OUTLINE FORMAT: THEME-BASED
STANDARD III: RESOURCES
THEME
III A. HUMAN III B. PHYSICAL III C. TECHNOLOGY III D. FINANCIAL
DIALOGUE
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS
EVALUATION, PLANNING, &
IMPROVEMENT
ORGANIZATION
INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY
Dialogue: Self-reflective & honest with itself in all operations
Engages in inclusive, informed, intentional dialogue about institution
quality & improvement
Participated by all
Information is quantitative, qualitative, responsive to inquiry, meaningfully
interpreted, broadly communicated
Resulting in ongoing self-reflection & conscious improvement.
Student Learning Outcomes
Shows effective efforts to produce & support student learning
Develops measurable learning outcomes at course, program, degree levels
Requires student learning as the center of key processes and resource
allocation
Engages in self-analysis leading to improvement learning & teaching
Institutional Commitments
Ensures consistency between mission, goals, and plans and that the mission
guides institutional action
Student learning is the primary mission
Performance review and improvement planning participated by all
Mission is periodically reviewed, evaluated and changed (if needed)
Evaluation, Planning, & Improvement
Ongoing evaluation on student achievement, student learning, effectiveness
of processes/policies/organization
Planning cycle: evaluation, goal setting, resource distribution,
implementation, reevaluation
Organization
Possesses means to identify and make public learning outcomes, to evaluate
effectiveness of programs, and to make improvements
Possesses adequate staff, resources and organizational structure to produce
and support student learning
Institutional Integrity
Demonstrates concern with honesty & truthfulness
Assesses integrity of policies, practices, procedures
Assesses how it treats students, employee, public
Conducts honest appraisal of student performance against faculty standard
Expects academic honesty from students
Shows regard for equity & diversity issues on hiring & employment