University of Cincinnati AccreditationCheryl Albrecht, Associate Dean of Library Services, cheryl.albrecht@uc.edu |
| Over the past two years, the University of Cincinnati has been undergoing a rigorous self study process in preparation for an accreditation site visit from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation team in April 2009. Accreditation is the process that takes place every decade whereby an outside organization certifies a college or university as meeting certain requirements of excellence. It is a very important “stamp of approval” for the university. During this process faculty and administrators take a close look at the entire university, documenting its strengths and its challenges in a written report. The Libraries are represented in the accreditation process by Cheryl Albrecht, Associate Dean of Library Services, who is co-chairing one of the five self study writing teams examining the role of the university in these five key areas:
The self study is an open process, and the university community and its stakeholders will be called upon for input when the draft of the full self study report is made available to the campus community in January. The report will be posted on the HLC/ Accreditation Web site at <www.uc.edu/hlcaccreditation>. |
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