The institution’s mission clearly defines its purpose within the context of higher education and indicates who the institution serves and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals, consistent with the aspirations and expectations of higher education, clearly specify how the institution will fulfill its mission. The mission and goals are developed and recognized by the institution with the participation of its members and its governing body and are used to develop and shape its programs and practices and to evaluate its effectiveness.
An institution conducts ongoing planning and resource allocation
based on its mission and goals, develops objectives to achieve
them, and utilizes the results of its assessment activities for
institutional renewal. Implementation and subsequent evaluation of
the success of the strategic plan and resource allocation support
the development and change necessary to improve and to maintain
institutional quality.
The human, financial, technical, physical facilities, and other
resources necessary to achieve an institution’s mission and
goals are available and accessible. In the context of the
institution’s mission, the effective and efficient uses of
the institution’s resources are analyzed as part of ongoing
outcomes assessment.
The institution’s system of governance clearly defines the
roles of institutional constituencies in policy development and
decision-making. The governance structure includes an active
governing body with sufficient autonomy to assure institutional
integrity and to fulfill its responsibilities of policy and
resource development, consistent with the mission of the
institution.
The institution’s administrative structure and services
facilitate learning and research/scholarship, foster quality
improvement, and support the institution’s organization and
governance.
In the conduct of its programs and activities involving the
public and the constituencies it serves, the institution
demonstrates adherence to ethical standards and its own stated
policies, providing support for academic and intellectual
freedom.
The institution has developed and implemented an assessment
process that evaluates its overall effectiveness in achieving its
mission and goals and its compliance with accreditation
standards.
