Work Groups
Work Groups are the principal means of identifying compliance with the MSCHE standards and documenting their evidence. Each Work Group is aligned with a specific standard and are responsible for demonstrating compliance with the standard. The Working Groups are led by a Chair and Vice Chair. The Chair is responsible for reporting the progress made within the Work Group to the Steering Committee and must be intimately involved in the overall process to do so. The Vice Chair of the Work Group is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the work of the Working Group.
Work Group 1: Mission and Goals The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.
- Work Group 1: Standard I - Mission and Goals
- Chair: Karen Place
- Vice Chair: Courtney Sloan
- Digital Librarian: Courtney Sloan
- Members: Kelli Ackiewicz, Eric Hall, Heather Hinkle, Nathalie Lewis, Jeanni Winston-Muir
- Executive Committee Liaison: Kevin Martin
Work Group 2: Ethics and IntegrityEthics and integrity are central, indispensable, and defining hallmarks of effective higher education institutions. In all activities, whether internal or external, an institution must be faithful to its mission, honor its contracts and commitments, adhere to its policies, and represent itself truthfully.
- Work Group 2: Standard II - Ethics and Integrity
- Chair: Diana Oliver
- Vice Chair: Alesha Rosen
- Digital Librarian: Alesha Rosen
- Members: Danielle Duvall, Joseph Healey, Fred Hockenberry, Vell Lyles, Jennifer Sealy, Jessica Young
- Executive Committee Liaison: Colleen McKnight
Work Group 3: Design and Delivery of Student Learning ExperienceAn institution provides students with learning experiences that are characterized by rigor and coherence at all program, certificate, and degree levels, regardless of instructional modality. All learning experiences, regardless of modality, program pace/schedule, level, and setting are consistent with higher education expectations.
- Work Group 3: Standard III - Design and Delivery of Student Learning Experience
- Chair: Julie Horton
- Vice Chair: Delaine Welch
- Digital Librarian: Chelsea Daggett
- Members: Darrin Berkley, Lora Diaz, Carrie Dorman, Jennifer McAninley, Erin Peterson, Douglas Valentine, Irene Von Lazar, Jessica Young
- Executive Committee Liaison: Frederick Cope
Work Group 4: Support of the Student ExperienceAcross all educational experiences, settings, levels, and instructional modalities, the institution recruits and admits students whose interests, abilities, experiences, and goals are congruent with its mission and educational offerings. The institution commits to student retention, persistence, completion, and success through a coherent and effective support system sustained by qualified professionals, which enhances the quality of the learning environment, contributes to the educational experience, and fosters student success.
- Work Group 4: Standard IV - Support of the Student Experience
- Chair: Nichole Pollard-Alford
- Vice Chair: Renee Davis
- Digital Librarian: Esther Slack-Metellus
- Members: Robin Abell, Michael Anderson, Diana “Didi” Culp, Sara Goodman, Megan Henry, Michelle Ricketts
- Executive Committee Liaison: Kevin Martin
Work Group 5: Educational Effectiveness Assessment Assessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education.
- Work Group 5: Standard V - Educational Effectiveness Assessment
- Chair: Sandy McCombe Waller
- Vice Chair: Brian Stipelman
- Digital Librarians: Laura Renninger and Courtney Sloan
- Members: Gohar Farahani, Earl (Dex) Mantheiy, Jessica Newman, Deepa Ramakrishnan, Marie Jean Singh
- Executive Committee Liaison: Kevin Martin
Work Group 6: Planning, Resources, and Institutional ImprovementThe institution’s planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and are sufficient to fulfill its mission and goals, to continuously assess and improve its programs and services, and to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges.
- Work Group 6: Standard VI - Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement
- Chair: Jane Beatty
- Vice Chair: Scott Reece
- Digital Librarian: Sheri Bailey
- Members: Michele Tertel, Gohar Farahani, Jen Frank, Elizabeth Nichols, Susan Waddington
- Executive Committee Liaison: Colleen McKnight
Work Group 7: Governance, Leadership, and AdministrationThe institution is governed and administered in a manner that allows it to realize its stated mission and goals in a way that effectively benefits the institution, its students, and the other constituencies it serves. Even when supported by or affiliated with governmental, corporate, religious, educational system, or other unaccredited organizations, the institution has education as its primary purpose, and it operates as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
- Work Group 7: Standard VII - Governance, Leadership, and Administration
- Chair: Karen Wilson
- Vice Chair: Lauren Lippiello
- Digital Librarian: Matthew Miles
- Members: Stephen Carter, Elizabeth Hadfield, Amany Madkour, Lama Masri, William Sheppard
- Executive Committee Liaison: Frederick Cope