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MSCHE will be launching a new Peer Evaluator/Volunteer portal on August 6, 2018. Because we value your participation and don’t want to lose your information, we will need you to update your information in the new system.   If you are still interested in…

MSCHE will take the wraps off a new website on August 6 that will introduce a dynamic, responsive, and mobile friendly experience. The new site will make content easier to find. With close integration of the members’ portal built on the Salesforce platform,…

The Commission held its most recent meeting November 16 in Philadelphia. During the meeting, the Commission took 109 actions. The Commission reaffirmed the accreditation of 54 institutions, placed three institutions on warning and one institution on probation, and approved four complex substantive changes….

Douglas MacDonald joined the staff in October 2017 as Senior Analytics Specialist. He is responsible for the creation of databases, algorithms, and statistical models; the development of dashboards, reports, charts, graphs, and tables to display the outcomes of analyses for use by MSCHE’s…

MSCHE has welcomed a new Vice President. Dr. Hilda Colon Plumey, who joined the staff on February 1. Dr. Colon brings to MSCHE a wealth of higher education experience. From 1970 through 2009 she was a member of the faculty in the Department…

Seven new MSCHE Commissioners began their three-year terms on January 1, following their election last Fall by member institutions. The large number of new Commissioners is due to the expiration of the terms of several long-serving Commissioners as well as the recent expansion…

The 2017 MSCHE Annual Conference, held December 6–8, 2018, in Philadelphia, was another successful event for the Commission and its member institutions. More than 1,300 people registered for the conference, making it one of the largest such gatherings in the Commission’s 98-year history.   The…

MSCHE has scheduled four professional development workshops for spring, all in Philadelphia.   A Rising Tide Floats All Boats: Campus-Wide Student Success and Completion is scheduled for April 9, 2018, at the Courtyard by Marriott – Philadelphia Downtown. The workshop presenters will discuss critical issues…

For the past year, MSCHE has been making significant improvements to its technology infrastructure. New hardware has geometrically increased transaction speeds, thus laying the foundation for the development and implementation of a more robust integrated software platform and accompanying user interfaces. The target…