Lehman College Middle States

 

Fact Book Table of Contents (List Only)

 

Documents available on BlackBoard as of 10-25-07

 

All these documents are currently available on BlackBoard.

 

Library of Documents (List as of Monday 09-24-07)

This is a list of the documents collected to date which are available for your research/report writing.

 

 

Access to Documents via Blackboard:

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Calendar

 

To Do List

 

This is a list of the types of documentation required by Middle States for each Standard.

 

GENERAL

Institution’s published catalog or bulletin

Institutional data submitted to the federal government in IPEDS reports  

The president’s or the institution's annual report 

Reports to state and other governmental educational agencies    

Reports to specialized accrediting organizations    

Benchmark reports compiled by institutional research   

Benchmark reports compiled by finance   

Statistical data in an institutional “fact book” and specialized reports by the institutional research office    

Institutional strategic plan   

Institutional assessment plan    

Retention studies    

Surveys of students, employees, alumni    

Relevant budget information    

Minutes of relevant and important meetings   

Reports on and supporting materials from relevant workshops, conferences, orientation/training sessions    

Handbooks/manuals for faculty

Handbooks/manuals for staff

Handbooks/manuals for students

Handbooks/manuals for institutional committees

Institutional reports to Middle States: Institutional Profiles, a previous Periodic Review Report, a previous Self-Study Report, and any follow-up reports or substantive change proposals

Collective bargaining agreements, as background information

 

STANDARD 1: Mission & Goals

Statements of the institution’s mission and goals in the catalog and other public documents    

institution's strategic plan    

Unit annual reports   

Unit strategic plans    

 

STANDARD 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal

Strategic and capital goals and plans for the institution and its operational units     

Current and projected budgets for the institution and its units    

Faculty staffing plans     

Information technology plan(s) (Zong-Guo Xia, 8/07)   

Institutional and unit-level development and fund-raising plans (Anne Johnson)    

Capital facilities master plan     

Library and information resources plan (Sandra Deminco)    

Policies and procedures for adding or closing academic programs    

 

STANDARD 3: Institutional Resources

Audited financial statements for the two previous years    

Budget projections and related documents    

Facilities, land use, and other master plans    

Faculty staffing plans    

An institution's strategic plan    

Institutional and unit-level development and fund-raising plans    

 

STANDARD 4: Leadership and Governance

Governing documents, including charter and bylaws    

List of Board members, with job titles    

Orientation materials and/or handbook for governing board members    

Conflict of interest policies for the governing board and employees    

Governing board minutes    

Job description and qualifications of the president    

Written policies outlining governance responsibilities of administration and faculty    

Student government constitution and bylaws    

 

STANDARD 5: Administration

Organization chart of senior administration    

Handbooks/manuals for faculty, staff, and institutional committees    

Job descriptions and qualifications for administrators    

Orientation materials and handbooks for employees    

 

STANDARD 6: Integrity

Descriptions in the catalog and other public documents of student grievance procedures, student disciplinary procedures, student honors system, fair employee hiring and review practices, and other policies and practices identified in Standard 6, including the provision of information about MSCHE

Policies and guidelines regarding plagiarism and use of copyrighted materials

Conflict of interest and research ethics policies

Policies regarding academic freedom

Policies regarding intellectual property rights

Institutional review board policies and procedures

Institutional ethics board policies and procedures

Affirmative action policies and handbooks

 

STANDARD 7: Institutional Asessment

Written assessment plan and process descriptions that meet the requirements of Standard 7 and identify the linkage to strategic planning    

Institutional and unit strategic plans reflecting use of assessment results   

Institutional “report cards”    

Results from surveys/internal surveys of students   

Results from surveys/internal surveys of faculty   

Results from surveys/internal surveys of staff   

Results from surveys/internal surveys of alumni   

External Surveys   

 

