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<div>===[[Standard 9.A|Standard 9.A - Institutional Integrity]]===<br />
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===[[Supporting Documentation for Standard Nine|Supporting Documentation for Standard Nine]]===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.H&diff=1585Standard 2.H2007-02-06T21:11:36Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Non-credit programs and courses, including those that award Continuing Education Units (CEU), are consistent with the mission and goals of the institution. These offerings are characterized by high quality instruction with qualified instructors.<br />
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'''2.H.1''' <br />
Non-credit programs and courses are administered under appropriate institutional policies, regulations, and procedures. Faculty are involved, as appropriate, in planning and evaluating non-credit programs.<br />
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'''2.H.2''' <br />
The institution maintains records for audit purposes which describe the nature, level, and quantity of service provided through non-credit instruction.<br />
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'''2.H.3''' <br />
When offering courses that award Continuing Education Units (CEU), the institution follows national guidelines for awarding and recording such units which call for one CEU being equivalent to 10 hours of instruction and appropriate to the objectives of the course. (See Glossary, Continuing Education Unit, and Policy A-9 Non-credit, Extension, and Continuing Education Studies).<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_9.A&diff=1584Standard 9.A2007-02-06T20:57:48Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The institution adheres to the highest ethical standards in its representation to its constituencies and the public; in its teaching, scholarship, and service; in its treatment of its students, faculty, and staff; and in its relationships with regulatory and accrediting agencies.<br />
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'''9.A.1''' <br />
The institution, including governing board members, administrators, faculty, and staff, subscribes to, exemplifies, and advocates high ethical standards in the management and operations and in all of its dealings with students, the public, organizations, and external agencies.<br />
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'''9.A.2''' <br />
The institution regularly evaluates and revises as necessary its policies, procedures, and publications to ensure continuing integrity throughout the institution.<br />
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'''9.A.3''' <br />
The institution represents itself accurately and consistently to its constituencies, the public, and prospective students through its catalogs, publications, and official statements.<br />
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'''9.A.4''' <br />
Institutional policy defines and prohibits conflict of interest on the part of governing board members, administrators, faculty, and staff.<br />
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'''9.A.5''' <br />
The institution demonstrates, through its policies and practices, its commitment to the free pursuit and dissemination of knowledge consistent with the institution's mission and goals.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_9&diff=1583Standard 92007-02-06T20:54:35Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===[[Standard 9.A|Standard 9.A - Institutional Integrity]]===<br />
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===[[Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven|Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven]]===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Exhibits&diff=1582Exhibits2007-02-06T20:50:26Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>* [[Standard 1]]<br />
* [[Standard 2]]<br />
* [[Standard 3]]<br />
* [[Standard 4]]<br />
* [[Standard 5]]<br />
* [[Standard 6]]<br />
* [[Exhibits]]</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Evergreen_2008_Self-Study&diff=1580Evergreen 2008 Self-Study2007-02-06T20:49:22Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>* [[Standard 1]]<br />
* [[Standard 2]]<br />
* [[Standard 3]]<br />
* [[Standard 4]]<br />
* [[Standard 5]]<br />
* [[Standard 6]]<br />
* [[Exhibit]]</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Evergreen_2008_Self-Study&diff=1579Evergreen 2008 Self-Study2007-02-06T20:49:03Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>* [[Standard 1]]<br />
* [[Standard 2]]<br />
* [[Standard 3]]<br />
* [[Standard 4]]<br />
* [[Standard 5]]<br />
* [[Standard 6]<br />
* [[Exhibit]]]</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3.D&diff=1578Standard 3.D2007-02-06T19:42:52Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The institution recruits and admits students qualified to complete its programs. It fosters a supportive learning environment and provides services to support students’ achievement of their educational goals.<br />
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'''3.D.1''' <br />
The institution adopts student admission policies consistent with its mission. It specifies qualifications for admission to the institution and its programs, and it adheres to those policies in its admission practices.<br />
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'''3.D.2''' <br />
The institution, in keeping with its mission and admission policy, gives attention to the needs and characteristics of its student body with conscious attention to such factors as ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious diversity while demonstrating regard for students’ rights and responsibilities.<br />
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'''3.D.3''' <br />
Appropriate policies and procedures guide the placement of students in courses and programs based upon their academic and technical skills. Such placement ensures a reasonable probability of success at a level commensurate with the institution’s expectations. Special provisions are made for “ability to benefit” students. (see Glossary)<br />
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'''3.D.4''' <br />
The institution specifies and publishes requirements for continuation in, or termination from, its educational programs, and it maintains an appeals process. The policy for readmission of students who have been suspended or terminated is clearly defined.<br />
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'''3.D.5''' <br />
Institutional and program graduation requirements are stated clearly in appropriate publications and are consistently applied in both the certificate and degree verification process. Appropriate reference to the Student Right-to-Know Act is included in required publications.<br />
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'''3.D.6''' <br />
The institution provides an effective program of financial aid consistent with its mission and goals, the needs of its students, and institutional resources. There is provision for institutional accountability for all financial aid awards.<br />
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'''3.D.7''' <br />
Information regarding the categories of financial assistance (scholarships and grants) is published and made available to both prospective and enrolled students.<br />
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'''3.D.8''' <br />
The institution regularly monitors its student loan programs and the institutional loan default rate. Informational sessions which give attention to loan repayment obligations are conducted for financial aid recipients.<br />
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'''3.D.9''' <br />
The institution provides for the orientation of new students, including special populations, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.<br />
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'''3.D.10''' <br />
A systematic program of academic and other educational program advisement is provided. Advisors help students make appropriate decisions concerning academic choices and career paths. Specific advisor responsibilities are defined, published, and made available to students (Standards Two and Four, Standard Indicators 2.C.5 and 4.A.2). 3.D.11 Career counseling and placement services are consistent with student needs and institutional mission.<br />
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'''3.D.11''' <br />
Career counseling and placement services are consistent with student needs and institutional mission.<br />
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'''3.D.12''' <br />
Professional health care, including psychological health and relevant health education, is readily available to residential students and to other students, as appropriate.<br />
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'''3.D.13''' <br />
Student housing, if provided, is designed and operated to enhance the learning environment. It meets recognized standards of health and safety; it is competently staffed.<br />
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'''3.D.14''' <br />
Appropriate food services are provided for both resident and nonresident students. These services are supervised by professionally trained food service staff and meet recognized nutritional and mandated health and safety standards.<br />
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'''3.D.15''' <br />
Co-curricular activities and programs are offered that foster the intellectual and personal development of students consistent with the institution’s mission. The institution adheres to the spirit and intent of equal opportunity for participation. It ensures that appropriate services and facilities are accessible to students in its programs. Co-curricular activities and programs include adaptation for traditionally under-represented students, such as physically disabled, older, evening, part-time, commuter, and, where applicable, those at off-campus sites.<br />
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'''3.D.16''' <br />
The co-curricular program includes policies and procedures that determine the relationship of the institution with its student activities; identifying the needs, evaluating the effectiveness, and providing appropriate governance of the program are joint responsibilities of students and the institution.<br />
