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| April
7, 2008 |
Final
Report of the Middle States Commission on Higher
Education Now Available
The final report of
the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE), written in response to the Middle States
visiting team evaluation and Duquesne's Self-Study
Report, is now available. |
| February
25, 2008 |
Middle
States Team Visit
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE) on-site review team
will meet with the Duquesne community March 2
to 5. Discussion forums with staff, graduate students,
and faculty are scheduled. RSVPs
for these sessions are requested. |
| January
25, 2008 |
Self-Study
Report Available
Duquesne's self-study
report is now available. The report is also
available on reserve at the Gumberg Library circulation
desk. |
| December
1, 2007 |
Comment
Period for Self-Study Draft Closed
The period for comment on the self-study
draft released October 30 is now closed. The public
versions of the document posted online and made
available through Gumberg library are no longer
available. The Middle States Steering Committee
would like to thank everyone who provided their
valuable comments on the self-study during this
time. |
| October
30, 2007 |
Self-Study
Draft Released for Community Review
The Duquesne University
Self-Study Draft has been prepared for community
review before publication of the final Self-Study
Report. The public version is security-enabled and
does not provide access to the appendix of Cited
Support Documents. The private version of the Self-Study
Draft is available to members of the Duquesne community
through ERES and contains links and access to all
Cited Support Documents. |
| October
17, 2007 |
Middle
States Team Chair to Visit Duquesne October 17 and
18
Dr. John Johannes, chair of the Middle States team
that will conduct Duquesne’s accreditation
evaluation will visit campus October 17 and 18th.
Dr. Johannes is the vice president for academic
affairs at Villanova University. He will meet with
the president, cabinet, board members, steering
committee, faculty senate, and SGA. The purpose
of his visit will be to discuss the draft of Duquesne’s
self-study and to prepare for the team visit in
March 2008. He will also tour the campus.
The self-study draft will be available to the
Duquesne community for comment through the Middle
States web site www.middlestates.duq.edu, and
at Gumberg Library. Print copies will be distributed
on request. Community forums at which members
of the steering committee will be available to
answer questions and receive comments are planned
for the first two weeks of November. The final
draft will be completed by the end of December. |
| October
12, 2007 |
Community
Forums on Self-Study Draft Scheduled
The final draft of the Middle States Self-Study
will be presented to the community at three community
forums in November. The first community forum is
November 8 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in 613 Union.
The second forum is November 13 from 8:30 to 10
a.m. in 613 Union. The last forum is November 14
from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in 324 Fisher Conference Center. |
| May
18, 2007 |
Middle
States Accreditation Update
Duquesne University Times |
May 3,
2007 |
Middle
States Team Chair Announced
Duquesne University is pleased to announce that
Dr. John Johannes, Vice President of Academic Affairs
at Villanova University, will be the Team Chair
for the Middle States team visit that will occur
March 2-5, 2008. |
| December 1,
2006 |
University
Prepares Self-Study for Middle States Evaluation
Duquesne University Times |
February 15,
2006
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Q
& A: Middle States Accreditation Process
Duquesne University Times |
| February 15,
2006 |
Open
Forum on Duquesne's Middle States Re-Accreditation
Process
Duquesne held an open forum on February 15 in Fisher
Hall with approximately 50 Duquesne students, faculty
and staff in attendance. The goal of the forum was
to share information about the re-accreditation
process and to invite questions and comments.
Dr. Dan Watkins, Middle States Steering Committee
member and Professor of English, provided introductory
remarks on the importance of the process to the
institution: "In short, my point is that beyond
the particulars of the self-study work in which
we are engaged (gathering data, developing assessment
models, writing reports, developing research questions,
and so on) the overarching significance of our task
is that it gives us an opportunity to reflect upon,
and continue to build on, improve, and enliven,
a specific community-Duquesne University-so that
it can be sufficiently healthy, strong, and self-aware
to contribute meaningfully, and hopefully, in a
transformative way to the larger society."
Dr. Elizabeth Sibolski, the liaison to Duquesne
from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
spoke about the purpose of accreditation, primarily
for institutional improvement, as well as formal
evidence of compliance with standards. According
to Dr. Sibolski, the University's mission is critical
as the foundation and lens through which the Middle
States evaluators will review the institution. She
continued that the next step for Duquesne is the
process where research committees begin their work.
