Self-Study Report Prepared for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, 1992-93
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Kalamazoo College
Issue Date
1993
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Other
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en_US
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This report is submitted by Kalamazoo College in partial fulfillment of requirements for
continued accreditation by the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools,
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. More broadly, however, it should be
understood as an element of a continual process of self-examination and self-renewal in an
institution which, despite being the oldest institution of higher learning in Michigan, is
nevertheless characterized by a commitment to innovation as well as to excellence. During
the less than two-year tenure of the Self-Study Steering Committee, for example, the
following major initiatives occurred: 1) formation of four coordinated task forces on
multiculturalism and diversity; 2) development of a master plan for long-term use,
improvement, and maintenance of the College’s physical plant; 3) work on issues of
recruitment and retention of students by a marketing task force; and 4) comprehensive
reviews of five academic departments, including evaluation by external reviewers. These
initiatives are above and beyond the normal processes of evaluation which occur through
the agencies of the Provost’s Office, the Educational Policies Committee, the Academic
Standards Committee, and individual department and program units. The NCA reaccreditation
process, then, is a natural extension of the College’s own activities.
A particular focus of this report is the College’s plan for assessing student academic
outcomes, as means of both program improvement and documentation of the College’s
effectiveness. Along with other colleges and universities, Kalamazoo College is struggling
to develop an assessment program in keeping with its mission and goals, one which will be
integrated with and facilitate its ongoing evaluating, planning, and decision-making
processes.
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iv, 129 p.
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