Institutional Accreditation
Regional accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of self-analysis and peer review that assures educational quality and encourages purposeful improvement through evaluations based on institutional mission, accepted academic standards, and expectations of the public.
UAF’s self-evaluation report is due late August 2011 as part of the reaffirmation of accreditation process. A site visit will occur in the fall of 2011. The reaffirmation of accreditation falls under a new process and set of standards .
A UAF-wide accreditation steering committee guided the self-study process and drafted the required reports. Unit committees were formed to provide broad input to the steering committee and collect and summarize information for use by those drafting reports ( see accreditation steering and unit committee lists ).
Following the shared governance process, UAF adopted the following core themes:
Educate: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Discover: Through Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity including an Emphasis on the North and its Peoples
Prepare: Alaska’s Career, Technical, and Professional Workforce
Connect: Alaska Native, Rural, and Urban Communities through Contemporary and Traditional Knowledge
Engage: Alaskans via Lifelong Learning, Outreach, and Community and Economic Development
Contact Information:
Dana L. Thomas Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer
(907) 474-6253
What's happening next
The NWCCU Commission Board will meet in January 2012 where the chair of the evaluation team and a few UAF representatives will convene and then the Commission will take formal action on UAF’s accreditation status.