Dr. David WilsonPRESIDENT

Dr. Gloria GibsonPROVOST

Dr. Maurice C. TaylorCHAIR

Dr. Solomon AlaoCO-CHAIR

Morgan2018Self-StudyStudentGovernmentAssociationMeeting

6RegionalAccreditingBodiesfor4,726CollegesandUniversities

RegionalAccreditationTerritoriesMiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducation - PostsecondaryinstitutionsinNewYork,NewJersey,Pennsylvania,Delaware,Maryland,theDistrictofColumbia,PuertoRico,andtheUSVirginIslands.NewEnglandAssociationofSchoolsandColleges- EducationalinstitutionsinthesixNewEnglandstates(Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,NewHampshire,RhodeIsland,andVermont).HigherLearningCommission - EducationalinstitutionsinArkansas,Arizona,Colorado,Iowa,Illinois,Indiana,Kansas,Michigan,Minnesota,Missouri,NorthDakota,Nebraska,NewMexico,Ohio,Oklahoma,SouthDakota,Wisconsin,WestVirginia,andWyoming.

RegionalAccreditationTerritoriesNorthwestCommissiononCollegesandUniversities(NWCCU)- PostsecondaryinstitutionsinAlaska,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,Oregon,Utah,andWashington.SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools- EducationalinstitutionsinAlabama,Florida,Georgia,Kentucky,Louisiana,Mississippi,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,TexasandVirginia.WesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges- 4-yeareducationalinstitutionsinCalifornia,Hawaii,Guam,AmericanSamoa,Micronesia,Palau,andNorthernMarianasIslands,aswellasschoolsforAmericanchildreninAsia;and,AccreditingCommissionforCommunityandJuniorColleges.

FocusoftheSelfStudy1.MSCHE’saccreditationprocessensuresinstitutionalaccountability,self-appraisal,improvement,andinnovationthroughpeerreviewandtherigorousapplicationofstandardswithinthecontextofinstitutionalmission.2.VerificationofCompliancewithAccreditation-RelevantFederalRegulations– includingMSCHEguidelinesonstudentidentityverificationindistanceandcorrespondenceeducation,transferofcreditpoliciesandarticulationagreements,TitleIV(financialaid)programresponsibilities,assignmentofcredithours,institutionalrecordofstudentcomplaints,requiredinformationforstudentsandthepublic,standingwithstateandotheraccreditingagencies,andcontractualrelationships.

MSCHEStandards• StandardI:MissionandGoals• StandardII: EthicsandIntegrity• StandardIII:DesignandDeliveryoftheStudentLearningExperience

• StandardIV: SupportoftheStudentExperience

• StandardV: EducationalEffectivenessAssessment

• StandardVI: Planning,Resources,andInstitutionalImprovement

• StandardVII:Governance,LeadershipandAdministration

CompliancewithEightRelevantFederalRegulations

1.Studentidentityverificationindistanceandcorrespondenceeducation2.Transferofcreditpoliciesandarticulationagreements3.TitleIVprogramresponsibilities4.Institutionalrecordsofstudentcomplaints

5.Requiredinformationforstudentsandthepublic6.Standingwithstateandotheraccreditingagencies7.Contractualrelationships8.Assignmentofcredithours

SteeringCommittee- SubcommitteeChairsStandardI – Dr.GlendaPrime,ChairofAdvancedStudies&LeadershipandPolicyStandardII– Dr.SethVannatta,ChairofPhilosophyandReligiousStudiesStandardIII– Dr.TiffanyB.Mfume,Director,StudentSuccessandRetentionStandardIV– Dr.Halaevalu Vakalahi,AssociateDean,SchoolofSocialWorkStandardV – Dr.CarrolPerrino,Professor,PsychologyStandardVI– JosephPopovich,SpecialAssistanttothePresidentStandardVII– Dr.Yacob Astatke,AssistantDean,SchoolofEngineeringCompliance – HansCooper,Registrar

SteeringCommitteeChair- Dr.MauriceC.Taylor,VPAcademicOutreachandEngagementCo-Chair- Dr.SolomonAlao,AVPOfficeofAssessmentDr.GloriaJ.Gibson,ProvostDr.LindaJ.Gilliam,BoardofRegentsDr.ClaraI.Adams,SpecialAssistanttothePresidentSidneyEvans,VPFinanceandManagementJulieGoodwin,GeneralCouncilDr.Adebisi Oladipupo,ChiefInformationOfficerLisha BarnesUndergraduateStudentJohnsonSmith,GraduateStudent

Self-Study2016CalendarMarch PresidentHostsOfficialCampus-WideKickoffofSelf-StudyApril Self-StudyDesignForwardedtoMSCHEMay MSCHELiaisonMeetswithPresident,Regents,Steering

CommitteeandSubcommitteesJune Self-StudyDesignRevisedandResubmittedtoMSCHEOctober ChairsSubmitDraftofSelf-StudyChapterstoSteering

CommitteeDecember SteeringCommitteeSubmitsFirstDraftofSelf-Studyto

SubcommitteesUpdatetotheUniversityCouncilontheStatusoftheSelf-Study

Self-Study2017CalendarJanuary LaunchoftheSelf-StudyWebsiteFebruary UpdatetotheStudentGovernmentAssociationontheStatusoftheSelf-

StudyPresidentUpdatestheUniversityCommunityatTownHallmeeting

March RevisedDraftoftheSelf-StudyForwardedtothePresidentMay UpdatetotheBoardofRegentsand/orBoardCommitteesJune OngoingSelf-StudyRevisionsOctober RevisedDraftofSelf-StudySubmittedtothePresident

PresidentUpdatestheUniversityCommunityatTownHallmeetingNovember UpdatetotheBoardofRegentsand/orBoardCommittees

Self-StudySubmittedtoMSCHETeamChairDecember SteeringCommitteeSubmitsFinalDraftofSelf-StudytoPresident

Self-StudySubmittedtoMSCHE

Challenges• Howdoyouknowandhowdoyoushow?• 2009FacultyHandbook• Fournewadministrativedivisions• Eightonlinedegreeandthreeonlinecertificateprograms• Recommendationsforinstitutionalimprovement• EffectivecommunicationabouttheSelf-Studywithfaculty,staffandstudents