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College of St. Catherine Higher Learning Commission 2003 Self-Study

College of St. Catherine Higher Learning Commission 2003 Self-Study. Faculty and Staff Opening Workshop August 29, 2001. What is NCA?. North Central Association Higher Learning Commission. Higher Learning Commission’s General Institutional Requirements. Mission Authorization Governance

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College of St. Catherine Higher Learning Commission 2003 Self-Study

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  1. College of St. CatherineHigher Learning Commission2003 Self-Study Faculty and Staff Opening Workshop August 29, 2001

  2. What is NCA? • North Central Association • Higher Learning Commission

  3. Higher Learning Commission’sGeneral Institutional Requirements • Mission • Authorization • Governance • Faculty • Educational Program • Finances • Public Information

  4. Higher Learning Commission’s5 Criteria for Accreditation • Purpose • Resources • Student Experience • Future • Integrity

  5. WHY is this accreditation IMPORTANT?

  6. What is involved in an accreditation process? • Self-Study • Document • Site Team Visit • Site Team report • Commission decision

  7. Schedule

  8. October 2000 Appoint Co-Chairs November 2000 Appoint Self-Study Committee December 2000 Self-Study Committee Orientation January 2001 Self-Study Committee Work Session February 2001 Criteria Committees begin work March 2001 Submit Self-Study Plan to HLC March-Feb 2002 Self-Study Committee meets monthly to discuss progress/issues February 2002 Criteria Committee submits draft report to Self-Study Committee Self-Study Committee considers summary and recommendations October 2000 until February 2002

  9. March 2002 Writer starts preliminary draft June-Aug 2002 Write FINAL draft September 2002 Submit draft to HLC liaison Oct-Nov 2002 Write final document December 2002 - Final document to HLC - Publish “notices” Jan-Feb 2003 Prepare campus for visit Feb 24-26, 2003 Visit9 weeks later Site team reportWithin 2 Weeks CSC response August 2003 Commission action Action letter: Statement of Affiliation Status and Record of Status and Scope March 2002 until August 2003

  10. Changes in The Higher Learning Commission’s expectations since CSC’s last review in 1993? 1992 2002 INPUT OUTCOME DESCRIPTION ANALYSIS Faculty/student ratio Learning outcomes # books in library Services available $’s as contingency Fiscal Mgt policies # of student services quality of co-curricular programs

  11. Will there be any special re-accreditation challenges for the College of St. Catherine? Institutional Assessment Integration of two campuses

  12. Self-Study Process

  13. Self-Study Committee • Mary Margaret Smith, Liaison to Cabinet • Brian Bruess, Co-Chair • Susan Cochrane, Co-Chair • Betty Biernat • Joan Demeules • Linda Distad • Cynthia Egeness • Pamela Johnson • Cecilia Konchar Farr • Kathleen Matuska • Ellen Richter-Norgel • Debra Sellheim • Thomas Thieman Staff Director of Institutional Research & Planning Director of Computing Scott Pakudaitis (IR) Susan Sexton (HR) Vicki Zachar (Admin support)

  14. College of St. CatherineHigher Learning CommissionSelf-Study Organization Andrea J. Lee, IHM, President and the President's Cabinet Mary Margaret Smith Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Susan Cochrane, Co-Chair Brian Bruess, Co-Chair Higher Learning Commission Self-Study Team Dean of Professional Studies Dean of Students Student Experience Integrity Purpose Resources Future Joan Demeules Betty Biernat Cecilia Konchar Farr Linda Distad Kathleen Matuska Cindy Egeness Deb Sellheim Ellen Richter-Norgel Pam Johnson Tom Thieman General Institutional Requirements

  15. Purpose and Goals of our Self-Study

  16. To reflect that The College of St. Catherine is a dynamic institution whose mission is to educate students to lead and influence; • To document that The College of St. Catherine has an effective organizational structure which uses resources efficiently; • To demonstrate that The College of St. Catherine delivers a quality educational experience, through the process of assessment and accountability;

  17. To identify the ways in which The College of St. Catherine is student centered, making the educational experience meaningful and distinctive; • To address concerns from 1993 site visit, demonstrate progress toward the college’s vision through implementation of a strategic plan, and to secure continued The Higher Learning Commission accreditation for the next ten years.

  18. Expectations of our Self-Study

  19. Focus on the entire institution • Include all constituent groups • Involve appropriate committees and systems • Build on existing assessment processes • Discover and identify strengths, challenges and opportunities for improvement • Evaluate rather than describe • In each criteria, pay attention to: • Assessment and Accountability • Organizational Effectiveness • Student Centeredness

  20. Higher Learning Commission’s5 Criteria for Accreditation • Purposes • Resources • Student Experience • Future • Integrity

  21. Criterion 1Purposes • The institution has clear and publicly stated purposes consistent with its mission and appropriate to an institution of higher education

  22. Criterion 2Resources • The institution has effectively organized the human, financial, and physical resources necessary to accomplish its purposes.

  23. Criterion 3Student Experience • The institution is accomplishing its educational and other purposes.

  24. Criterion 4Future • The institution can continue to accomplish its purposes and strengthen its educational effectiveness.

