HLC visit under way; join us for public sessions

T he Higher Learning Commission will visit HFC Monday, Nov. 18, and Tuesday, Nov. 19, to affirm HFC’s accreditation by ensuring that HFC meets acceptable levels of quality.

Schedule of open meetings; please join us!

Monday, November 18

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Open session for Criterion 5
Criterion 5: Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Open session for Focus Area: Assessment

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Open session for Criteria 1 & 2
Criterion 1: Mission
Criterion 2: Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Open session on Criteria 3 & 4
Criterion 3: Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support
Criterion 4: Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement

4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Drop in Session (Open)
Discussion to be determined by peer reviewers and participants.

Tuesday, November 19

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Drop in Session (Open)
Discussion to be determined by peer reviewers and participants.

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Berry Amphitheater (L-115)
Open Session for Focus Area: Governance

Documents and information

The entire schedule of HLC meetings is here (PDF). Please note that only those in green are open to the public.

Complete documents relating to the College's accreditation are here.

The public accreditation website is here.

The Peer Review Team

The Higher Learning Commission is a regional higher education accreditation agency. While HLC is not directly affiliated with the federal government, it is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as qualified to accredit degree-granting colleges and universities in the North Central region of the United States.

HLC relies upon the work of peer reviewers for its accrediting activities. HLC maintains a Peer Corps of approximately 1,600 faculty and administrators from institutions within the 19-state North Central region. The peer reviewers play a vital role in all stages of the accreditation process. They are responsible for assuring that an institution is complying with the accreditation criteria as well as for helping an institution advance within the context of its own mission.

The HLC Peer Review Team who will visit HFC comprises the following reviewers:

• Dr. Billie Ann Unger (team leader)
Professor & Liberal Arts Program Coordinator
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (Martinsburg, WV)

• Dr. Tyjaun A. Lee
President
Maple Woods and Penn Valley Metropolitan Community College Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)

• Ms. Kathy J. Kiser-Miller
Vice President, Dean Steamboat Springs Campus
Colorado Mountain College (Steamboat Springs, CO)

• Mr. Stephen Schmall
Vice President of Finance and Facilities
Rochester Community and Technical College (Rochester, MN)

• Mr. Ronald Kawanna Jr., J.D.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness
South Suburban College of Cook County (South Holland, IL)

For more information about the HLC Peer Corps, visit this site.

For questions or further information about the HLC visit, please contact Dr. Lori Gonko at 313-317-1534 or lmgonko@hfcc.edu.