The IUP Middle States draft Self Study Design Plan was reviewed by Dr. Debra
Klinman, Middle States on Higher Education vice president, during her visit to
IUP on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.
The Self Study Design Plan outlines the major research questions the IUP
community will ask in order to assess how well the university is achieving the
14 Middle States Standards of Excellence. The reviewed Self Study draft was
developed in Fall 2013 through an inclusive and collaborative process
involving the IUP Middle States steering committee and seven subcommittees,
which include more than 180 IUP faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The
steering committee is currently incorporating Dr. Klinman’s recommendation into
the Self Study Design, and the revised version will be available later this
semester.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a voluntary,
non-governmental membership association that evaluates higher education
institutions and is dedicated to quality assurance and improvement through
accreditation via peer evaluation. IUP has been accredited by the
commission since 1941. Accreditation review takes place every 10 years, and IUP’s
on-campus site visit will be in 2016.