Information regarding Southeastern's accreditation and this probationary period is available here in Southeastern's Website. Southeastern's institutional profile, statement of accreditation, and public disclosure statement appear on the Middles States Commission on Higher Education site at www.msche.org.
Background and Talking Points for Faculty and Staff. Click here for a printable document.
Copies of our reports to and from MSCHE, along with their standards of excellence and materials on learning assessment, will be placed on STARS, the university's Intranet, for review and use by any faculty, staff member, or student.
Students, faculty and staff will receive internal updates and information by e-mail regarding standard work teams, focus groups, the status of online classes, and other activities related to the expected removal from probation. Click here for student handout.
A series of focus groups and student forums are being held to engage constituents in discussions to be applied to mission statement development, strategic planning, and communication around this process. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to participate in these meetings and events. Contact the Marketing Office for details at marketing@seu.edu or click on Calendar on the front page of www.Southastern.edu.
Areas Designated for Improvement
Southeastern has been working with its team of Middle States advisors during a series of campus visits and monitoring reports over the past year. We continue to work to address and examine a number of areas designated in the December 2007 MSCHE Team Report for improvement, including:
Mission Statement and Strategic Planning
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
Institutional Effectiveness
Standards of Excellence
Click here for Characteristics of Excellence, a PDF document of the 14 Standards of Excellence as defined by MSCHE.
Standard Work Teams
In addition to the oversight of Southeastern's Action Team (comprised of both faculty and administrators), work teams have been formed to focus attention to various Standards of Excellence. These teams are now at work to create improved processes and procedures.
Southeastern's Standard Work Teams have been assigned to make recommendations to:
Reform the university's mission statement by March 2008.
Create a new strategic plan for 2008-13 by August 2008.
Evaluate online course offerings at Southeastern.
Create a new enrollment management and retention program and considering advisement from external consultants.
Advise on the structure of the institutional research function.
