College of St. Catherine Higher Learning Commission 2003 Self-Study

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College of St. CatherineHigher Learning
Commission2003 Self-Study
Faculty and Staff Opening Workshop August 29, 2001
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What is NCA?

• North Central Association
• Higher Learning Commission

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Higher Learning CommissionsGeneral
Institutional Requirements

• Mission
• Authorization
• Governance
• Faculty
• Educational Program
• Finances
• Public Information

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Higher Learning Commissions5 Criteria for
Accreditation

• Purpose
• Resources
• Student Experience
• Future
• Integrity

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WHY is this accreditation IMPORTANT?
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What is involved in an accreditation process?

• Self-Study
• Document
• Site Team Visit
• Site Team report
• Commission decision

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Schedule
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October 2000 until February 2002

• October 2000 Appoint Co-Chairs
• November 2000 Appoint Self-Study Committee
• December 2000 Self-Study Committee Orientation
• January 2001 Self-Study Committee Work Session
• February 2001 Criteria Committees begin work
• March 2001 Submit Self-Study Plan to HLC
• March-Feb 2002 Self-Study Committee meets monthly
  to discuss progress/issues
• February 2002 Criteria Committee submits draft
  report to Self-Study Committee
• Self-Study Committee considers summary
  and recommendations

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March 2002 until August 2003

• March 2002 Writer starts preliminary draft
• June-Aug 2002 Write FINAL draft
• September 2002 Submit draft to HLC liaison
• Oct-Nov 2002 Write final document
• December 2002 - Final document to HLC -
  Publish notices
• Jan-Feb 2003 Prepare campus for visit
• Feb 24-26, 2003 Visit9 weeks later Site team
  reportWithin 2 Weeks CSC response
• August 2003 Commission action Action letter
  Statement of Affiliation Status and Record of
  Status and Scope

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Changes in The Higher Learning Commissions
expectations since CSCs last review in 1993?
1992 2002 INPUT OUTCOME DESCRIPTION ANALY
SIS Faculty/student ratio Learning outcomes
books in library Services available s as
contingency Fiscal Mgt policies of student
services quality of co-curricular programs
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Will there be any special re-accreditation
challenges for the College of St. Catherine?
Institutional Assessment Integration of two
campuses
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Self-Study Process
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Self-Study Committee

• Mary Margaret Smith, Liaison to Cabinet
• Brian Bruess, Co-Chair
• Susan Cochrane, Co-Chair
• Betty Biernat
• Joan Demeules
• Linda Distad
• Cynthia Egeness
• Pamela Johnson
• Cecilia Konchar Farr
• Kathleen Matuska
• Ellen Richter-Norgel
• Debra Sellheim
• Thomas Thieman

Staff Director of Institutional Research
Planning Director of Computing Scott Pakudaitis
(IR) Susan Sexton (HR) Vicki Zachar (Admin
support)
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College of St. CatherineHigher Learning
CommissionSelf-Study Organization
General Institutional Requirements
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Purpose and Goals of our Self-Study
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• To reflect that The College of St. Catherine is a
  dynamic institution whose mission is to educate
  students to lead and influence
• To document that The College of St. Catherine has
  an effective organizational structure which uses
  resources efficiently
• To demonstrate that The College of St. Catherine
  delivers a quality educational experience,
  through the process of assessment and
  accountability

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• To identify the ways in which The College of St.
  Catherine is student centered, making the
  educational experience meaningful and
  distinctive
• To address concerns from 1993 site visit,
  demonstrate progress toward the colleges vision
  through implementation of a strategic plan, and
  to secure continued The Higher Learning
  Commission accreditation for the next ten years.

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Expectations of our Self-Study
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• Focus on the entire institution
• Include all constituent groups
• Involve appropriate committees and systems
• Build on existing assessment processes
• Discover and identify strengths, challenges and
  opportunities for improvement
• Evaluate rather than describe
• In each criteria, pay attention to
• Assessment and Accountability
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Student Centeredness

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Higher Learning Commissions5 Criteria for
Accreditation

• Purposes
• Resources
• Student Experience
• Future
• Integrity

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Criterion 1 Purposes

• The institution has clear and publicly stated
  purposes consistent with its mission and
  appropriate to an institution of higher education

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Criterion 2 Resources

• The institution has effectively organized the
  human, financial, and physical resources
  necessary to accomplish its purposes.

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Criterion 3 Student Experience

• The institution is accomplishing its educational
  and other purposes.

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Criterion 4 Future

• The institution can continue to accomplish its
  purposes and strengthen its educational
  effectiveness.

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Criterion 5 Integrity

• The institution demonstrates integrity in its
  practices and relationships.

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What is YOUR role in our Self-Study Process?

