NCA/HLC Self-Study NCA/HLC REACCREDITATION VISIT April 27-30, 2003 NCA/HLC REACCREDITATION VISIT April 27-30, 2003.
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NCA/HLC Self-Study
NCA/HLC REACCREDITATION VISIT
April 27-30, 2003
NCA/HLC REACCREDITATION VISIT
April 27-30, 2003
Why Accreditation Matters?Why Accreditation Matters?
• Certifies to state & federal governments that institution & students are eligible for financial aid
• Provides formal quality assurance to stakeholders
• Encourages an institution to review itself & thereby improve its programs
• Certifies to state & federal governments that institution & students are eligible for financial aid
• Provides formal quality assurance to stakeholders
• Encourages an institution to review itself & thereby improve its programs
The Name GameThe Name Game
• NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION of COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
Membership organization– One of 6 regional
associations– Covers 19 states
• NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION of COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
Membership organization– One of 6 regional
associations– Covers 19 states
• HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION
– The accrediting unit of NCA
– Accredits institutions, not individual programs within institutions
• HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION
– The accrediting unit of NCA
– Accredits institutions, not individual programs within institutions
Steps in the ProcessSteps in the Process
• Intensive self-study & reflection on those findings• Writing the Self-Study Report, including – General Institutional Requirements– Basic Institutional Data
• Visit by external team to validate results• Review of team recommendations by
accreditation board
• Intensive self-study & reflection on those findings• Writing the Self-Study Report, including – General Institutional Requirements– Basic Institutional Data
• Visit by external team to validate results• Review of team recommendations by
accreditation board
OUR TARGET: BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMEOUR TARGET: BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME
Continuation of full accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur in 10 years
* A 6-year accreditation is a satisfactory result and will be considered successful
Continuation of full accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur in 10 years
* A 6-year accreditation is a satisfactory result and will be considered successful
COUNTDOWN TO VISIT!COUNTDOWN TO VISIT!
• April 27 Team arrives on campus • April 28-29 Interviews• April 30 Exit Interview• May 1 Celebration of Completion• May-August UA responds to team report as
necessary • Fall 2003 Receive continuing
accreditation
• April 27 Team arrives on campus • April 28-29 Interviews• April 30 Exit Interview• May 1 Celebration of Completion• May-August UA responds to team report as
necessary • Fall 2003 Receive continuing
accreditation
WHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERSWHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERS
• Dr. Phillip Jones, Chair– VP, Student Services, University of Iowa
• Dr. Phillip Jones, Chair– VP, Student Services, University of Iowa
WHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERSWHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERS
• Dr. Donald Bennion– Director, Academic Assessment, Eastern Michigan
University• Dr. Sandra Marie Flake– Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of
Northern Colorado
• Dr. Donald Bennion– Director, Academic Assessment, Eastern Michigan
University• Dr. Sandra Marie Flake– Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of
Northern Colorado
WHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERSWHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERS
• Dr. Juan Franco– Regents Chief of Staff, New Mexico State
University• Dr. Lin Holder– Associate VP, Academic Affairs, Saint Cloud State
University
• Dr. Juan Franco– Regents Chief of Staff, New Mexico State
University• Dr. Lin Holder– Associate VP, Academic Affairs, Saint Cloud State
University
WHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERSWHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERS
• Dr. John Ory– Director, Instructional Resources, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign• Dr. Kathleen Rountree– Dean, College of Performing & Visual Arts,
University of Northern Colorado
• Dr. John Ory– Director, Instructional Resources, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign• Dr. Kathleen Rountree– Dean, College of Performing & Visual Arts,
University of Northern Colorado
WHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERSWHO’S WHO: HLC TEAM MEMBERS
• Dr. Gail Scukanec– Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research,
Central Michigan University
• Dr. Gail Scukanec– Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research,
Central Michigan University
NCA/HLC Self-Study
ACCREDITATION HISTORYACCREDITATION HISTORY
Accomplishments and Challenges
Accomplishments and Challenges
ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS
• UA has been fully accredited by North Central since 1914
• UA has received consistently strong endorsements of academic programs & institutional vitality
• UA has received favorable findings by the focus visit team
• UA has been fully accredited by North Central since 1914
• UA has received consistently strong endorsements of academic programs & institutional vitality
• UA has received favorable findings by the focus visit team
CHALLENGESCHALLENGES
• UA received only a five-year extension of full accreditation during the 1997 regular visit
• UA sustained a focus visit in 2000 on planning & budgeting