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'''3.D.17''' <br />
If appropriate to its mission and goals, the institution provides adequate opportunities and facilities for student recreational and athletic needs apart from intercollegiate athletics.<br />
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'''3.D.18''' <br />
If the institution operates a bookstore, it supports the educational program and contributes to the intellectual climate of the campus community. Students, faculty, and staff have the opportunity to participate in the development and monitoring of bookstore policies and procedures.<br />
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'''3.D.19''' <br />
When student media exist, the institution provides for a clearly defined and published policy of the institution’s relationship to student publications and other media.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_1.B&diff=1577Standard 1.B2007-02-01T22:52:44Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The institution engages in ongoing planning to achieve its mission and goals. It also evaluates how well, and in what ways, it is accomplishing its mission and goals and uses the results for broadbased, continuous planning and evaluation. Through its planning process, the institution asks questions, seeks answers, analyzes itself, and revises its goals, policies, procedures, and resource allocation.<br />
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'''1.B.1''' <br />
The institution clearly defines its evaluation and planning processes. It develops and implements procedures to evaluate the extent to which it achieves institutional goals.<br />
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'''1.B.2''' <br />
The institution engages in systematic planning for, and evaluation of, its activities, including teaching, research, and public service consistent with institutional mission and goals.<br />
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'''1.B.3''' <br />
The planning process is participatory involving constituencies appropriate to the institution such as board members, administrators, faculty, staff, students, and other interested parties.<br />
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'''1.B.4''' <br />
The institution uses the results of its systematic evaluation activities and ongoing planning processes to influence resource allocation and to improve its instructional programs, institutional services, and activities.<br />
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'''1.B.5''' <br />
The institution integrates its evaluation and planning processes to identify institutional priorities for improvement.<br />
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'''1.B.6''' <br />
The institution provides the necessary resources for effective evaluation and planning processes.<br />
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'''1.B.7''' <br />
The institution’s research is integrated with and supportive of institutional evaluation and planning.<br />
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'''1.B.8''' <br />
The institution systematically reviews its institutional research efforts, its evaluation processes, and its planning activities to document their effectiveness.<br />
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'''1.B.9''' <br />
The institution uses information from its planning and evaluation processes to communicate evidence of institutional effectiveness to its public.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_9&diff=1576Standard 92007-02-01T22:49:21Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===[[Standard 9|Standard 9 - Institutional Integrity]]===<br />
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===[[Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven|Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven]]===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_9&diff=1575Standard 92007-02-01T22:47:46Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 9|Standard 9 - Institutional Integrity]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven|Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_8&diff=1574Standard 82007-02-01T22:46:47Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 8.A|Standard 8.A - Instructional and Support Facilities]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 8.B|Standard 8.B - Equipment and Materials]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 8.C|Standard 8.C - Physical Resources Planning]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Eight|Supporting Documentation for Standard Eight]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_8.C&diff=1573Standard 8.C2007-02-01T22:46:18Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Comprehensive physical resources planning occurs and is based upon the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''8.C.1''' <br />
The master plan for campus physical development is consistent with the mission and the long-range educational plan of the institution, and the master plan is updated periodically.<br />
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'''8.C.2''' <br />
Physical facilities development and major renovation planning include plans for the acquisition or allocation of the required capital and operating funds.<br />
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'''8.C.3''' <br />
Physical resource planning addresses access to institutional facilities for special constituencies including the physically impaired and provides for appropriate security arrangements.<br />
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'''8.C.4''' <br />
Governing board members and affected constituent groups are involved, as appropriate, in planning physical facilities.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_8.B&diff=1572Standard 8.B2007-02-01T22:45:04Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Equipment is sufficient in quality and amount to facilitate the achievement of educational goals and objectives of the institution.<br />
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'''8.B.1''' <br />
Suitable equipment (including computing and laboratory equipment) is provided and is readily accessible at on- and off-campus sites to meet educational and administrative requirements.<br />
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'''8.B.2''' <br />
Equipment is maintained in proper operating condition, is inventoried and controlled, and replaced or upgraded as needed.<br />
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'''8.B.3''' <br />
Use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials are in accordance with the institution’s prescribed procedures.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_8.A&diff=1571Standard 8.A2007-02-01T22:43:59Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Sufficient physical resources, particularly instructional facilities, are designed, maintained, and managed (at both on- and off-campus sites) to achieve the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''8.A.1''' <br />
Instructional facilities are sufficient to achieve the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''8.A.2''' <br />
Facilities assigned to an instructional function are adequate for the effective operation of the function.<br />
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'''8.A.3''' <br />
The institution’s facilities are furnished adequately for work, study, and research by students, faculty, and staff.<br />
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'''8.A.4''' <br />
The management, maintenance, and operation of instructional facilities are adequate to ensure their continuing quality and safety necessary to support the educational programs and support services of the institution.<br />
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'''8.A.5''' <br />
Facilities are constructed and maintained with due regard for health and safety and for access by the physically disabled.<br />
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'''8.A.6''' <br />
When programs are offered off the primary campus, the physical facilities at these sites are appropriate to the programs offered.<br />
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'''8.A.7''' <br />
When facilities owned and operated by other organizations or individuals are used by the institution for educational purposes, the facilities meet this standard.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_8&diff=1570Standard 82007-02-01T22:42:38Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 8.A|Standard 8.A - Instructional and Support Facilities]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 8.B|Standard 8.B - Equipment and Materials]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 8.C|Standard 8.C - Physical Resources Planning]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven|Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_7.D&diff=1569Standard 7.D2007-02-01T22:40:44Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Any organized development program to seek financial support from outside sources is closely coordinated with academic planning and reflects the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''7.D.1''' <br />
All college/university fundraising activities are governed by institutional policies, comply with governmental requirements, and are conducted in a professional and ethical manner.<br />
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'''7.D.2''' <br />
Endowment and life income funds and their investments are administered by an appropriate institutional officer, foundation, or committee designated by the governing board. The organization maintains complete records concerning these funds and complies with applicable legal requirements.<br />
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'''7.D.3''' <br />
The institution has a clearly defined relationship with any foundation bearing its name or which has as its major purpose the raising of funds for the institution.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_7.C&diff=1568Standard 7.C2007-02-01T22:39:20Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The financial organization and management, as well as the system of reporting, ensure the integrity of institutional finances, create appropriate control mechanisms, and provide a basis for sound financial decision-making.<br />
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'''7.C.1'''<br />
