Upcoming Events
Substantive Change Q&A
Still have questions about substantive change? Get the answers you need about submitting substantive change requests, notifications, and prior approval forms; federal regulatory changes; and navigating in the MSCHE Institution Portal and Substantive Change Screening Form. Cost: Free for Institutional Members*/$175 for Non-Members Institutional Member Registration Non-Member…
view event detailsNew Date & Time: Peer Evaluator Live Q&A Webinar (Invitation Only)
Are you a Peer Evaluator preparing for an upcoming self-study assignment? Have you recently completed the training course: Accreditation Review Cycle and Monitoring for Peer Evaluators, Self-Study, and On-Site Evaluation Process? Do you have lingering questions about your role in the process? Check your inbox to…
view event detailsTop 10 Issues in Higher Education
Join Inside Higher Ed’s Scott Jaschik for an engaging discussion around his top 10 issues facing the higher education community from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to the Biden administration to the future. There will be time for questions and answers. Click…
view event detailsTransition to a Comprehensive Learner Record During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Success Story
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions As a holistic approach to learning, a comprehensive learner record (CLR) is a catalyst to connect classroom learning to the world beyond the campus. CLR is a portfolio providing a dynamic assessment of student…
view event detailsComplex Substantive Change Q&A
This Q&A will focus on complex substantive change requests which are intended for those institutions contemplating a change of legal status, form of control, or ownership resulting from a merger, acquisition, consolidation, sale of an institution, or other similar transactions. Cost: Free for Members/$175 for…
view event detailsLeading Strategically through Effective Change Management: Panel Presentation about Continual Institutional Improvement
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions Change at times is forced upon institutions for any number of reasons including challenging demographics, increased competition, financial pressures, societal changes, and even global pandemics. Change and institutional improvement should be continually driven by…
view event detailsLaunching of the 2021 Annual Institutional Update
The Annual Institutional Update, or AIU, is one of the approaches used by the Commission to monitor an institution in accordance with the Accreditation Review Cycle and Monitoring Policy and Procedures. The AIU requires institutions to provide key data indicators on an annual basis, including…
view event detailsAgile Wayfinding: Combining Innovation and Assessment at the University of Maryland Global Campus
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions Agile wayfinding is an approach to innovation that integrates both planning and assessment in a way to learn by doing and improving results through successive cycles of innovation. University of Maryland Global Campus has a long…
view event detailsLife Preserver on Board: Rescuing Assessment Efforts When It’s Not Business as Usual
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions The abrupt move to remote learning during the spring 2020 semester caused assessment efforts at many institutions to founder. Messiah University’s streamlined assessment processes became a life-preserver for analyzing learning data and developing improvement…
view event detailsAcademic Continuity in the Epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 Crisis: The Story of New York University
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions The scale and scope of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on institutions of higher education is unprecedented. This session presents a case study of how New York University (NYU), a large, decentralized research…
view event detailsThree ALOs Sharing Lessons Learned During Time of Crisis and Post-Pandemic Implications
Since the COVID pandemic began in March 2020, our institutions have faced historic challenges that required quick action, communication, and decision-making on almost a daily basis. Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALO) and academic administrators were called upon to offer guidance and leadership in a variety of key areas.…
view event detailsFrom Assessment to Planning (and Back)
Sponsored by Through the lens of Standards V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment) and VI (Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement) and recognizing the remarkable challenges of operating in the midst of a pandemic, this webinar will present strategies for using assessment results as the driving force for…
view event detailsCharting Our Course: D’Youville‘s Innovative Approaches to Strategic Planning and Accreditation Tracking
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions Over the last few years, D’Youville has done the insurmountable by designing new, integrative processes for strategic planning and accreditation tracking. We evolved strategic planning to be a living document and continuous input process from all…
view event detailsReflections of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs): Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic exposing the financial vulnerability of higher education, leaders should use this crisis as an opportunity to transform their institution for long-term sustainability. Join chief financial officers from MSCHE member institutions to hear strategies for moving institutions forward in the post-pandemic higher…
view event detailsContinuing Momentum after Re-Affirmation: A Case Study in Applying Change Management Principles to Accomplish the Strategic Planning Process
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions In alignment with MSCHE Standards I and VII, this presentation will focus on how an urban community college managed the complex process of launching holistic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, becoming an Achieving the Dream equity-focused…
view event detailsA Brave New World: Assessment in the Age of a Global Pandemic
Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions During this precarious time, an unexpected synergy emerged: faculty and professionals within colleges, within systems, and across institutions came together to develop useful methods of assessing student learning in this new world of distance…
view event detailsEffective Approaches to Evidence Inventory Documentation
Wondering about how to strategize about, monitor, and produce an efficient, effective, and useful evidence inventory/documentation approach? This half-day workshop draws upon current effective practice in the development of documentation approaches in the interest of enhancing self-study and accreditation visits. In addition, the workshop…
view event detailsThe Higher Education Federal Policy Landscape: Insights from Washington
Just months into the beginning of a new administration and Congress, Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at the American Council on Education, will provide perspective on the impact so far of the changes to the political landscape from…
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