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Joshua Seiden
Issue date: 9/4/07 Section: News
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Re-accreditation process underway
Over the next two years, UMKC will conduct an internal institutional accreditation review.
Issued by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, accreditation is tied to UMKC's participation in federal and state financial aid programs.
In addition to standard educational practices, the study will assess governance and administration, financial stability, admissions and student services, institutional resources, student learning, institutional effectiveness, and relationships with internal and external constituencies.
As part of the institution-wide self assessment, the re-accreditation process calls for involvement from students, faculty and staff.
The five criteria for review are Mission and Integrity; Preparing for the Future; Student Learning and Effective Teaching; Acquisition, Discovery and Application of Knowledge; and Engagement and Service.
Last reviewed in 1999, UMKC's re-accreditation process will conclude with a visit by an HLC evaluating team in October 2009.
For more information on the process, visit the accreditation Web site at www.umkc.edu/accreditation.
Anti-violence event at Pierson Auditorium
The Human Rights Campaign, the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) will sponsor Erase Hate: An Evening With Judy Shepard, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Pierson Auditorium.
Judy Shepard joins Kansas City Star columnist Bill Tammeus and local civil rights advocates to discuss hate crimes in America and the importance of the Matthew Shepard Act (H.R. 1592 / S. 1105).
Dennis and Judy Shepard established the Matthew Shepard Foundation to honor the memory of their 21-year-old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. The Foundation educates and advocates erasing hate through outreach and advocacy programs, and by continuing to tell Matthew's story. For more info. visit www.matthewshepard.org.
Over the next two years, UMKC will conduct an internal institutional accreditation review.
Issued by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, accreditation is tied to UMKC's participation in federal and state financial aid programs.
In addition to standard educational practices, the study will assess governance and administration, financial stability, admissions and student services, institutional resources, student learning, institutional effectiveness, and relationships with internal and external constituencies.
As part of the institution-wide self assessment, the re-accreditation process calls for involvement from students, faculty and staff.
The five criteria for review are Mission and Integrity; Preparing for the Future; Student Learning and Effective Teaching; Acquisition, Discovery and Application of Knowledge; and Engagement and Service.
Last reviewed in 1999, UMKC's re-accreditation process will conclude with a visit by an HLC evaluating team in October 2009.
For more information on the process, visit the accreditation Web site at www.umkc.edu/accreditation.
Anti-violence event at Pierson Auditorium
The Human Rights Campaign, the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) will sponsor Erase Hate: An Evening With Judy Shepard, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Pierson Auditorium.
Judy Shepard joins Kansas City Star columnist Bill Tammeus and local civil rights advocates to discuss hate crimes in America and the importance of the Matthew Shepard Act (H.R. 1592 / S. 1105).
Dennis and Judy Shepard established the Matthew Shepard Foundation to honor the memory of their 21-year-old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. The Foundation educates and advocates erasing hate through outreach and advocacy programs, and by continuing to tell Matthew's story. For more info. visit www.matthewshepard.org.
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