The president reports regularly to the governing board about the financial adequacy and stability of the institution.<br />
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'''7.C.2'''<br />
Financial functions are centralized and are under a single qualified financial officer responsible to the president. Institutional business functions are under one or more qualified officers, are well organized, and function effectively. The complexity of the usiness organization reflects the size of the institution and the significance of its transactions.<br />
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'''7.C.3''' <br />
All expenditures and income from whatever source, and the administration of scholarships, grants in aid, loans, and student employment, are fully controlled by the institution and are included in its regular planning, budgeting, accounting, and auditing procedures.<br />
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'''7.C.4''' <br />
The institution has clearly defined and implemented policies regarding cash management and investments which have been approved by the governing board.<br />
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'''7.C.5''' The institution’s accounting system follows generally accepted principles of accounting.<br />
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'''7.C.6''' <br />
For independent institutions, the governing board is responsible for the selection of an auditing firm and receives the annual audit report.<br />
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'''7.C.7''' <br />
Independent institutions are audited annually by an independent certified public accountant and the audit is conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The audit includes a management letter. A summary of the latest audited financial statement is made available to the public.<br />
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'''7.C.8'''<br />
A proprietary institution makes available annually a financial summary which includes, as a minimum, a list of company officers, a statement of profit and loss, expenditures, indebtedness, and companies which have a controlling interest in the institution.<br />
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'''7.C.9'''<br />
If public institutions are, by law, audited by a state agency, an independent audit is not required except for any funds not subject to governmental audit.<br />
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'''7.C.10'''<br />
All funds for financial aid and other specific programs not subject to governmental audit are audited annually by an independent certified public accountant and include a management letter.<br />
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'''7.C.11'''<br />
The institution demonstrates a well-organized program of internal audit (where appropriate) and control that complements the accounting system and the external audit.<br />
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'''7.C.12'''<br />
The institution demonstrates that recommendations in the auditor’s management letter accompanying the audit report have been adequately considered.<br />
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'''7.C.13'''<br />
Federal, state, external, and internal audit reports are made available for examination as part of any evaluation conducted by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_7.B&diff=1567Standard 7.B2007-02-01T22:36:13Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The adequacy of financial resources is judged in relation to the mission and goals of the institution, the scope and diversity of its programs and services, and the number and kind of its students.<br />
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'''7.B.1'''<br />
The institution provides evidence that it seeks and utilizes different sources of funds adequate to support its programs and services. The commitment of those resources among programs and services reflects appropriately the mission and goals and priorities of the institution.<br />
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'''7.B.2''' <br />
Adequate resources are available to meet debt service requirements of short-term and longterm indebtedness without adversely affecting the quality of educational programs. A minimum of three years’ history of the amount borrowed (whether internally or externally) for capital outlay and for operating funds is maintained. A five-year projection of future debt repayments is maintained.<br />
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'''7.B.3'''<br />
Financial statements indicate a history of financial stability for the past five years. If an accumulated deficit has been recorded, a realistic plan to eliminate the deficit is approved by the governing board.<br />
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'''7.B.4'''<br />
Transfers among the major funds and interfund borrowing are legal and guided by clearly stated policies in accordance with prudent financial planning and control.<br />
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'''7.B.5'''<br />
The institution demonstrates the adequacy of financial resources for the support of all of its offerings including specialized occupational, technical, and professional programs.<br />
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'''7.B.6'''<br />
The institution identifies the sources of its student financial aid for current enrollments and provides evidence of planning for future financial aid in light of projected enrollments. It monitors and controls the relationship between unfunded student financial aid and tuition revenues.<br />
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'''7.B.7 <br />
The institution maintains adequate financial reserves to meet fluctuations in operating revenue, expenses, and debt service.<br />
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'''7.B.8''' <br />
The institution demonstrates an understanding of the financial relationship between its education and general operations and its auxiliary enterprises and their respective contributions to the overall operations of the institution. This includes the institution’s recognition of whether it is dependent on auxiliary enterprise income to balance education and general operations or whether the institution has to use education and general perations income to balance auxiliary enterprises.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_7.A&diff=1566Standard 7.A2007-02-01T22:34:08Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Financial planning and budgeting are ongoing, realistic, and based upon the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''7.A.1'''<br />
Governing boards and, where applicable, state agencies have given the institution appropriate autonomy in financial planning and budgeting matters within overall mandates and priorities.<br />
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'''7.A.2''' <br />
The institution demonstrates that financial planning for the future is a strategically guided process. This planning includes a minimum of a three-year projection of major categories of income, specific plans for major categories of expenditures, and plans for the management of capital revenue and expenditures. Short and long-range capital budgets reflect the institution’s goals and objectives and relate to the plans for physical facilities and acquisition of equipment.<br />
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'''7.A.3''' <br />
The institution publishes an annual budget distributed to appropriate constituencies, and the policies, guidelines, and processes for developing the budget are clearly defined and followed. Budget revisions are made promptly, and, when necessary, a revised budget or schedule of budget changes is developed and distributed to appropriate constituencies.<br />
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'''7.A.4'''<br />
Debt for capital outlay purposes is periodically reviewed, carefully controlled, and justified,so as not to create an unreasonable drain on resources available for educational purposes. The institution has a governing board policy guiding the use and limit of debt.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_7&diff=1565Standard 72007-02-01T22:32:08Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 7.A|Standard 7.A - Financial Planning]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 7.B|Standard 7.B - Adequacy of Financial Resources]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 7.C|Standard 7.C - Financial Management]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 7.D|Standard 7.D - Fundraising and Development ]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven|Supporting Documentation for Standard Seven]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6.D&diff=1564Standard 6.D2007-02-01T22:31:27Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The role of faculty in institutional governance, planning, budgeting and policy development is made clear and public; faculty are supported in that role (see Standard Four – Faculty, pages 63- 68).<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6.E&diff=1563Standard 6.E2007-02-01T22:31:05Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The role of students in institutional governance, planning, budgeting, and policy development is made clear and public; students are supported in fulfilling that role (see Standard Three –Students, pages 51-62).<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6.C&diff=1562Standard 6.C2007-02-01T22:30:41Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The chief executive officer provides leadership through the definition of institutional goals, establishment of priorities, and the development of plans. The administration and staff are organized to support the teaching and learning environment which results in the achievement of the institution's mission and goals.<br />
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'''6.C.1''' <br />
The chief executive officer's full-time responsibility is to the institution.<br />
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'''6.C.2''' <br />
The duties, responsibilities, and ethical conduct requirements of the institution's administrators are clearly defined and published. Administrators act in a manner consistent with them. <br />
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'''6.C.3''' <br />
