Steering Committee Membership and Charge

HLC Steering Committee Membership (2014-2015 Visit)

January 2013*

* Notes:

The Committee on Institutional Assessment is cross-represented by Baker, Loft, and Desy; the Physical Plant is represented by Kerkaert

Jan Loft replaces previous Dean Lyn Brodersen (Jan.-May 2011); Raphael Onyeaghala replaces previous Dean Dan Campagna (Jan.-June 2011); Will Thomas replaces Corey Butler (Jan. 2011-May 2012); Lori Wynia replaces Betty Roers (Jan. 2011-July 2013); the Student Representative is the President of the SMSU Student Association, elected annually

HLC Steering Committee Charge (2014-2015 Visit)

 HLC Steering Committee members are charged with several responsibilities:

• serving in an impartial role representing employees and constituents of the University;
• promoting University-wide participation in the self-study process;
• developing a communication plan;
• setting goals and identifying audiences for the self-study report;
• addressing issues noted in the previous HLC evaluation;
• developing questions related to the five Criteria for Accreditation to be answered during the self-study process;
• establishing subcommittees and supporting and directing the work of the subcommittees;
• understanding that the self-study report must be evaluative as well as descriptive;
• receiving findings, data, and draft chapters from subcommittees;
• deciding on evaluative recommendations to include in the report;
• and transmitting those recommendations to the university community.

Term of appointment for Committee Membership: through HLC visit in 2014-2015