Welcome to the Millikin University accreditation self-study web site. This web site provides resources for the self-study teams, and it serves as a public sharing of progress and reports on Millikin's self-study, culminating in the completed Millikin University Spring 2007 Self Study (pdf).

At the February 2007 faculty meeting, the Vice President of Academic Affairs presented a final Checkpoint 5 Powerpoint presentation on Preparing for the Accreditatin Visit (ppt).

The Visting Evaluation Team will be at Millikin from March 5 through March 7, 2007. Department chairs met on January 26 to receive a final copy of the 2007 Self Study Report and to discuss final preparations for the visit. See instructions for Department Preparations for the Accreditation (doc).

Our first issue of the MU Checkpoint Accreditation Newsletter: Volume 1.1 was published on Dec. 12, 2005. See our second issue of the MU Checkpoint Accreditation Newsletter: Volume 1.2 published on Feb. 14, 2006. Our third issue of the MU Checkpoint Accreditation Newsletter: Volume 1.3 was published on May 24, 2006. The final issue of the MU Checkpoint Accreditation Newsletter: Volume 2.1 was published on Feb. 26, 2007.

At Checkpoint 4, the draft of the Self-study was distributed to sub-committee members on November 16, 2006. Here is a PowerPoint presentation on review and edit guidelines.

Subcommittees are engaged in comparisons with other schools with similarities in size, type and curriculum. Here are web links to our comparison schools. There is also a page with web links to assessment data web pages at our comparison schools.

This site was officially launched at the January 17, 2006 campus-wide self-study Checkpoint 1 meeting. We have updated progress reports including sample of key data from our Checkpoint 2 meeting, April 13, 2006.

With the support and leadership of our librarians, especially Amanda Pippitt, the Resource Room is being organized as a special "Reserve Course" in the library. Please download the guidelines & reserve form: Resource Room Development Guidelines (doc) & Resource Room Submission Form (pdf)

Download a copy of the completed self study: Millikin University 2007 Self Study (pdf).

For questions or suggestions, contact Dr. Randy Brooks, Director of Assessment

Millikin University is affiliated as an accredited institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

Higher Learning Commission
A Commission of the North Central Association
30 North LaSalle
Street, Suite 2400,
Chicago, Illinois 60602

phone (312) 263-0456
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

We are on a ten-year comprehensive evaluation process called PEAQ (the Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality).

Comprehensive team visit: March 5-7, 2007

The PEAQ process includes these steps: (1) the organization engages in a self-study for two years and prepares a report of its findings, (2) the commission sends an evaluation team to conduct a comprehensive visit and to write a report of recommendations, (3) the reports are reviewed by the commission, (4) the Institutional Actions Council approves the assessment processes or requires actions for continued affiliation, and (5) the commission’s Board of Trustees validates status of affiliation.

In 2003, new criteria for self-study were published in The Higher Learning Commission of the NCA handbook. The five criteria are published in section 3 of the handbook:

(1) MISSION & INTEGRITY—what is MU’s distinctive Mission & Vision?

(2) PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE—do we have realistic strategic planning prioritized by resources?

(3) STUDENT LEARNING & EFFECTIVE TEACHING—how effectively are we delivering student learning and supporting effective teaching

(4) ACQUISITION, DISCOVERY & APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE—how do we support and celebrate students, faculty and others engaging in life-long creation and use of knowledge?

(5) ENGAGEMENT & SERVICE—what is our effectiveness in engaging and involving all of its constituencies into its academic community?

for questions or suggestions, contact Dr. Randy Brooks, Director of Assessment