Middle States Re-accreditation
Self-Study Organizational Structure
For the Towson University Self-Study, members of the Steering Committee elected to work with a modified version of the comprehensive model which focuses on the 14 Standards of Excellence as described by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Each Steering Committee member chose to work on one of eight groups based on her or his interests and expertise. The eight groups addressed the Standards as follows:
Working Groups and Assigned Standards
| SC |
Standard |
Working Group |
| Group 1 |
1 Mission and Goals
6 Integrity |
1A Mission and Goals
1B Fair Processes and Intellectual Property
1C Communication and Transparency |
| Group 2 |
2 Planning, Resource Allocation, Institutional Renewal
3 Institutional Resources
|
2A Planning, Resource Allocation, Institutional Renewal
2B Institutional Resources |
| Group 3 |
4 Leadership and Governance
5 Administration |
3A Leadership and Governance
3B Administration |
| Group 4 |
8 Student Admissions and Retention
9 Student Support Services
|
4A Student Admissions
4B Student Retention
4C Academic Support Services
4D Campus Support Services |
| Group 5 |
10 Faculty |
5A Faculty as Resource
5B Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment, and Merit
5C Faculty Workload |
| Group 6 |
11 Educational Offerings
12 General Education |
6A Academic Programs and Requirements
6B Learning Outcomes
6C Information Literacy and
Technology Competencies
6D General Education |
| Group 7 |
13 Related Educational Activities |
7A Basic Skills
7B Other Educational Activities |
| Group 8 |
7 Institutional Assessment
14 Assessment of Student Learning |
8A Institutional Assessment
8B Assessment of Student Learning |
Middle States Accreditation Steering Committee
Administration Building, 2nd floor
Phone: 410-704-3241
E-mail: middlestates@towson.edu
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