Administrators are qualified to provide effective educational leadership and management. The chief executive officer is responsible for implementing appropriate procedures to evaluate administrators regularly.<br />
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'''6.C.4''' <br />
Institutional advancement activities (which may include development and fund raising, institutional relations, alumni and parent programs) are clearly and directly related to the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''6.C.5''' <br />
Administrators ensure that the institutional decision-making process is timely.<br />
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'''6.C.6''' <br />
Administrators facilitate cooperative working relationships, promote coordination within and among organizational units, and encourage open communication and goal attainment.<br />
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'''6.C.7''' <br />
Administrators responsible for institutional research ensure that the results are widely distributed to inform planning and subsequent decisions that contribute to the improvement of the teaching-learning process.<br />
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'''6.C.8''' <br />
Policies, procedures, and criteria for administrative and staff appointment, evaluation, retention, promotion, and/or termination are published, accessible, and periodically reviewed.<br />
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'''6.C.9''' <br />
Administrators' and staff salaries and benefits are adequate to attract and retain competent personnel consistent with the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6.B&diff=1561Standard 6.B2007-02-01T22:30:15Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The governing board is ultimately responsible for the quality and integrity of the institution (or institutions in the case of the multi-unit system). It selects a chief executive officer, considers and approves the mission of the institution, is concerned with the provision of adequate funds, and exercises broad-based oversight to ensure compliance with institutional policies. The board establishes broad institutional policies, and delegates to the chief executive officer the responsibility to implement and administer these policies.<br />
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'''6.B.1''' <br />
The board includes adequate representation of the public interest and/or the diverse elements of the institution's constituencies and does not include a predominant representation by employees of the institution. The president may be an ex officio member of the board, but not its chair. Policies are in place that provide for continuity and change of board membership.<br />
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'''6.B.2''' <br />
The board acts only as a committee of the whole. No member or subcommittee of the board acts in place of the board except by formal delegation of authority.<br />
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'''6.B.3''' <br />
The duties, responsibilities, ethical conduct requirements, organizational structure, and operating procedures of the board are clearly defined in a published policy document.<br />
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'''6.B.4''' <br />
Consistent with established board policy, the board selects, appoints, and regularly evaluates the chief executive officer.<br />
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'''6.B.5''' <br />
The board regularly reviews and approves the institution's mission. It approves all major academic, vocational, and technical programs of study, degrees, certificates, and diplomas. It approves major substantive changes in institutional mission, policies, and programs.<br />
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'''6.B.6''' <br />
The board regularly evaluates its performance and revises, as necessary, its policies to demonstrate to its constituencies that it carries out its responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner.<br />
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'''6.B.7''' <br />
The board ensures that the institution is organized and staffed to reflect its mission, size, and complexity. It approves an academic and administrative structure or organization to which it delegates the responsibility for effective and efficient management.<br />
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'''6.B.8''' <br />
The board approves the annual budget and the long-range financial plan, and reviews periodic fiscal audit reports.<br />
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'''6.B.9''' <br />
The board is knowledgeable of the institution's accreditation status and is involved, as appropriate, in the accrediting process.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6.A&diff=1560Standard 6.A2007-02-01T22:29:24Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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The institution's system of governance facilitates the successful accomplishment of its mission and goals.<br />
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'''6.A.1''' <br />
The system of governance ensures that the authority, responsibilities, and relationships among and between the governing board, administrators, faculty, staff, and students are clearly described in a constitution, charter, bylaws, or equivalent policy document.<br />
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'''6.A.2''' <br />
The governing board, administrators, faculty, staff, and students understand and fulfill their respective roles as set forth by the governance system's official documents.<br />
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'''6.A.3''' <br />
The system of governance makes provision for the consideration of faculty, student, and staff views and judgments in those matters in which these constituencies have a direct and reasonable interest.<br />
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'''6.A.4''' <br />
In a multi-unit governance system (state or district), the division of authority and responsibility between the central system office and the institution is clearly delineated. System policies, regulations, and procedures concerning the institution are clearly defined and equitably administered.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_6&diff=1559Standard 62007-02-01T22:28:59Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 6.A|Standard 6.A - Governance System]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 6.B|Standard 6.B - Governing Board]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 6.C|Standard 6.C - Leadership and Management]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 6.D|Standard 6.D - Faculty Role in Governance]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 6.E|Standard 6.E - Student Role in Governance]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Six|Supporting Documentation for Standard Six]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5&diff=1558Standard 52007-02-01T22:28:22Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 5.A|Standard 5.A - Missions and Goals]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.B|Standard 5.B - Planning and Effectiveness]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.C|Standard 5.C - Facilities and Access]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.D|Standard 5.D - Personnel and Management]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.E|Standard 5.E - Planning and Evaluation]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Five|Supporting Documentation for Standard Five]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5.E&diff=1557Standard 5.E2007-02-01T22:27:48Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Library and information resources planning activities support teaching and learning functions by facilitating the research and scholarship of students and faculty. Related evaluation processes regularly assess the quality, accessibility, and use of libraries and other information resource repositories and their services to determine the level of effectiveness in support of the educational program.<br />
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'''5.E.1''' <br />
The institution has a planning process that involves users, library and information resource staff, faculty, and administrators.<br />
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'''5.E.2''' <br />
The institution, in its planning, recognizes the need for management and technical linkages among information resource bases (e.g., libraries, instructional computing, media production and distribution centers, and telecommunications networks).<br />
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'''5.E.3''' <br />
The institution regularly and systematically evaluates the quality, adequacy, and utilization of its library and information resources and services, including those provided through cooperative arrangements, and at all locations where courses, programs, or degrees are offered. The institution uses the results of the evaluations to improve the effectiveness of these resources.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5.D&diff=1556Standard 5.D2007-02-01T22:27:13Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Personnel are adequate in number and in areas of expertise to provide services in the development and use of library and information resources.<br />
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'''5.D.1''' <br />
The institution employs a sufficient number of library and information resources staff to provide assistance to users of the library and to students at other learning resources sites.<br />
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'''5.D.2''' <br />
Library and information resources staff include qualified professional and technical support staff, with required specific competencies, whose responsibilities are clearly defined.<br />
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'''5.D.3''' <br />
The institution provides opportunities for professional growth for library and information resources professional staff.<br />
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'''5.D.4''' <br />
Library and information resources and services are organized to support the accomplishment of institutional mission and goals. Organizational arrangements recognize the need for service linkage among complementary resource bases (e.g., libraries, computing facilities, instructional media and telecommunication centers).<br />
