior to the course. Students are required to have access to these materials during the course.
PART
Upcoming PART Meetings
Each month
First Tuesday
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The Professional Appraiser's Round Table, or PART, is a group of professional and novice appraisers from all organizations and no organizations. It is a safe haven for appraisers to share their thoughts and questions, and to learn something from their colleagues in a casual and supportive environment. The group first came together via Zoom during the uncertain days of the pandemic lockdown in April 2020. It has grown to include appraisers and affiliated professionals from all over the country with a wide variety of specialties. We provide a stress-free platform to share information, provide support to one another, mentor new professionals, and celebrate who we are and what we do. Participation is voluntary and free. To request more information, navigate to our Contact Page and scroll down to the PART Contact Form or visit paroundtable.com .
Gayle Skluzacek AAA
Ms. Skluzacek is a classically educated art historian and appraiser. After working in curatorial, research, and public relations at the Minneapolis Institute of Fine Arts, the Chicago Art Institute, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly the Oriental Institute), and the Carnegie Institute, she began appraising in 1983. She has catalogued important collections, estates, and archives, identified lost masterpieces, served as an art/personal property expert in court cases, and has worked closely with major museums in their art acquisition programs. Ms. Skluzacek served on the Board of Directors of the Appraisers Association of America and served as President from 2000-2002. She was presented with the Director's Award for her services in 2015. Since 1995, Ms. Skluzacek has been on the faculty of FIT's Graduate School, teaching appraisal classes. She has also been on the faculty of NYU since 1992, where she teaches classes on appraising, American Art, connoisseurship, wine, and ethics. She has also taught appraisal studies at Towson University and Florida State University.
Ms. Skluzacek teaches appraisal ethics to auction house experts throughout the country, including Sotheby's, Phillips, Skinner, Doyle, Freeman's, Bonham's, and Heritage. In 2001, she was invited by the Cuban government to teach a course on appraisal ethics in Havana. In 2015, she was appointed as fine art expert to a NYC committee for the restoration of public murals. Ms. Skluzacek was appointed to serve on the Appraisal Foundations’ Personal Property Resource Panel for the three year term commencing in January 2025, where she now serves as Vice Chair.