The Evaluating Team’s Visit

April 12-14, 2010

The final version of the reaccreditation Self-Study is available on the 2010 NEASC web site: http://academics.smcvt.edu/neasc2010/

Now that the College has mailed the Self-Study and required data forms to the evaluating team, what next?

Saint Michael's Self-Study was mailed to the members of the evaluation team, as required, 6 weeks prior to their arrival on campus. The packet sent to each member contained a hard copy of the Self-Study narrative and required data forms as well as a copy of the College’s Factbook. The packet also contained a flash drive with electronic versions of the narrative, data forms, appendices, relevant documents and exhibits.

The next steps in the reaccreditation process are to prepare for the evaluation team’s visit on campus. This involves making more than 100 documents available in one “virtual” and two “actual” Team Resource Rooms. It also involves organizing the team’s schedule as well as coordinating administrative and technical support for the team during the visit.

Visiting Team Members’ Assignments

The list below indicates the Standard for which each member is responsible:

            Dr. Barry Mills (Team Chair) (Standard 1)

President

Bowdoin College

            Mr. Edgar C. Bailey, Jr.

Reference/Instruction Librarian (Standards 7 and 11)

Providence College

            Dr. Khalil Marwan Habib (Standard 4)

Assistant Professor of Philosophy/Director of the Pell Honors Program

Salve Regina University

            Ms. Amelia S. Koch (Standards 8 and 9)

Vice President for Finance

Berklee College of Music

            Dr. Donal B. O’Shea (Standard 3)

Dean of Faculty & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Mount Holyoke College

            Dr. Kimberly Eretzian Smirles (Standards 4 and 5)

Associate Professor of Psychology

Emmanuel College

            Dr. James F. Trainer (Standard 2)

Director of Planning and Assessment

Villanova University

            Dr. Martha J. Ucci (Standards 6 and 11)

Director of the Center for Academic Achievement

Stonehill College

View the NEASC Team Visit Schedule >>

What, again, are the 11 NEASC standards?

The 2010 Self-Study consists of 11 chapters that address the 11 NEASC Standards.

Read a summary of each standard >>
View the complete criteria for each standard on the NEASC Web site >>

The evaluating team’s goal is to “validate” the College’s Self-Study

The NEASC evaluators are asked to evaluate how well Saint Michael's College meets the Standards set by the higher education community (through NEASC) for colleges and universities.  The team’s primary goal is to “validate” or confirm the information that the Self-Study presents and that emerges from the documents made available in the resource room. The team will speak to and ask questions of members of the community individually as well as in open meetings with faculty, staff, and students. 

Prior to the team’s departure, the team chair will present a preliminary report to the entire community, on Wednesday, April 14, at 11 a.m.

 Save the dates!

Open meetings with visiting team on Monday, April 12:

·         3:00 – 4:00 p.m.   McCarthy Recital Hall       Open meeting with faculty

·         3:00 – 4:00 p.m.   Farrell Room                    Open meeting with staff

·         3:00 – 4:00 p.m.   Eddie’s                             Open meeting with students

Visiting team’s preliminary report on Wednesday, April 14:

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       McCarthy Theatre

A Note of Thanks

I would like to thank all the members of the Self Study Steering Committee as well as those of the subcommittees whose work on the 11 Standards provided the foundation for the Self-Study narrative. I also thank Leslie Turner, Cynthia Kelley, Becky Danaher, and Sarah Gabriele for their various technological contributions to the Self-Study. Special thanks go to Liz Inness-Brown, Karen Talentino, John Payne, and Lisa Powlison for their editing and proof-reading skills, and to John Kulhowvick for all the data he diligently provided.

I express my deepest appreciation to Meg Provost for her invaluable administrative support and especially for her attention to detail and tireless pursuit of perfection throughout the entire Self-Study Process.

Kathie Balutansky

Chair of the 2010 NEASC Steering Committee

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 AS ALWAYS, visit the 2010 NEASC Self-Study Web site for more information and to access the final version of the Self Study.