The College will welcome a team representing the Middle States Commission on Higher Education who will be on campus from Sunday, April 11 to Wednesday, April 14, to meet with faculty, staff and students.
The visit is part of the College’s reaccreditation, which takes place every 10 years. Six working groups on campus, along with a steering committee led by David Cotter, associate professor of sociology and Therese McCarty, the Stephen J. and Diane K. Ciesinski Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, spent two years conducting a self-study of the institution. Sixty faculty, staff and students worked on the report, which focused on the implementation of the College’s strategic plan.
Middle States accreditation is an expression of confidence in an institution’s mission and goals, its performance and its resources.
The team visiting Union is chaired by Daniel Weiss, president of Lafayette College and includes: Alan S. Caniglia, senior Associate Dean of the Faculty and Vice Provost for Planning and Institutional Research, Franklin and Marshall College; Daniel F. Chambliss, Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College; Lori M. Collins-Hall, professor of sociology, Hartwick College; Bronte Jones, treasurer, St. John’s College; Mary J.S. Roth, Associate Provost, Lafayette College; and Julie L. Ramsey, vice president for College Life and Dean of Students, Gettysburg College.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a voluntary, non-governmental, peer-based membership association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation.