Reaffirmation of Accreditation. Step 3: Educational Effectiveness Review Site Visit. August 28, 2014. Agenda. Quick Review of Accreditation Upcoming Site Visit: What to expect Review of Themes Questions. Accreditation: What is it?. Quality Assurance Standards of Quality Assurance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Step 3: Educational Effectiveness ReviewSite Visit
Reaffirmation of AccreditationAugust 28, 2014AUA is in the
process of reaffirmation of its accreditation by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Explain WSCUC WASC
1AgendaQuick Review of AccreditationUpcoming Site Visit: What to
expectReview of ThemesQuestions
Quick Review of AccreditationReaffirmation Process and
ThemesReport ComponentsHighlights of each SectionNext Steps
Comments, Suggestions, feedback today or sometime in the next
two weeks
Four years in the process two years plus on the EER .. Lots of
meetings . Today is one last time through to gather feedback and to
see if there is anything we have missed or inaccurately referred to
.2Accreditation: What is it?Quality AssuranceStandards of Quality
AssuranceBeing acknowledged internationally as a quality
institution
The Accreditation Process is designed to:Build a culture of
evidence-based decision makingPromote a commitment to institutional
improvementValidate institutional integrityFrom 2013 Handbook of
AccreditationThree-Step Process (Remember. This is the last time
that a three-step process will be utilized.)Institutional Proposal
(2010)Capacity and Preparatory Review - CPR (2011/2012)Educational
Effectiveness Review - EER Report Submitted: June 2014 (on-line)
Site Visit: September 16-18, 2014It is about quality assurance
agreeing to and being able to monitor standards as an institution,
on ones own
Identifies AUA to the world as a quality institution
Three-Step Process (Remember. This is the last time that WASC
will utilize a three-step process.)Institutional Proposal
(2010)Capacity and Preparatory Review - CPR (2011/2012)Educational
Effectiveness Review - EER Report Submitted: June 2014Site Visit:
September 15-19, 2014
3Site Visit on Campus: Tuesday-Thursday, September 16-18,
2014Typical Meetings:
Accreditation Liaison Officer, Director of
AccreditationPresidentBoards Deans, Program ChairsOffice of
AdmissionsOffice of RegistrarStudent Support
ServicesLibraryInformation Technology Institutional Research
OfficeOpen meetings with faculty, staff, students
EER case-study closing loop (IESM, LLM. Freshman English)Student
Success -
4Site VisitMeetings intended to better understand, help
improveCandid responsesI dont know or I am not familiar with that.
are acceptable answers. Refer questions to relevant staff if you do
not know an answer. No one is expected to know everything.Online
Factbook has much dataPresent Commendations and Recommendations
Recommendations from Initial AccreditationFrom Team ReportStrategic
planFiscal StabilityEnrollment ManagementOn-Site LeadershipFaculty
DevelopmentStudent Learning AssessmentFrom CommissionFull-time
resident presidentFrequency of performance reviews of the
presidentMulti year Faculty Contracts
Two ThemesTwo themes determined by AUA and approved by WASC in
2010
Theme 1: Institutionalizing the Assessment of Student
LearningTheme 2: Cultivating a Community of Scholars
Theme 1 Institutionalizing Student Learning AssessmentNew
Guidelines for the Review of Academic ProgramsGuidelines for the
Review of Academic Support UnitsStudent Learning Assessment
PlansStudent Learning Assessment Reports onlineCurricular Maps
Updated and Accessible OnlineUniversity-wide SLOs alignment with
missionUndergraduate Assoc. Dean for General Education, Gen. Ed.
CommitteeMore resources on www.aua.am rubrics, sharing
institutional knowledgeTrainings/WorkshopsImprovements and
Expansion of Ongoing University Evaluations and SurveysUniversity
Management System, Course Management System8Theme 2 Cultivating a
Community of ScholarsMultiyear Contracts in progressDefinition of
Scholarship promotion of definition throughout
campusResearchPromotionsAwards (if any)Workload
policyOrientationCommunity Meetings, Retreats, Coordination
MeetingsE-bulletin, website upgrade, social mediaThinking about
Thinking Lecture InitiativeCo-curricular activitiesThe changing
profile of AUA's Community of Scholars
9Recommendations from 2012 CPRDiscussed at February 2014
University-wide EER Meeting
Refining assessment practices and institutionalizing staffing
and resources for educational effectivenessImplementing the new
undergraduate degree programsPromoting student successReviewing
academic support and student service programsStrengthening the
institutions financial position and capacityEnsuring consistency of
credit hour informationFor review, these were the recommendations
made by the Site Visit Team following the 2012 Capacity and
Preparatory Review Site Visit. Up-date Report in 2013 April was
well received.10Next StepsSite Visit: September 16-18, 2014
(Tuesday-Thursday on Campus)
Initial Report Community Meeting on Thursday morning, September
18th
Confidential e-mail to communicate directly with WSCUC Team:
[email protected]
Commission Review: February 19, 2015
For additional information including the Handbook of
Accreditation, previously submitted reports and
resources:http://aua.am/accreditation-affiliations/
Questions: See Tom Samuelian, ALO, or Sharistan Melkonian,
Director of Accreditation.1. WSCUC - we need to explain2. Site
Visit Dates - really Tues-Thurs., Sept. 16-183. Confidential
[email protected]. Community meeting - Team Report
-Sept. 18morning. 5. Everything's on line - EER6. Briefing sessions
- those who will have small group meetings we will hold briefing
sessions in the next week.
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