She emphasized that this phase will involve many
people campus-wide. After the research committees
complete the institutional research and analysis,
they will submit their draft reports to the steering
committee. The draft of the self-study report will
be made available to the Duquesne community for
review and comment. The final document is expected
to be submitted to Middle States in the fall of
2007. |
| February 9,
2006 |
Duquesne
to undergo Middle States re-accreditation
The Duquesne Duke |
| January 31,
2006 |
Duquesne
Community Invited to Review and Comment on Self-Study
Design Draft Document
In 2007-2008 the Commission on Higher Education
of the Middle States Association will conduct
an accreditation review of Duquesne University.
To prepare for the visit and evaluation by the
review team, we are engaged in an institutional
Self-Study. The purpose of the Self-Study is to
assess the University's past and current performance
and to plan for the future, by documenting the
University's progress since the 1997 accreditation
review, identifying our strengths, recognizing
our challenges, and making recommendations to
meet those challenges in the future.
The Middle States Steering Committee
has prepared a Self-Study Design Document to serve
as a guide through the process. All members of
the Duquesne University community are encouraged
to read this report, either in its entirety or
at least those sections that are of particular
interest, and provide the committee with comments
and suggested changes. The Self-Study Design Document
is available on this web site by selecting the
link below, and print copies will be distributed
across campus, and will be available in the library.
Copies can also be obtained by calling 412-396-5346.
This web site also contains a link to the Middle
States accreditation standards and an email
form for submitting
your comments.
Link to Self-Study
Design Document
The Steering Committee
will host an open forum on Wednesday, February
15, 2006, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., in room 719
Fisher Hall. Dr. Elizabeth Sibolski, Duquesne's
liaison from Middle States, as well as members
of the Steering Committee, will be present to
answer questions and receive your comments. |
| January 18,
2006 |
Middle
States Liaison to Visit Campus Feb. 15
Duquesne University Times |
| January 10,
2006 |
Open
Forum on Duquesne's Middle States Re-Accreditation
Process
Duquesne students, faculty, staff, and
the general public are invited to attend an open
forum on Duquesne's Middle States Re-Accreditation
Process. The forum will be held on Wednesday February
15 in Fisher Hall room 719 from 1:30-3. The goal
of the forum will be to share information about
the re-accreditation process and to invite questions
and comments.
In 2007-2008 the Commission
on Higher Education of the Middle States Association
will conduct an accreditation review of Duquesne
University. To prepare for the visit and evaluation
by the review team, we are engaged in an institutional
Self-Study. The purpose of the Self-Study is to
assess the University's past and current performance
and to plan for the future, by documenting the
University's progress since the 1997 accreditation
review, identifying our strengths, recognizing
our challenges, and making recommendations to
meet those challenges in the future.
Duquesne University is now in
the stage of preparing a Self-Study Design Document
to serve as a guide through the process. A working
draft of the Self-Study Design Document will be
posted on this web site in early February, as
well as printed and circulated in hard copy format
on campus. We encourage the Duquesne community
to review this document and bring questions and
comments to the forum.
Dr. Elizabeth Sibolski, the
liaison to Duquesne from the Middle States Commission
on Higher Education, will be present to answer
questions, as well as members from Duquesne's
Middle States Steering Committee. Refreshments
will be provided. |
| December 14,
2005 |
Middle
States Liaison to Visit Duquesne Campus
As a candidate for re-accreditation, Duquesne
has an assigned institutional Middle States staff
liaison. Dr. Elizabeth Sibolski, the Middle States
Commission on Higher Education liaison to Duquesne,
will visit Duquesne's campus on Wednesday February
15th to meet with representatives from faculty,
the student body, staff, and administration. Dr.
Sibolski should be viewed as a resource and will
be available to the institution informally for
information, advice, and support.
In 2007-2008 the Commission
on Higher Education of the Middle States Association
will conduct an accreditation review of Duquesne
University. To prepare for the visit and evaluation
by the review team, we are engaged in an institutional
Self-study. The purpose of the Self-study is to
assess the University's past and current performance
and to plan for the future, by documenting the
University's progress since the 1997 accreditation
review, identifying our strengths, recognizing
our challenges, and making recommendations to
meet those challenges in the future.
Details about Dr. Sibolski's
visit and itinerary for meeting with various Duquesne
groups will be announced in the DU Daily and on
the Duquesne Middle States web site |
| December 13,
2005 |
Duquesne
Prepares for Accreditation Review
Duquesne University Times |
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