Over the two-year course of the Middle States self-study process, a large committee representing the college-faculty, staff, and administration-contributed to the report. The committee also visited faculty, staff, and Student Government Association meetings, held student focus groups and public feedback sessions, and posted the draft report on this website with emails to the college community and alumni, and a link to a feedback form to solicit comments. All contributions were carefully considered and many were used to improve the self-study.

The role of the self-study in the accreditation process is primarily a retrospective analysis and documentation of how the institution has meet the MSCHE accreditation Standards. The self-study is also intended to formulate in broad outlines the few most critical priorities for the next eight years.

The feedback from the college community overwhelmingly confirmed the broad priorities that were proposed, while prompting useful clarification and sharpening of the language of the final self-study recommendations. Feedback coalesced around common themes:

• Improve student success, campus experience, and retention;
• Enhance career readiness and external engagement;
• Optimize resource allocation and collaboration;
• Strengthen governance and operations, including cultivating enhanced student participation;
• Continue to focus on communication and transparency; and
• Improve transfer and articulation processes.

Timeline of Community Feedback Events and Communications

Venue/Event	Audience	Date
College-Wide Town Hall	All	September 30, 2025
Academic Affairs Town Hall	Faculty, Staff/Admin	April 10, 2025
College Council Meeting	Faculty, HEOs	October 2025
Academic Affairs Senior Staff	Staff	September 2025
Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Senior Staff	Staff	October 1, 2025
EMSA	Staff	April 2025
Administration and Finance Senior Staff	Staff	October 16 and November 3, 2025
CIS Senior Staff	Staff	November 5, 2025
Arts & Sciences Town Hall	Faculty	October 16, 2025
Professional Studies Town Hall	Faculty	October 28, 2025
Technology & Design Venue	Faculty	October 23, 2025
Faculty Focus Group(s)	Faculty	October 28, 2025
Student Town Hall (with food)	Students	October 23, 2025
SGA Leadership	Students	October 9, 2025
Brightspace Message	Students	November 2025
via LinkedIn (58,000)	Alumni	November 2025
Email to Alumni	Alumni	November 13, 2025
Instagram / Social Media	Alumni and current students	November 2025