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'''5.D.5''' <br />
The institution consults library and information resources staff in curriculum development.<br />
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'''5.D.6''' <br />
The institution provides sufficient financial support for library and information resources and services, and for their maintenance and security.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5.C&diff=1555Standard 5.C2007-02-01T22:26:38Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The institution provides adequate facilities for library and information resources, equipment, and personnel. These resources, including collections, are readily available for use by the institution’s students, faculty, and staff on the primary campus and where required off-campus.<br />
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'''5.C.1''' <br />
Library and information resources are readily accessible to all students and faculty. These resources and services are sufficient in quality, level, breadth, quantity, and currency to meet the requirements of the educational program.<br />
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'''5.C.2''' <br />
In cases of cooperative arrangements with other library and information resources, formal documented agreements are established. These cooperative relationships and externally provided information sources complement rather than substitute for the institution’s own adequate and accessible core collection and services.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5.B&diff=1554Standard 5.B2007-02-01T22:26:09Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Information resources and services are sufficient in quality, depth, diversity, and currency to support the institution’s curricular offerings.<br />
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'''5.B.1''' <br />
Equipment and materials are selected, acquired, organized, and maintained to support the educational program.<br />
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'''5.B.2''' <br />
Library and information resources and services contribute to developing the ability of students, faculty, and staff to use the resources independently and effectively.<br />
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'''5.B.3''' <br />
Policies, regulations, and procedures for systematic development and management of information resources, in all formats, are documented, updated, and made available to the institution’s constituents.<br />
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'''5.B.4''' <br />
Opportunities are provided for faculty, staff, and students to participate in the planning and development of the library and information resources and services.<br />
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'''5.B.5''' <br />
Computing and communications services are used to extend the boundaries in obtaining information and data from other sources, including regional, national, and international networks.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5.A&diff=1553Standard 5.A2007-02-01T22:25:41Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The primary purpose for library and information resources is to support teaching, learning, and, if applicable, research in ways consistent with, and supportive of, the institution’s mission and goals. Adequate library and information resources and services, at the appropriate level for degrees offered, are available to support the intellectual, cultural, and technical development of students enrolled in courses and programs wherever located and however delivered.<br />
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'''5.A.1''' <br />
The institution’s information resources and services include sufficient holdings, equipment, and personnel in all of its libraries, instructional media and production centers, computer centers, networks, telecommunication facilities, and other repositories of information to accomplish the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''5.A.2''' <br />
The institution’s core collection and related information resources are sufficient to support the curriculum.<br />
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'''5.A.3''' <br />
Information resources and services are determined by the nature of the institution’s educational programs and the locations where programs are offered.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_5&diff=1552Standard 52007-02-01T22:25:16Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 5.A|Standard 5.A - Missions and Goals]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.B|Standard 5.B - Planning and Effectiveness]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.C|Standard 5.C - Facilities and Access]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.D|Standard 5.D - Personnel and Management]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 5.E|Standard 5.E - Planning and Evaluation]] ===<br />
=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Five|Supporting Documentation for Standard Five]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_4.B&diff=1551Standard 4.B2007-02-01T22:24:38Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Scholarship, including research and artistic creation, is inherent in the work of faculty and students and is integrated in mutually supportive ways with instructional activities, regardless of the size or nature of the institution.<br />
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*Scholarship is systematic study of a chosen subject characterized by a high level of expertise, originality, critical analysis, significance, and demonstrability. Through scholarship, which may entail creation, application, synthesis, or transmission of knowledge, faculty acquire and sustain their expertise, thereby contributing to the validity and vitality of their teaching. Faculty scholarship is necessary to maintain effective instruction in all institutions of higher education. It also provides students the opportunity to observe and develop an understanding of scholarly activity.<br />
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*Research is scholarly activity directed toward constructing and/or revising theories, and creating or applying knowledge. Although not limited to graduate/research institutions, research is an essential and integral part of graduate education where it serves two principal functions: (1) it advances the frontiers of knowledge which, when disseminated, contributes to the welfare of society and ensures the viability of content in an academic discipline; and (2) it educates students in the methods of inquiry and prepares them for careers as scholars, researchers, or practitioners.<br />
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*Artistic creation is scholarly activity in the visual, performing, and literary arts that expresses original ideas, interpretations, imagination, thoughts, or feelings.<br />
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'''4.B.1''' <br />
Consistent with institutional mission and goals, faculty are engaged in scholarship, research, and artistic creation.<br />
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'''4.B.2''' <br />
Institutional policies and procedures, including ethical considerations, concerning scholarship, research, and artistic creation, are clearly communicated.<br />
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'''4.B.3''' <br />
Consistent with institutional mission and goals, faculty have a substantive role in the development and administration of research policies and practices.<br />
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'''4.B.4''' <br />
Consistent with its mission and goals, the institution provides appropriate financial, physical, administrative, and information resources for scholarship, research, and artistic creation.<br />
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'''4.B.5''' <br />
The nature of the institution’s research mission and goals and its commitment to faculty scholarship, research, and artistic creation are reflected in the assignment of faculty responsibilities, the expectation and reward of faculty performance, and opportunities for faculty renewal through sabbatical leaves or other similar programs.<br />
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'''4.B.6''' <br />
Sponsored research and programs funded by grants, contracts, and gifts are consistent with the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''4.B.7''' <br />
Faculty are accorded academic freedom to pursue scholarship, research, and artistic creation consistent with the institution’s mission and goals<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_4.A&diff=1550Standard 4.A2007-02-01T22:24:00Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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The selection, development, and retention of a competent faculty is of paramount importance to the institution. The faculty’s central responsibility is for educational programs and their quality. The faculty is adequate in number and qualifications to meet its obligations toward achievement of the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''4.A.1''' <br />
The institution employs professionally qualified faculty with primary commitment to the institution and representative of each field or program in which it offers major work.<br />
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'''4.A.2''' <br />
Faculty participate in academic planning, curriculum development and review, academic advising, and institutional governance.<br />
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'''4.A.3''' <br />
Faculty workloads reflect the mission and goals of the institution and the talents and competencies of faculty, allowing sufficient time and support for professional growth and renewal.<br />
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'''4.A.4''' <br />
Faculty salaries and benefits are adequate to attract and retain a competent faculty and are consistent with the mission and goals of the institution. Policies on salaries and benefits are clearly stated, widely available, and equitably administered.<br />
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'''4.A.5''' <br />
