Higher Learning Commission 2024 Comprehensive Review:
What our Assurance Argument says about us - Campus Presentation, Nov. 3, 2023
During this presentation, the criteria teams provided an overview of the five criteria and highlighted the substance of the university’s response for each criterion.
HLC Campus Presentation, Nov. 3, 2023 Heading link
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Criterion 1 - Mission Heading link
The institution’s mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides the institution’s operations.
Core Components
1A: The institution’s mission is articulated publicly and operationalized throughout the institution.
1B: The institution’s mission demonstrates commitment to the public good.
1C: The institution provides opportunities for civic engagement in a diverse, multicultural society and globally connected world, as appropriate within its mission and for the constituencies it serves.
Criterion 2 - Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct Heading link
The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible.
Core Components
2.A: The institution establishes and follows policies and processes to ensure fair and ethical behavior on the part of its governing board, administration, faculty and staff.
2.B: The institution presents itself clearly and completely to its students and to the public.
2.C: The governing board of the institution is autonomous to make decisions in the best interest of the institution in compliance with board policies and to ensure the institution’s integrity.
2.D: The institution is committed to academic freedom and freedom of expression in the pursuit of truth in teaching and learning.
2.E: The institution’s policies and procedures call for responsible acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge by its faculty, staff and students.
Criterion 3 - Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support Heading link
The institution provides quality education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered.
Core Components
3A: The rigor of the institution’s academic offerings is appropriate to higher education.
3B: The institution offers programs that engage students in collecting, analyzing and communicating information; in mastering modes of intellectual inquiry or creative work; and in developing skills adaptable to changing environments.
3C: The institution has the faculty and staff needed for effective, high-quality programs and student services.
3D: The institution provides support for student learning and resources for effective teaching.
Criterion 4 - Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement Heading link
The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs, learning environments, and support services, and it evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through processes designed to promote continuous improvement.
Core Components
4A: The institution ensures the quality of its educational offerings
4B:The institution engages in ongoing assessment of student learning as part of its commitment to the educational outcomes of its students
4C: The institution pursues educational improvement through goals and strategies that improve retention, persistence and completion rates in its degree and certificate programs
Criterion 5 - Institutional Effectiveness, Resources and Planning Heading link
The institution’s resources, structures, processes and planning are sufficient to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its educational offerings, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.
Core Components
5A: Through its administrative structures and collaborative processes, the institution’s leadership demonstrates that it is effective and enables the institution to fulfill its mission.
5B: The institution’s resource base supports its educational offerings and its plans for maintaining and strengthening their quality in the future.
5C: The institution engages in systematic and integrated planning and improvement.