• UA received only a five-year extension of full accreditation during the 1997 regular visit
• UA sustained a focus visit in 2000 on planning & budgeting
RESPONSES TO CRITICAL CONCERNSRESPONSES TO CRITICAL CONCERNS
• Stability in administration• Participatory budget process• New approaches to aligning resources &
productivity (ROI)• Emergence of Charting the Course as the vision
and strategic intent for UA
• Stability in administration• Participatory budget process• New approaches to aligning resources &
productivity (ROI)• Emergence of Charting the Course as the vision
and strategic intent for UA
RESPONSES TO CRITICAL CONCERNSRESPONSES TO CRITICAL CONCERNS
• Merging of Human Resources & EEO• Review of major rules including RTP• Implementation of PeopleSoft• Increased communication about budgeting• Adoption of Balanced Scorecard methodology to
implement the vision of Charting the Course
• Merging of Human Resources & EEO• Review of major rules including RTP• Implementation of PeopleSoft• Increased communication about budgeting• Adoption of Balanced Scorecard methodology to
implement the vision of Charting the Course
NCA/HLC Self-Study
PATTERNS OF EVIDENCEPATTERNS OF EVIDENCE
UA’s Case for Full
Continuing Accreditation
UA’s Case for Full
Continuing Accreditation
HLC CRITERIAHLC CRITERIA
• Mission• Resources• Accomplishing Our Purposes• Planning• Integrity
• Mission• Resources• Accomplishing Our Purposes• Planning• Integrity
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Institutional vision, mission & values publicly stated and understood by constituencies
• Appropriate decision-making processes• Freedom of inquiry for faculty & students• Institutional commitment to excellence in
teaching & learning
• Institutional vision, mission & values publicly stated and understood by constituencies
• Appropriate decision-making processes• Freedom of inquiry for faculty & students• Institutional commitment to excellence in
teaching & learning
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Charting the CourseCharting the Course
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Charting the CourseCharting the Course
• Ongoing process of strategic thinking– Clusters of excellence
• Discovery & innovation• Cultural enrichment• Community well-being• Economic development
• Ongoing process of strategic thinking– Clusters of excellence
• Discovery & innovation• Cultural enrichment• Community well-being• Economic development
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Balanced ScorecardBalanced Scorecard
CRITERION ONE: MISSION
Balanced ScorecardBalanced Scorecard
• Strategic Destination:– Public Research University for Northern Ohio– Student Success– Knowledge for Public Good
Student Success + Community Engagement = Student Success + Community Engagement = Akron AdvantageAkron Advantage
• Strategic Destination:– Public Research University for Northern Ohio– Student Success– Knowledge for Public Good
Student Success + Community Engagement = Student Success + Community Engagement = Akron AdvantageAkron Advantage
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Informed Board of Trustees• Qualified faculty & administration• Shared leadership as means of decision-making
• Informed Board of Trustees• Qualified faculty & administration• Shared leadership as means of decision-making
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Faculty hold appropriate credentials• Sufficient enrollment (24,000) to meet stated
purposes• Academic & support services afford all students
the opportunity to succeed
• Faculty hold appropriate credentials• Sufficient enrollment (24,000) to meet stated
purposes• Academic & support services afford all students
the opportunity to succeed
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• $200 Million Landscape for Learning:– Green space (30,000 new trees)– Open space (addition of 31 acres)– Easier access for vehicles, more parking and
better pedestrian connections– Addition of six new buildings and three new
parking decks
• $200 Million Landscape for Learning:– Green space (30,000 new trees)– Open space (addition of 31 acres)– Easier access for vehicles, more parking and
better pedestrian connections– Addition of six new buildings and three new
parking decks
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION TWO: RESOURCES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Pattern of financial expenditures shows commitment to effective teaching:– Institute for Teaching & Learning– Wired for Wireless Initiative– WebCT– Enrollment Management Strategies
• Pattern of financial expenditures shows commitment to effective teaching:– Institute for Teaching & Learning– Wired for Wireless Initiative– WebCT– Enrollment Management Strategies
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Courses of study are clearly defined, coherent & intellectually rigorous:– Success in external professional accreditations– Student performance on proficiency exams &
other assessments– High quality & coherent General Education
program– 15.7:1 student/faculty ratio
• Courses of study are clearly defined, coherent & intellectually rigorous:– Success in external professional accreditations– Student performance on proficiency exams &
other assessments– High quality & coherent General Education
program– 15.7:1 student/faculty ratio
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Evidence of support for:– Basic & applied research– Fine & creative arts– Effective delivery of education & other services– Effective courses & programs– Ongoing professional development for faculty &
staff
• Evidence of support for:– Basic & applied research– Fine & creative arts– Effective delivery of education & other services– Effective courses & programs– Ongoing professional development for faculty &