The institution provides for regular and systematic evaluation of faculty performance in order to ensure teaching effectiveness and the fulfillment of instructional and other faculty responsibilities. The institution’s policies, regulations, and procedures provide for the evaluation of all faculty on a continuing basis consistent with Policy 4.1 Faculty Evaluation.<br />
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'''4.A.6''' <br />
The institution defines an orderly process for the recruitment and appointment of full-time faculty. Institutional personnel policies and procedures are published and made available to faculty.<br />
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'''4.A.7''' <br />
The institution fosters and protects academic freedom for faculty. (See Eligibility Requirement 11 and Policy A-8 Principles and Practices Regarding Institutional Mission and Goals, Policies and Administration.<br />
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'''4.A.8''' <br />
Part-time and adjunct faculty are qualified by academic background, degree(s), and/or professional experience to carry out their teaching assignment and/or other prescribed duties and responsibilities in accord with the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
4.A.9 <br />
Employment practices for part-time and adjunct faculty include dissemination of information regarding the institution, the work assignment, rights and responsibilities, and conditions of employment.<br />
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'''4.A.10''' <br />
The institution demonstrates that it periodically assesses institutional policies concerning the use of part-time and adjunct faculty in light of the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_4.A&diff=1549Standard 4.A2007-02-01T22:23:52Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description==<br />
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The selection, development, and retention of a competent faculty is of paramount importance to the institution. The faculty’s central responsibility is for educational programs and their quality. The faculty is adequate in number and qualifications to meet its obligations toward achievement of the institution’s mission and goals.<br />
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'''4.A.1''' <br />
The institution employs professionally qualified faculty with primary commitment to the institution and representative of each field or program in which it offers major work.<br />
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'''4.A.2''' <br />
Faculty participate in academic planning, curriculum development and review, academic advising, and institutional governance.<br />
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'''4.A.3''' <br />
Faculty workloads reflect the mission and goals of the institution and the talents and competencies of faculty, allowing sufficient time and support for professional growth and renewal.<br />
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'''4.A.4''' <br />
Faculty salaries and benefits are adequate to attract and retain a competent faculty and are consistent with the mission and goals of the institution. Policies on salaries and benefits are clearly stated, widely available, and equitably administered.<br />
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'''4.A.5''' <br />
The institution provides for regular and systematic evaluation of faculty performance in order to ensure teaching effectiveness and the fulfillment of instructional and other faculty responsibilities. The institution’s policies, regulations, and procedures provide for the evaluation of all faculty on a continuing basis consistent with Policy 4.1 Faculty Evaluation.<br />
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'''4.A.6''' <br />
The institution defines an orderly process for the recruitment and appointment of full-time faculty. Institutional personnel policies and procedures are published and made available to faculty.<br />
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'''4.A.7''' <br />
The institution fosters and protects academic freedom for faculty. (See Eligibility Requirement 11 and Policy A-8 Principles and Practices Regarding Institutional Mission and Goals, Policies and Administration.<br />
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'''4.A.8''' <br />
Part-time and adjunct faculty are qualified by academic background, degree(s), and/or professional experience to carry out their teaching assignment and/or other prescribed duties and responsibilities in accord with the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
4.A.9 <br />
Employment practices for part-time and adjunct faculty include dissemination of information regarding the institution, the work assignment, rights and responsibilities, and conditions of employment.<br />
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'''4.A.10''' <br />
The institution demonstrates that it periodically assesses institutional policies concerning the use of part-time and adjunct faculty in light of the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_4&diff=1548Standard 42007-02-01T22:23:24Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 4.A|Standard 4.A - Faculty Selection, Evaluation, Roles, Welfare, and Development]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 4.B|Standard 4.B - Scholarship, Research, and Artistic Creation]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Four|Supporting Documentation for Standard Four]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_4&diff=1547Standard 42007-02-01T22:23:09Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 4.A|Standard 4.A - Faculty Selection, Evaluation, Roles, Welfare, and Development]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 4.B|Standard 4.B - Scholarship, Research, and Artistic Creation]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard One|Supporting Documentation for Standard One]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3.E&diff=1546Standard 3.E2007-02-01T22:22:04Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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If the institution participates in intercollegiate athletics, these programs and financial operations are consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution and are conducted with appropriate oversight by the governing board, chief executive officer, and faculty.<br />
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'''3.E.1''' <br />
Institutional control is exercised through the governing board’s periodic review of its comprehensive statement of philosophy, goals, and objectives for intercollegiate athletics. The program is evaluated regularly and systematically to ensure that it is an integral part of the education of athletes and is in keeping with the educational mission of the institution.<br />
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'''3.E.2''' <br />
The goals and objectives of the intercollegiate athletic program, as well as institutional expectations of staff members, are provided in writing to candidates for athletic staff positions. Policies and rules concerning intercollegiate athletics are reviewed, at least annually, by athletics administrators and all head and assistant coaches. The duties and authority of the director of athletics, faculty committee on athletics, and others involved in athletics policy-making and program management are stated explicitly in writing.<br />
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'''3.E.3''' <br />
Admission requirements and procedures, academic standards and degree requirements, and financial aid awards for student athletics are vested in the same institutional agencies that handle these matters for all students.<br />
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'''3.E.4''' <br />
Athletic budget development is systematic; funds raised for and expended on athletics by alumni, foundations, and other groups shall be subject to the approval of the administration and be accounted for through the institution’s generally accepted practices of documentation and audit.<br />
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'''3.E.5''' <br />
The institution demonstrates its commitment to fair and equitable treatment of both male and female athletes in providing opportunities for participation, financial aid, student-support services, equipment, and access to facilities.<br />
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'''3.E.6''' <br />
The institution publishes its policy concerning the scheduling of intercollegiate practices and competition for both men and women that avoids conflicts with the instructional calendar, particularly during end-of-term examinations.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3.C&diff=1545Standard 3.C2007-02-01T22:21:23Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Evaluation of student learning or achievement, and the award of credit, are based upon clearly stated and distinguishable criteria. Academic records are accurate, secure, and comprehensive.<br />
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'''3.C.1''' <br />
Evaluation of student learning or achievement, and the award of credit, are based upon clearly stated and distinguishable criteria. Academic records are accurate, secure, and comprehensive. Credit is defined and awarded consonant with the Glossary definition.<br />
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'''3.C.2''' <br />
Criteria used for evaluating student performance and achievement including those for theses, dissertations, and portfolios, are appropriate to the degree level, clearly stated and implemented.<br />
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'''3.C.3''' <br />
Clear and well-publicized distinctions are made between degree and non-degree credit. Institutional publications and oral representations explicitly indicate if credit will not be recognized toward a degree, or if special conditions exist before such credit will be recognized. Any use of such terms as extension credit, X credit, continuing education credit, is accompanied by clear statements regarding the acceptability of such credit toward degrees offered by that institution. Student transcripts clearly note when any credit awarded is non-degree credit. Whenever institutions grant non-degree credit other than the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), some summary evaluation of student performance beyond mere attendance is available.<br />