• Examples of work youre doing
• Data sources
• New initiatives
• External forces
• Feedback and ideas

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How will we do our work?Communication Plan
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Communication Plan

• Primary goal is to establish and maintain
  effective communication with the community.
• Communication will be regular, accessible,
  meaningful and targeted
• Presentations to community, written updates
  (paper), email and web page
• web address

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How will we do our work?Use of data
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Data Sources

• Assessment Plans (College-wide)
• Annual Reports from all divisions and departments
• Minneapolis Employer Survey
• Department Surveys (Accred. Programs)
• Plans Priority Comm-Board Report
• Teagle Grant Report
• Grant Reports (Bush, CWC, Grad Office)
• Alumnae Database
• Alumnae Survey
• IPPR Process

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Data Sources cont

• Last Self-Study Site Team Report
• Enrollment Management Matrix (EMM) Data
• Persistence Reports
• Graduation Rates
• Accreditation Rpts/Prof. Programs
• Annual Reports to NCA (Enrollment, etc.)
• Compensation Study
• Technology Data
• CIRP, NSSE, CSS, etc, data

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Data Sources cont

• Math Placement (CARS)
• Student/Parent Survey
• Minneapolis Learning Center on ESL
• Who Are Our Students
• Financial Aid Annual Federal Report
• Minutes from Faculty Committees (Mpls and SP)
• 1-year/5-year/10-year Alum Surveys
• Financial Audits
• MN Private College Council
• Local, state and federal compliance data

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Existing groups systems
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Existing groups systems

• Academic Departments
• Academic Resources Committee
• Admissions
• Alumnae Association
• Archives
• Assessment Committee
• Athletic Department
• Board of Trustees
• Business and Financial Affairs staff
• Budget Committee
• Bush Grant Committee

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Existing groups systems

• CAGB/WEC/Graduate Student Boards
• Campus Ministry
• Campus Resources
• Centers of Excellence
• College Council
• Communications Department
• Computing Services
• Construction Committees
• Continuing Education
• CORE Committee

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Existing groups systems

• Corporate Partners
• CSJs
• Dept Chairs/Program Directors
• Enrollment Management Matrix (EMM)
• Environmental Services
• Educational Policies Committee
• External Partners

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Existing groups systems

• Faculty Council
• Faculty Personnel Committee
• Full Faculty
• Health Information (immunization data)
• Human Resources
• Institutional Advancement Division
• Internship Sites
• Learning Centers
• Multicultural International Programs Services

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Existing groups systems

• Presidents Cabinet
• Student Affairs Leadership Team
• Student Affairs Division
• Student Clubs/Organizations
• Teaching Learning Network (TLN)
• Tuition Appeals Committee

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Progress and new initiatives since 1992/93
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Progress new initiatives

• 1992/93
• Access and Success Program established
• AA Degree Program
• 1993/94
• Assessment Committee Formed
• Grad Ed (MAED)
• McGlynn - First Gift - Technology
• Bush Grant I
• Access and Success Housing Project
• Radiography Program established
• Sonography Program established
• First North Central site visit as 2-campus
  college
• Accreditation awarded for 10 years

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Progress new initiatives

• 1994/95
• EMM
• SD II
• CORE Curriculum
• Center Health Care Ethics
• Desktop computers arrive
• St. Marys Campus name changed to College of St.
  Catherine-Minneapolis
• 1995/96
• Teagle Grant (focus on retention data)
• Improved Library Circulation System
• Butler Center opened
• Revitalization of Athletic Programs

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Progress new initiatives

• 1996/97
• Exeter System
• Voluntary Separation of Faculty/Staff
• Lotus Notes arrives/McGlynn Technological Gift
• WEC Tuition reduction
• Bush Grant II
• First Montessori off-site program - Portsmouth,
  VA
• Presidential Search Initiated
• 1997/98
• Gateways program
• Students Parent Task Force
• Laptop Leasing program
• Community Work Learning Grant
• Restructuring (Admissions and other staff areas)

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Progress new initiatives

• 1998/99
• Sr. Andrea and Mary Margaret Smith arrive
• Strategic Plan/BOT Reorganization
• Catherine Connection
• Unified Budget Process
• Revised entire associate degree curriculum
• Bachelor of Interpreting Program established
• CILS implemented

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Progress new initiatives

• 1999/00
• Access and Success expanded to St. Paul
• 3 Deans
• 20M CSJ Gift
• Master Space Plan
• Vision Statement
• Director of Community Work Learning
• Center for Sales
• Abbott Northwestern partnership
• Partnership with Canter and Assoc
• Education Technology Grant
• Student Kiosk on the web
• Two major curriculum projects related to
  race,culture and ethnicity funded (Bush III and
  Project RN)

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Progress new initiatives

• 2000/01
• Centers of Excellence
• Learning Commons Student Center plans
• Revised Baccalaureate Liberal Arts Outcomes
  Statement approved
• One IPEDS Number
• Faculty Governance document approved
• Accelerated Coding Program (Partnership with
  Teamsters Union)
• Bolivia connection
• Archdiocesan collaboration with Education
• Mdewakanton Dakota Language collaboration
• Higher Learning Commission Self-Study

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What is YOUR role in our Self-Study Process?

• Continue the wonderful work
• Offer your feedback (hand in your sheet)
• Participate in the Self-Study process
• Plan your vacation around the February 2003 Site
  Visit

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Q and A
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