1. HLC Update and Visit Preview
D. Kent Johnson,
Director of Assessment

2. Timeline
June 30, 2017 – HLC Change in Control, Structure, or Organization Submitted for Review
HLC selected two reviewers
September 5-6, 2017 – Fact Finding Review
October, 2017 – Staff Report prepared, Staff Report and Fact-Finding Report sent to IPFW and HLC Board
IPFW response (if needed) must be submitted within 14 calendar days
February 2018 – HLC Board Considers and Votes
March 2018 – IPFW notified of decision

3. Fact Finding Visit - Preliminary Topics (subject to change)
Overview of IPFW
Overview of institution (PFW) after change in organization
Financial and academic Impacts
Reorganization and development plans for PFW
Academic and administrative oversight
Student support – both student affairs and academic support
Legal/Contractual aspects of change

4. Fact Finding Visit – Institutional Participants
Senior Leadership Team
Purdue Board of Regents Representatives
Academic Deans and Program Directors
Students
Faculty – Open Forum
Student Affairs
Enrollment Management/Academic Support
Budget/Finance
Purdue and IU Legal Representatives

5. Key Points for Realignment
This is a “Change in Organization”
PFW remains an independently accredited regional institution managed by Purdue WL just as IPFW was prior to the changes
Purdue WL has always been the institution with managerial oversight for IPFW – this does not change
HLC has allowed academic programs (consistent with IPFW Management Agreements) to be moved between Purdue and IU throughout our history
This transaction differs as health sciences programs move solely under IU management and control as an “additional location” of IUPUI.
The degree granting authority for PFW is expressly granted to Purdue in both the state authorization and the Program Transfer Agreement - this authority extends to degrees not historically granted by Purdue (e.g. Music). This is possible, in part, as a result of our status as an Independently Accredited Regional Institution.