1. NEASC
Standards Meeting 3/2/17

2. Let’s address your questions

3. Where do we go from here?
March 2, 2017
Meeting for all Standards chairs and teams (3:30 PM, Philbrick Camp Room)
March 14, 2017
Steering Committee meeting to revise descriptions(Davidson 215)
March 15, 2017
Steering Committee meeting to revise descriptions (if necessary)
March 20, 2017
Steering Committee shares feedback with standards chairs
April 3, 2017
Second Open Forum (Torp Theatre) 1-2:30 PM
April 17, 2017
Standards teams Appraisal Section drafts due
April 27, 2017
Steering Committee meets to discuss Appraisal Sections

4. 3-PART FORMAT DESCRIPTION: what do we do?
Succinct!
APPRAISAL: how well do we do it?
Analysis of strengths, concerns
PROJECTION: what do we commit to do?
Specific plans to address challenges

5. WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION?
An articulation by the higher education community of what a college or university must do in order to deserve the public trust
Quality assurance
Quality improvement
A framework for institutional development and self-evaluation
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6. EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS Evidence Analysis
“There are 754,700 volumes in the library.”
“This is a 20% increase in 5 years and puts us at the median of our peers.”