Self-study for Accreditation
Courtney Jones
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
This year Cleveland State is up for re-accreditation. Every ten years the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association re-evaluates whether or not Cleveland State should remain an accredited institution.
In order to become re-accredited, CSU must meet five criteria. The five requirements are mission and integrity, preparing for the future, student learning and effective teaching, engagement and service, and finally, acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge. The Associate Professor of Urban Education, Dr. R. D. Nordgren, said that the main focus of the North Central Association is to look for "quality in teaching, learning and student engagement."
Before CSU is to be re-evaluated, the North Central Association requires that any institution within the 19 state region spend a total of two years producing a self study. The self study involves looking for changes that are overall better for the students. For instance, before Campus411 was available, there was the CSU shuffle where all of the same services provided by Campus411 were in different locations. Since having Campus411 made available, students are able to easily find the services that they need in one location rather than having to run around to various locations.
Another fairly new service that CSU has provided in the last ten years is the Tutoring & Academic Success Center, also referred to as TASC. With TASC available, students have the opportunity to have one-on-one tutoring, walk-in-tutoring in MC 105, success coaching, or supplemental instruction / structured learning assistance. CSU has provided many services in the past ten years that help the students in their journey to getting a higher education. Cleveland State University is a growing institution that "has become much more student friendly," stated Dr. R.D. Nordgren.
The demographics for the self study are composed of collected data from over 160 people including students, faculty and administration. There are no actual statistics involved in the self study; it just shows "how the university has changed and how it serves the community and its students," said Dr. R. D. Nordgren. It is supposed to reflect the values, opinions and experiences of the entire community.
The self study itself was originally 350 pages long, but has since been reduced to 180 pages. It will be made available to all of those in the CSU community after it has been looked over by the Board of Trustees and the Faculty Senate.
In order to become re-accredited, CSU must meet five criteria. The five requirements are mission and integrity, preparing for the future, student learning and effective teaching, engagement and service, and finally, acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge. The Associate Professor of Urban Education, Dr. R. D. Nordgren, said that the main focus of the North Central Association is to look for "quality in teaching, learning and student engagement."
Before CSU is to be re-evaluated, the North Central Association requires that any institution within the 19 state region spend a total of two years producing a self study. The self study involves looking for changes that are overall better for the students. For instance, before Campus411 was available, there was the CSU shuffle where all of the same services provided by Campus411 were in different locations. Since having Campus411 made available, students are able to easily find the services that they need in one location rather than having to run around to various locations.
Another fairly new service that CSU has provided in the last ten years is the Tutoring & Academic Success Center, also referred to as TASC. With TASC available, students have the opportunity to have one-on-one tutoring, walk-in-tutoring in MC 105, success coaching, or supplemental instruction / structured learning assistance. CSU has provided many services in the past ten years that help the students in their journey to getting a higher education. Cleveland State University is a growing institution that "has become much more student friendly," stated Dr. R.D. Nordgren.
The demographics for the self study are composed of collected data from over 160 people including students, faculty and administration. There are no actual statistics involved in the self study; it just shows "how the university has changed and how it serves the community and its students," said Dr. R. D. Nordgren. It is supposed to reflect the values, opinions and experiences of the entire community.
The self study itself was originally 350 pages long, but has since been reduced to 180 pages. It will be made available to all of those in the CSU community after it has been looked over by the Board of Trustees and the Faculty Senate.
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