The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.

Co-chairs:

Bill Joyner, James B. Kaper, Alexa Mayo

Logistics Committee Liaison

Victoria Meadows 

Working Group Members: 

Jessica Bird, Angela Ober, Andrea Brassard, Marilyn Okine, Danice Coach, Troy Parker, Wei Ming Dariotis, Dana Rampolla, Amanda Hosking, Valerie Sikora, Chantelle James, Jenna Silverman, John McKee

Ethics and integrity are central, indispensable, and defining hallmarks of effective higher education institutions. In all activities, whether internal or external, an institution must be faithful to its mission, honor its contracts and commitments, adhere to its policies, and represent itself truthfully.

Co-Chairs: 

Geoffrey Greif, Susan Buskirk, Vanessa Harrington

Logistics Committee Liaisons

Courtney Resnick

Working Group Members

Yunting  Fu, Hayley Markman, Reetta Gach, Hannah Murphy Buc, Elice Garcia-Baca, Karen Park, Joseph Gillespie, Waldemar Thormes, Toby Guerin, Alison Watkins, Cherilyn Hendrix, Danielle White, Angie Hines

An institution provides students with learning experiences that are characterized by rigor and coherence at all program, certificate, and degree levels, regardless of instructional modality. All learning experiences, regardless of modality, program pace/schedule, level, and setting, are consistent with higher education expectations.

Co-chairs:

Susan Antol, Richard Dalby, Jenny Owens

Logistics Committee Liaison

Karen Matthews 

Working Group Members

Susan Bindon, Violet Kulo, Nicole Bryant, Melissa Myers, Kevin Engler, Mary Njoku, Jonathan Glick, Monica Schneider, Tamara Hicks, Anna Schowengerdt, Joanne Pinna, Radha Vaidya

Across all educational experiences, settings, levels, and instructional modalities, the institution recruits and admits students whose interests, abilities, experiences, and goals are congruent with its mission and educational offerings. The institution commits to student retention, persistence, completion, and success through a coherent and effective support system sustained by qualified professionals, which enhances the quality of the learning environment, contributes to the educational experience, and fosters student success.

Co-chair:

Patty Alvarez, Greg Brightbill, Barbara Gontrum

Logistics Committee Liaison

Kate Noonan 

Working Group Members

Jennifer Aumiller, Se-Lim Oh, Jennifer Cooper, Jen Schum, Aynsley Hamel, Henriette Taylor, LaWanda Herron, Niya Werts, Sarah Mollenkopf, Darren Whitfield, Lili Nizankiewicz

Assessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education.

Co-chairs:

Lynn Chen, Mark Macek, Gregory Spengler

Logistics Committee Liaison

Gregory Spengler 

Working Group Members

Qoot Alkhubaizi, Katherine Endy, MJ Bondy, Jana Goodwin, Jessica Brown, Lisa Lebovitz, Christina Cestone, Mariam Momani, Julie Doherty, Grace Snow, Megan Ehret, Micah Yarbrough

The institution’s planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and are sufficient to fulfill its mission and goals, to continuously assess and improve its programs and services, and to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges.

Co-chairs:

Kevin Donegan, Jill Frankenfield, Peter Murray

Logistics Committee Liaison

Tricia O’Neill 

Working Group Members

Sherry Bohn, Bill Gardiner, Karen Clark, Melissa Morland, William Cooper, Nicole Nash, Bill Crockett, Joel Palachuvattil, Tashana Curtis, Virginia Rowthorn, Amy Daniels, Eunissa Yancy, Richard Traub

The institution is governed and administered in a manner that allows it to realize its stated mission and goals in a way that effectively benefits the institution, its students, and the other constituencies it serves. Even when supported by or affiliated with governmental, corporate, religious, educational system, or other unaccredited organizations, the institution has education as its primary purpose, and it operates as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.

Co-chairs:

Stacey Conrad, Diane Forbes Berthoud, Monica Maggiano

Logistics Committee Liaison

Michael Brown

Working Group Members

James Cawley, Malika Monger, Chanise Reese-Queen, Catherine Cooke, Tyrone Roper, Herty Cortez Diaz, Rosemarie Satyshur, Crystal Edwards, Abraham Schneider, Nader Hanna, Patricia Scott, Haelyn Holden, Christine Valeriann