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Lisa Hiley | Maria Hopkins | Matt Koetz
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.
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
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Welcome Reception |
| 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 |
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9:55 AM
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10:35 AM
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Community Impact: Mission, Vision, Goals (Standard I) |
| Future-Ready Changemaking Graduates (Standard V) | ||
| Sustainable Financial Future (Standard VI) | ||
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10:45 AM
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11:25 AM
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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 |
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1:30 PM
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2:10 PM
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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 |
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3:30 PM
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4:10 PM
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Academic Success and Accessibility |
| Professional Learning and Teaching and Learning Technologies | ||
| 4:20 PM | 4:50 PM | Self-Study Co-Chairs and ALO |
| 8:30 AM | 9:10 AM | Breakfast Discussion |
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9:20 AM
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10:00 AM
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Human Resources |
| Marketing and Communications | ||
| Well-being Collective | ||
| 10:20 AM | 11:00 AM | Work Time |
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11:10 AM
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11:50 AM
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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 |
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2:10 PM
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2:50 PM
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| Council of [Department] Chairs | ||
| Provost's Council | ||
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Work Time |
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3:45 PM
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4:20 PM
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Meetings as Requested |
| Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions | ||
| Site Visit Chair and the President |
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9:00 AM
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9:45 AM
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Chair and President Paul |
| Work Time | ||
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Open Session: Team Report |
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.
September 23 - Draft is shared with Nazareth University Community
September 23-October 4 - Community Comment and Feedback period
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
March 23-26, 2025 - MSCHE Evaluation Team Site Visit
Kim Harvey, Kelly Hutchinson-Anderson, Adam Lewandowski
Missy Reed, Dillon Smith
Rachel Bailey Jones, Emily Carpenter, Tim Kneeland
Darrell Bell, Kristen Green, Stephen Hill
Jamie Fazio, Cathy Rasmussen, Ed Wiltse