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'''3.C.4''' <br />
Transfer credit is accepted from accredited institutions or from other institutions under procedures which provide adequate safeguards to ensure high academic quality and relevance to the students’ programs. Implementation of transfer credit policies is consistent with 2.C.4 as well as Policy 2.5 Transfer and Award of Academic Credit. The final judgment for determining acceptable credit for transfer is the responsibility of the receiving institution.<br />
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'''3.C.5'''<br />
The institution makes provision for the security of student records of admission and progress. Student records, including transcripts, are private, accurate, complete, and permanent. They are protected by fire-proof and otherwise safe storage and are backed by duplicate files. Data and records maintained in computing systems have adequate security and provision for recovery in the event of disaster. The information-release policy respects the right of individual privacy and ensures the confidentiality of records and files.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3.B&diff=1544Standard 3.B2007-02-01T22:20:56Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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===Description===<br />
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The institution provides student services and programs based upon an assessment of student needs, provides adequate support for the services offered to achieve established goals, and adopts, publishes, and makes available policies that are accurate and current.<br />
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'''3.B.1''' <br />
The institution systematically identifies the characteristics of its student population and students’ learning and special needs. The institution makes provision for meeting those identified needs, emphasizing students’ achievement of their educational goals.<br />
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'''3.B.2''' <br />
The institution provides opportunities for students to participate in institutional governance. Faculty are involved in the development of policies for student programs and services.<br />
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'''3.B.3''' <br />
Policies on students’ rights and responsibilities, including those related to academic honesty and procedural rights, are clearly stated, well publicized, readily available, and implemented in a fair and consistent manner.<br />
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'''3.B.4''' <br />
The institution makes adequate provision for the safety and security of its students and their property. Information concerning student safety is published and widely distributed.<br />
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'''3.B.5''' <br />
The institution publishes and makes available to both prospective and enrolled students a catalog or bulletin that describes: its mission, admission requirements and procedures, students’ rights and responsibilities, academic regulations, degree-completion requirements, credit courses and descriptions, tuition, fees and other charges, refund policy, and other items relative to attending the institution or withdrawing from it. In addition, a student handbook or its equivalent is published and distributed. A student handbook normally will include information on student conduct, a grievance policy, academic honesty, student government, student organizations and services, and athletics. The student handbook may be combined with the institution’s catalog.<br />
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'''3.B.6''' <br />
The institution periodically and systematically evaluates the appropriateness, adequacy, and utilization of student services and programs and uses the results of the evaluation as a basis for change.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3.A&diff=1543Standard 3.A2007-02-01T22:20:23Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Student programs and services support the achievement of the institution’s mission and goals by contributing to the educational development of its students. Student programs and services are consistent with the educational philosophy of the institution. The institution provides essential support services for students, regardless of where or how enrolled and by whatever means educational programs are offered.<br />
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'''3.A.1''' <br />
The organization of student services is effective in providing adequate services consistent with the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''3.A.2''' <br />
Student services and programs are staffed by qualified individuals whose academic preparation and/or experience are appropriate to their assignments. Assignments are clearly defined and published. The performance of personnel is regularly evaluated.<br />
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'''3.A.3''' <br />
Appropriate policies and procedures for student development programs and services are established. The objectives of each operating component are compatible and support the goals of student services.<br />
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'''3.A.4''' <br />
Human, physical, and financial resources for student services and programs are allocated on the basis of identified needs and are adequate to support the services and programs offered.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_3&diff=1542Standard 32007-02-01T22:20:00Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>=== [[Standard 3.A|Standard 3.A - Purpose and Organization]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 3.B|Standard 3.B - General Responsibilities]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 3.C|Standard 3.C - Academic Credit and Records]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 3.D|Standard 3.D - Student Services]] ===<br />
=== [[Standard 3.E|Standard 3.E - Intercollegiate Athletics]] ===<br />
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=== [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Three]] ===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.H&diff=1541Standard 2.H2007-02-01T22:17:59Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Non-credit programs and courses, including those that award Continuing Education Units (CEU), are consistent with the mission and goals of the institution. These offerings are characterized by high quality instruction with qualified instructors.<br />
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'''2.H.1''' <br />
Non-credit programs and courses are administered under appropriate institutional policies, regulations, and procedures. Faculty are involved, as appropriate, in planning and evaluating non-credit programs.<br />
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'''2.H.2''' <br />
The institution maintains records for audit purposes which describe the nature, level, and quantity of service provided through non-credit instruction.<br />
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'''2.H.3''' <br />
When offering courses that award Continuing Education Units (CEU), the institution follows national guidelines for awarding and recording such units which call for one CEU being equivalent to 10 hours of instruction and appropriate to the objectives of the course. (See Glossary, Continuing Education Unit, and Policy A-9 Non-credit, Extension, and Continuing Education Studies.)<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.G&diff=1540Standard 2.G2007-02-01T22:17:25Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Continuing education and special learning activities, programs, and courses offered for credit are consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution. Such activities are integral parts of the institution and maintain the same academic standards as regularly offered programs and courses. The institution maintains direct and sole responsibility for the academic quality of all aspects of all programs and courses through the management and supervision by faculty and institutional administrators. Adequate resources to maintain high quality programs are ensured.<br />
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'''2.G.1''' <br />
The institution provides evidence that all off-campus, continuing education (credit and noncredit), and other special programs are compatible with the institution’s mission and goals, and are designed, approved, administered, and periodically evaluated under established institutional procedures.<br />
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'''2.G.2''' <br />
The institution is solely responsible for the academic and fiscal elements of all instructional programs it offers. The institution conforms to Policy A-6 Contractual Relationships with Organizations Not Regionally Accredited.<br />
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'''2.G.3''' <br />
Full-time faculty representing the appropriate disciplines and fields of work are involvedin the planning and evaluation of the institution’s continuing education and special learning activities.<br />
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'''2.G.4''' <br />
The responsibility for the administration of continuing education and special learning activities is clearly defined and an integral organizational component of the institution’s organization.<br />
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'''2.G.5''' <br />
Programs and courses offered through electronically-mediated or other distance delivery systems provide ready access to appropriate learning resources and provide sufficient time and opportunities (electronic or others) for students to interact with faculty.<br />
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'''2.G.6''' <br />
There is an equitable fee structure and refund policy.<br />
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'''2.G.7''' <br />
The granting of credit for continuing education courses and special learning activities is based upon institutional policy, consistent throughout the institution, and applied wherever located and however delivered. The standard of one quarter hour of credit for 30 hours one semester hour of credit for 45 hours of student involvement is maintained for instructional programs and courses.<br />
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'''2.G.8''' <br />
