university to begin NEASC self-study

Tue., Nov 24

During the next 18 months, Southern will carry out a comprehensive institutional self-study as part of our 10-year reaccreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The purpose of this self-study is to

• Assess how well we are pursuing our mission and goals
• Analyze our effectiveness as a teaching and learning institution
• Assess the extent to which we meet each of eleven standards for accreditation.

The self-study will be overseen by a Steering Committee appointed by the President. Members of the campus community (students, faculty, and staff) are invited to participate in the self-study process by serving on one of the following committees: 

• Standard 1: Mission and Purposes
• Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation
• Standard 3: Organization and Governance
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  Undergraduate Degree Programs
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  General Education
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  The Major or Concentration
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  Graduate Degree Programs
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  Integrity in the Award of Academic Credit
• Standard 4: The Academic Program:  Assessment of Student Learning
• Standard 5: Faculty
• Standard 6: Students:  Admissions 
• Standard 6: Students:  Retention and Graduation
• Standard 6: Students:  Student Services
• Standard7:  Library and Other Information Resources
  
• Standard 8:  Physical and Technological Resources
• Standard 9: Financial Resources 
• Standard 10: Public Disclosure
• Standard 11: Integrity

The committees will begin their work at the start of the spring 2010 semester. 

Ongoing information about Southern's self-study and accreditation can be found at the university's NEASC Web site.  If you have any questions, contact Marianne Kennedy in the Office of Assessment and Planning (kennedym4@southernct.edu).