uw-platteville vision uw-platteville will be recognized as the leading student-focused university...
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UW-Platteville VisionUW-Platteville will be recognized as the leading student-focused university for its success in achieving excellence, creating opportunities, and empowering each individual.
UW-Platteville MissionThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville provides associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree programs in a broad spectrum of disciplines including: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; criminal justice; education; business; agriculture; and the liberal arts.
UW-Platteville MissionWe promote excellence by using a personal, hands-on approach to empower each student to become broader in perspective, intellectually more astute, ethically more responsible, and to contribute wisely as an accomplished professional and knowledgeable citizen in a diverse global community.
Why are we here today?Review the accreditation process
What is accreditation? What’s our timeline?
Provide an update on institutional progress Who are our campus leaders? What have we accomplished so far?
Inform you about important issues HLC expectations Assessment How you can help
What is accreditation?Multi-faceted evaluation of
institutional effectiveness Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Criteria, Assumed Practices, Federal Compliance
Requirement For access to private, state and federal funding
Process Peer review
Opportunity Institutional self-reflection Identify areas for improvement
Timelines
We are here
Date of our site visit: October 24-25, 2016
Complete review again in 4 years
Criteria for Accreditation1. Mission
2. Ethical and Responsible Conduct
3. Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources and Support
4. Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
5. Resources, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Progress ReportCriterion Teams – developing our Quality
Assurance argument First outlines shared with Deans, Chief Financial
Officer, Diversity Officer, Provost Team leaders will be requesting additional
information to be used in our evidence files
Federal Compliance Team - compiling data to document that we follow government regulations
Areas for Institutional AttentionFederal Compliance
Credit hour review Federal definition of “credit hour” Accountability for equivalent student learning in
compressed timeline courses
Student complaints Policies and processes of logging, tracking and
responding to student complaints
Clear communication of campus information
Third party comment
Areas for Institutional AttentionHLC expectations
Faculty credentialing Change from “guideline”
Student opinion survey April, 2016
Evidence of a culture of continuous improvement
Areas for Institutional AttentionContinuous improvement
Curricular and co-curricular learning goals Are your area’s learning goals aligned with our
institutional mission and goals?
Areas for Institutional AttentionContinuous improvement
How do you know that students have achieved your goals? What is your assessment plan? How do you collect and analyze your data? How do you use the results of assessment to
improve student learning? What evidence do you have for success?
How can you help?Live our vision and mission Our mission is central to how we will be evaluated.
Recognize what needs improvement and address those issues
Respond to requests for information and data
Communicate Policies and processes must be clearly documented. Everyone on campus has a part in our reaffirmation of
accreditation.
ReviewThe accreditation processInstitutional progressImportant issues
Federal Compliance Assessment How you can help
What questions do you have?