The college community was updated throughout
the self-study process in a number of ways including a specially
created newsletter, college publications,
college-wide events and the President's
Weekly Communiqués. Additionally, FAQ
emails were created prior to the visit to better inform
all employees about the self study.
April
'03 (PDF, 319K)
Self Study: An Opportunity
for Reflection -
Contents address accreditation, the self-study process,
HLC criteria, committee highlights and a message from
the President.
September '03
(PDF, 840K)
Self Study: Reporting
our Progess - This issue
describes criterion committee accomplishments and includes
the goals of the self study, a detailed list of the accreditation
criteria and components, and a message from the Dean of
Instruction.
November '03
(PDF, 409K)
Self Study: Gathering
Examples of Evidence - The
process for gathering evidence is explained, noncriterion
committees are highlighted, and components related to
institutional change are discussed.
February '04
(PDF, 688K)
Self Study: Interpreting
the Evidence - Contents
include an overview of the types of data collected for
the self study, a "top ten list" and highlights
from employee group discussions. A campus visit by Mary
Breslin, our HLC liaison, is also summarized.
April '04 (PDF,
346K)
Self Study: Reaching
our Goals - Self study accomplishments
to date, student and community perceptions on accreditiaton,
and highlights from the HLC annual meeting are summarized.
September
'04 (PDF, 389K)
Self Study: Building Awareness
- Committee highlights, an update on the report,
and some findings from the self study are presented. The
decision to postpone MCC's request for institutional change
and the importance of accreditation are also discussed.
December '04
(PDF, 360K)
Self Study: Preparing the
Report - An overview
of the self-study report, a brief committee update, and
highlights from the self study data are presented. Also
included are the "Call for Public Comment" and
a few data showing how the college has changed in the
past ten years.
February '05
(PDF, 477K)
Self Study: Hosting the Visit
- An overview of the process leading up
to the on-site visit, the purpose and format for the visit, and
highlights of the strengths and challenges identified in the self-study
report are presented. Information about the resource room and several
FAQs about the HLC visit are also included.
MCC Snapshot
Spring
'03 (PDF, 972K)
Alumni & Friends
Summer 2003
(PDF, 563K)
MCC Bulletins
Feb.
6 '03 - "College Launches Accreditation Self
Study" (PDF, 329K)
Nov. 6 '03
- Accreditation Update (PDF,
225K)
Jan. 27 '05 - "Accreditation Visit
Scheduled March 7-9" (PDF,85K)