  25. Criterion 5Integrity • The institution demonstrates integrity in its practices and relationships.

  26. What is YOUR role in our Self-Study Process? • Examples of work you’re doing • Data sources • New initiatives • External forces • Feedback and ideas

  27. How will we do our work?Communication Plan…

  28. Communication Plan • Primary goal is to establish and maintain effective communication with the community. • Communication will be regular, accessible, meaningful and targeted • Presentations to community, written updates (paper), email and web page • web address

  29. How will we do our work?Use of data…

  30. Data Sources • Assessment Plans (College-wide) • Annual Reports from all divisions and departments • Minneapolis Employer Survey • Department Surveys (Accred. Programs) • Plans & Priority Comm-Board Report • Teagle Grant Report • Grant Reports (Bush, CWC, Grad Office) • Alumnae Database • Alumnae Survey • IPPR Process

  31. Data Sources con’t • Last Self-Study Site Team Report • Enrollment Management Matrix (EMM) Data • Persistence Reports • Graduation Rates • Accreditation Rpts/Prof. Programs • Annual Reports to NCA (Enrollment, etc.) • Compensation Study • Technology Data • CIRP, NSSE, CSS, etc, data

  32. Data Sources con’t • Math Placement (CARS) • Student/Parent Survey • Minneapolis Learning Center on ESL • “Who Are Our Students” • Financial Aid Annual Federal Report • Minutes from Faculty Committees (Mpls and SP) • 1-year/5-year/10-year Alum Surveys • Financial Audits • MN Private College Council • Local, state and federal compliance data

  33. Existing groups & systems

  34. Existing groups & systems • Academic Departments • Academic Resources Committee • Admissions • Alumnae Association • Archives • Assessment Committee • Athletic Department • Board of Trustees • Business and Financial Affairs staff • Budget Committee • Bush Grant Committee

  35. Existing groups & systems • CAGB/WEC/Graduate Student Boards • Campus Ministry • Campus Resources • Centers of Excellence • College Council • Communications Department • Computing Services • Construction Committees • Continuing Education • CORE Committee

  36. Existing groups & systems • Corporate Partners • CSJ’s • Dept Chairs/Program Directors • Enrollment Management Matrix (EMM) • Environmental Services • Educational Policies Committee • External Partners

  37. Existing groups & systems • Faculty Council • Faculty Personnel Committee • Full Faculty • Health Information (immunization data) • Human Resources • Institutional Advancement Division • Internship Sites • Learning Centers • Multicultural International Programs & Services

  38. Existing groups & systems • President’s Cabinet • Student Affairs Leadership Team • Student Affairs Division • Student Clubs/Organizations • Teaching Learning Network (TLN) • Tuition Appeals Committee

  39. Progress and new initiatives since 1992/93

  40. Progress & new initiatives • 1992/93 • Access and Success Program established • AA Degree Program • 1993/94 • Assessment Committee Formed • Grad Ed (MAED) • McGlynn - First Gift - Technology • Bush Grant I • Access and Success Housing Project • Radiography Program established • Sonography Program established • First North Central site visit as 2-campus college • Accreditation awarded for 10 years

  41. Progress & new initiatives • 1994/95 • EMM • SD II • CORE Curriculum • Center Health Care Ethics • Desktop computers arrive • St. Mary’s Campus name changed to College of St. Catherine-Minneapolis • 1995/96 • Teagle Grant (focus on retention data) • Improved Library Circulation System • Butler Center opened • Revitalization of Athletic Programs

  42. Progress & new initiatives • 1996/97 • Exeter System • Voluntary Separation of Faculty/Staff • Lotus Notes arrives/McGlynn Technological Gift • WEC Tuition reduction • Bush Grant II • First Montessori off-site program - Portsmouth, VA • Presidential Search Initiated • 1997/98 • Gateways program • Students Parent Task Force • Laptop Leasing program • Community Work & Learning Grant • Restructuring (Admissions and other staff areas)

  43. Progress & new initiatives • 1998/99 • Sr. Andrea and Mary Margaret Smith arrive • Strategic Plan/BOT Reorganization • Catherine Connection • Unified Budget Process • Revised entire associate degree curriculum • Bachelor of Interpreting Program established • CILS implemented

  44. Progress & new initiatives • 1999/00 • Access and Success expanded to St. Paul • 3 Deans • $20M CSJ Gift • Master Space Plan • Vision Statement • Director of Community Work & Learning • Center for Sales • Abbott Northwestern partnership • Partnership with Canter and Assoc • Education Technology Grant • Student Kiosk on the web • Two major curriculum projects related to race,culture and ethnicity funded (Bush III and Project RN)

  45. Progress & new initiatives • 2000/01 • Centers of Excellence • Learning Commons Student Center plans • Revised Baccalaureate Liberal Arts Outcomes Statement approved • One IPEDS Number • Faculty Governance document approved • Accelerated Coding Program (Partnership with Teamsters Union) • Bolivia connection • Archdiocesan collaboration with Education • Mdewakanton Dakota Language collaboration • Higher Learning Commission Self-Study

  46. What is YOUR role in our Self-Study Process? • Continue the wonderful work • Offer your feedback (hand in your sheet) • Participate in the Self-Study process • Plan your vacation around the February 2003 Site Visit

  47. Q and A

  48. the end . . .

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