Higher Learning Commission Visits Campus for Open Forums and Drop-In Sessions

All members of the college community are invited and encouraged to participate in the site visit on Nov. 5-6.

During the Higher Learning Commission’s site visit on November 5–6, the visiting team will offer Open Forums and Drop-in Sessions. All members of the college community are invited and encouraged to participate.
 
The Open Forums will cover HLC’s Criteria for Accreditation and are intended to be listening sessions that engage the participants with questions, encourage candid commentary, and probe for participant opinions, observations, and evidence in relationship to the Criteria. The two Drop-in Sessions are intended to be more informal and allow participants to ask questions on a specific accreditation-related topic. RSVPs are not needed for the Open Forums or Drop-in Sessions. 
 
Open Forum Schedule

  • Open Forum on Criterion 1 (Mission) and Criterion 2 (Integrity)
    Monday, November 5 from 3:45–4:45 p.m.
    618 S. Michigan Ave., Stage Two (Room 207)
  • Open Forum on Criterion 3 (Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support) and Criterion 4 (Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement)
    Tuesday, November 6 from 9–10 a.m.
    1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 310
  • Open Forum on Criterion 5 (Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness)
    Tuesday, November 6 from 10:15–11:15 a.m.
    1104 S. Wabash Ave., Room 310
Drop-in Session Schedule
  • Monday, November 5 from 5–5:30 p.m.
    600 S. Michigan Ave., Room 401
  • Tuesday, November 6 from 8–8:45 a.m.
    600 S. Michigan Ave., Room 401

For questions about the upcoming site visit or Columbia’s accreditation, please contact Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment Neil Pagano at 312-369-8218 or npagano@colum.edu.