UW-Platteville Vision UW-Platteville will be recognized as the leading student-focused university for its success in achieving excellence, creating opportunities, and empowering each individual.

UW-Platteville Mission The 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 Mission We 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 Accreditation 1. 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 Report Criterion 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 Attention Federal 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 Attention HLC expectations  Faculty credentialing  Change from “guideline”  Student opinion survey  April, 2016  Evidence of a culture of continuous improvement

Areas for Institutional Attention Continuous improvement  Curricular and co-curricular learning goals  Are your area’s learning goals aligned with our institutional mission and goals?

Areas for Institutional Attention Continuous 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.

Review The accreditation process Institutional progress Important issues  Federal Compliance  Assessment  How you can help

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