Emporia State University has earned its reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, so now a new 10-year cycle begins.
“We knew going in that the university is strong and that in all of the important ways we met the standards,” said Dr. David Cordle, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “We had no doubt whatsoever that our reaccreditation would be affirmed.”
Work begins anew, however, because accreditation is an ongoing process. HLC recently moved to a new process in which a site team will visit during the fourth year of the 10-year cycle, a change that Cordle likened to students keeping up with their assignments so they don’t have a cram for a final.
Before then, the university will submit two monitoring reports addressing how faculty qualifications are listed and presenting learning outcomes in syllabi. Those reports are due by the end of 2015.
The accreditation process looks at the university across the board in areas like educational integrity, mission, evaluation methods, resources and planning to ensure that Emporia State University is preparing its students for their futures.