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Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop

Welcome to the NWCCU. Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop. Purpose of the Workshop. To assist you in your role as Accreditation Liaison Officer To assist you in making connections with other institutions. Presenters. Pamela Goad William Beardsley Jeff Fox Kimberly Green.

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Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop

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  1. Welcome to the NWCCU Accreditation Liaison Officer Workshop

  2. Purpose of the Workshop • To assist you in your role as Accreditation Liaison Officer • To assist you in making connections with other institutions

  3. Presenters • Pamela Goad • William Beardsley • Jeff Fox • Kimberly Green • Mary Ellen O’Keeffe • Laura Polcyn • Cindy Price • Jeff Wagnitz

  4. Schedule • Morning plenary sessions led by NWCCU Staff • Afternoon sessions according to institutional type: • Four Year Publics • Two Year Publics • Four Year Privates • Materials will be available on our website in a few weeks

  5. Role of Regional Accreditation • Purpose: Quality assurance and continuous improvement • Values: Mission-centered, systemic, meaningful, peer evaluation, simple and sane • National scene • NWCCU Petition to USDOE for continued recognition • It really is about education!

  6. Process Revisions • Elimination of Year Five Report • Evaluation of Standards 3 and 4 in Year Seven Comprehensive • Revision of Year Three as either an offsite or onsite evaluation

  7. Process Revisions • Criterion for Onsite Evaluations • Institution needs to address non-compliance recommendations from previous evaluation • Institution has moved to a higher degree level and that degree is evaluated at the time of the Year Three review • Institution is currently on “FRR” status or recently submitted an FRR • Institution is dealing with issues related to Standard 2.A (Governance) • Institution is addressing ongoing issues of continuing critical concern to the Commission • Institution requests a visit with the evaluation

  8. Policy Revisions • Public Notification Policy • In accord with 2009 USDOE regulation revisions • Seeking more disclosure • Added website information under “Directory of Institutions” • “Recent Commission Actions”

  9. Policy Revisions • Appeals Policy • Revised in accordance with 2009 USDOE regulation revisions • Appeals Board has (again) final authority in an appeal • Conflict of Interest Policy • Now includes Appeals Board

  10. Policy Revisions • Credit Hour Policy • USDOE Regulation • Institution must have a credit hour policy • Evaluated in Year Three Self Evaluation • Outline process of evaluating practice in the light of the policy • Provide credit hour audit data if available

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