staff
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Faculty control of student learning & granting of academic credit
• Mastery of level of knowledge appropriate for degree attained
• Results of internal & external peer review processes used to assure quality
• Faculty control of student learning & granting of academic credit
• Mastery of level of knowledge appropriate for degree attained
• Results of internal & external peer review processes used to assure quality
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION THREE: ACCOMPLISHING OUR PURPOSES
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Appropriate assessment of academic achievement:– Externally accredited programs– All programs to have clearly defined levels of skills
& competencies by Fall 2006 per Balanced Scorecard Initiative
• Appropriate assessment of academic achievement:– Externally accredited programs– All programs to have clearly defined levels of skills
& competencies by Fall 2006 per Balanced Scorecard Initiative
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Financial, physical & human resources that position University for future:– Stability in administration– Greater access to management information– Active governance & advisory groups– Landscape for Learning– Revenue diversification strategies
• Financial, physical & human resources that position University for future:– Stability in administration– Greater access to management information– Active governance & advisory groups– Landscape for Learning– Revenue diversification strategies
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Structured assessment processes:– New enterprise system (PeopleSoft) linking
business, HR, & academic processes in real time– Interactive management tools such as Brio– Collection & use of benchmark data for decision-
making
• Structured assessment processes:– New enterprise system (PeopleSoft) linking
business, HR, & academic processes in real time– Interactive management tools such as Brio– Collection & use of benchmark data for decision-
making
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION FOUR: PLANNING
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Plans necessary to institution’s continuance:– Charting the Course– Balanced Scorecard– Return on Investment
• Plans necessary to institution’s continuance:– Charting the Course– Balanced Scorecard– Return on Investment
CRITERION FIVE: INTEGRITY
Key FindingsKey Findings
CRITERION FIVE: INTEGRITY
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Policies, Practices and Publications:– Electronic access to rules & regulations– Transcripts follow commonly accepted practices &
reflect student learning– Policies for resolution of grievances & disputes– Accuracy in publications & advertisements– Ethical & collaborative relations with sister
institutions– Proper oversight of contracts
• Policies, Practices and Publications:– Electronic access to rules & regulations– Transcripts follow commonly accepted practices &
reflect student learning– Policies for resolution of grievances & disputes– Accuracy in publications & advertisements– Ethical & collaborative relations with sister
institutions– Proper oversight of contracts
ONGOING CHALLENGES: PROCESSESONGOING CHALLENGES: PROCESSES
• Promoting open communication• Achieving shared leadership• Strengthening planning & budgeting• Adopting performance-based system of student
assessment across all programs
• Promoting open communication• Achieving shared leadership• Strengthening planning & budgeting• Adopting performance-based system of student
assessment across all programs
ONGOING CHALLENGES: RESOURCESONGOING CHALLENGES: RESOURCES
• Growing student enrollments• Coping with Ohio’s economic climate• Addressing salary compression & inequities• Adjusting priorities & programs in line with
resource base• Addressing deferred maintenance issues• Transitioning to new & improved facilities
• Growing student enrollments• Coping with Ohio’s economic climate• Addressing salary compression & inequities• Adjusting priorities & programs in line with
resource base• Addressing deferred maintenance issues• Transitioning to new & improved facilities
FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS
• Focus research in strategic areas of opportunity• Enhance instructional effectiveness• Retain & recruit high-quality faculty & staff• Bring faculty salaries to 75th percentile of Ohio
public universities• Assure continued diversification of financial base
• Focus research in strategic areas of opportunity• Enhance instructional effectiveness• Retain & recruit high-quality faculty & staff• Bring faculty salaries to 75th percentile of Ohio
public universities• Assure continued diversification of financial base
STEERING COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONSSTEERING COMMITTEE CONCLUSIONS
• Significant progress & ongoing work in addressing critical concerns
• UA meets all HLC general institutional requirements (GIRs) & criteria
• Requests continuing full accreditation
• Significant progress & ongoing work in addressing critical concerns
• UA meets all HLC general institutional requirements (GIRs) & criteria
• Requests continuing full accreditation
Critical Role: Faculty, Contract Professionals & StaffCritical Role: Faculty, Contract Professionals & Staff
• Understand HLC standards & expectations• Know the difference between program &
institutional accreditation• Welcome the consultant evaluators• Participate in the visit• Know your University of Akron!
• Understand HLC standards & expectations• Know the difference between program &
institutional accreditation• Welcome the consultant evaluators• Participate in the visit• Know your University of Akron!
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