Faculty, staff, students and the community is invited to participate in a series of open forums with members of the Higher Learning Commission’s Accreditation Consultant/Evaluator Site Visit Team. The team will be on campus April 6 – 8, as part of the university’s re-accreditation process.
The forums have been set as follows:
Faculty Open Forum, Monday, April 6, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., SUB Ballroom A
Staff Open Forum, Monday, April 6, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., SUB Ballroom B
Student Open Forum, Monday, April 6, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., SUB Lobo A & B
Community Open Forum, Monday, April 6, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., Continuing Education Building, Room C
The Higher Learning Commissions evaluates universities on a number of criteria, which include
• Mission and integrity
• Preparing for the future
• Student learning and effective teaching
• Acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge
• Engagement and service
In addition to addressing the evaluation criterion, UNM has included a special emphasis topic of minority student achievement in its self study. The university’s goal is to achieve equitable access to undergraduate, graduate and professional education across all population groups in the state. The self study can be accessed online here
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth (505) 277-5627; kwent2@unm.edu
Posted by kwentworth at March 27, 2009 02:53 PM