高等教育委员会认证

任务

密歇根州立大学丹佛分校是一所综合性大学, baccalaureate- 和 master’s-degree granting urban university that offers arts 和 sciences, professional 和 business courses 和 programs to a diverse student population in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Excellence in teaching 和 learning is 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s primary objective.

密歇根州立大学丹佛’s mission is to provide a high-quality, 可访问的, enriching education that prepares students for successful careers, post-graduate education 和 lifelong learning in a multicultural, 全球化和技术社会. 完成自己的使命, 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s diverse university community engages the community at large in scholarly inquiry, creative activity 和 the application of knowledge.

密歇根州立大学丹佛’s mission, vision, ongoing operations 和 strategic plan are informed by 干部, a core set of values that define who we are – 和 aspire to be – as a University: community, 可访问性, 多样性, 尊重和卓越.

密歇根州立大学丹佛分校是由 高等教育委员会.

认证过程，由 学术效能办公室, provides 密歇根州立大学丹佛 with the opportunity to share its story 和 inform the higher education community in the region 和 the nation about the transformational work that takes place on our campus.

请将问题发邮件给肖恩·谢弗, 临时副教务长, Associate Vice President of Curriculum 和 Policy Development 和 认证 Liaison Officer.

The 标准 for 认证 are the st和ards of quality by which the 高等教育委员会 determines whether an institution merits accreditation or 重申认可资格. 以下是对这些标准的总结.

高等教育委员会 有五个认证标准. 它们是:

1. 的任务,
2. 诚信:道德和负责任的行为;
3. Teaching 和 Learning: Quality, Resources, 和 支持,
4. Teaching 和 Learning: Evaluation 和 Improvement, 和
5. Resources, Planning, 和 Institutional Effectiveness.

高等教育委员会’s criteria for accreditation reflect a set of 指导值 和 认为实践.

密歇根州立大学丹佛分校目前正在参与 标准的途径 重申认可资格. The 标准的途径 requires completion of a comprehensive evaluation in year four 和 year 10 of the accreditation cycle. This process provides the opportunity for institutions to demonstrate to all constituents that the Five 标准 for 认证 和 Federal Compliance 需求 have been met 和 that continuous improvement efforts are in place.

4月26日和27日, 2021, 密歇根州立大学丹佛 hosted a 高等教育委员会 Peer Review Team at our campus. The purpose of the visit was to complete the first of two required comprehensive evaluations which take place in our 10-year accreditation cycle.

评审委员会名册

Preparation for the comprehensive evaluation involved the completion 和 submission of an Assurance Argument to demonstrate compliance with HLC’s Five 标准 for 认证. Angelica Moreno, Manager of Student Affairs Assessment 和 Evaluation 和 S. 塞迪克, Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Administration 和 保罗·希区柯克 in Curriculum, Academic Effectiveness 和 Policy Development in Academic Affairs served 和 continue to serve as point-of-contact for their branches of campus. Information was collected from faculty 和 staff throughout the Fall 2020 semester.

2021年1月, 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s accreditation liaison officer 和 president were contacted by the Chair of the Peer Review team. 当时, 制定了一个时间表, 已作出旅行安排, 和 additional information exchanged between the accreditation liaison officer 和 the Chair of the Peer Review Team.

Details about the Peer Review teams visit were provided in the Early Bird 和 here, 在丹佛州立大学认证网站上.

The Peer Review team conducted their on-site visit on April 26th 和 27. They then began the process of writing their final report, which was then submitted to HLC for review 和 approval.

The final report stated that 密歇根州立大学丹佛 met all of the criteria for accreditation under the st和ard pathway. One area was “met with concerns” 和 the Peer Reviewers recommended a course of action for 密歇根州立大学丹佛, 回应这些关切. 肖恩·谢弗 worked with the appropriate office(s) to address the Peer Reviewers comments 和 implement processes to ensure that, 前进, that criteria area was brought in line with HLC expectations.

In order to set 密歇根州立大学丹佛 up for continued success in accreditation, 肖恩·谢弗 has created a University 认证 Committee that meets regularly to aid in accreditation efforts 和 tracking. 除了这个委员会, 课程处, Academic Effectiveness 和 Policy Development has onboarded the Weave accreditation platform to aid in tracking 和 documenting accreditation data 和 in developing the 2026-2027 Assurance Argument for the re-affirmation evaluation of accreditation.