STANDARD 8: Student Admissional and Retention

Statements in the catalog and elsewhere of admissions criteria and policies    

Information and application packets for students    

Information supplied to applicants regarding academic programs (including required placement or diagnostic testing); student learning outcomes; financial aid, scholarships, grants, loans and refunds; transfer credit and credit for extra-institutional college-level learning (which also meet the requirements for Standard 11)    

Retention and graduation statistics and studies    

Enrollment management strategic plans    

Relevant results of internal surveys of students and alumni, and external surveys    

 

STANDARD 9: Student Support Services

Student handbooks    

Policies and procedures for student grievances, with description of how information is disseminated to students    

Reports/Plans for students from health   

Reports/Plans for students from housins   

Reports/Plans for students from dining   

Reports/Plans for students from counseling   

Reports/Plans for students from career services   

Reports/Plans for students from safety   

Reports/Plans for students from safety   

Reports/Plans for students from disabled students   

Reports/Plans for students from social/cultural activities   

Reports/Plans for students from Campus Ministries   

Reports/Plans for students from Greek life   

Reports/Plans for students from Community Services   

The policy for maintaining student records and a published policy on the release of student information    

Data and reports on athletics

Relevant results of internal surveys of students and alumni, and external surveys

 

STANDARD 10: Faculty

Full-time faculty, with credentials    

Part-time faculty, with credentials    

Faculty handbook    

Faculty senate and/or council structure, constitution, and bylaws    

Faculty staffing plan    

Faculty manual or comparable documents describing procedures, policies, and criteria for hiring and reviewing full and part-time faculty, and for promotion, tenure, grievance, discipline, and dismissal    

Policy on academic freedom    

Materials from new faculty orientation   

Reports on and plans for faculty development   

Policies for orientation, integration, and professional development of part-time faculty    

Summary of results of student course and teaching evaluations    

Relevant results of internal surveys of faculty    

Ratios of students to full-time and to part-time faculty    

Description of shared governance    

 

STANDARD 11: Educational Offerings

Catalog describing courses and programs and degree requirements    

Representative examples of course syllabi and program descriptions that incorporate expected learning outcomes    

Course and program development guidelines and procedures    

Curriculum audits    

Curriculum committee reports    

Summary results of student course and teaching evaluations    

Summary results of relevant student surveys    

Internal and external reviews of academic programs    

Reports to state and other governmental and regulatory agencies    

Reports to specialized accrediting organizations    

Library and information services reports and plans    

Statements of transfer credit policies in the institutional catalog and elsewhere    

Representative samples of transfer articulation agreements    

Evidence of appropriate licensure    

 

 

STANDARD 12: General Education

Catalog, syllabi, or other official publications describing general education, within and outside the major    

Statements of general education learning objectives    

Samples of syllabi from a representative selection of general education courses, showing expected course learning outcomes    

Samples of assessment tools in place in the general education program and courses    

Examples of the use of assessment results to improve teaching and learning in general education    

If there is not an implemented assessment strategy for general education, the plans for assessment activities and the schedule for implementing them    

 

STANDARD 13: Related Educational Activities

Documents pertinent to the institution’s specific activities, such as…

curriculum plans and evaluations   

assessment results for basic skills   

certificate   

experiential learning   

distance learning programs   

data and plans for branch campuses and additional locations   

contracts with affiliated providers   

 

STANDARD 14: Assessment of Student Learning

Institutional plan(s) for assessment of student learning    

Institutional and/or unit-level policies and guidelines for assessing student learning    

Institutional and/or unit-level policies and practices for recognizing and rewarding efforts to assess student learning    

Statements of expected learning outcomes for the institutional, program, and general education levels    

Samples of syllabi from a broad cross-section of programs and courses, showing course-level expected learning outcomes    

Evidence of faculty training in assessment    

Samples of assessment tools in place (e.g., rubrics, surveys, portfolios, or capstone courses) from a broad cross-section of programs and courses    

A cross-section of examples of the use of assessment results to improve teaching and learning    

Relevant results from student course and teaching evaluations