Middle States

Nazareth University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. Find out more about Middle States and our accreditation.


Middle States Co-chairs

Lisa Hiley | Maria Hopkins | Matt Koetz

Prepare for 2025 Middle States Site Visit

To be ready for our site visit March 23-26:

1. Please familiarize yourself with our submitted self study report. (You also can read the 2-page summary of changes from the draft.) 

2. Or watch the video: Middle States Primer.

3. Read the Site Visit Guide. Notice the questions on page 4.

Site Visit Schedule, March 23-26

Please attend one of the following open sessions for staff and faculty:

Monday, March 24, 11:30-12:15 in the Shults Forum
Tuesday, March 25, 12:05-1:10 in the Shults Forum

as well as the site visit team's final report presentation on

Wednesday, March 26, 10:00-11:00 in the Wilmot Recital Hall

Sunday, March 23

5:00 PM 6:30 PM Welcome Reception

Monday, March 24

8:00 AM 8:20 AM Campus Arrival: Intro to On-Campus Workspace and IT support
8:30 AM 9:00 AM Breakfast Briefing with President: Current Status of the Institution
9:05 AM 9:45 AM Cabinet and Steering Committee
9:55 AM
10:35 AM
Community Impact: Mission, Vision, Goals (Standard I)
Future-Ready Changemaking Graduates (Standard V)
Sustainable Financial Future (Standard VI)
10:45 AM
11:25 AM
Distinctive and Compelling Value: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience (Standard III)
Equity-Minded Community and Culture (Standard II)
Shared Governance and Leadership (Standard VII)
11:35 AM 12:15 PM Open Session with Faculty and Staff
12:20 PM 1:20 PM Lunch with Undergraduate and Graduate Students
1:30 PM
2:10 PM
Distinctive and Compelling Value: Support of the Student Experience (Standard IV)
Academic Assessment Committee and Core Curriculum Committee
Work Time
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Board of Trustees
3:30 PM
4:10 PM
Academic Success and Accessibility
Professional Learning and Teaching and Learning Technologies
4:20 PM 4:50 PM Self-Study Co-Chairs and ALO

Tuesday, March 25

8:30 AM 9:10 AM Breakfast Discussion
9:20 AM
10:00 AM
Human Resources
Marketing and Communications
Well-being Collective
10:20 AM 11:00 AM Work Time
11:10 AM
11:50 AM
New Program Development
Student Life
12:05 PM 1:10 PM Open Session with Campus Community: Faculty and Staff
1:15 PM 2:00 PM Lunch
2:10 PM
2:50 PM
Council of [Department] Chairs
Provost's Council
3:00 PM 3:30 PM Work Time
3:45 PM
4:20 PM
Meetings as Requested
Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions
Site Visit Chair and the President

Wednesday, March 26

9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Chair and President Paul
Work Time
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Open Session: Team Report

 

Earlier Materials

An electronic copy of the handout for the January 2024 Assembly Day is available.

The Self Study Design was finished in March 2023. View the slideshow from our Middle States self-study proposal visit.

You can watch the presentation from the open forum on March 31, 2023, view the summary slideshow, and see the Middle States timetable.

Middle States Timeline

September 23 - Draft is shared with Nazareth University Community

September 23-October 4 - Community Comment and Feedback period

  • 9/27 - Listening Session 2:30-3:30 in Shults Porthole Lounge
  • 10/1 - Listening Session 3-4 in Shults Porthole Lounge
  • 10/3 - Listening Session 10-11

October 3 - Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Committee & Staff Senate for feedback

October 4-11 - Leadership team final edits and review

October 18 - Faculty Senate for feedback

October 25 - Draft of Self-Study is sent to Evaluation Team Chair

November 8 - Nazareth Visit from MSCHE Team Chair

February 28, 2025 - Campus Visit Preparation Day

  • February 28 - Open Prep Session 12:00-1:00 in Peckham 101
  • March 6 - Open Prep Session 10:00-11:00 in Peckham 101
  • March 11 - Open Prep Session 3:00-4:00 in Peckham 101

March 23-26, 2025 - MSCHE Evaluation Team Site Visit

Working Group Liaisons

Future-Ready Changemaking Graduates

Kim Harvey, Kelly Hutchinson-Anderson, Adam Lewandowski

Equity-Minded Community and Culture

Missy Reed, Dillon Smith

Distinctive and Compelling Value

Rachel Bailey Jones, Emily Carpenter, Tim Kneeland

Sustainable Financial Future

Darrell Bell, Kristen Green, Stephen Hill

Community Impact

Jamie Fazio, Cathy Rasmussen, Ed Wiltse