2019 HLC Site Visit

Assurance Argument - March 2019

The Criteria for Accreditation In Effect Prior to Sept. 1, 2020

Assumed Practices In Effect Prior to November 5, 2020

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Stacy Ehmen  
Vice President of Student Services

Maggie Hoover  
Director of Online Learning  
Reaccreditation Co-Chair

Bob Mattson  
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Dr. Penny McConnell  
Assistant Vice President Academic Affairs  
Reaccreditation Co-Chair

Rickey Williams, Sr.  
Instructor & Community Leader

Ryan Wyckoff  
Professor and CQI Coordinator

CRITERION CO-CHAIRS

Criterion One. Mission

Shanay Wright  
Director, TRIO

Doug Hunter  
Instructor, Mechatronics

Criterion Two. Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct

Jill Cranmore  
Vice President, Human Resources

Criterion Three. Teaching & Learning:  Quality, Resources, and Support

Viv Dudley  
Professor, Marketing

Kathy Sturgeon  
Dean, Math, Sciences & Health Professions

Criterion Four. Teaching & Learning:  Evaluation and Improvement

Dr. Wendy Brown  
Professor, Microbiology

Dr. Stefanie Davis  
Instructor, Rhetoric

Criterion Five. Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

Tammy Betancourt  
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Laura Williams  
Director, Adult Education

Federal Compliance

Stacy Ehmen  
Vice President, Student Services

DACC Credit Hour Practices and Procedures

Examples:

CBUS-104

CHEM-100

ENGL-101

HIST-151

MATH-107

Tools to Assist You:

http://cte.rice.edu/workload

HLC SURVEYS (JANUARY 2018 INSERVICE)

DACC Mission Documents Survey

Survey of Specific HLC Criteria and Core Components

July 2016  
Leadership Team formed and met to review criteria and core components.  Areas of greatest concern were determined.  Compiled initial evidence list.

October 2016  
Blackboard shell created to serve as repository for evidence collection and management.  
Fall In-Service:  Work Sessions for Criteria and Core Components (Assessment).

January 2017  
First organizational meeting of the full Steering Committee (Leadership Team and Criteria Co-chairs)  
Dialogue about process, review criteria, develop operating procedures, clarify charge and roles.  
Spring In-Service:  Begin reviewing college mission documents.

February 2017  
Full Steering Committee identified survey questions from each criterion to be administered for further evidence collection.

Spring 2017  
Steering Committee met to discuss progress.  
Reviewed Achieving the Dream survey items.

April 2017  
Pathways Workshop  
Leadership Team attended HLC Annual Conference (Chicago)

Fall 2017  
Subcommittee evidence collection continued.  
Conducted Steering Committee meetings to review questions and share updates of committee work.

January 2018  
Spring In-Service:  Mission documents survey administered.

Spring 2018  
Subcommittees met regularly to work on evidence collection.  
Monthly steering meetings continued.

April 2018  
Pathways Workshop  
Leadership Team attended HLC Annual Conference (Chicago)

April - May 2018  
Cover sheets and evidence files were compiled.

Summer 2018  
Reviewed evidence and identified potential gaps.  
Assurance Argument outlined.

October 2018  
Criteria Co-Chairs and sub-teams review draft outlines for each of the five criteria.  
Leadership Team reviews and provides feedback.  
Prepare for Third Party comments.

November 2018  
Criteria 1 and 2 drafts shared with Leadership Team for review and feedback.

November/December 2018  
Additional evidence collected.

December 2018  
Assurance Argument draft submitted to Board.

Early January 2019  
Criteria 3 and 4 drafts shared with Leadership Team for review and feedback.

January 2019  
Review Assurance Argument at In-Service.  
Enhance college-wide awareness and launch preparations for the visit.  
Share Assurance Argument with Board of Trustees.

January - February 2019  
Make campus resource room preparations.

February 2019  
Assurance Argument uploaded and locked on HLC server.  
Make final visit arrangements.

March 4-5, 2019  
Higher Learning Commission Visit.