Facilitator: EMILY RICHARDSON, Dean, Widener University
Panelists:
SYBIL SMITH, Brandeis University: a Graduate Program Review. The Brandeis Rabb School of Graduate Professional Studies prepared for two years for the decennial visit of the New England association of Schools and Colleges in November 2006. The focus was on the re-development of courses and the creation of assessments related to desired student outcomes. The programs had not been previously reviewed, and all of the work was done with support of the entire adjunct faculty.

KAREN VIECHNICKI, Capella University: a Continuous Quality Improvement Program Review. Capella University went through an AQIP “check up” in May 2006. AQIP stands for academic Quality Improvement Program, which focuses on continuous improvement. It is the alternative to the traditional accreditation process that is carried on by the higher Learning Commission.

CHUCK WIGHT, University of Utah: a State University Review. Learn how a continuing education division in a large state university responsible for distance education, lifelong learning, youth education, professional development and ESL handled an accreditation visit focused on student learning outcomes from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

    This panel will discuss how the assessment of student learning outcomes has played a key role in recent accreditation visits, regardless of the type of programming and/or the area of the country.