CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY OPEN SESS IONMARCH 25

Higher Learning Commission Re-accreditation

What is accreditation?Voluntary process of self-regulation and

peer review ensuring that higher education institutions provide high-quality education and continuously seek to improve. Assures the public that UW – Platteville meets

clearly communicated criteria and regulations. Ensures that faculty and students are eligible

for federal funding.

Guiding Values of Accreditation

1. Focus on student learning.2. Education as a public purpose3. Education for a diverse, technological,

globally connected world4. A culture of continuous improvement5. Evidence-based institutional learning and

self-presentation6. Integrity, transparency, and ethical

behavior and practice

Two Components for Re-accreditation

Quality Assurance - verifies that we are meeting threshold standards Federal Compliance Assumed Practices Criteria for Accreditation

Quality Initiative – demonstrates that we are committed to continuous improvement

Criterion OneMission (Team Leader: Dr. Christina Curras)

UW – Platteville’s mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides our operations. In our educational role, we serve the public and are

committed to the public good. We engage with our external constituencies and

community and respond to their needs, as our mission and capacity allow.

Criterion TwoIntegrity: Ethical and Responsible

Conduct (Team Leader: Mr. James Mueller) UW – Platteville acts with integrity; our conduct

is ethical and responsible. UW-P presents itself clearly and completely to its

students and public with regard to programs, requirements, faculty and staff, costs to students and accreditation relationships.

Criterion ThreeTeaching and Learning: Quality,

Resources, and Support (Team Leader: Dr. Shane Drefcinski) UW- Platteville provides a high quality

education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered. We fulfill claims we make for an enriched educational

environment that includes opportunities for research, community engagement, service learning and economic development.

Criterion Four

Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement (Team Leaders: Dr. Colleen McCabe and Dr. Laura Bayless) UW – Platteville demonstrates responsibility for

the quality of our educational programs, learning environments, and support services, and we evaluate their effectiveness for student learning through processes designed to promote continuous improvement.

Criterion FiveResources, Planning and Institutional

Effectiveness (Team Leader: Dr. Matthew Roberts) UW – Platteville’s resources, structures, and

processes are sufficient to fulfill our mission, improve the quality of our educational offerings, and respond to future challenges and opportunities. We plan for the future.

Quality InitiativeAn institution-wide project designed to

suit our present concerns or aspirations. Can continue an initiative already in progress or

achieve a key milestone in the work of a longer initiative

Must have scope and significance

QI – oversee implementation and assess success of the Academic Planning Council’s new academic program review process

What do we have to do?Submit written Quality Assurance

Arguments (Years 4 and 10) Articulate claims for how we meet standards Provide evidence files for all claims made

Evidence files accumulate continuously

Carry out Quality Initiative (Years 6 – 9) Proposed in Years 6-7 Report filed in Year 9

Host Campus Visit (Year 10) Peer-review team validates claims made in the Assurance

Argument, confirms Federal Compliance and Assumed Practices

Separate Timelines

How are we preparing?

Applied for and obtained approval to participate in the Open Pathway

HLC Steering Committee Attend HLC Annual Conference Manage access to HLC’s electronic Assurance

System Develop and enforce timelines Establish and train Criterion Teams Oversee Quality Initiative

On-going campus communication

Campus ResourcesHLC Steering Committee

Regular meetings that all are welcome to attend College liaisons

Dr. Curras (EMS), Dr. Klavins (BILSA), Dr. McCabe (LAE)

Communication College representatives Presentations to campus groups Website (http://www3.uwplatt.edu/hlc)

General information Timelines Contact us