Continuing education and/or special learning activities, programs, or courses offered for academic credit are approved in advance by the appropriate institutional body and monitored through established procedures.<br />
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'''2.G.9''' <br />
Credit for prior experiential learning is offered only at the undergraduate level and in accordance with Policy 2.3 Credit for Prior Experiential Learning.<br />
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'''2.G.10''' <br />
An institution offering an external degree, degree-completion program, or special degree has clearly articulated policies and procedures concerning admission to the program, transfer of prior-earned credit, credit by examination (e.g., College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board and the institution’s own examinations), credit for prior experiential learning, credit by evaluation, and residency requirements.<br />
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'''2.G.11''' <br />
When credit is measured by outcomes alone or other nontraditional means, student learning and achievement are demonstrated to be at least comparable in breadth, depth, and quality to the results of traditional instructional practices.<br />
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'''2.G.12''' <br />
Travel/study courses meet the same academic standards, award similar credit, and are subject to the same institutional control as other courses and programs offered by the sponsoring or participating institution. Credit is not awarded for travel alone. The operation of these programs is consistent with Policy 2.4 Study Abroad Programs, and Policy A-6 Contractual Relationships with Organizations Not Regionally Accredited.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.F&diff=1539Standard 2.F2007-02-01T22:16:57Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Graduate admission and retention policies ensure that student qualifications and expectations are compatible with institutional mission and goals. Graduate program faculty are involved in specifying admission criteria, transfer of graduate credit, and graduation requirements.<br />
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'''2.F.1''' <br />
Graduate program admission policies and regulations are consistent with and supportive of the character of the graduate programs offered by the institution. These policies and regulations are published and made available to prospective and enrolled students.<br />
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'''2.F.2''' <br />
Admission to all graduate programs is based on information submitted with the formal application such as undergraduate and graduate transcripts, official reports on nationally recognized tests, and evaluations by professionals in the field or other faculty-controlled evaluation procedures.<br />
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'''2.F.3''' <br />
Faculty teaching in graduate programs are involved in establishing both general admission criteria for graduate study as well as admission criteria to specific graduate programs.<br />
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'''2.F.4''' <br />
Graduation requirements for advanced degrees offered by the institution are determined by the faculty teaching in the applicable graduate programs. At minimum, the policies governing these graduation requirements include:<br />
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* the specified time period in which the degree must be completed;<br />
* the number of credit hours that must be completed at the degree-granting institution, normally at least two-thirds of those required for the degree;<br />
* the minimum number of graduate-level credits, normally at least 50% of those required for the degree;<br />
* for the master’s degree, a minimum of one academic year of full-time study or its equivalent, with a minimum of 24 semester or 36 quarter hours;<br />
* the number of graded credit hours that must be earned for the degree;<br />
* the minimum standard of performance or acceptable grade point average, normally a B or its equivalent;<br />
* the types of qualifying and exit examinations which the candidate must pass;<br />
* the proficiency requirements the candidate must satisfy; and<br />
* the thesis, dissertation, writing, or research requirement which the candidate must satisfy.<br />
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'''2.F.5''' <br />
Transfer of graduate credit is evaluated by faculty based on policies established by faculty whose responsibilities include a major commitment to graduate education, or by representative body of such faculty who are responsible for the degree program at the receiving institution. The amount of transfer credit granted may be limited by the age of credit, the institution from which the transfer is made, and the appropriateness of the credit earned to the degree being sought.<br />
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'''2.F.6''' <br />
Graduate credit may be granted for internships, field experiences, and clinical practices that are an integral part of the graduate degree program. Consistent with Policy 2.3 Credit for Prior Experiential Learning, credit may not be granted for experiential learning which occurred prior to the student’s matriculation into the graduate degree program. Unless the graduate student’s faculty advisor structures the current learning experience and monitors and assesses the learning and its outcomes, no graduate credit is granted for current learning experiences external to the student’s formal graduate program.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.E&diff=1538Standard 2.E2007-02-01T22:16:24Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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Essential to graduate education are the recruitment and retention of a faculty that excels in scholarship, teaching, and research. To provide an acceptable level of instruction for the graduate student, faculty whose responsibilities include a major commitment to graduate education are involved in keeping pace with, and advancing the frontiers of, knowledge.<br />
Successful graduate programs demand a substantial institutional commitment of resources for faculty, space, equipment, laboratories, library and information resources.<br />
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'''2.E.1''' <br />
The institution provides evidence that it makes available for graduate programs the required resources for faculty, facilities, equipment, laboratories, library and information resources wherever the graduate programs are offered and however delivered.<br />
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'''2.E.2''' <br />
The institution demonstrates a continuing commitment of resources to initiate graduate programs and to ensure that the graduate programs maintain pace with the expansion of knowledge and technology.<br />
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'''2.E.3''' <br />
Institutions offering graduate degrees have appropriate full-time faculty in areas appropriate to the degree offered and whose main activity lies with the institution. Such faculty are related by training and research to the disciplines in which they teach and supervise research.<br />
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'''2.E.4''' <br />
Faculty are adequate in number and sufficiently diversified within disciplines so as to provide effective teaching, advising, scholarly and/or creative activity, as well as to participate appropriately in curriculum development, policy development, evaluation, institutional planning, and development. Small graduate programs ordinarily require the participation of several full-time faculty whose responsibilities include a major commitment to graduate education.<br />
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'''2.E.5''' <br />
In the delivery of off-campus programs, full-time faculty whose responsibilities include a major commitment to graduate education provide physical presence and participation in the planning, delivery, and assessment of the programs.<br />
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'''2.E.6''' <br />
The institution that offers the doctoral degree has a core of full-time faculty active in graduate education at its main campus and at each off-campus location where doctoral programs are offered.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php?title=Standard_2.D&diff=1537Standard 2.D2007-02-01T22:15:36Z<p>Webteam1: </p>
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<div>===Description===<br />
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A graduate program is a set of advanced academic experiences beyond the baccalaureate level which must be satisfactorily completed to warrant the award of a graduate degree such as a master’s or doctorate.<br />
Graduate degree programs may generally be classified into two categories: those that prepare students mainly as scholars and researchers and those that prepare students for a profession. The objective of a research-oriented graduate degree program is to develop scholars — that is, students with skills necessary to discover or acquire, organize, and disseminate new knowledge. The objective of the professional graduate degree is to develop in students their competence in interpreting, organizing, and communicating knowledge and to develop the analytical and performance skills needed for the conduct and advancement of professional practice.<br />
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'''2.D.1''' <br />
The level and nature of graduate-degree programs are consistent with the mission and goals of the institution.<br />
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'''2.D.2''' <br />
Programs of study at the graduate level are guided by well-defined and appropriate educational objectives and differ from undergraduate programs in requiring greater depth of Study and increased demands on student intellectual or creative capacities.<br />
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'''2.D.3''' <br />
When offering the doctoral degree, the institution ensures that the level of expectations, curricula, and resources made available are significantly greater than those provided for master’s and baccalaureate level programs.<br />
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===Evidence===</div>Webteam1