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Criterion Committees
Responsibilities
- Develop and organize evidence necessary to inform an understanding of institutional progress and status in relation to the University's own aims and the criteria of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
- Evaluate status toward institutional goals established through the Exceptional UND initiatives and consistent with the HLC criteria.
- Identify potential steps that, over the next 5-10 years, can continue to advance the Exceptional UND initiative.
- Demonstrate the degree to which UND meets the HLC criteria.
Committees
Separate Criterion Working Committees were formed for each of the five criterion. Criterion Advisory Committees were also created to assist Criterion Working Committee members and Criterion co-chairs
Criterion One: Mission
- Mission documents are broadly understood, applied, and articulated
- Diversity of those served
- Commitment to public interest and constituencies
Meeting Minutes
Criterion Two: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
- Fair and ethical policies
- Institutional transparency
- Governing board relationships and autonomy
- Academic freedom
- Responsible acquisition, discovery, and application of knowledge
Minutes from September 14, 2011
Membership
Beta Version of Criteria Initiative
Team A/F
Team C Meeting Minutes
Team D/E Meeting Minutes
- February 10, 2012
- January 20, 2012
- December 13, 2011
- November 16, 2011
- October 20, 2011
- September 27, 2011
Grievance Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes
Criterion Three: Teaching and Learning - Quality, Resources, and Support
- Program clarity, appropriateness, rigor
- Inquiry and breadth permeate programs
- Faculty and staff quality and evaluation
- Support for student learning, effective teaching, and educationally enriching environment
Criterion Four: Teaching and Learning - Evaluation and Improvement
- Program quality and review
- Clarity of learning goals and appropriate implementation of assessment
- Commitment to improvement through use of persistence, retention, and completion data
Criterion Five: Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
- Resource base adequacy and allocation
- Institutional governance and administration
- Systematic planning
- Systematic performance improvement
Criterion Five Committee Meeting Minutes
- March 5, 2012
- February 27, 2012
- February 13, 2012
- December 5, 2011
- November 21, 2011
- October 24, 2011
- September 26, 2011
- September 12, 2011
Co-Chairs Meeting Minutes
Team D Meeting Minutes
