HLC Accreditation Work Site: Steering Committee
HLC Steering Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 13, 2008
11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
Presidential Room, Maucker Union
AGENDA
I. February 14 & February 28, 2008 Meeting Notes - Bev
II. Notebooks & Sample Self-studies - Shirley
III. Resource Room - Bev
IV. Update from HLC Liaison - Bev
V. Criterion 5 – Engagement & Service - Bev
VI. Transparent Process - Jim O’Connor
VII. Assessment Update - Donna & Siobahn
VIII. IT Support - Bev
IX. Timeline for Remainder of Semester - Bev
Next meeting:
Thursday, March 27, 2008; 11:00-12:15
College Eye Room, Maucker Union
*History of Last Self-study & Words of Wisdom – Reinhold Bubser & Siobahn Morgan
Future meetings – Presidential Room:
April 10
*Development of self-study design
April 24
*Report from HLC Meeting
*Organization of subcommittees
*Plans for summer & fall
HLC Steering Committee
Meeting Notes
March 13, 2008 – 11:00 a.m.
Presidential Room-Maucker Union
Present: Agee, Buse, Chatham-Carpenter, Cutter, DeFrancisco, Hanish, Kopper, Licari, Martin, Morgan, Moser (for Kaparthi), Murtha, Neibauer, O’Connor, Patton, Pease, Uehle, Upah, Vinton, Wilson
Absent: Moussavi
Bev welcomed Jon Buse, Dean of Students and Co-Chair of the Foundations of Excellence project, to the committee.
1. February 14 & February 28, 2008 meeting notes – Kopper
Formal minutes will not be taken but notes will be provided for each meeting.
2. Notebooks and Sample Self-Studies - Uehle
Shirley distributed notebooks that contained agendas and notes from the first two meetings as well as examples of Tables of Contents from several self-studies at other institutions.
3. Resource Room – Kopper
ITTC 117D has been designated as a resource room. Kate will assist with the cataloguing of printed documents.
4. Update from HLC Liaison - Kopper
Bob Appleson is our liaison from the HLC. We must request approval from the HLC to conduct a customized self-study utilizing the Foundations of Excellence project and Mr. Appleson would like to get this approval signed by early April. Mr. Appleson will visit UNI in the fall and meet with the Steering Committee.
Bev discussed the UNI Strategic Plan timeline with Mr. Appleson. The current Strategic Plan covers the period 2004-2009; therefore, we may have a new strategic plan near the end of the reaccreditation process. Mr. Appleson indicated that it would be ideal to have a new strategic plan implemented so that it could be integrated with the self-study process; however, we would not have to include the new plan in the accreditation report.
5. Criterion 5: Engagement & Service – Kopper
This criteria takes on a higher value because of our new Carnegie classification in Community Engagement. Included here would be any work that we do off-campus with various constituencies and organizations.
6. Transparent Process – O’Connor
Jim explained that the reaccreditation process will engage the entire campus community. Key milestones will be announced via news releases and the website will be a repository of information.
7. Assessment Update – Vinton & Morgan
Donna indicated that assessment is woven throughout the five criteria. She distributed a handout from the HLC which gives a very clear statement that assessment is important in the self-study process.
Siobahn will discuss assessment in relation to the liberal arts core at the next meeting.
8. IT Support – Kopper
Bev talked with Steve Moon regarding the need for a point person from Information Technology to assist with the reaccreditation process. DeWayne Purdy will continue to be our webmaster.
9. Timeline for the remainder of the semester – Kopper
Bev has invited Reinhold Bubser to the next meeting to provide a history of the last self-study.
Next meeting: Thursday, March 27, 2008
College Eye Room-Maucker Union; 11:00-12:15