MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITATION 2005-2006

Presidential Welcome

What is Middle States Accreditation?

MEC Self-Study Committees: Structure and Membership

MEC Accreditation Portal
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Middle States Commission Team Arrives on Campus

Self-Study Timeline

Fall 2004

President announces at the College Retreat and in the State of College Address that the College will undergo a Middle States Commission Visit and that College will conduct Self-Study.

September 2004

Announcement of Chair and Co-Chairs of the Self-Study is made at the Stated Meeting of the Faculty and to the Cabinet.

October/November 2004

President, Self-Study Chair and Vice Co-Chairs attend the Self-Study Institute and the Middle States Conference.

December/January 2005

The Self-Study leadership team and the President begin the process of selecting Steering Committee members. Cabinet members, Deans, department chairs, and area heads are asked for suggestions, and are informed that the process is open-ended.

President Jackson charges the College-wide Assessment Council with the additional responsibility of providing resources, guidance and workshops to the Self-Study Subcommittees. The Council was also charged to continue research to identify appropriate instruments, research on student outcomes, and professional development opportunities for faculty and subcommittee members.

February 2005

The President, the leadership team and the Steering Committee decide on a comprehensive approach to the Self-Study. The President, Chair and Vice Co-Chairs, with the consent of the Steering Committee, create eight Self-Study Subcommittees by clustering the fourteen Standards according to their relatedness.

March 2005

Kick-Off Celebration provides a “thank you” luncheon for membership following a detailed overview of the Self-Study process.

April/May 2005

Subcommittees commence deliberations to consider subcommittee charges; to review “draft” charge questions; identify pertinent issues; begin collection of assessment instruments/documents; and complete the assessment culture matrix survey.

The Chair and Vice Co-Chairs of the Self-Study Team meet with the HEO (Professional) Staff at the College-wide HEO Meeting to provide an overview of the Self-Study Process.  The Chair leads a power point presentation that outlines the key components of the plan and the ways in which HEO staff are critical to ensuring that the self-study process is inclusive and comprehensive.

June/July 2005

Subcommittees submit minutes, reports, and “draft” questions to the Steering Committee and Leadership Team for inclusion into the Self-Study draft design.

Self-Study Draft Design approved and forwarded to MSC Staff Liaison.

August / September 2005

Develop and confirm meeting itinerary for MSA liaison.
Reserve hotel and travel arrangements for Liaison visit.
Chair’s preliminary Visit to review Self-Study Design.
Steering Committee meeting to review post-visit comments.
Advertise Subcommittee meetings.
Bi-weekly meetings of subcommittees resume and begin using approved design.
(Subcommittees work on charge questions, assessment instrument collection, analysis of findings, and maintaining of minutes.)

Oct. 2005

Middle States Liaison Visit

Subcommittees continue working on Self-Study.
Updates by Leadership team and Steering Committee members provided to Cabinet, College governing bodies, students, university and Community Council.
Forums, hearings and presentation meetings are scheduled to provide opportunities for input, gathering of information and data, and to give updates.

November/December 2005

Subcommittees continue addressing charges by collecting data and reports, analyzing, reviewing, and writing findings.
Subcommittees submit reports to Steering Committee on consistent basis.
Forums and hearings are scheduled to gather information and provide feedback.

January to March 2006

January Faculty Workshop

Subcommittees continue writing, making revision, begin final reports for Steering Committee to review and provide feedback.
Subcommittees submit interim reports.

 April / May 2006

College Forums to share with College community interim reports
Steering Committee begins editing of interim reports and subcommittees continue collecting information and evidence based upon feedback.

May/June 2006

Self Study Subcommittees begin developing Final Drafts reviewed by Steering Committee and committees continue to collect information shared with College community and community stakeholders.
Comments reviewed, considered, and edits and additions made as agreed upon.
Chair of Evaluation Team Visit.

June/July 2006

Steering Committee review initial final drafts and make comments. Subcommittees continue to work on collecting information to support chapters. Leadership team works with draft reports of subcommittees and returns chapters for further revisions as directed by Steering Committee.

August 2006

Steering Committee reviews final draft reports of subcommittees. Chairs and Co-Chairs work on final draft reports with Leadership Team. Decision made to collect additional information.

September/October 2006

College Forum to review draft Self-Study Report and provide recommendations.
Final revisions, editing and completion.
Approval of Final Self-Study Report by Steering Committee and President.
Final Self-Study Report mailed to Middle States Visiting Team and CHE.
Continue setting up of Exhibit Room.
Set up interviews for Self-Study Team.
Confirm hotel and travel for Self Study Team.

October 29^th /November 1st 2006

College hosts MSA Reaccredidation site visit.
Team Report.
College response.

December 2006

Commission action announced.
College celebrates full reaccredidation with no conditions!!!

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