The Year-Three Report 2.A Governance 2.F Financial Resources

1. The Year-Three Report2.A Governance2.FFinancial Resources Steven VanderStaay, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Western Washington University

2. Orienting Facts

3. Orienting Fact 1. The Standards for Governance and Resources will likely involve offices and individuals unfamiliar with the New Standards. Challenges Opportunities

4. Challenge Memory is a Poor Guide Memories of processes are colored by their conclusion Therefore: Start Early

5. Opportunity Metaphoric Frames Shape Thinking The way we conceive of a process shapes the thinking and attitudes we bring to the process Therefore: Provide a frame

6. Metaphoric Frames College I’m always behind I have to stay ahead I can’t get caught up Every time I’m just about caught up something gets in my way

7. A Linear Race on a Fixed Track Alternatives? College as a Journey or Adventure College as an apprenticeship or preparation College as an experience of growth and development

8. Metaphoric Frames New Standards . . Enable holistic institutional self reflection Standard 1 examines institutional purpose (mission) and intentions (core themes) Standard 2 comprises an appraisal of an institution’s potential to fulfill its purpose and intentions

9. Personal identity and life purpose Standard 1: Who am I and What do I want to do in the world? Standard 2: Am I prepared and able to live that life?

10. Who am I? What will I do? The institution defines and articulates its mission, and the core themes within its mission, which reflect purpose and characteristics appropriate for an institution of higher learning.

11. Am I prepared and able? The institution documents that it possesses the essential conditions necessary to fulfill its objectives.

12. Alternatively, start with a definition Accreditation • A voluntary system of self-regulation, carried out by peer-review, in which an institution or program is assessed against a set of standards.

13. Orienting Fact 2. People associate accreditation with failure Therefore: Showcase your strengths Connect that strength to accreditation

14. 6 Year Graduation Rate

15. Orienting Fact 3. You Must Have Support From the Top Therefore: Don’t be quiet Ask for help Present to your Board & Senate Get faculty participation

16. Orienting Fact 4. There isn’t an Accreditation Guide Therefore: Look to the pilots Focus on the purpose of the standards Draw from the old guide where useful

17. 2.A.1 The institution demonstrates an effective and widely understood system of governance with clearly defined authority, roles, and responsibilities. Its decision-making structures and processes make provision for the consideration of the views of faculty, staff, administrators, and students on matters in which they have a direct and reasonable interest

18. Wenatchee Valley College

19. Carroll College

20. Focus on the purpose: 2.A Governance “The institution operates within a system of governance that facilitates the successful accomplishment of its mission and goals.”

21. Focus on the purpose: 2.F Resources “The institution’s fiscal resources are adequate to support the achievement of its mission and goals.”

22. Orienting Facts

23. Orientating Facts Conclusion • 2.A & 2.F will involve offices and individuals unfamiliar with the new standards • People associate accreditation with failure • You must have support from the top • There isn’t an accreditation guide for the new standards

24. Tips • Start early • Carefully frame the accreditation process • Start the work with a strength you connect to your mission • Get support from the top and help from faculty • Look to the pilots; focus on the purpose of the standards; draw from the old guide where helpful