Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

 

            The current draft of the 2007-2008 institutional self-study prepared for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is now ready for your review. Our self-study report attempts to address the questions and guidelines provided by the Middle States Characteristics of Excellence standards in candid and constructive ways for St. Lawrence University. Members of the Steering Committee invite you share your responses to the self-study report at one of the meetings listed below. We are particularly interested in hearing your perspectives on the recommendations made at the end of each chapter.

 

            Once you begin to read the report, you will find that it is a web-based document. Ultimately, almost all of the reports, memos, and other documents we cite as evidence for claims we make about this institution, will be hyperlinked to the text. At this time, a number of documents are still under preparation but you should find the majority of them available for your review.

 

            On October 4-5, St. Lawrence will host John Fry, President of Franklin & Marshall College and Chair of the Middle States evaluation team for St. Lawrence, during his preliminary visit to our campus. President Fry and the entire evaluation team will return to campus February 24-27, 2008. In anticipation of the evaluation team visit, the final draft of the self-study will be sent to the Middle States Commission in late December.

 

            Many faculty and staff colleagues and a number of students contributed to the substance of this self-study and on behalf of the Steering Committee, I sincerely thank them for their investment in this collaborative undertaking.

 

Regards,

 

Kim Mooney

Chair, Middle States Steering Committee

 

Link to the Self Study Draft Document

 

Meeting Dates/Times for Faculty and Staff   Tuesday, Sept. 25, 11:50-12:50pm  (Hannon Room) Chapter 5: Faculty Chapter 6: Student Admissions and Retention and Student Support Services   Friday, Sept. 28, 1:00-2:00 pm (CTL)  Chapter 7: The General Curriculum Chapter 8: Assessment at St. Lawrence: Institutional Effectiveness and Student Learning   Thursday, Oct. 4, 11:50-12:50 pm (Hannon Room) Chapter 3: Leadership, Governance, and Administration  Chapter 4: Integrity   Wednesday, Oct. 10, 12:00-1:00 pm (Hannon Room) Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Planning, Resource Allocation and Institutional Renewal and Resources

Meeting Time for Students  Presentation for Thelmo Wednesday, September 19, 7:00 pm Hannon Room   Open Discussion Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 pm Winston Room Technical Information: 1. Attention: hyperlinks embedded in the document may open in the same window. Please use the back arrow <- to return to the document. 2. You may be prompted to enter your user ID and password when trying to access a link. This is because you access a secure server. You should be prompted only one time. 3. The Self Study has been posted as Adobe document with bookmarks which will allow you to quickly go to each chapter and recommendation section. If your bookmarks do not display on the left side panel upon opening the document, please adjust your setting as follows: Option a) If you see on the left panel a bookmark icon with a blue panel, double-click to expand the view.Option b) Go to the top menu bar, click on View -> Navigation Panels -> Bookmarks. For a free download of Adobe Reader, please go here.