our reaccreditation through middle states commission on higher education
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Our Reaccreditation through Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Presentation to the New Members of the Board of Trustees, September 27, 2012. by Elizabeth Meade. Elizabeth M. Meade. Acting Provost since November 2012 Associate Provost, previously Chair of Humanities, previously - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
by Elizabeth Meade
Our Reaccreditation throughMiddle States Commission on Higher
EducationPresentation to the New Members of the Board of
Trustees, September 27, 2012
Elizabeth M. Meade■ Acting Provost since November 2012■ Associate Provost, previously■ Chair of Humanities, previously■ Professor of Philosophy■ Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston
College– Research focus in ethics
What is Middle States?The Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally. The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.
Peer evaluation system■ Reviews by teams of faculty and
administrators of other colleges and universities
■ Accreditation currently entirely voluntary
■ May be subject of state/federal regulation in the future
Characteristics of Excellence
Compliance■ We need to demonstrate compliance
with each of the 14 Standards of Excellence
■ Areas of non-compliance could result in a need for a follow-up report, a warning, probation, or loss of accreditation
■ MSCHE currently issuing more warnings than previously
Reaccreditation Cycle■ Major Self-study due every 10 years
– CCC’s last decennial report was 2004■ Periodic Program Reviews due every
5 years– CCC’s last PRR was accepted November
2009■ New self-study process beginning
now, re-accreditation expected Spring 2014
Decennial Review Decennial Review
1) Comprehensive Self Study of the entire institution based on the Characteristics of Excellence.
2) The final report will be approximately 100 pages• Contains 8 Chapters• Make suggestions and
recommendation
3) Supporting Materials will be at least 3,000 to 5,000 pages
4) There will be no fewer than 200 separate and unique supporting documents
Decennial Review Purpose 1) Strengthen Cedar Crest through the next decade;
2) Demonstrate Compliance with the 14 Standards;
3) Demonstrate to our Constituents that our institution has value.
Decennial Review Time Line Spring 2012 Working groups are formed; Self-Study Design Document is
created MSCHE Liaison visits Cedar Crest
Fall 2012•Working Group Training;• Working Group meetings;• A progress report is written on December 1st;
Spring 2013• MSCHE selects the team;• Working groups submit a draft chapter (March 15th);• Chapters are edited and synthesized into a document
Decennial Review Time LineFall 2013• Campus reviews the draft;• Evaluation chair reviews the self-study report;• The Board reviews the draft;• CCC sends a draft copy to the team chair;• CCC prepares the final version of the self-study report.
Spring 2014 • Team Visit;• Team Report;• Institutional Response.
Summer/Fall 2014• Middle States meets and acts on the findings.
What will we have to show?Do you have plans to sustain the institution?
•Strategic Plan(s).
• Financial Forecasts based on real assumptions;
•Enrollment Management Plan;
• Facility Master Plan;
MSCHE : Who owns each plan? How are they being updated?